In 2000, Ferrick founded her own record label, Right On Records. The first studio album released on her own label was Valentine Heartache.
Her 2011 album was entitled "Still Right Here".
Website: www.melissaferrick.com
Come On Life
Melissa Ferrick Lyrics
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Behind my back, that singer is stabbing
And what gives here? My karma is begging
What is it I did to deserve this?
It’s scratching and without words
I’m blinking out the madness that surges into my throat
When I think of what she wrote to you right after
I went and I told her how much I loved you
Cause one key opens my front door
The same key opens my back door
No space or time is ever going to work here
When all I see you say is that you think it’s going to get better
Well I don’t think that it is, right now it’s just tough
But you have to live away from what was us
With false regard for my well-being
All that time behind my back
Sneaking around with somebody I though was my friend
Just come on life, I mean, give me a little more
Behind my back, that singer is stabbing
Everybody be on the lookout because there is a singer
And she is out here and she is stabbing
Yeah, yeah, yeah
In Melissa Ferrick's song Come On Life, she is expressing her frustration with the challenges she is facing in her life. She is pleading with life to give her more, to make things easier for her. She talks about how someone, possibly a singer, is stabbing her in the back and undermining her. She questions what she did to deserve this treatment, and is filled with anger and confusion. She tries to hold back her emotions, but the madness inside her grows stronger, and she is afraid of losing the person she loves.
The lyrics suggest that the singer is someone who Melissa trusted and may have even thought of as a friend. This betrayal is deeply personal and hurtful to her. She is struggling to come to terms with the situation and is questioning whether she is deserving of such treatment. The lyrics also suggest that the situation is not going to get any easier and that Melissa has to learn to live without the person she loves, even if it is painful.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on life, I mean, give me a little more
I am pleading with life to give me more, to let me handle the problems that have come my way
Behind my back, that singer is stabbing
Someone I trusted is talking badly about me behind my back
And what gives here? My karma is begging
I am confused and wondering what I did to deserve this negative treatment
What is it I did to deserve this?
I am questioning if I did something wrong to make someone speak poorly of me
It’s scratching and without words
The pain I feel is almost unbearable and difficult to articulate
I’m blinking out the madness that surges into my throat
I am trying to hold back my emotions that are building up inside me
When I think of what she wrote to you right after
I am upset when I reflect on the hurtful things that someone said to someone else about me
I went and I told her how much I loved you
I expressed my love to someone who is now betraying my trust
And how afraid I was for us
I expressed my fear for the future of our relationship to someone who is now speaking poorly about me
Cause one key opens my front door
The person who is treating me badly has had access to my home
The same key opens my back door
This person has access to both my front and back doors
No space or time is ever going to work here
There is no way to fix this situation through distance or time
When all I see you say is that you think it’s going to get better
Despite my negative outlook, you are trying to be positive and see a way for things to improve
Well I don’t think that it is, right now it’s just tough
Even though I appreciate your optimism, I am struggling to see how things could get better
But you have to live away from what was us
I need to accept that things will never be the same and move forward without this person
With false regard for my well-being
The person who is treating me poorly is only pretending to care about my feelings
All that time behind my back
This person has been talking badly about me for a long time without my knowledge
Sneaking around with somebody I though was my friend
This person has betrayed my trust by talking badly about me with someone I considered a friend
Everybody be on the lookout because there is a singer
I am warning others to be wary of this person who is speaking poorly about me
And she is out here and she is stabbing
This person is actively trying to harm my reputation by speaking negatively about me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
A repeated phrase to emphasize the seriousness and urgency of the situation
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