Thursday, May 24, 2012

                    Roots before branches 
                                 By Room For Two 


This song is very heartfelt and it makes me think about who I used to be and the things that I went through that made me who I am today.









So many things 
To do and say But I can't seem                                      

To find my way
But I wanna know how
I know 
I'm meant 
For something else
But first 
I gotta find myself
But I don't know how

Oh, why do 
I reach for the stars
When I don't have wings 
To carry me that far?

I gotta have 
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know 
Who I wanna be
And faith 
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world 
For me

Sometimes 
I don't wanna feel
And forget the pain 
Is real
Put my head 
In the clouds
Oh, start to run 
And then I fall
Seein' 
I can't get it all
Without my feet 
On the ground

There's always a seed
Before there's a rose
The more that it rains 
The more I will grow

I gotta have 
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know 
Who I wanna be
And faith 
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world 
For me

Whatever comes 
I know how to take it
Learn to be strong 
I won't have to fake it
Oh, you're understandin'
Oh, but when you come 
And do it best
There ain't nothin' 
To stoppin' east to west 
(I'm not sure 
if this is right)
But I'll still 
Be standing 
I'll be standing

I gotta have 
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know 
Who I wanna be
And faith 
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world

I gotta have 
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know 
Who I wanna be
And faith 
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world 
For me

I gotta have 
Roots before branches



My favorite lines in this song are "to live like I see a place in this world for me." The writers of this song use this short sentence and many others through out the poem to show that you have to make mistakes and fall down in order to find your place in this world.

Resources:
Room For Two. "Roots Before Branches" elyrics.com 2009. Web. May 22, 2012

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