Unconditional
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I've spent my whole life surrounded
and I've spent my whole life alone
I wonder why I never wonder why
The easiest things are so hard
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want something
Something for nothing
Something, something for nothing

I'm a beggar and I'm a chooser
I'm accused, I'm an accuser
But nothing's unconditional

I hold the whole world accused
I've only got myself to blame
I wonder why, I never wonder why
The easiest things are so hard

I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want something
Something for nothing
Something, something for nothing

I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want something
Something for nothing
Something, something for nothing

I'm a beggar and I'm a chooser




I'm accused, I'm an accuser
But nothing's unconditional

Overall Meaning

The song "Unconditional" by The Bravery is about the conflicting emotions and desires of the singer. Throughout the song, the singer expresses their desire for love and affection, with the recurring refrain of "I just want love." However, they also acknowledge that they are both a beggar and a chooser, and that they hold the whole world accused.


The singer is torn between wanting love and feeling like they are unworthy of it. They are both an accuser and accused, suggesting a deep-seated sense of guilt or shame. The line "nothing's unconditional" further reinforces the idea that the singer feels undeserving of love or affection, and that they may have experienced conditional love in the past.


Despite the conflicted emotions expressed in the song, there is an underlying sense of hope. The repeated refrain of "something for nothing" suggests a willingness to give love and receive love without any strings attached, implying a desire for unconditional love.


Overall, "Unconditional" is a poignant exploration of the complexities of human emotion, specifically the desire for love and intimacy, and the conflicting feelings of worthiness and unworthiness that often accompany it.


Line by Line Meaning

I've spent my whole life surrounded
I have lived in a world of people.


and I've spent my whole life alone
Despite being around others, I still feel alone.


I wonder why I never wonder why
I question why I am not questioning things more often.


The easiest things are so hard
Simple things in life are difficult for me.


I just want, I just want love
All I desire is love.


I just want something
I simply desire something, anything.


Something for nothing
I want to receive without having to give.


I'm a beggar and I'm a chooser
I am poor and selective.


I'm accused, I'm an accuser
I am both blamed and blame others.


But nothing's unconditional
No one gives without some expectation or condition attached.


I hold the whole world accused
I blame everyone and everything for the problems in my life.


I've only got myself to blame
I am responsible for the issues in my life.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JAMES LORELL MOSS

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Mel Miller

The Bravery - Unconditional Lyrics:

I've spent my whole life surrounded
And I've spent my whole life alone
I wonder why I never wondered why
The easiest things are so hard

I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want

Something, something for nothing
Yeah, something, something for nothing
'Cause I'm a beggar and a chooser
I'm accused and accuser
But nothing's unconditional

I hold the whole world accused
And I've only got myself to blame
I wonder why I never wondered why
The easiest things are so hard

I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want

Something, something for nothing
Yeah, something, something for nothing

I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love

Something, something for nothing
Yeah, something, something for nothing

'Cause I'm a beggar and a chooser
I'm accused and accuser
But nothing's unconditional

Written by: Samuel Bingham Endicott

Album: The Bravery

Released: 2005
Lyrics provided by Musixmatch



𝙈𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝘿.

I've spent my whole life surrounded
and I've spent my whole life alone
I wonder why I never wonder why
The easiest things are so hard
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want something
Something for nothing
Something, something for nothing
I'm a beggar and I'm a chooser
I'm accused, I'm an accuser
But nothing's unconditional
I hold the whole world accused
I've only got myself to blame
I wonder why, I never wonder why
The easiest things are so hard
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want something
Something for nothing
Something, something for nothing
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want, I just want love
I just want something
Something for nothing
Something, something for nothing
I'm a beggar and I'm a chooser
I'm accused, I'm an accuser
But nothing's unconditional



richard21solava

Omg I love how the song starts!!!

Keys start it off
Then
Keys and bass
Keys, bass, and drums
Keys, bass, drums, guitar
And finally the vocals kick in

It's a great sound

Oh and another cool thing is the UK version

Sam says I've spent my whole life surrounded
(This video is the bravery surrounded by ppl
and having fun)

Then he says I've spent my whole life alone
(The U.K. Video is them in the middle of nowhere alone)



TatsumakiSenpuu Kyaku

The Bravery - Unconditional

I've spent my whole life surrounded
And I've spent my whole life alone
I wonder why I never wondered why
The easiest things are so hard
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want
Something, something for nothing
Yeah, something, something for nothing
'Cause I'm a beggar and a chooser
I'm accused and accuser
But nothing's unconditional
I hold the whole world accused
And I've only got myself to blame
I wonder why I never wondered why
The easiest things are so hard
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want
Something, something for nothing
Yeah, something, something for nothing
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
I just want, I just want to love
Something, something for nothing
Yeah, something, something for nothing
'Cause I'm a beggar and a chooser
I'm accused and accuser
But nothing's unconditional.



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guy who does stuff

God this brings back the countless hours I spent playing American Wasteland, no regrets there.

Josh Hansen

Joey Boehm amen to that lol

LCGdude

Joey Boehm Im sad now...

Sprux

+Joey Boehm ive come to the age of being able to circlejerk about my childhood


damn i love that game

Kevin Fuentes

You just reminded me of the painful hell of a time i had trying to 360 hardflip over that damn dumpster lmao fuck i love that game

Baba Voorhees

my love for American wasteland shall live in this song

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James Price

I know the song has depressing lyrics but I can't help getting goosebumps Everytime I hear that opening it just kicks my brain straight back to being 13 years old, sitting on my living room floor trying my absolute damnedest to beat my brother's high score in Tony hawk's American wasteland this and wash away by alkaline trio trigger my mind to revert back to when I was a kid and the world didn't suck where we didn't have to pay bills and we got to live life as we pleased with our only fear was getting grounded but we still did the shit we weren't supposed to anyway ... I love this song alot

SHADOW

Loved your comment , puts me back in pretty similar place , perfect resemblance of nostalgia . sadness and happiness at the same time . Wish you al the best

James Price

@SHADOW thank you mate same to you

BlueTheChannel

That's great! I hope your brother and you are still close.

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