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Feel the heat below my feet
I have to go, no time to sleep
Can't believe the things you say
I turn my head and walk away
You make me sick, you make me nervous
Times are gone when you would say
This is the one and seize the day
Times are gone for honesty
"My victory is your defeat"
Oh can't you see you've been mistaken
[Chorus:]
In my life I decide and it turns me on
How I am, how I live, who I love
In my way I feel strong
And it turns me on
In my life, I decide, I decide
All you do, you can't deny it,
It's waste of time, waste of time
Can I suggest that you invest in something more than hopelessness
Before you know, the ride is over
[Chorus]
It's up to you if you give it up
It's up to you if you won't stop [Repeat x2]
It's up to you if you give it up, give it up
It's up to you if you won't stop
It's up to you if you give it up, give it up,
It's up to you, it's up to you
The record choose that you're dead but you're still living
Every time you have died you have been given
Another chance to fix your bad attitude
And make a move, it's up to you
It's up to you if you give it up, give it up [Repeat x3]
It's up to you [Repeat x2]
Give it up [Repeat x8]
I have to go, no time to sleep
Can't believe the things you say
I turn my head and walk away
You make me sick, you make me nervous
Times are gone when you would say
This is the one and seize the day
Times are gone for honesty
"My victory is your defeat"
Oh can't you see you've been mistaken
[Chorus:]
In my life I decide and it turns me on
How I am, how I live, who I love
In my way I feel strong
And it turns me on
In my life, I decide, I decide
All you do, you can't deny it,
It's waste of time, waste of time
Can I suggest that you invest in something more than hopelessness
Before you know, the ride is over
[Chorus]
It's up to you if you give it up
It's up to you if you won't stop [Repeat x2]
It's up to you if you give it up, give it up
It's up to you if you won't stop
It's up to you if you give it up, give it up,
It's up to you, it's up to you
The record choose that you're dead but you're still living
Every time you have died you have been given
Another chance to fix your bad attitude
And make a move, it's up to you
It's up to you if you give it up, give it up [Repeat x3]
It's up to you [Repeat x2]
Give it up [Repeat x8]
Lyrics submitted by Cypherrose, edited by gothic_hobbit
Track duration: 03:41
"In My Life" as written by Lauri Yloenen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Aki Hakala, Eero Heinonen
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Fair enough. Glad to see I've struck up a discussion though...
Before you know, the ride is over" because I've lived in depression and hoplesness and it's totally not worth it! You can sit around or do as the songs says because it's "up to you." Almost makes me wanna cry when I think of how much this song could've helped me back then. Oh, well. Live and learn, right?
I think that it is about a friend or lover (I'm assuming its a lover by the way Lauri changes the dynamics to a softer tone on the line 'Who I love'.) who is acting in a way that he doesn't approve, or they are unable to get along with another - 'Times are gone for honesty'. Maybe the other person feels that they are in competition and he wants them to be equal - 'My victory is your defeat'.
He is walking away from the relationship and is saying that he has the power to do so and that he doesn't have to put up with it any more. It leaves the other person with a choice : Change or lose me.
The other person is acting as if they are not inclined to change, 'before you know the ride is over' and he is urging them on to make the change - 'It's up to you if you give it up.'