Edible Fact!
BUILD IT UP Everything I ever knew came from you Everything I wanna be, that’s in me That comes from me Open up your fist and let me out I was made to run around And let me feel the air beneath my feet Let me go And I know not everybody gets a new life And I know not everybody gets to start over again But I do know what I’m doing with my new life I’ll build it up, break it down, build it up Build it up, break it down Build it up, break it down |
You can fly away too, that’s on you But don’t tell me what I cannot do I can tie on my shoes and put on my coat I’m living a history, the one that I wrote And I know not everybody gets a new life And I know not everybody gets to start over again But I do know what I’m doing with my new life I’ll build it up, break it down, build it up Build it up, break it down, build it up And everything I ever knew And I know not everybody gets to start over again (everything I ever knew) But I do know what I’m doing with my new life (everything I ever knew) Build it up, break it down, build it up (ooh, everything I ever knew came from you) Burn it up, break it down, build it up You can fly away too, that’s on you I heard this song by Ingrid Michaelson for the first time when I was watching the short drama series on Netflix, Little Fires Everywhere. I instantaneously grabbed my phone to Shazaam it, and immediately add it to my play list. Some listeners may apply these lyrics to a lover; but not me, I apply it to EVERYTHING. It is a fact; we can always start again. It is a fact; we are who we are because of the decisions we make. It is a fact; there is no one who can take credit for you other than yourself. It is a fact; I listen to this song when I run to give me that extra charge in confidence that I need to overcome my own inner doubts. |