i hope you get your power back anita and the storm didn’t dampen your spirits;) hope the internet works again and whatever else is put back into order. after taking ap calc this year and physics honors last year, i realize i have been able to calculate the angle and the force needed to lift a tight lid from a paint bucket. i have also been able to figure out quickly how many spaces or lines i may fill up in my java computer programs using math. i have found that my ability to draw art and nature scenes has improved due to ap biology since i always draw cells and also being in advanced math has allowed me to calculate the angles and lengths of the images so i can plan them better. also being in art club has let me express my creativity and i find myself writing poetry more spontaneously than before. i also have better time management now b/c i can split my hw into good amount of pieces that i can tackle. i’ll plan a schedule and rotate subjects and i’ll calculate the time intervals i can spend doing that subject. my mind also knows what color to use to color-code my notes for ap biology as well. ap biology this year has made me appreciate the intricacies of the human body, also i have been using science and math in my u.s history ii class. here is a lyric interpretation i did for the song by Gin Blossoms – Follow You Down:
“Did you see the sky
I think it means that we’ve been lost”
The guy is looking at the clouded sky trying to find clarity, but he feels lost. He’s looking for answers to his life or his relationship.
“Maybe one last time is all we need
I can’t really help it
If my tongue’s all tied in knots”
This stanza makes me think this song is indeed about a broken relationship. The guy wants another chance to make things right, but he is not really sure how to tell her his true feelings. This can also be a reference to times when we want second chances in life because we aren’t really sure how to express ourselves. We want another chance to make things right and say the things left unspoken whether in a relationship or some other communication.
“Jumping off a bridge is just the farthest
That I’ve ever been”
Sometimes life is difficult and there will be heartbreaks and failures. The guy feels as if the bridges of connection between him and the girl have been dissolved and it feels like he has fallen or jumped off the bridge. We all have those times in which we feel as if we are sad and at the end of our rope.
“Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Anyplace but those I know by heart
Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
I’ll follow you down, but not that far”
The guy still cares about her and will still follow her anywhere she goes in his memory. When it says “Anyplace, but those I know by heart,” it’s a reference to how he’ll remember her always and follow her spirit, but traveling down the memories they shared together are still painful for him. The guy says “I’ll follow you down, but not that far’ as a reference to that he’ll still love her, but he’ll move on. He won’t let her make him sad, but he’ll remember the memories and use them to grow. After all life is a journey, we follow our dreams (and what we believe in) and the things we love and sometimes we experience failure or rejection, but we should have the courage to move on and let go.
” I know we’re headed somewhere
I can see how far we’ve come”
The guy knows that their relationship has progressed quite far and knows they’re both headed for good things. This can also be interpreted as a message of hope of not giving up on love and your dreams, appreciating how far you’ve come and keep going.
“But still I can’t remember anything
Let’s not do the wrong thing”
The guy is not really sure if they will always be together. He does not want to jump to anything rash. He may still be working on sorting out his feelings for her and does not want to jump into anything too committed. We all have those times when our minds are confused and were not sure how to act and this song is saying to wait so you don’t do the wrong thing.
“And I’ll swear it might be fun
It’s a long way down
When all the knots we’ve tied have come undone”
The love may grow with time and the confidence may also grow. It may be worthwhile to wait until the way has cleared. With time, he may find ways to express his love for her and they may find ways to untangle their complicated problems. So this stanza is about having patience and hope, letting the problems slowly unravel themselves.
“Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Anyplace but those I know by heart
Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
I’ll follow you down, but not that far”
In the meantime the guy will still keep the girl in his heart. But he’ll give both of them time and not follow her that far to sort their emotions out. Sometimes in life once you work out a way, you can follow the road by heart. So the guy is waiting for his heart to show him a path, so he can keep the girl he cares about.
“How you gonna ever find your place
Running in an artificial pace”
The guy may be questioning himself about his place with her or in the world. He feels he isn’t chasing his dreams at a real pace. As time goes on, he may be thinking that he isn’t really chasing after his dreams, but a fantasy. We all have those times when we feel discouraged and think our dreams are slipping away, but we shouldn’t let them go. As Langston Hughes once said “Hold fast to dreams, for when dreams die, life is like a broken bird without wings.” If you don’t have dreams that you truly care about, not those that the world tells you, you should pursue, then you don’t have anything to stand for so you will fall for everything. So hold tight to your dreams no matter who you are!
“Are they gonna find us lying face down in the sand
So what the hell now we’ve already been forever damned”
The guy may be saying that the world will find both him and the girl together in death. He feels that he can’t have her in life and he doesn’t care what others say since he feels that he’s been forever damned. This stanza is a bit sad because he loses hope of gaining confidence in himself and being with the girl, but in the end, it doesn’t matter because he’s with her so that has some lighter note. But this stanza is a bit sad. Whatever happens don’t give up hope! There will be people for you to help you learn to be confident and to trust in love.
“Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Anyplace but those I know by heart
Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
I’ll follow you down, but not that far”
Again reinstating the fact, that he’ll follow her down no matter what happens and he’ll find a way to keep her in his memories.
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