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Songs Relating To Threes?

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#1 ·
Just wondering, are there any songs you've come across which really seem like they were written by/about a three? This is the first one which popped into my head, still unsure if it's written by a four mocking a three, or a three coming to terms with his threeness.



Oh, and here are the lyrics, in case you can't be bothered listening. The bold part really stands out IMO.

You're a fraud and you know it
But it's too good to throw it all away
Anyone would do the same
You've got 'em going
And you're careful not to show it
Sometimes you even fool yourself a bit
It's like magic
But it's always been a smoke and mirrors game
Anyone would do the same

So now that you've arrived well you wonder
What is it that you've done to make the grade
And should you do the same?
(Is that too easy?)
Are you only trying to please them
Will they see then-
You're desperate to deliver
Anything that could give you
A sense of reassurance
When you look in the mirror


Such highs and lows
You put on quite a show
All these highs and lows
And you're never really sure
What you do it for
Well do you even want to know?
You put on quite a show

(Mother)
Are you watching?
Are you watching?
(Mother)
(Mother)
Are you watching?

You're a fraud and you know it
And every night and day you take the stage
And it always entertains
You're giving pleasure
And that's admirable you tell yourself
And so you'd gladly sell yourself
To others
(Mother)
Are you watching?
(Mother)
Are you watching?
Are you watching?

Such highs and lows
You put on quite a show
All these highs and lows
And you're never really sure
What you do it for
Well do you even want to know?
Yeah you put on quite a show
 
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#2 ·
When I was disintegrating to 9, I constantly listened to this song because I was finally coming to the realization of who I really am. There was a time when I used to think of myself as Superman, and tried to live like that - but recent failures shook my world to the core.

I really relate to the "I'm not superman and it's not easy to be me" partly because of the hard work that had gone into becoming who I was - only to realize that it wasn't worth much at all in the end. Another aspect is alter-egos, masks - constantly trying to live up to mine and others' expectations.

Also, it's an interesting comment you make about a 4 mocking a 3 --- it's actually something very common which I believe comes from envy [which is the 4's vice]. Anyways - this thread isn't about that.



I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me

I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane
I'm more than some pretty face beside a train
And it's not easy to be me

Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I'll never see

It may sound absurd, but don't be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed, but won't you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It's not easy to be me

Up, up and away, away from me
It's all right, you can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy, or anything

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me
Inside me
Yeah, inside me
Inside of me

I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
I'm only a man
Looking for a dream

I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
And it's not easy

Its not easy to be me
 
#17 · (Edited)
I was literally just logging on to make this thread..oh well.

This song was written by Jason Robert Brown, and after a workshop I did with him I'm almost positive he's a 3, and he said he wrote this song about how he felt growing up and when his first musical opened on Broadway... pretty 3-ish if you asked me. Sorry it's showtunes...

King of the World - Songs for a New World


Once upon a time I had tides to control
I had worlds to win
And stars to ignite
And they threw flowers at my feet
When I walked through the town


Once upon a time I had lives to protect
I had rules to change
And wrongs to set right
And there were people at my side
And there were rivers I could guide
I wanted nothing in return

Let me out of here
Give me back all my dreams

Let me out of here
Let please see the sun
Let me out of here
At least tell me what I did wrong

I'm king of the world
Chief of the sea
High in the wind
At least I used to be
And I'm king of the world
Please set me free
Let me remind them of my promise
Live my given destiny


Once upon a time I had fate in my hands
And the confidence of a million regimes

And they said, "Brother you're in charge
We'll follow anything you say"

Once upon a time Father said to me,
"Child you are everything
That you see in your dreams"

And I thought, Jesus, that's the key
There are no walls surrounding me
There are no prisons in this life


Let me out of here
Give me back to the wind
Let me out of here
Let me please see my son
Let me out of here
Don't you understand who I am?

