American singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick (born September 21, 1970) emerge… Read Full Bio ↴American singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick (born September 21, 1970) emerged in 1991 as part of a group of new female alternative singer/songwriters, much in the vein of Liz Phair. Ferrick began singing in coffeehouses after dropping out of college, eventually winding up in Boston. Her major breakthrough arrived one night when she replaced Morrissey's opening act less than an hour before showtime. Ferrick's performance impressed Morrissey and he invited her to open for him during the rest of the tour. The tour earned her a small cult following as well as a contract with Atlantic Records. She released her first studio album, Massive Blur, in 1993.

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

Freedom
Melissa Ferrick Lyrics

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Sadness finds its way onto me
Yeah on any given day
And I just end up feeling guilty
And I don't know how many times I've told you
I do not know how I ended up this way
It's as if sometimes I have just halted
Yeah I stop dead in my tracks
Life it just seems to cover me

And it's in these moments that I feel trapped

So I claim freedom
Yeah I claim my freedom

So what is it exactly that you want from me
Oh yeah you want me to stay
Even though I am terrified
To let myself
End up this way
Yeah I'm afraid of feeling
Of feeling nothing at all
And I'm afraid of settling down
Into a love
Just ain't love at all

So I claim my freedom
Yeah I claim I claim freedom

So take this brain out and hang it on the line
Take this chair out back and burn it
'Cause I can't get any work done from in here
You know this hole I dug myself in
Has got me buried up to helpless

And I'd like to call you a liar
Yeah but that's what you
Isn't that what you always called me
Yeah I'd like to call you a liar liar
yeah but that's what you
That's what you always called me

So I claim freedom

Yeah claim I claim freedom
Freedom freedom

Overall Meaning

In Melissa Ferrick's song "Freedom," she sings about the struggles of life and the weight of sadness that can weigh one down. She speaks of feeling guilty for her sadness and feeling trapped when life seems to overwhelm her. Despite this, she claims her freedom, even though someone in her life wants her to stay. The singer is afraid of feeling nothing at all, settling for something that is not love at all, and of ending up in a hole they cannot climb out of.

The song is about the contradiction between wanting to break free and wanting to stay. The lyrics suggest that sometimes even our loved ones can hold us back and hinder our pursuit of freedom. The singer seems to be attracted to freedom, but is also terrified of ending up alone, which shows the complexity of human emotions.

The song is simple, yet it is powerful. It shows that life can be challenging, and sometimes we need the courage to claim our freedom. Despite our fears and doubts, we can still make progress if we have the courage to keep going.

Line by Line Meaning

Sadness finds its way onto me
I often feel sad

Yeah on any given day
It can happen at any time

And I just end up feeling guilty
I feel bad for feeling sad

And I don't know how many times I've told you
I've expressed myself before

I do not know how I ended up this way
I don't understand why I feel this way

It's as if sometimes I have just halted
I feel stuck

Yeah I stop dead in my tracks
I can't move forward

Life it just seems to cover me
I feel overwhelmed by life

And it's in these moments that I feel trapped
I feel like I can't escape

So I claim freedom
I want to be free from these feelings

Yeah I claim my freedom
I want to be free from these feelings

So what is it exactly that you want from me
What are your expectations of me?

Oh yeah you want me to stay
You want me not to leave

Even though I am terrified
But I'm scared

To let myself
To open up

End up this way
To feel this way

Yeah I'm afraid of feeling
I'm scared of emotions

Of feeling nothing at all
Of feeling numb

And I'm afraid of settling down
I don't want to accept something that's wrong

Into a love
Into a relationship

Just ain't love at all
That's not real love

So I claim my freedom
I want to be free from these fears

Yeah I claim I claim freedom
I want to be free from these fears

So take this brain out and hang it on the line
I want to escape my thoughts

Take this chair out back and burn it
I want to escape this place

'Cause I can't get any work done from in here
I can't focus on anything in this state

You know this hole I dug myself in
I put myself in this situation

Has got me buried up to helpless
I'm completely stuck

And I'd like to call you a liar
I want to blame you

Yeah but that's what you
But that's what you do to me

Isn't that what you always called me
You always say that I'm lying

Yeah I'd like to call you a liar liar
I want to say you're always lying

yeah but that's what you
But that's what you do to me

That's what you always called me
You always say that I'm lying

So I claim freedom
I want to be free from these feelings and fears

Yeah claim I claim freedom
I want to be free from these feelings and fears

Freedom freedom
I want to be truly free

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MICHAEL ENGLISH, TOMMY L. SIMS, BOB FARRELL

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