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Just lay it all down. Put your face into my neck and let it fall out.
I know
I know
I know.
I knew before you got home.
This world you're in now,
It doesn't have to be alone,
I'll get there somehow, 'cause
I know I know I know
When, even springtime feels cold.
But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see,
So we can both be there and we can both share the dark.
And in our honesty, together we will rise,
Out of our nightminds, and into the light
At the end of the fight
You were blessed by a different kind of inner view: it's all magnified.
The highs would make you fly, and the lows make you want to die.
And I was once there, hanging from that very ledge where you are standing.
So I know
I know
I know,
It's easier to let go.
But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see,
So we can both be there and we can both share the dark.
And in our honesty, together we will rise out of our nightminds
And into the light at the end of the fight.
And in our honesty, together we will rise out of our nightminds
And into the light, at the end of the fight
I know
I know
I know.
I knew before you got home.
This world you're in now,
It doesn't have to be alone,
I'll get there somehow, 'cause
I know I know I know
When, even springtime feels cold.
But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see,
So we can both be there and we can both share the dark.
And in our honesty, together we will rise,
Out of our nightminds, and into the light
At the end of the fight
You were blessed by a different kind of inner view: it's all magnified.
The highs would make you fly, and the lows make you want to die.
And I was once there, hanging from that very ledge where you are standing.
So I know
I know
I know,
It's easier to let go.
But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see,
So we can both be there and we can both share the dark.
And in our honesty, together we will rise out of our nightminds
And into the light at the end of the fight.
And in our honesty, together we will rise out of our nightminds
And into the light, at the end of the fight
Lyrics submitted by AgathaKavka
Track duration: 03:14
"Nightminds" as written by Missy Higgins
Lyrics © CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP
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I am now currently struggling with depression, and this song means a lot to me, i'm lucky to have someone there for me. The first time I heard this song when I first told my boyfriend what I was going through, he sent me this song and told me to pay attention to the words. It's really a beautiful song.
I love Missy Higgins,I think this is beautiful.
Her music is so beautiful.
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Just lay it all down
Put your face into my neck and let it fall out
I know, I know, I know
I knew before you got home
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Can you imagine coming home to someone who loves you, and they can tell... before you open your mouth exactly what is happening. I can hear a friend's voice comforting in the moment before tears, "I know, I know, I know..."
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But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see
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This line, to me, means I will learn to breathe, to deal with both the self hatred of the hurting person and the darkness that this person sees... it's about saying that the friend will accept and come to this level.
__________________________
You were blessed by
A different kind of inner view
It's all magnified
The highs would make you fly
But the lows make you want to die
And I was once there
Hanging from that very ledge where you are standing
So I know, I know, I know
It's easier to let go
__________________________
This part is so so true in every single way. People who get depressed are often much more sensitive to the world, they have beautiful souls and a deeper inner view of the world, a different view, and so they are "blessed" in some ways but cursed in others. I don't think it necessarily means that this person has bipolar disorder, just that there are times so full of life and others when there is an insane amount of darkness. And the friend knows that it would be so much easier just to give up.
I suffer with an eating disorder myself and when I look in the mirror, I do not see myself how everybodyu else sees me. My body image is distorted and magnified, and I look much heavier than I actually am.
"The highs would make you fly, but the lows make you want to die"
The highs would be days where the person suffering from the ED has had a successful fasting period or consumed their caloric goal (eg. 500cal/day), ect. The lows would be the days where they binged, consumed more than the desired calorie intake, ect.
My best friend wrote these lyrics down and gave them to me recently after I told her I am suffering from an ED. I had told her about a month ago and she just told me last week (through the lyrics in this song) that she had suffered from one from 6th-8th grade. It's an incredibly heartfelt and deep song, and definitely one of the best on the album.
"The highs would make you fly
But the lows make you want to die", especially those lines.
and yes, obviously it is about depression and helping someone you love fight it.
'Just lay it all down
Put your face into my neck and let it fall out'
those feelings are the same as when you lose someone close to you.