I'm king of the world

Chief of the sea
High in the wind
At least I try to be
And I'm king of the world
Please set me free
I have the power and the promise
Give me back my family

Why are we punished for wanting to explore?
Why am I sitting in this cell?
I was not challenging the system
I was working for the people
I just wanted to be better

Why are we punished for wanting to survive?
Why am I locked behind these bars?
Tell the children I'll return to them
Tell them . . . Someone,
Let them know I will be free

I will not be defeated
I will stand like a mountain
And the road will stretch before me
And they'll know it's time to follow


And we'll lift our eyes
And raise our heads
And face the sun
And tell the future
I'm king of the world

Land of the free
High in the sky
The best that I can be
And I'm king of the world
Watch and you'll see
Nothing can stop me from tomorrow,
Keep me from my destiny


I'm king of the world
I'm king of the world

I'm . . . I'm . . .
At least I used to be

 
#20 ·
I wonder what the 3s think of our song choices. :)
Well so far we're competitive grabbing hands, sexy, always winning, bosses, frauds and we know it, not superman, brining all the boys to the yard with our milkshakes, material girls, and pokemon masters. I think the nail has pretty much been hit on the head.
 
#26 ·


You've got a fast car
I wanna a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me, myself, I've got nothing to prove


You've got a fast car
I've got a plan to get us out of here
Been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living


See my old man's got a problem
Live with the bottle, that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young, to look like his
When mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did


You've got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way


Say remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


You've got a a fast car
We go cruising entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
Now I work in the market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs


Say remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speeds so fast it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


You've got a fast car
I've got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
I got no plans and I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving



Say remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speeds so fast it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


You've got a fast car
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
 
#39 ·
Reposted from this thread :

3, I think sexual variant.



Talk all the talk with a poet’s style
Tongue like electric, eyes like a child
Eye on your wives and the classic cars
Live like a savior, live like the stars
Talk all the talk with a model’s smile
Tongue like electric, eyes like a child
Buy all your highs and the classic cars
Die on the front page, just like the stars

The big screens, the plastic-made dreams
Say you don’t want it, say you don’t want it
Its our world, the picture-book girls
Say you don’t want it, say you don’t want it
Don’t you ask me if it's love my dear
Love don’t really mean a thing round here

The fake scenes the plastic-made dreams
Say you don’t want it, say you don’t want it
This song always humble me by dragging me away from entertaining the idea of having a deep, poignant, meaningful self-image. /deadpan

Then,



Every second is a lifetime
And every minute more brings you closer to God
And you see nothing but the red lights
You let your body burn like never before.

And it feels better than love.
Yeah it feels better than love.

Turn away, turn away, close your eyes
you can runaway.
It’s not enough.

Another second in the sunshine,
A decade in the dark taking part in a dream.
Have you forgotten what she looks like?
Or do you only see what you want to believe?


Does it feel better than love?
Does it feel better than love?

Turn away, turn away, close your eyes
you can runaway.
It’s not enough.


I see the lights through the rain, oh tonight
but they never change.
So what is love?

Does it feel better than love?
Does it feel better than love?

Turn away, turn away, close your eyes
you can runaway.
It’s not enough.

I see the lights through the rain, oh tonight
but they never change.

So what is love
More 3.



Can you tell I'm faking it? But I want to be myself
A counterfeit disposition
Can't be good for my health
So many different faces
Depending on the different phases
My personality changes
I'm a chameleon
There's more than one dimension
I can fool you and attract attention
Camouflage my nature
Let me demonstrate...

Makeup's all off
Who am I?
Magic's in the make up
Who am I?


What are you waiting for?
Nobody's gonna show you how
Why work for someone else
To do what you can do right now?

They say that a good thing never lasts
And then it has to fall
Those are the the people that did not
Amount to much at all
 
#40 ·
3 on the way back up :)



You say you know just who I am
But you can't imagine
What waits for you across the line
You thought you had me
But I'm still here standing
And I'm tired of backing down

And I'm here now feeling the pain
Of a thousand hearts
Been to hell and back again
I won't take this

You try so hard to bring me down
You can't break the broken
You still don't seem to understand
It's your turn to see just
How it feels to be me
How it feels to be knocked down

And you're here now feeling the pain
Of a thousand hearts
You've been to hell and back again
You can't take this

Remember
This feeling

How it feels to be alive
Now you see me through my eyes
And we're here now feeling the beat
Of a thousand hearts
Coming back to life again
We can make it

Remember
This feeling
Remember...
 
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