Day 534 - Day 169
“I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else… It seems”
Circle: Edie Brickell And New Bohemians, Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars
This is a wonderful ballad from Edie… a beautiful and haunting introduction with such a painful message. This song has been an influence for years. This is one of the best examples of bringing such a painful feeling across through music, but she captures it beautifully.
This is the story of a group of friends seeing one of their close friends slowly fading away. And while they reach out for her- they realize that she’s already quit and gone away. It is sad and we all know people who are going through things- sinking into a depression. When I see those people- I want to reach out and bring them back in as fast as possible before life gets the best of them!
The subject of suicide is a hard one to talk to with your kids. But this song used to play on the radio in the afternoons when I picked my daughter up. I remember that she would begin to ask questions because of this. It was a beautiful way to talk about things. It’s not a subject that I’m sure ANYONE wants to have to talk to their kids about, but I’d rather it be from a song than from a personal experience.
*** Artist Notes ***
Left to right: Phone is the support group, followed with a goodbye note and the path of escape…
Lyrics:
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
And we notice you don't come around
Me, I think it all depends on you
Touching ground with us but
I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And being alone is the best way to be
When I'm by myself it's the best way to be
When I'm all alone it's the best way to be
When I'm by myself, nobody else can say goodbye
Everything is temporary anyway
When the streets are wet, the colors slip into the sky
But I don't know why that means you and I are, that means you and I
I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And I quit I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And being alone is the best way to be
When I'm by myself, it's the best way to be
When I'm all alone, it's the best way to be
When I'm by myself, nobody else can say
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
And we notice you don't come around
Day 534 - Day 169
“I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else… It seems”
Circle: Edie Brickell And New Bohemians, Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars
This is a wonderful ballad from Edie… a beautiful and haunting introduction with such a painful message. This song has been an influence for years. This is one of the best examples of bringing such a painful feeling across through music, but she captures it beautifully.
This is the story of a group of friends seeing one of their close friends slowly fading away. And while they reach out for her- they realize that she’s already quit and gone away. It is sad and we all know people who are going through things- sinking into a depression. When I see those people- I want to reach out and bring them back in as fast as possible before life gets the best of them!
The subject of suicide is a hard one to talk to with your kids. But this song used to play on the radio in the afternoons when I picked my daughter up. I remember that she would begin to ask questions because of this. It was a beautiful way to talk about things. It’s not a subject that I’m sure ANYONE wants to have to talk to their kids about, but I’d rather it be from a song than from a personal experience.
*** Artist Notes ***
Left to right: Phone is the support group, followed with a goodbye note and the path of escape…
Lyrics:
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
And we notice you don't come around
Me, I think it all depends on you
Touching ground with us but
I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And being alone is the best way to be
When I'm by myself it's the best way to be
When I'm all alone it's the best way to be
When I'm by myself, nobody else can say goodbye
Everything is temporary anyway
When the streets are wet, the colors slip into the sky
But I don't know why that means you and I are, that means you and I
I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And I quit I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else,
It seems
And being alone is the best way to be
When I'm by myself, it's the best way to be
When I'm all alone, it's the best way to be
When I'm by myself, nobody else can say
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
And we notice you don't come around