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Can't Help Smiling
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CAN’T HELP SMILING
I look out my window
And see the clouds blocking out the sun
Sometimes I can’t help smiling
Even when things are going wrong
It’s strange when you can see
It’s all a throw of the dice
And as scared as I might be
I still think it’s alright
Where do I go from here?
And where is the time that slipped away?
Sometimes I can’t help smiling
Because no one knows what to say
It looks like my only answer
Is that same silence so deep
And a shifting, rocky road
That makes me trip over my own feet
Some people will say “don’t worry”
Others say “keep your guard up”
But Lord, won’t you help me to keep smiling
Until my time is up?
I look out my window
And see the clouds blocking out the sun
Sometimes I can’t help smiling
Even when things are going wrong
It’s strange when you can see
It’s all a throw of the dice
And as scared as I might be
I still think it’s alright
Where do I go from here?
And where is the time that slipped away?
Sometimes I can’t help smiling
Because no one knows what to say
It looks like my only answer
Is that same silence so deep
And a shifting, rocky road
That makes me trip over my own feet
Some people will say “don’t worry”
Others say “keep your guard up”
But Lord, won’t you help me to keep smiling
Until my time is up?
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Well, this is my first deviation on here in over a year. I consider my last actual deviation to have been a set of lyrics that I submitted at the end of December 2011.
It's relatively unusual for me, but there wasn't any one artist, genre, or song that inspired these lyrics; they were moved along by a state I was in, and an amalgamation of music that I've been taking in over the last several months. I originally wrote these eight days ago, and after some fine-tuning late last night, I think I'm relatively pleased with what came about. It's been a while since I could say that.
As to what the song is about...I think I'll just let the lyrics speak for themselves, and I like to leave it open for the reader. I don't feel like doing much explaining this time around...
Regarding the picture of Bob, I just thought it fit the way in which I wrote these lyrics -- very bare-bones, very simple, very natural. It's a commonly used picture, and I don't know who owns the rights to it, per se, but I found the image here: [link]
Lastly, I'd like to dedicate this to my grandfather, who passed before my time, and on the anniversary of whose death this was written. I honor his memory with the words found here.
It's relatively unusual for me, but there wasn't any one artist, genre, or song that inspired these lyrics; they were moved along by a state I was in, and an amalgamation of music that I've been taking in over the last several months. I originally wrote these eight days ago, and after some fine-tuning late last night, I think I'm relatively pleased with what came about. It's been a while since I could say that.
As to what the song is about...I think I'll just let the lyrics speak for themselves, and I like to leave it open for the reader. I don't feel like doing much explaining this time around...
Regarding the picture of Bob, I just thought it fit the way in which I wrote these lyrics -- very bare-bones, very simple, very natural. It's a commonly used picture, and I don't know who owns the rights to it, per se, but I found the image here: [link]
Lastly, I'd like to dedicate this to my grandfather, who passed before my time, and on the anniversary of whose death this was written. I honor his memory with the words found here.
© 2013 - 2024 Berhane-Negus
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Really well done: the lyrics aren’t cheerful and while the singer seems fully aware of his “ability” to remain calm and smiling through any situation, he doesn’t appear to be particularly sure about anything except for that character trait of his (the uncertainty he experiences manages to give off a slight sense of uneasiness, one that’s barely lifted by the prayer at the end).