Quasimodo

I reintroduced myself to a song that I listened to in high school. Well... i actually internalized this song, lol. It's called 'Quasimodo' by Lifehouse, and it was a cushion in those emotionally-shifty high school moments. I played it this evening and wasnt at all surprised that i still knew all the words. What did kinda surprise me was the feeling that crept up when i played it the first time. It was like i was back in 10th/11th grade and blasting this song in my car. Telling everything that was going on that it wouldnt break me. It was 4 minutes and 32 seconds of bliss. Only because I can really sing the chorus now and look back. Back then, I sang it hoping that one day the world would be off my shoulders. Ive defintately lost the pain. Those old emotional chains are gone. And this song reminded me of that today. I almost cried. Singing at the top of my lungs and driving down Pratt Ave.

there goes my pain/ there goes my chains/ did you see them falling/ there goes this feeling that has no meaning/ there goes the world off of my shoulders/ there goes the world off of my back/ you cant change me/ you cant break me/ there it goes

So here are the lyrics and a link to the song.

~Quasimodo by Lifehouse~

You could be right and i'll be real
honesty won't be a pain you'll have to feel
'cause i don't need your approval to find my worth
i've been trapped inside of my own mind
afraid to open my eyes to what i'd find
i don't want to live like this anymore

there goes my pain
there goes my chains
did you see them falling
because this feeling that has no meaning
there goes the world off of my shoulders
there goes the world off of my back
there it goes

does it scare you that i can be something different than you
would it make you feel more comfortable if i wasn't
you can't control me
you can't take away from me who i am

there goes my pain
there goes my chains
did you see them falling
because this feeling that has no meaning
there goes the world off of my shoulders
there goes the world off of my back

you can't change me
you can't break me

there goes the world off of my shoulders
there goes the world off of my back

have you ever felt that your only comfort was your cage
your not alone ive felt the same as you
have you felt like your secrets give you away
you're not alone ive been there too
everyone is looking and everyone is laughing
but i think everyone feels the same
everybody wants to feel okay
everybody wants to
everybody wants to feel

there goes my pain
there goes my chains
did you see them falling
there goes this feeling that has no meaning
there goes the world off of my shoulders
there goes the world off of my back

'cause i dont want it, i dont want it
'cause you can't change me you can't break me
there goes the world off of my shoulders
there goes the world off of my back
there it goes