This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I'm standing on the bridge
I'm waitin' in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound
Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Tryin' to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new?
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm looking for a place
I'm searching for a face
Is anybody here I know?
'Cause nothing's going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be alone
Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Tryin' to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new?
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you, yeah, yeah
Oh, why is everything so confusing?
Maybe I'm just out of my mind
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
It's a damn cold night
Tryin' to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm, I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm waitin' in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound
Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Tryin' to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new?
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm looking for a place
I'm searching for a face
Is anybody here I know?
'Cause nothing's going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be alone
Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Tryin' to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new?
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you, yeah, yeah
Oh, why is everything so confusing?
Maybe I'm just out of my mind
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
It's a damn cold night
Tryin' to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm, I'm with you
I'm with you
Lyrics submitted by punkrockprincesss
I'm With You Lyrics as written by Lauren Christy Avril Ramona Lavigne
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Who knows if anyone will read this but this song is so powerful I feel like I have to still give my take on it...
Most of this song I think is symbolic, so when she is waiting on the bridge for someone this is symbolic of all the times in her life when she was waiting for someone that either never showed or never satisfied her. I think when she says "I thought that you'd be here by now" she is referring to her "perfect guy" that of course never comes.
The next part, "no foot steps on the ground" and "waiting but there's no sound" emphasizes her aloneness as does her questioning isn't anybody trying to find me? I think this is symbolic of where she was at in her career. At this time, she was the new big thing and I think the hollowness that she found there is the inspiration for this song.
The "damn cold night" is symbolic of her utter loneliness in searching for the meaning to this life. She now had it all and realized it didn't satisfy her. But in the midst of this loneliness she feels something. "Won't you take me by the hand take me somewhere new, I don't know who you are but I, I'm with you." I think that in what was maybe her lowest moment, she felt God. She is asking God to take her somewhere new and although she has no idea who God is, she can feel him and knows that he is the key to "finding something new" or finding something that will bring her satisfaction and contentment.
This song then, I think is about her finding God in the depths of her suffering and attempting to be led by him to somewhere else or "some place new"
I just read this and this is the best take on the song I have seen!! I think your totally right! Could you write something about nickelback's do this anymore? Your takes on song are really good and I cant understand that one. But on the point of avril Lavigne this is her best song I think and you got it down too a T xx
I think that this analysis fits. I specifically searched google for "avril lavigne i'm with you god," after randomly coming back to this song after years of first hearing it. i have been totally lost and dark. recently, i have been clawing my way out. THIS SONG definitely meant something else when I was younger, and now God screamed out to me. It was obvious and I asked myself how I hadn't understood this before? But everyone is searching for a savior, it is our only hope.
@dckirkpatrick21 OMG your wonderful interpretation of this beautiful song resonates with me so completely. You have made such a special song even more precious.<br /> <br /> Thank you so much!
@dckirkpatrick21<br /> you said who knows if anyone will ever read this and I just thanked God for the interpretation you offered us as you understood it for this song. Spoke to the depths of my own spirit and soul this afternoon, confirming maybe that's why I wanted to hear the song so badly. God bless Avril Levine, the song writer and everyone who gets to read your post sir. God bless ❤️❤️❤️
@dckirkpatrick21 *** Avril Lavigne ❤️
This, to me, is about a teenage runaway.
"I'm standing on a bridge I'm waitin' in the dark"
Why a bridge? Bridges are a common suicide spot. End of the rope after a long depression, essentially.
"I thought that you'd be here by now"
Where "you" refers not to a boyfriend, but anyone who cares enough to go out and find her.
"There's nothing but the rain No footsteps on the ground I'm listening but there's no sound"
She's desperately hoping someone will come for her.
"Isn't anyone tryin' to find me? Won't somebody come take me home"
A cry for help, for attention and compassion and warmth.
"It's a damn cold night"
Cold nights matter a lot if you're on the streets.
"Trying to figure out this life"
She doesn't feel she belongs at her home, else she wouldn't have ran. But misery on the streets couldn't possibly be her calling, surely?
"Won't you take me by the hand Take me somewhere new I don't know who you are But I... I'm with you"
And finally, someone found her. Someone who cares enough to take her somewhere new, anywhere but where she currently is. She doesn't know who he is, but she'll go with him. The desperation, the cry for help, the depression, it all culminates in this, and maybe things will work out.
I love this song, it's really touching. Everyone hopes that the person theyre meant to be with is out there looking for them, and that's what this song's about.
Yeah i think this song is about her trying to figure everything out in life... thats shes tired of waiting to know whats to come in her life. and that she wants to be with the person shes going to spend the rest of her life with.. well at least thats how i see it because thats what i feel. i hate waiting. lol.
ur kinda right but she just doesn't want lov she wants a family cause shes got nobody so shes make her dream come true with whoever this you person is and he is boy shes going to make a new life!
this song is close to tears...its beautiful...and her voice is amazing
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Doesn't this song just belong in some touching moment on some show? It just sounds like it would play during some important moment. This is by far the one I love most out of her songs.
It seems like one of those songs that would happen at that moment when it starts to rain and the coupple kiss? I think its really sweet and cute >.< I think she has done better but its her best emotional song :D
A Britney song? Sub par? I absolutely love this song, like someone said above, you can picture everything that's happening. The end of the song gives me chills!
This song is soooo good.
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