Iris by Goo Goo Dolls

And I’d give up forever to touch you
'cause I know that you feel me somehow
You’re the closest to heaven that i’ll ever be
And I don’t want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
’cause sooner or later it’s over
I just don’t want to miss you tonight

And I don’t want the world to see me
’cause I don’t think that they’d understand
When everything’s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am.

And you can’t fight the tears that ain’t coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know you’re alive

And I don’t want the world to see me
’cause I don’t think that they’d understand
When everything’s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don’t want the world to see me
’cause I don’t think that they'd understand
When everything’s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don’t want the world to see me
’cause I don’t think that they’d understand
When everything’s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

This song is one of my favorites, but it has posed some sort of a challenge looking for what it really is trying to say. Then I was enlightened when I realized it was written for a movie and after reading the summary of the movie it makes a whole lot more sence, the movie is City of Angels in case you were wondering im going to go try and watch it soon. But before I found out about the movie I was actually starting to come to a conclusion about the song. I feel like this song is a timeline of a relationship between a man who feels like life is too go to be true between him and his girl. The first stanza I believe is the man feeling like he is in a place of isolation from his girl he really wants to be with but he cant. the second stanza is about the man finally getting to be with his girl, but he feels like its not going to last almost like he doubts himself to being of high enough standard for her. the fourth stanza i believe is the man feeling like things are too good for to be true he feels like he must be dreaming or not even be alive anymore. the chorus is the man just wanting to disappear to aviod the shame of not being good enough for her and they world wouldnt understand what they are doing together he feels like his relationship isnt meant to be at all but he just wants to be remember.

So Close Now by Eli Young Band

I've got the streets memorized
I see the faces embedded in my mind
I can't keep on fighting the urge to go
But I've got nothing in common with the town I've come to know

So I am...

Chorus:
So close now to walking away
About to walk the path I've gotta take
I am packing up - heading out
Cuz' I can't sleep I'm dreaming way too loud
I'm so close now, so close now
to getting out

The same old lines, the same routine
Nothing changes - that's not good for me
I need a break. I need something new
I need to replace these old worn out broken shoes

Chorus:
I am so close now to walking away
About to walk the path I've gotta take
I am packing up - heading out
Cuz' I can't sleep I'm dreaming way too loud
I'm so close now, so close now
to getting out

I've got that truck all loaded down
I should've known how hard it'd be to leave this town

I am....

So close now to walking away
About to walk a path I've gotta take
I am packing up - heading out
Cuz' I can't sleep I'm dreaming way too loud
I'm so close now, so close now
to getting out

 

Yes this song is a relatively short song but the message that I get out of it is huge. Even though it may have been written for a different purpose, I can relate to it on the most personal level possible. It is one of those song that one feels like it was written just for you. Being a senior in high school and only a few months away from graduating I'm feeling the strong urge to go ahead on move on and start the next chapter in my life. This song practically embodies my complete feelings towards this step in life. I have grown up in the same town my entire life and the only time I moved was when we stepped up from a trailer to a double wide about 50 yards up the drive way. I know everything there is to know about my town, but knowing about and being apart of are two different things. This song screams my name, I have lived here my whole life, I know all there is to know, and now I am ready to move on, but theres just one thing I'm worried about. "I've got that truck all loaded down/I should've known how hard it'd be to leave this town", I havent reached that stage yet, but when that time comes to turn that key and start the engine, my whole world is going to change.