Okay so this was the girl on Glee last night... she sang this song on The Oprah Winfrey Show ... this performance gave me the chills... her voice is so rich (she's only 16!!!!) and these lyrics are amazing! If you haven't watched this yet, watch it now!
Note to God
If I wrote a note to God I would speak what's in my soul I'd ask for all the hate to be swept away For love to overflow
If I wrote a note to God I'd pour my heart out on each page I'd ask for war to end and for peace to mend this world
I'd say I'd say I'd say
Give us the strength to make it through Help us find love, cause love is overdue And it seems like so much is going wrong On this road we're on
If I wrote a note to God I'd say please help us find a way End all the bitterness, put some tenderness in our hearts
I'd say I'd say I'd say
Give us the strength to make it through Help us find love, cause love is overdue And it looks like we haven't got a clue Need some help from you
Grant us the faith to carry on Give us hope when it seems all hope is gone Cause it seems like so much is going wrong On this road we're on
No No
We can't do it on our own
So So
(Give us the strength to make it through Help us find love, cause love is overdue) And it looks like we haven't got a clue Need some help
Grant us the faith to carry on Give us hope when it seems all hope is gone Cause it seems like so much is going wrong On this road we're on
You've been acting awful tough lately
Smoking a lot of cigarettes lately
But inside, you're just a little baby
It's okay to say you've got a weak spot
You don't always have to be on top
Better to be hated than love, love, loved for what you're not
You're vulnerable, you're vulnerable
You are not a robot
You're loveable, so loveable
But you're just troubled
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
You've been hanging with the unloved kids
Who you never really liked and you never trusted
But you are so magnetic, you pick up all the pins
Never committing to anything
You don't pick up the phone when it ring, ring, rings
Don't be so pathetic, just open up and sing
I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable
I am not a robot
You're loveable, so loveable
But you're just troubled
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Can you teach me how to feel real?
Can you turn my power on?
Well, let the drum beat drop
Guess what? I'm not a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
"This song is to me obviously about being human and accepting that fact. More and more worldwide, people are losing touch with their very humanity. Society pushes human beings to be more perfect and more perfect every year, and it's gotten to the point where people are expected to have inhuman characteristics, or else you're called "weird" or a "loser". I think it's about admitting vulnerability, admitting that you're a human, and BEING a human.
It's about being the imperfect human you are instead of trying to cover all of your imperfections up."
Either it's about the kind of person who is the way Marina has described (like me, for example) - putting on a tough act, hiding from their feelings, never admitting their vulnerability, troubled, hanging out with people that they don't really like or trust, never committing to anything or anyone and not believing that anyone could love them.
And it's her trying to show them otherwise, telling them that they are lovable and vulnerable, just troubled too.
OR
It's her trying to convince herself. It sounds a lot like that to me. Possibly she is that person who puts on a tough front, hides from her feelings, is troubled, doesn't believe she could be loved, doesn't commit to anyone etc. and she's telling herself to stop being that way by saying, 'You're vulnerable, you are not a robot' as if she's saying to herself 'you can't go on like this', and then she's trying to convince herself that she could be loved by saying 'you're lovable, but you're just troubled'. She's telling herself to get over this sort of behavior throughout the song, for example about her not committing, 'not picking up the phone' she's saying 'don't be so pathetic, just open up'. When she's saying 'I'm vulnerable, I am not a robot' and 'Guess what? I'm not a robot' it's her suddenly realizing that she is in fact vulnerable and she's not the robot she acts like. However, 'you're lovable' never changes to 'I'm lovable' so it's as if she still can't convince herself that she is indeed lovable.
The song could have any meaning, but that's how I interpret it."
These are the best interpretation I found on the lyrics, what do you think?
Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me
And I'm feelin' good
I'm feelin' good
Fish in the sea, you know how I feel
River runnin' free, you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree, you know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me
And I'm feelin' good
Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know
Butterflies all havin' fun, you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when the day is done, that's what I mean
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world for me
For me
Stars when you shine, you know how I feel
Scent of the pine, you know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine and I know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
It's a new life for me
And I'm feelin' good
I'm feelin' good
I'm feelin' so good
I feel so good
