Cheer Up
David Ford Lyrics

Ghosts, walk through the walls
There are things from our past that we can't escape from.

They catch your rise and falls
Our past follows us and influences our present and future.

Then sink back to sleeping, again
Despite the past's influences, it does not define who we are or control us forever.

And dust, it settles on shelves
Time keeps passing us by and we are growing older.

Will you shake me from myself
As we get older, we might feel stuck in life and need someone to help us get out of it.

And tell me I'm alright?
We seek validation from others to feel okay about ourselves.

And all the time on your own
Being alone amplifies our thoughts and feelings.

The flowers have grown
Life keeps moving forward, whether or not we're ready for it.

Under your feet
We can't escape life, it's always there under our feet.

And don't, don't you think that it's time
We need to take action to change our situation or mindset.

You said, "Hey, this one is mine"
We need to claim our own lives and decisions.

Maybe do what you want to do?
We need to define our own happiness, instead of following the expectations of others.

'Cos you, well you are no fun
Sometimes, we let our own fears and insecurities hold us back and make us feel like we're no fun or not enough.

And I'm so dumb
We make mistakes and can be hard on ourselves.

But please let us not be lonely, again
We crave connection and don't want to repeat patterns from the past.

And you, you wear your mistakes
Our past mistakes are part of us and have left a mark.

And I know mine
We need to acknowledge and learn from our mistakes.

Cheer up, you miserable fuck
We need to find humor and brightness in our lives instead of letting our struggles define us.

This has gone on long enough
We need to take action and make changes to stop feeling miserable.

And I don't want to hear anymore
We need to be able to let go and move on from certain things.

'Cos it you wait for the day
We can't wait for things to get better on their own without putting in effort.

You find your thinking bends to straight
We need to change our mindset and be open to new perspectives and ways of thinking.

You'll be waiting for a long, long time
Change takes time and effort, and we can't expect it to happen overnight.

Well this house, it creaks in the night
Our environments reflect the changes in ourselves and time passing.

When I turn out all the lights
When we face the darkness and challenges in our lives.

There's nobody else around
Ultimately, we are alone in our journey but can find support and love from others.

Let us not
We don't want to repeat patterns from the past.

(la, la la la la la)

Please
We need the support and understanding of others, even if it's hard to ask for it.

(la la la)

Let us not be lonely
We crave connection and happiness.

(la la la la)

Oh no
We don't want to repeat the same mistakes or patterns.

(la la la la)

Oh I'm so dumb
We make mistakes and can be hard on ourselves.

(la, la la la la)

Oh

(la la la)

Please, no, please, let us not be lonely
We need connection and support in our lives and can't go through life alone.

(la la la la)

(la la la la, la la la, la la la la)

(la la la la).