Mean It (Seattle Sessions)

I was born next to my mother

She sang me to sleep

And I grew to adore my father

As he drowned in a drink

And I know that I should be grateful

For the things they taught

I was raised to be so damn faithful

I didn't need a god

Time is crazy

My grandmother made up a lie over life

When she die what she gave me

A necklace that come from the sky

Said my grandfather made it

Out of gold and a diamond that always reminded him

Of what life could have been

So when I say I love you I wanna mean it

'Cause I say a lot of things that I don't mean

And when I say I want to, I wanna mean it

'Cause I know not to say yes to just anything

Hope to die next to my daughter

Let her sing me to sleep having made the mistakes of a mother

Still I taught her to breathe when you're low

When you're deep underwater

Stay faithful

Remember what you love

So when the world gets painful

You'll become your own god

I could daydream

Sit back and think of a mythical life

But the seasons changing

The tragic thing is that you can't live it twice

So I tried to be brave and tell her that we'll meet again

That we met before

But I'm not really so sure

So when I say I love you I wanna mean it

'Cause I say a lot of things that I don't mean

And when I say I want to I wanna mean it

'Cause I know not to say yes to just anything

Da-da, da-da, da-da-da

Da-da, da-da, da-da-da

Da-da, da-da, da-da-da

Da-da, da-da, da-da-da

So when I say I love you I wanna mean it

'Cause I say a lot of things that I don't mean

And when I say I want to I wanna mean it

'Cause I know not to say yes to just anything

So when I say I love you I wanna mean it

'Cause I say a lot of things that I don't mean

And when I say I want to I wanna mean it

'Cause I know not to say yes to just anything