MikelWJ - Rise Above [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

Michael:
I really don’t know Jacquie, I’ve been asking myself those same things for a little while now

[Verse One: MikelWJ]
I think it's time to express all of the thoughts I repress
Since I can only get past it once it's off of my chest
I'm bitter, hollow, depressed, a shallow, intricate mess
While other people make me feel like a perpetual pest
I gave them every single inch of what I saw as my best
Only to come to understand I was miles behind the rest
I saw a door begin to open that I thought would be safe
But when I walked in the room, the door just slammed in my face
Goddamn I'm sick of this place, just like the whole human race
I was way too weak to run, but still got thrown in the chase
Now I've been working hard as hell, while seeing little prosperity
And everyone that I love is showing such little sincerity
I've been hurting myself, but not to cry out for help
Since every time that I cried, these people questioned my health
I only opened my soul, but pressure took on its toll
And now I'm paying for the sins of the withered and old

[Chorus: MikelWJ]
I don't want you seeing my face, I don't feel that good these days
I don't want you saying my name, Nothing ever feels the same
I don't want you hearing my voice, though I know I have no choice
I don't want you bringing me down, every time you're not around

[Verse Two: MikelWJ]
This life of mine is lonely, there's no one to come and hold me
There's no love from all the people who I once considered holy
There's no words upon a paper that can tell you what I think
But the thought's inside my head are always causing me to sink
I'm always gasping for another breath, hoping maybe one is left
I don't want to die, but I'm really not afraid of death
I tried to give the whole world the benefit of the doubt
Since they may have never known that I was feeling left out
I'm a little melodramatic, Half of the time I'm manic
But I keep it in my head since most people are prone to panic
I don't want to be obscene, and I'm not trying to make a scene
So I put it all on paper, tell the whole world that it's me
I tried to reason it out, simply through word of the mouth
But I didn't gain much except my mood going south
And a case of insomnia, don't know what that's about
But it also leaves a bittersweet taste in my mouth

[Chorus: MikelWJ]
I don't want you seeing my face, I don't feel that good these days
I don't want you saying my name, Nothing ever feels the same
I don't want you hearing my voice, though I know I have no choice
I don't want you bringing me down, every time you're not around

[Verse Three]
They're telling me I gotta try and rise above all this shit
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Then they say rising above doesn't mean calling it quits
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So I just need another chance to show the world what I got
To bathe in basic reflections of all the things that I thought
I'm only being a pest so that they'll start working harder
To try and salvage the friendships that I'm willing to martyr
If it'll teach them a lesson, well then it's worth the aggression
Because I never once wanted to consider secession
All of these feelings are bad, put pen and pencil to pad
To preserve all of the feelings that I always have had
I'm drenched in meaningless sorrow, hoping I'll see you tomorrow
But if I don't, do you have some happy that I can borrow
I'm having trouble believing, laughing turned into grieving
All of my friends here are leaving, without a mention of meaning
So let me hear your excuse, for why it's my turn to lose
But promise that you won't be angry for the choices I choose
We can go our own ways, we'll never be quite the same
And I promise that you won't forget the sound of my name

Jacquie:
Well. I think it’s time for me to go now. I’ll just leave you alone

Michael:
Really? After you were so interested in hearing about my thoughts?

Jacquie:
Yes. I said I would go after you told me, so now it is time for me to go. I’ll see you later. Have a good rest of the night

Michael:
Yeah, I’ll try and do that