Story Behind The Song
The lyrics originally came from a song I wrote back in college. A girlfriend insulted me and tried to make me feel like a horrible person. I didn't stand up for myself and I felt so insignificant and worthless afterwards. I soon realized that her words meant very little, and the answers to my own self-worth lay in my own hands. I needed to ask myself if I was the person that I wanted to be. Since that time I've tried to find success with my music and in ten years of work, I've yet to find this success. Sometimes it's tempting to stay "down here" where it's safe. However, I owe it to myself to keep trying and to not give up. Life is very short and at the very least, challenging myself to be better than I am, keeps me from feeling small.
Song Description
In order to achieve in life, we need to take chances and push ourselves further. In taking these chances, we often put ourselves at risk or lay everything on the line. It's easy to stay safely on the ground where we're comfortable rather than reach for those unreachable stars that seem so very far away. However, if we never push our limits, then we'll never know if our dreams actually could have been reached in the end, and we'll live feeling "small" and insignificant in this huge world.
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Female |
| Mood |
Moving, Heated |
Subject |
Frustration, Determination |
| Similar Artists |
Sheryl Crow, Sarah Mclachlan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
So small
I see that the sun is fading fast, I see another day?s already passed
From down here, I?m as safe as I can be
Down here, no one can see me? I?m so small
I don?t want to fall, but I don?t want to crawl
And if I stick to the ground then I won?t live at all
Is who I am who I truly should be
I?m asking me
I look to the sky so far away and I cry because I?ve lost another day
?.feeling small
I don?t want to fall, but I don?t want to crawl
And if I stick to the ground then I won?t live at all
Is who I am who I truly should be
I?m asking me
Well, I know that I?m strong and I just need to hold on
But those stars keep slipping from my grace, my stars are gone without a trace
and I find myself tripping on my dreams, falling on my face.
I don?t want to fall, but I don?t want to crawl
And if I stick to the ground then I won?t live at all
Is who I am who I truly should be
I?m asking me
From down here, I?m as safe as I can be
Down here, no one can see me.