Life Less Ordinary
Carbon Leaf Lyrics


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Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.

Live a life less sanitary.
Live a life evolutionary with me.

Well, I hate to be a bother,
But it's you and there's no other, I do believe.
You can call me naive,
But I know me very well,
At least as far as I can tell,
And I know what I need.

The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.

By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied next time.

Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.

My face has said too much
Before our hands could even touch
To greet a hello.
So much for going slow.

A little later on that year
I told you that I loved you, dear.
What do you know?
This, you weren't prepared to hear.

I'm a saddened man.
I'm a broken boy.
I'm a toddler with a complex toy.
I'm falling apart
Since the outburst on your heart.

The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.

By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied, but

Honey, understand
Honey, understand.

I won't make demands.

Honey, understand
Honey, understand
We could walk without a plan.

Honey, understand
Honey...
Honey, understand
I won't rest in stone,
All alone.

Honey, understand
Honey, understand
I'm all ready to go.

But you already know.

Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.

If I could name you in this song,
Would it make you smile and sing along?

This is the goal,
To get into your soul.

If I could make you dance for joy,
Could that be the second chance to coy
The bird in hand
I would need
To help you understand.

The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.

By the way,




I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied next time.

Overall Meaning

The song "Life Less Ordinary" by Carbon Leaf is a love song about wanting to live an extraordinary life and experiencing love with someone. The first verse encourages the listener to live a life less ordinary and live an extraordinary life with the singer. The second verse suggests the need for the listener to also live a less sanitary lifestyle to experience a more evolutionary life.


The chorus repeats the idea of living an extraordinary life with the singer, but the bridge changes the tone of the song. The singer admits to being naive and falling apart when he revealed his love to the other person. He hopes to make it up to her by not making demands and walking with her without a plan.


The last verse speaks to the singer's desire to get into the soul of the other person by naming her in his song and making her dance for joy. He hopes to win over her love and understanding by coyly getting the bird in hand. Finally, he repeats the chorus that he wants to live an extraordinary life with her, but admits that he understands why she stayed away and promises to keep his tongue tied next time.


Line by Line Meaning

Live a life less ordinary.
live a unique and exciting life


Live a life extraordinary with me.
join me on a journey to a life full of adventure and awe


Live a life less sanitary.
embrace change and growth on this unorthodox path


Live a life evolutionary with me.
grow and progress with me as we live life to the fullest


Well, I hate to be a bother,
I apologize for my boldness


But it's you and there's no other, I do believe.
I firmly believe that you are the one for me


You can call me naive,
I may seem inexperienced


But I know me very well,
I have a good sense of who I am


At least as far as I can tell,
as far as I am aware


And I know what I need.
and I know what I need from a partner and a life


The night you came into my life
the night that I met you


Well, it took the bones of me
you had a profound impact on me


Took the bones of me.
you shook me to my core


You blew away my storm and strife
you brought calm and happiness into my life


And shook the bones of me
and you changed me fundamentally


By the way,
just so you know


I do know why you stayed away.
I understand why you were hesitant to get close to me


I will keep tongue tied next time.
I will choose my words more carefully in the future


My face has said too much
my emotions were written all over my face


Before our hands could even touch
before we even had a chance to get close physically


To greet a hello.
to simply say hello


So much for going slow.
my attempt at taking things slow didn't work out


A little later on that year
some time had passed


I told you that I loved you, dear.
I expressed my love for you


What do you know?
surprisingly


This, you weren't prepared to hear.
you weren't ready to hear me say it


I'm a saddened man.
I am feeling sad


I'm a broken boy.
I am feeling broken


I'm a toddler with a complex toy.
I feel like a child with a complicated toy


I'm falling apart
I feel like I'm losing control


Since the outburst on your heart.
since I expressed my feelings to you


Honey, understand
please understand


I won't make demands.
I won't pressure you into anything


We could walk without a plan.
we can go with the flow and not have everything figured out


I won't rest in stone,
I won't stay stuck in one place


All alone.
by myself


I'm all ready to go.
I'm ready for this adventure


But you already know.
but I know you are cautious


If I could name you in this song,
if I could put your name in this song


Would it make you smile and sing along?
would it make you happy and want to participate?


This is the goal,
this is what I'm striving for


To get into your soul.
to connect with you on a deeper level


If I could make you dance for joy,
if I could make you happy and excited


Could that be the second chance to coy
could this be the opportunity to be playful


The bird in hand
the opportunity in front of us


I would need
I would require


To help you understand.
to make you see things from my perspective




Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: BARRY THOMAS PRIVETT, CARTER GRAVATT, SCOTT ANDREW MILSTEAD, TERRELL H. CLARK

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