Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, little 'ol me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh...I've had it up to here!
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear
'Cause I'm just a girl I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night I'm just a girl,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes
I'm just a girl,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh...I've had it up to here!
Oh...am I making myself clear?
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!
I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to Is making me numb
I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison
Oh...I've had it up to!
Oh...I've had it up to!!
Oh...I've had it up to here!
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*This is without a doubt my anthem. I've felt like this since I was little and it's great to hear it sung out loud. I always expected to be treated like one of the boys and then I realized that all of a sudden I'm weak and can't do what I want because I'm a girl. Anyways I realized that women will never be treated as equals and that's because we're not. Men are physically stronger and women are mentally stronger. It's a fact that women can do heaps at once and men can't. I still think that women should be able to do what they want and not immediately get judged because of what they are but I know I can't change it. And I've learned to keep my mouth shut when it comes to sexist a**holes. I called my science teacher one because he said that I'm a female therefore I belong in the kitchen. I told him he was sexist and all he said was that it was true! I told him how much of a sexist a**hole he is and stressed at him. Then he gave me a C! Needless to say I hated him ever since. Sorry I crapped on so much! :)
Chel's meaning: It's about people hiding the truth from her just because she's a girl and she's saying she can handle it. so, quit treating her like that.
No one by Alicia Keys
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I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better
You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause
Everything's gonna be alright
People keep talking
They can say what they like
But all I know is
Everything's gonna be alright
And no one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around
This I know for certain
You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause
Everything's gonna be alright
People keep talking
They can say what they like
But all I know is
Everything's gonna be alright
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel
I know some people search the world
To find something like what we have
I know people will try, try to divide something so real
So till the end of time, I'm telling you that in the world
No one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
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*I KNEW there was a sad edge to this song! She did an interview with Entertainment Weekly where she talked about a relative of hers who was dying, and Alicia put everything on hold to take care of her until she died. This song is about that. Her somewhat desperate, sad voice makes sense now.
Chel's meaning: I sing it because it gives me a sense of peace. Like there's someone out there who will make everything alright.
Augustana--Boston lyrics.
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In the light of the sun
Is there anyone? Oh, it has begun
Oh dear, you look so lost
Your eyes are red, the tears are shed
This world you must have crossed, you said
You don't know me
And you don't even care, oh yeah
And you said, you don't know me
And you don't wear my chains, oh yeah
Essential yet appealed
You carry all your thoughts across an open field
Where flowers gaze at you
They're not the only ones who cry when they see you
You said you don't know me
And you don't even care, oh yeah
Well you said you don't know me
And you don't wear my chains, oh yeah
She said I think I'll go to Boston
I think I'll start a new life
I think I'll start it over
Where no one knows my name
I'll get out of California
I'm tired of the weather
I think I'll get a lover
And fly 'em out to Spain
Oh yeah and I think I'll go to Boston
I think that I was tired
I think I need a new town
To leave this all behind
I think I need a sunrise
I'm tired of the Sunset
I hear it's nice in the summer
Some snow would be nice, oh yeah
You don't know me
And you don't even care, oh yeah
Boston, where no one knows my name
Where no one knows my name
Where no one knows my name, yeah
Boston, where no one knows my name
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*Dan Layus, the lead singer, says about the cd -- "There's a lot of leaving," Dan says, of the album's many beginnings and endings, takeoffs and landings. "that's pretty much the theme of the record--looking for a home and not being able to find it, for a multitude of reasons. I was looking for a home in a person. Be it a real love or just one I had in my head. I wish that by the last song there was a conclusion but I'm still figuring it out myself."
*This song is about the want for something new and something different. In the song, the individual being sung about is tired of his life back at home and wanted to just get up and move far away from everything. He says he wants to go to Boston, where "some snow would be nice." He is saying that where he lives, everything is repeating every day and there is no change of weather, no change of feelings, and no change in his life whatsoever. The line "you don't wear my chains" is saying that nobody knows how he feels and what he's going through and thinks he'll "start a new life" wherever he moves to. In short, this song is about the need to try something new and different from the ordinary.
Chel's meaning: I think about this song so much because I relate to it so well. How great would it be to cut your losses and move on, just start over somewhere else?
**special song**
*In place of Shingri Las "leader of the pack", a song by No Doubt called "dear John"
Dear John
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My friend you're gone
Someday I hope we meet again
I look unto the left and then I look unto the right
I see your faded figure almost every single night
Is my imagination playing tricks on me
But in my heart you see, you will always be
My friend, you're gone
Someday I hope we meet again
You're singing in a band with a mic on in your hand
The way that you would sing really made me feel all grand
You left your friends alone right upon this earth
I wish that would've seen how much life was worth
My friend, yeh yeah, you're gone
Someday, someday, someday, now, I hope we meet again
Yeah iyeah, I hope we meet again, now
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah oh
Well, Johnny made us laugh but now he made us cry
It couldn't have been that bad to make him want to die
Now it's too late to find your destiny
I wish you would've waited longer here with me
My friend, yeah yeah, you're gone
Someday I hope we meet again
My friend you're gone
Someday, someday, someday, now, I hope we meet again
I hope we meet again
John my friend hey yeah
I hope, please, yeah I know we'll meet again, yeah
I'm missing you my friend, I hope we meet again
I'm missing you my friend, I hope we meet again
Well I'm missing you my friend, I hope we meet again
Well I'm missing you, oh ah yeah
Well I'm missing you, oh ah yeah
Hey, I'm missing you my friend, I hope we meet again
Well I'm missing you
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John Francis Spence (3 February 1969--21 December 1987) was a founding member of the then 2 Tone-ska band No Doubt, along with Eric Stefani who had his younger sister Gwen Stefani sing backing vocals. John, who came up with the band's name from his favorite expression, took on the role as the lead vocalist, with the Madness-inspired Eric behind the keyboard. John was No Doubt's energetic frontman, doing backflips and wild screams on the stage. Early on their performances became popular on the local scene for being lively and entertaining.
On December 21, 1987, at the age of 18, Spence committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun in the park located in Anaheim, California. This was early in No Doubt's existance therefore John never appeared on any of the band's albums. Naturally, this event was a big shock for his bandmates and friends, who found out about his death only a few days before they were going to play a big industry gig at The Roxy Theater in Hollywood. The reason behind his suicide is believed by some partially to be because of all the pressure he must have put on himself as the front man, however it was known by his close friends and family that John had made attempts on his life before and that he very likely had issues surrounding depression. John's early death could have spelled the end for the relatively newly formed band. At the Roxy gig the remaining members of the band announced their breakup. Several days later they reformed feeling that John would have wanted them to stay together. The band tried to replaced John after his death with Alan Meade (a closed friend, member of the horn section of the band, and brother of band member Tony Meade).
Gwen eventually took over the role lead vocalist when Alan left the band. Alan wrote the song "Dear John" in tribute to their lost friend, this recording is very rare. The song's lyrics expresses the bandmates' sorrow for having lost a good friend. It's featured fifth of five songs on a demo tape they recorded in 1988 and sold at performances held by the band. The tape's cover features cartoons drawn by band co-founder Eric Stefani. In the booklet for No Doubt's 1992 self-titled release, the dedication page states that the album is dedicated to John, and includes a cartoon of John doing his signature flip and scream.
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