Often said as a consideration to a recently killed person to show that you feel that the accident wasn't their fault in the slightest and as a respect to the common dangers faced by us all. Shortened version of "There, but for the grace of god, go I" meaning "It could have just as easily happened to me". Once a pagan tradition, now just common language although most people actually do knock on wood when they say it.Īnother common phrase - especially in Australia and especially amongst pilots. If you see something bad and say something like "I'm glad that hasn't happened to me" then a very common superstitious beleif is that you will jinx yourself ( and it will happen to you ) so you "Knock on wood" to touch something natural (earth magic superstition ) and it dispels the jinx. This is a standard PHRASE in english - at least in Australia and I think it came from England. Regardless of the inspiration, this song is as straight as it gets with lyrics means. General CommentI'm absolutely stunned at the misinterpretation of the meaning of this song, but I guess it does possibly make sense to older people. So now you know the REAL story behind this song. And the thing about being tested, it's what if God tested you like that? What would you do? Crumble? Fight? You never really know until you face it yourself. It's about life handing some someone some serious cr*p - and yet, why him and not you/me? What did my friend's brother ever do to deserve what he had to suffer through, and to lose the fight on top of it? What did WE ever do to deserve NOT to have to go through that? That's why it's "There but for the grace go I" - it's an old expression "There, but for the grace of God, go I." It's a tribute to the sheer luck that any of us exist - and continue to exist. And b/c Dickie knew my friends family for so long, this was as hard for him to watch as it was for the family. He fought the cancer for years and years and then went into remission for a long and then it came back and he passed away. His/my friend told me this song was written his (not Dickie's) brother who died of leukemia, who was a great guy all around. I know Dickie Barrett's best friend - they grew up together and are still friends. I've never had to but I'd better knock on wood Never had to but I'd better knock on wood Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I I'd like to think that if I was I would pass I'm not a coward I've just never been tested Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high #THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET LYRICS CODE#Get the embed code The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Live from the Middle East Album Coffee3.He's Back4.Hell of a Hat5.Kinder Words6.Let's Face It7.Royal Oil8.Seven Thirty Seven / Shoe Glue9.Someday I Suppose10.The Impression That I Get11.Where'd You Go?The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Lyrics provided by When you come back I won't be here and you can sing it. I guess I've had it with you and your career, You don't really know what you've got 'til it's gone, It seems one thing has been true all along, Tired of sittin' and hatin' and makin' these excuses,įor why you're not around, and feeling so useless, That I'm stuck here waitin', no longer debatin', I want you to know it's a little fucked up, You can call me if you find that you have something to say,Īnd I'll tell you, I want you to know it's a little fucked up, I'm doin' fine, and I'm plannin' to keep it that way, With anything to keep the thought of you from my mind, Shit, I find myself just fillin' my time, Used to have a little party every Halloween with candy by the pile,īut now, you only stop by every once and a while, You know the place where you used to live, Me and the rest of the family here singing "Where'd you go?" Tellin' you that I've had it with you and your career, That I'm stuck here waitin', at times debatin', So, I want you to know it's a little fucked up, 'Cause your voice always helps me to not feel so alone,īut I feel like an idiot, workin' my day around the call,īut when I pick up I don't have much to say, I get along but the trips always feel so long,Īnd, I find myself trying to stay by the phone, I don't understand why you have to always be gone, Some days I wanna quit, and just be normal for a bit,"
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