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All that's left is my heavy breathing,
A place where my head spins,
Everything in between has come out,
It's calling me up, it's calling me,
Do you think I ever cared?
Let me prove you all wrong.
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear,
I can't be brought down, oh, I stand so high,
That I have never listened, that I have never listened to so much,
Where's the lesson in this? Where's the meaning in this now?
Self-taught, a trick I played for far too long,
Soft speech with heavy words that come from no book,
Where are the followings, how do we reach the truth?
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear, I can't be brought down,
Oh, I stand so high, that I have never listened,
That I have never listened to so much, where's the lesson in this?
All that's left is my heavy breathing,
A place where my head spins.
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear, I can't be brought down,
Oh, I stand so high, that I have never listened,
That I have never listened to so much, where's the lesson in this?
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear,
I can't be brought down, oh, I stand so high,
That I have never listened, that I have never listened to so much,
Where's the lesson in this? Where's the meaning in this now?
A place where my head spins,
Everything in between has come out,
It's calling me up, it's calling me,
Do you think I ever cared?
Let me prove you all wrong.
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear,
I can't be brought down, oh, I stand so high,
That I have never listened, that I have never listened to so much,
Where's the lesson in this? Where's the meaning in this now?
Self-taught, a trick I played for far too long,
Soft speech with heavy words that come from no book,
Where are the followings, how do we reach the truth?
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear, I can't be brought down,
Oh, I stand so high, that I have never listened,
That I have never listened to so much, where's the lesson in this?
All that's left is my heavy breathing,
A place where my head spins.
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear, I can't be brought down,
Oh, I stand so high, that I have never listened,
That I have never listened to so much, where's the lesson in this?
Before you open your mouth, let me make it clear,
I can't be brought down, oh, I stand so high,
That I have never listened, that I have never listened to so much,
Where's the lesson in this? Where's the meaning in this now?
Lyrics submitted by Street Spirit
Track duration: 03:41
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I think this song is really obviously about DGD and everyone else who got fed up with his bullshit. 'Do you think I ever cared?' About the band, about any of them, etc. 'I can't be brought down, I stand so high', his over-inflated ego has always been cause for conflict. I think this can also be related back to his drug use....ANYWAY, if you listen to his tone, it is clearly not spiteful. This is not an anthem of empowerment, this is a bitter retort.
He has never listened. It was kind of hard at first to decide whether he was vocalizing this as self-depreciation or if he prided himself in being stubborn. I kind of think it's the latter considering the first part of the chorus.
If you look at it through the lens of "All you're trying to do is belittle me, so I'm not going to let it get me down or pay you any mind anymore, so stop trying," is a great message for people who are dealing with people who keep harping on them endlessly and without resolve, but I do think that who Jonny Craig himself may be voicing it at DGD.
i also think it is, "that i'll have ever ascent, that i'll have ever ascent to so much." but that's what i hear but i also am probably wrong. i think either way they would sound correct.
I'm pretty sure he says "while I stand so high" and not "oh, I stand so high"
"All that's left is my heavy breathing, a place where my head spins,"
then in the line "everything in between has come out, it's calling me up, it's calling me" is like saying his calling to become a singer has come and when he says "do you think i ever cared?" he is saying he doesnt care to just leave his family behind.
and in the chorus its seems like even today they try to still put him down but he knows inside he is a better person than they could ever be and he wont let them bring him down to thier level.
As for the meaning I think it's obvious as well. Classic Jonny Craig. This song is a good representation of his mindset I think. He can be perceived as a sort of troubled person because of the songs he writes, but you can always see the strength he has too.
"Self-taught, a trick I played for far too long,
Soft speech with heavy words that come from no book"
He is so uniquely independent, and that's the way most of ought to be.