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I'll Be Alright
Marina V Lyrics
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Sometimes I wonder why I wait
I should know better but I hope tonight
Will be different
Locking me inside my brain
I don't want to go out but
I don't want to be alone
And every time I tell myself
I'll be alright, I'll be alright
But here I am, not better now than the day before
And I know I will never find
A better life until I've tried
And when I try, I'll be alright
Mirror cracks and it makes me smile
Looks like me in a different style
I only wish that I could be what I could be
I'd wake up cold afraid of my shadow
Scared of things that I have seen in my dreams
All my fears have been self-created
Watch them burn so deep within my soul, in my soul
In my soul...
In Marina V's song "I'll Be Alright," the singer is struggling with feeling stuck in her own head and her own worries. The opening lines suggest that she's been waiting up for something, but it's getting late and she's starting to wonder why she bothers. She admits that she should know better, but there's still a small part of her that hopes things will turn out differently tonight.
The second verse centers on the feeling of being trapped inside her own mind. The raindrops falling on the windowpane create a sense of confinement and internal struggles. The singer doesn't want to leave the house, but at the same time, she doesn't want to be alone with her thoughts. She sings, "And every time I tell myself / I'll be alright, I'll be alright," suggesting that she's been in this situation before and has tried to reassure herself, but it hasn't worked yet.
The chorus repeats the phrase "I'll be alright" several times, almost as if the singer is trying to convince herself of the fact. However, she admits that she's not better now than she was before and that she knows she won't find a better life until she's tried. The final line of the chorus, "And when I try, I'll be alright," suggests that she knows the only way to move forward is to take action and face her fears.
The final verse of the song focuses on the singer's struggles with self-doubt and self-acceptance. She sees a crack in the mirror and smiles, liking the way she looks in a different light. However, she also wishes that she could become the best version of herself. She sings, "All my fears have been self-created / Watch them burn so deep within my soul, in my soul," suggesting that she's aware that her anxieties are largely internal and that she needs to work through them in order to move forward.
Overall, the song is a poignant exploration of the internal struggles and self-doubt that many people face at some point in their lives. Marina V's lyrics are insightful and relatable, and the slow, dreamy melody of the song underscores the emotional weight of the words.
Line by Line Meaning
Waiting up, but it's getting late
I am staying up late, but I am unsure why.
Sometimes I wonder why I wait
I question why I am waiting for something that may never come.
I should know better but I hope tonight
I understand the situation, yet I still have hope that things will be different tonight.
Will be different
I hope that something will change or improve.
Raindrops fall on the windowpane
The sound of raindrops on the window is keeping me from going out.
Locking me inside my brain
My thoughts and feelings are preventing me from leaving the house.
I don't want to go out but
I have no desire to leave the house.
I don't want to be alone
However, I also do not want to be by myself.
And every time I tell myself
Whenever I try to reassure myself that everything will be fine.
I'll be alright, I'll be alright
I try to convince myself that everything will be okay.
But here I am, not better now than the day before
Despite my efforts to stay positive, I am still in the same predicament as I was yesterday.
And I know I will never find
I realize that I will never discover
A better life until I've tried
A more positive existence until I have made an effort to do so.
And when I try, I'll be alright
If I make an effort, everything will eventually be okay.
Mirror cracks and it makes me smile
Looking at a cracked mirror and seeing that it makes me look different amuses me.
Looks like me in a different style
The broken mirror's reflection displays my image in a unique way.
I only wish that I could be what I could be
I hope to become what I am capable of being.
I'd wake up cold afraid of my shadow
I often wake up feeling scared and fearful.
Scared of things that I have seen in my dreams
My dreams make me afraid of things I have never experienced in real life.
All my fears have been self-created
I realize that my fears are the result of my own thoughts and feelings.
Watch them burn so deep within my soul, in my soul
I can feel my fears burning deep within me.
In my soul...
My emotions surrounding these fears are intense and personal to me.
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