BECAUSE OF YOU
Michael S. Motley and Lindell Cooley Lyrics
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Has been completely by chance rather than design
I don't deserve anything I have
I'm so scared I'll be exposed as a fraud
Cause I have lucked my way into mediocrity
When I am actually less than ordinary
I fall into everything and everything just falls into me
I just trundle from thing to thing and I trundle aimlessly
I have successfully fooled those around me
If I made an effort maybe I could be
The person that you assume me to be
But I'm not
It's not that I don't want to do things
It's that I don't want to do them and fail
It's not that I'm afraid to fail
It's that I'll have to pretend that I care about failing
When I don't really want to succeed at anything
And that's when everything will start unravelling
Because I haven't felt a thing in a very long time
And the only things that matter are the things I undermine
And I'll leave nothing of value behind
My raison d'être is to avoid as much as possible
The same issues will arise when I die
When they say at my funeral he was this kinda guy
And it won't be the person I was
Because I didn't exist the whole time
And it doesn't matter what you say to me
It doesn't matter what you say to me
Because I don't exist at all
The lyrics to Michael S. Motley and Lindell Cooley's song Because Of You express introspective and self-deprecating thoughts of a person who does not believe in their own abilities and success. The first few lines of the song convey that the singer does not see any of their achievements as deserved, attributing it to luck rather than their own skills or effort. They even fear that they may be exposed as a fraud at any time. The singer explores their own inadequacies and how their lack of passion or genuine care for anything will ultimately lead to their downfall.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the singer's nonexistent sense of self and how they have no desire to change their ways. They do not see the point in trying, as it would only result in the possibility of failure and the inevitable act of pretending to care about it. The singer's nihilistic attitude towards life is evident in lines such as "And I'll leave nothing of value behind" and "Because I didn't exist the whole time". It is a heartbreaking exposition of a person's inner turmoil and lack of purpose, ending with the poignant statement that "it doesn't matter what you say to me" because their existence is hollow.
Overall, Because of You is a powerful and raw song that delves deeply into the psyche of an individual who is struggling with self-doubt, emptiness and resignation.
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Line by Line Meaning
Everything good that's happened to me
I did not work hard to achieve anything good that has happened to me
Has been completely by chance rather than design
Any good things that have happened to me were due to luck and not due to my own effort or planning
I don't deserve anything I have
I feel that I have not earned anything that I possess
I'm so scared I'll be exposed as a fraud
I am fearful that others will see me for who I really am, which is someone who has not earned their achievements
Cause I have lucked my way into mediocrity
I have not put in any effort to achieve success, and therefore, I have stalled at a mediocre level
When I am actually less than ordinary
Despite being considered mediocre, I believe myself to be even less than that
I fall into everything and everything just falls into me
I have not had to work for anything in my life, and things have simply come to me without my effort
I just trundle from thing to thing and I trundle aimlessly
I move through different experiences in my life without any clear direction or purpose
My GPS has dropped the pin into the sea
I am lost and have no clear direction or sense of where I am going
I have successfully fooled those around me
I have been able to convince those around me that I am successful, despite my lack of achievement
If I made an effort maybe I could be
If I tried, I may be able to achieve more than I have so far
The person that you assume me to be
Other people have an impression of who I am, but it does not match who I really am
But I'm not
I am not the person that others believe me to be
It's not that I don't want to do things
I do not lack motivation to do things
It's that I don't want to do them and fail
I am afraid of putting in effort and not succeeding
It's not that I'm afraid to fail
I am not afraid of failure
It's that I'll have to pretend that I care about failing
I will have to pretend to care about it if I fail, even though I do not truly care
When I don't really want to succeed at anything
I do not have any real motivation to achieve success in anything
And that's when everything will start unravelling
Things will start to fall apart when I am forced to confront my lack of real motivation and effort
Because I haven't felt a thing in a very long time
I have become disconnected from my emotions and do not feel anything strongly
And the only things that matter are the things I undermine
I do not value or prioritize the things in life that others usually do
And I'll leave nothing of value behind
I do not believe that I will leave anything of significance behind when I die
My raison d'être is to avoid as much as possible
My primary purpose in life is to avoid difficult situations and experiences as much as possible
The same issues will arise when I die
The same issues that I am currently facing will continue to be present even after I am gone
When they say at my funeral he was this kinda guy
When I pass away, people will remember me as someone who did not achieve much in life
And it won't be the person I was
The image that will be portrayed of me after my death will not accurately represent who I truly am
Because I didn't exist the whole time
I feel that I never truly existed or made a significant impact in the world
It doesn't matter what you say to me
Others trying to encourage me or tell me otherwise will not change how I feel about myself
Because I don't exist at all
I feel that I am nonexistent and have no impact or meaning in the world
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Written by: Michael McGowan
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