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I have to stop saying to be honest
It's not a real defeat
To have to stop saying to be honest
It's not a great defeat
No no no not such a great defeat
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
Can you tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world
Tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world to people
Though people never seem to know
To people though people never know
The more I say the more I keep confusing things
To make me feel complete
So I keep lying to be honest
And it's not a real defeat
No no no not such a real defeat
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
Can you tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world
Tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world to people
Though people never seem to know
To people though people never know
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you could be
If you tried much harder
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
It's not a real defeat
To have to stop saying to be honest
It's not a great defeat
No no no not such a great defeat
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
Can you tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world
Tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world to people
Though people never seem to know
To people though people never know
The more I say the more I keep confusing things
To make me feel complete
So I keep lying to be honest
And it's not a real defeat
No no no not such a real defeat
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
Can you tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world
Tell me ten words that you'd use
To describe the world to people
Though people never seem to know
To people though people never know
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you are
It's what you thought you could be
If you tried much harder
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
All these things that you don't know
It seems so much better that way
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He's saying 'i have to stop saying to be honest'' because he's not being honest - he doesnt really know much about anything. He's asking people to think outside the box .... all these things you dont know (ignorant people) it SEEMS so much better but its not. tell me ten words is like a test saying can you? because most people cant (people never seem to know) and its wrong.
He's asking people to strive for more and learn in the last lines (what you thought you were/you could be - like peoples image of themselves and what they actually are when they really understand the bigger picture)
kisses,
Godzuki
It's what you thought you could be
If you tried much harder "
For me the song is summed up in the last couple of lines,
i think it is on about some one who isnt very confident, their life has been held back by something, all the things they dont know, and they only see the world for these things.
At the end it shows how the person thinks they could be and their compairing themselves to this, and only if they tryed harder then they may become what they want to be!
"What you thought you could be if you tried much harder"
Roddy, the lead singer is saying, "Can you tell me how you'd describe the world as a whole?" He's trying to get someone past making generalizations... trying to get them to explore, dig, dig... etc. They're living in their shell and not seeing how beautiful/shitty the outside world can be because they're stuck in their own ignorance.
"It's what you thought you could be if you tried much harder"
It SEEMS so much better that way. Not it "is" so much better that way.
You could be right, I just thought this might help.