Misery
Third Estate Lyrics
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When I felt the same as I always do
Again decide to run away just to be left alone with you
And it's burning through my head
With everything I've ever wanted
Just to be in misery
Still nothing you could say could make me feel that I don't love her
Nothing here that I have seen completes me like you do
The only thing I'll hold on to is you
It's something real and something seen and I have got no right
To keep you like you were inside
It's something lost and seldom seen
That suddenly takes a hold of me
I have to figure out how to make it right
The lyrics of Third Estate's song Misery, present a story of someone who is struggling with their emotions and trying to figure out how to make things right. The song starts with the singer explaining how they decided to run away, hoping to be left alone. However, they still find themselves feeling the same, burning sensation of wanting everything they've ever wanted, which in this case is misery.
Despite running away, everything remains the same, and they still love the person they are struggling to hold onto. The lyrics suggest that even though nothing else feels complete, and they feel lost, they have this person who they know is real, and they hold onto them tightly. The singer acknowledges that they have no right to keep this person like they were inside, but they still struggle to let go.
The lyrics show an inner turmoil of someone who is struggling to find their way and make things right. The line "It's something lost and seldom seen, that suddenly takes hold of me" speaks to the idea that sometimes we find ourselves surrounded by things that we once thought were lost, and they take hold of us. The singer is going through a rough patch and needs to figure out how to move forward and make things right.
Line by Line Meaning
It all started yesterday
Everything that has happened began from yesterday
When I felt the same as I always do
I was overwhelmed with the same feelings which I always experience
Again decide to run away just to be left alone with you
Even after running away, I still desired to be left with you
And it's burning through my head
It's constantly on my mind and I am not able to think about anything else
With everything I've ever wanted
Despite having everything I ever wanted, I am still not content
Just to be in misery
I feel like I deserve to be miserable
Still after my escape things were the same as they always were
Even after my attempt to escape, nothing had changed
Still nothing you could say could make me feel that I don't love her
Despite everything, I still love her and nothing can change that
Nothing here that I have seen completes me like you do
I have yet to find anything that can complete me like you do
The only thing I'll hold on to is you
You are the only thing that I will hold onto and cherish
It's something real and something seen and I have got no right
What I feel towards you is real and I have no right to feel this way
To keep you like you were inside
To keep you to myself without allowing you to be your true self
It's something lost and seldom seen
What I feel is rare and hard to come by
That suddenly takes a hold of me
It completely consumes me without warning
I have to figure out how to make it right
I need to find a way to fix everything and make it right
Contributed by Sebastian C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
TED-Ed
Hi all! We'd like to make a correction to today's video: King Louis XVI was executed before Marie Antoinette. Thanks everyone for letting us know and we are working on a fix now!
tim bartholomew
Also, the second republic was from 1848-1851. It was the third republic that began in 1871.
rafaelaprende
And the Church partially supported the Third Estate. The peasants weren't alone when the King ordered to dissolve the "Estates General".
Alexis Cáceres
TED-Ed still, excellent video, as usual!
Adam
This animation style teaching is sooooooo much easier to understand and remember.
Bia Menezes
Rem For The Win It really is. I didn't know a word in the video but I got it because of the animation hahaa
NKD
You don't know a word in this video yet you are still able to write a perfectly grammatically correct comment. Weird.
Bia Menezes
NKD It's because vocabulary is something you have to expand, principally when it's not your native language... And it's a gradual process ajahaha So I really don't know all the words and expressions
NKD
Bia Menezes Not again...
brunolionel
Yes! It is also much more interesting and intense.