Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better

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  General Comment:I agree that this song is from the perspective of a guy with depression or an anxiety disorder, who's trying to cope with it, work through it and maintain his relationships.
  
  However, when it comes to the refrain
  
  "If I ever feel better
  Remind me to spend some good time with you
  You can give me your number
  When it's all over I'll let you know"
  
  I almost detect a hint of irony in there, as if he might be speaking to a person who wants a relationship with the depression-free version of him, and is unable to accept that he might often be this way. Like "Oh yeah, i'm trying to deal with these problems, let me give you a ring when it'll be more convenient for you."
  
  Maybe i'm reading too much into it, but I can't shake that interpretation from my mind. Great song, either way!

  Flag NimEdelweisson April 14, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:this song is EXACTLY what I'm going through! I first heard it ages ago, but now it resonates so strongly. I got dumped 3 months ago and I am going through a REALLY rough depression (I am bipolar, which doesn't help). Not only that, I'm having an enormous amount of trouble letting go of her, even though it is clearly what I have to do.
  Anyhow, in this meantime I started seeing this girl who is a friend of my brother's girlfriend. She is REALLY into me, but since I can't give her my feelings in return, I'm slowly cutting her loose. the worst thing is that we ARE really compatible in almost every way, but still, it wouldn't be fair to her to lead her on when I still care about someone else. And even still, I'm in no condition to be in a relationship right now. These lyrics say exactly what's been in my mind for the past 2 months...

  Flag andrevellozoon September 08, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:It's about a depressed guy that can't be bothered, please.

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  General Comment:I think it's a song about trying/thinking about trying to be in a relationship as a person suffering from depression. he's saying he wants to spend time with her once (if) he feels better, because it's so hard to be with someone else when you're wrapped up in yourself and just depressed as fuck. I don't think it's a heartbreak song about an ex at all - why would he want to spend some good time with someone/not have their number if they just broke up/had a long, serious relationship? it seems a more light-hearted attachment than that, outside of the depression aspect. fucking great song, anyway. I just wanna have a dance party to it

  Flag predicateon October 25, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:I think the lyric was: "I know there's much more dignity in defeat then a brothers victory" not what's posted.

  Flag muffinator124on September 10, 2011   Link

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    Because that's not the lyric.

    Flag mainesqueezeon October 19, 2011  
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  Memory:2011 has been nutz... Break up from a 7 year relationship... Break up from the 4 month rebound... and now onto the next...
  BUt i honestly feel like i have nothing left to give... I just feel so damaged from it all...
  Loving loving this song, just that feeling of "Let me be, cause i need to heal, and then i would love to work on something new with you..."

  Flag JesAnneon July 13, 2011   Link

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    I know it's been a while, so instead of saying "hold on tight", I'll just say "hope you're doing better and the storm has passed" =)

    Flag andrevellozoon December 02, 2012  
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  General Comment:I just want all you noobs to know... the song is about him playing league of legends.. hes losing his g.f just like me because i dont want to talk to her i just want to play league of legends... he speaks of spells.. feeding the other team.. and of course when im done ill call you? DEF a song about LoL.

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  General Comment:I think it's just about being so depressed that you start ignoring you're friends, or potential friends. They start to think you either don't like them or are a total jerk. But it's just because you're hurting right now, and there's just too much crap in life at this moment to create or tend to a friendship. Yes, selfish, but it's what you feel sometimes.
  
  And it's like you're asking them to wait for you. Please, in a couple days, this mood will pass and I'll totally be up for pizza at your place. :)

  Flag Aquarius121on May 25, 2011   Link

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    but a couple days just might be... a couple years :)

    Flag TheWrongGirlon September 09, 2011  
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  General Comment:Definitely a break-up song, where the guy is trying to define his whole life and that he's kind of used to situations like this. Of course he's not sure if it was love or something else.

  Flag ankur1on December 26, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:I think this song is about panic attacks, depression, and anxiety...
  
  "I feel the chaos around me" -typical way of explaining panic attacks
  "I'd better learn to accept that, There are things in my life that I can't control" - typical way psychologists say to deal with anxiety and panic attacks, tell patiants there are things that are uncontrollable
  
  "I have known terror dizzy spells, Finding out the secrets words won't tell, Whatever it is it can't be named"- terror dizzy spells = panic attacks, but it is difficult to explain to someone who doesn't understand
  
  "Now I know that a breeze can blow me away" - can be triggered by anything
  
  
  "Hang on to the good days, I can lean on my friends, They help me going through hard times" - there are days when you feel great and days when you feel horrible but you work through it with the people you love
  
  "No one knows the hard times I went through, If happiness came I miss the call" - hopeless
  
  "It's like somebody took my place, I ain't even playing my own game" - hes disassociating, like being in a room of people but feeling seperate from them...
  
  And then they're saying "love is nothing but a sore"...to his recovery so he can't start a new relationship..."if i ever feel better remind me to spend some good time with you"
  
  
  my 2 cents
  

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