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No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead, yeah
There is an engine in my body
With every beat it lets me breathe
There is a machine within my body
If I could keep up with that machine that's in my body
I could do anything, be anything, see anything
I can feel the beat within my body
If I keep up with it could I catch myself?
[Chorus: Repeat 2X]
Have you ever been fake for the sake of saving face?
You can work, you can play
From the cradle to the grave
Doesn't matter what they say
Quick, quick, quick, come fix me up
I need to make my move (make my move)
This damn machine doesn't work the way that it used to
But that's what I get for taking it for granted
(I never even meant it, never even meant it)
That's what I get for taking it for granted
(No, I never even meant it, never even meant it)
If I keep up with it can I catch myself?
[Chorus]
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead (watch me take the lead)
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead (watch me take the lead)
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling (no one, no one)
So watch me, watch me take the lead
[Chorus]
Doesn't matter what they say
So watch me take the lead
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead, yeah
There is an engine in my body
With every beat it lets me breathe
There is a machine within my body
If I could keep up with that machine that's in my body
I could do anything, be anything, see anything
I can feel the beat within my body
If I keep up with it could I catch myself?
[Chorus: Repeat 2X]
Have you ever been fake for the sake of saving face?
You can work, you can play
From the cradle to the grave
Doesn't matter what they say
Quick, quick, quick, come fix me up
I need to make my move (make my move)
This damn machine doesn't work the way that it used to
But that's what I get for taking it for granted
(I never even meant it, never even meant it)
That's what I get for taking it for granted
(No, I never even meant it, never even meant it)
If I keep up with it can I catch myself?
[Chorus]
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead (watch me take the lead)
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead (watch me take the lead)
No one is telling me the speed I should be traveling (no one, no one)
So watch me, watch me take the lead
[Chorus]
Doesn't matter what they say
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
Track duration: 04:19
"Do What You Do" as written by Shaant Timothy/czum Hacikyan
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing
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"You can work, You can play,
From the cradle to the grave,
Doesn't matter what they say"
Also, Don't listen to what others have to say, because it really doesn't matter. :)
just my opinion but it does...
the song is like saying, dont worry about what other people say or think, you only live once, so you have to live true to yourself.
making your move doesnt have to be on a girl, it could just be making a move to better yourself in life.
and taking it for granted, is just taking granted for the life we are given, so why be fake just to please others?
surprised at the little comments this song receives. i really dig this song because I'm 19 and know what it feels like to be fake just to be please others. i've done it, i've seen it... this is a very uplifting song and i absolutely love it :)
Quick, quick, quick, come fix me up
I need to make my move (make my move)
This damn machine doesn't work the way that it used to
But that's what I get for taking it for granted
(I never even meant it, never even meant it)
That's what I get for taking it for granted
(I never even meant it, never even meant it)
seems to me like hes trying to make a move on a girl. so lets see if i can break it down farther...
No one is telling me
The speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead
No one is telling me
The speed I should be traveling
So watch me take the lead
Yeah...
Okay, this could mean no one is telling him he can't take the relationship too fast, so he'll take it as fast as he wants, and basically control the girl.
however, it could also mean he can be the lead of whatever (become president etc) because no one told him otherwise
There is an engine in my body
With every beat it lets me breathe
There is a machine within my body
If I can keep up with that machine that's in my body
Well, I can do anything, be anything, see anything
I can feel the beat within my body
The machine could be his heart and he sees a girl that takes his breath away, but if he can keep up with it he can say anything to her, once again, basically have her wrapped around her finger.
It could also mean if he follows his heart he can do anything...
If I keep up with it, could I catch myself?
This line could be hes wondering if he could catch himself before he makes a mistake if he keeps up with his heart
Have you ever been fake
For the sake of saving face?
Could mean being a fake to impress a girl or being fake to get out of trouble...
You can work, you can play
From the cradle to the grave
Doesn't matter what they say
Have you ever been fake
For the sake of saving face?
You can move as you may
From the cradle to the grave
Doesn't matter what they say
He doesn't care what people say, he gonna do what he wants from birth til the day he dies.
"Quick, quick, quick, come fix me up
I need to make my move (make my move)
This damn machine doesn't work the way that it used to
But that's what I get for taking it for granted
(I never even meant it, never even meant it)
That's what I get for taking it for granted
(I never even meant it, never even meant it)"
This is what really got me thinking it was about the girl. it seems to me like his heart skipped a beat because he found a girl he really likes, and now hes nervous about making a move on her, when it normally comes easy.
However, it could also mean somethings getting in the way of him following his heart or he comes to realize that maybe hes not always right.
and the rest is just repeating
So it could be taken either way...