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Let's go back
Back to the beginning
Back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned
'Cause perfect didn't feel so perfect
Trying to fit a square into a circle
Was no lie
I defy
[Chorus]
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I wanna feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm comimg clean, I'm coming clean
I'm shedding
Shedding every color
Trying to find a pigment of truth
Beneath my skin
'Cause different
Doesn't feel so different
And going out is better
Then always staying in
Feel the wind
[Chorus]
I'm coming clean
Let the rain fall
Let the rain fall
I'm coming clean
[Chorus]
Let's go back
Back to the beginning
Back to the beginning
Back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned
'Cause perfect didn't feel so perfect
Trying to fit a square into a circle
Was no lie
I defy
[Chorus]
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I wanna feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm comimg clean, I'm coming clean
I'm shedding
Shedding every color
Trying to find a pigment of truth
Beneath my skin
'Cause different
Doesn't feel so different
And going out is better
Then always staying in
Feel the wind
[Chorus]
I'm coming clean
Let the rain fall
Let the rain fall
I'm coming clean
[Chorus]
Let's go back
Back to the beginning
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"Coming clean", as well as standing in the rain and letting it wash over you, always symbolised washing the dirt of yourself away. Washing away all the bad things about you, becoming a better, new person and "trying to find a pigment of truth beneath my skin" meant looking inside to see who you really were, and following that. Yes, it's cliched "be yourself" pop sloganism, but for a 12 year old it's meaningful, when all the other things on TV didn't even get to THAT level of deepness.
"Trying to fit a square into a circle" made me think of society's expectations, especially in primary/high school where you're either in or weird or nobody, so you end up forcing yourself to be somebody else. This song is all about rebelling against people's expectations and staying yourself. Not boys or anything like that. Even her more bf-focussed songs retain this sort of pure, asexual message. That's why I don't mind the fact that I listened to her when I was young.
I always thought the song was reflecting on a relationship and realizing she should of come clean about why the relationship ended.
Oh shut up, negative commenters.
Hilary Duff is a great role model for young girls, Even though I am not fond of her music, It's pleasing that she is not like most other famous teenage girls her age, doing drugs, making a scene and such.
But you can't live to please everybody can you? XD
I don't know if anyone noticed this, but this song wasn't sung by a pre-teen pop star, a lot of people would actually like it.
To me, it is about someone who is addicted to something and can't stand something about themselves ("trying to find a pigment of truth beneath my skin" for instance). It's not really a 'relationship' song as it is a co-dependent almost hurtful relationship that the singer can't seem to get out of.
probably one of the better songs duff will ever write
she shouldnt sing, sorry.
most people only liked it because of laguna beach.
She is pretty but she doesn't have raw talent i don't think.
Like i said i like the song but she turned it into a song about a boy with the video which i thought was pretty annoying. It would have been better if she didn't make it about a boy.
you must do weeeellllll on english essays (Y)
=D
Her voice is nice and sweet. and yes she isnt AMAZING
but its fairly nice to listen to.
And the song wasnt written by her, and i think its nice.