"For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield
I could've given them good reason for their actions. I could've easily provoked an argument they saw comin' because I'm wired that way and I really don't mind the confrontation. I could've stomped my feet, huffed and puffed and blew this bullsh*t down. I could've...and this morning, I just about had it with it all of it I should've done just that.
Then I took a long, hard look at myself in my small, square mirror behind the door. And I said, "You can cause a scene or you can stop, and ask yourself, 'What's it all worth in the end?'" So, I decided to do what I do best when sh*i hits the fan. I cleaned house. I went through an entire storage closet in a matter of minutes and threw out old junk I knew no one would miss. I dragged a big box of it down the hill to the dumpster and never looked back.
After such a rush, I took a deep breath, wiped my face and again, glanced at myself in the mirror. And suddenly, I realized that this is exactly how I wanted to react to such a petty thing. I would go in and let it all go. Don't be fooled, it was very hard to sit through something that I completely disagreed with and knew full well had more to it than what was actually being said. This is the story of my life. I had to bite my tongue, step back, and distract myself from speaking out of line even if I was encouraged to do so. I didn't fall for this trap. So, I dug my nails into my hands and focused on this pain vs. being misunderstood. At least the physical pain I can handle, but I'm going to need more time adjusting to this mental f@%kfest they're putting me through.
I'm sticking to this idea that you can't fight with someone who doesn't fight back...at least it won't be as rewarding. And frankly, it doesn't matter because I don't care about who I am to people who don't know me. I vowed to take care of myself and so I didn't apologize for doing nothing wrong. I didn't agree with their misperception of me. I acknowledged it out of respect and paid no additional comment. In a way I guess you could say, I finally f@%ked 'em back and I gotta say, I enjoyed it.
Lyrics:
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and they carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
You better Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
You better Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
You better Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
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I could've given them good reason for their actions. I could've easily provoked an argument they saw comin' because I'm wired that way and I really don't mind the confrontation. I could've stomped my feet, huffed and puffed and blew this bullsh*t down. I could've...and this morning, I just about had it with it all of it I should've done just that.
Then I took a long, hard look at myself in my small, square mirror behind the door. And I said, "You can cause a scene or you can stop, and ask yourself, 'What's it all worth in the end?'" So, I decided to do what I do best when sh*i hits the fan. I cleaned house. I went through an entire storage closet in a matter of minutes and threw out old junk I knew no one would miss. I dragged a big box of it down the hill to the dumpster and never looked back.
After such a rush, I took a deep breath, wiped my face and again, glanced at myself in the mirror. And suddenly, I realized that this is exactly how I wanted to react to such a petty thing. I would go in and let it all go. Don't be fooled, it was very hard to sit through something that I completely disagreed with and knew full well had more to it than what was actually being said. This is the story of my life. I had to bite my tongue, step back, and distract myself from speaking out of line even if I was encouraged to do so. I didn't fall for this trap. So, I dug my nails into my hands and focused on this pain vs. being misunderstood. At least the physical pain I can handle, but I'm going to need more time adjusting to this mental f@%kfest they're putting me through.
I'm sticking to this idea that you can't fight with someone who doesn't fight back...at least it won't be as rewarding. And frankly, it doesn't matter because I don't care about who I am to people who don't know me. I vowed to take care of myself and so I didn't apologize for doing nothing wrong. I didn't agree with their misperception of me. I acknowledged it out of respect and paid no additional comment. In a way I guess you could say, I finally f@%ked 'em back and I gotta say, I enjoyed it.
Lyrics:
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and they carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
You better Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
You better Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
You better Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/lyrics/for_what_its_worth.html
http://mostpopularunpopular.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/
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