This Isn’t Everything You Are Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You can't find the phone so you can call it off
But it might be for the best
You can't walk away, anyway
Because you've nowhere else to go
Is he worth all this? Is it a simple "yes"?
'Cause if you have to think it's fucked
Feels like you've loved him more than he loved you
And you wish you'd never met

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't keel over now
Don't keel over

Don't keel over now
Don't keel over

[Verse 2]
You've been up all night and the night before
And you've lost count of drinks and time
And your friends keep calling, worried sick
And there's strangers everywhere

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't keel over now
Don't keel over
Don't keel over now
Don't keel over
[Chorus]
And in one little moment it all implodes
This isn't everything you are
Breathe deeply in the silence, no sudden moves
This isn't everything you are
Just take the hand that's offered and hold on tight
This isn't everything you are
There's joy not far from here, I, I know there is
This isn't everything you are

[Verse 3]
When you took the call, how could you know
That he'd slipped away last night?
And you wish you'd went home days ago
To say goodbye, or just hello

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't keel over now
Don't keel over
Don't keel over now
Don't keel over

[Chorus]
And in one little moment, it all implodes
This isn't everything you are
Breathe deeply in the silence, no sudden moves
This isn't everything you are
Just take the hand that's offered and hold on tight
This isn't everything you are
There's joy not far from here, I, I know there is
This isn't everything you are
[Outro]
This isn't everything you are
This isn't everything you are

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Genius Annotation

The three verses tell three stories of three different characters struggling:
1. Someone afraid to leave a bad relationship.
2. An alcoholic
3. Someone who just learned of the death of a loved one.

The chorus gives the encouraging message that these tragedies do not fully define us.

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Release Date
October 14, 2011
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