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A chance to start over? Bareilles song "Used to be Mine"

carilyne

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So I had a few comments on my Used to be Mine pages. So here are the lyrics with the phrase that got me thinking in bold.

"She Used To Be Mine"

It's not simple to say
That most days I don't recognize me
That these shoes and this apron
That place and it's patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used to be
Although it's true
I was never attention's sweet center
I still remember that girl

She's imperfect but she tries
She is good but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up
And baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine

It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person
And makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over
And rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew

Who'll be reckless just enough
Who'll get hurt but
Who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised
And gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck and be scared
Of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day
'Til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little
To bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone but it used to be mine

Used to be mine
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine

What do you think about starting over -- can we get back to the person we were before life changed us? Does it take giving it all back to get the chance to start over? It's been going through my mind all day so I thought I'd see what everyone else thought.
 
oh Carrie, those are amazing lyrics!!!!!! and, of course, I now see the dimension of your page.... I couldn't read because the size of the pages got even more reduced on being a double pager, if I could read the name of the author I might have looked for it.... the page goes now to a whole new level.....

Sarita showed me Sara Beirelles years ago, maybe 2011? when she wasn't all that known but I have to admit I only knew Love Song and another song.....

I believe we always have the chance to start over...I wouldn't think of recovering someone I once was, but more like starting over with a new, much stronger strength as we learn more on the path...
I know I haven't been much around to chat for none, as things in this side of the pond are an every day fight (we were to get the car back yesterday but didn't, for starters ) but you can give us a shout at any time if you want to chat.

As I say and have been told, there is always the side of being low that makes us create the most truthful and great pages.... so then one carries on and keep making a new path....
Huge hugggzz

here is the Sara Beirelles video for the song :) in case some of you want to listen, is beautiful....
 
Thanks for the video. I didn't think of adding that. It's such a pretty song. She is writing the songs for a new Broadway show "Waitress". I agree with you -- not going back and being the same person. But yes second chances always exist. That one phrase seems like she is regretting what has happened. It has been very thought provoking for me.
 
I love the idea of second chances and agree with what you both said about not necessarily starting over, but starting different. Some days I feel like I'm going into panic mode because there is so much I want to do in life, and I feel like time is slipping away. Being chronically "ill" doesn't help. I think I wish I could go back and not waste time on/with certain people or jobs I've hated. But I've taken the chances I could and my brain disorder would be with me no matter which path I'd chosen. So I'm lucky to be where I am now. I still wonder what life would be like if I'd chosen things differently, but not in a regret-filled way... just morbid curiosity. :giggle

Thanks for sharing, ladies!!
 
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Oh my .... I just watched the video and I have no words. How beautiful and it touched something in me. I think we all give up a little of ourselves as we go through life and this song resonates with those empty pieces. Thank you for sharing ......

And yes, there is always hope for a second chance, it might not be exactly the way you were but it might be better than you thought in the first place xx
 
Oh wow, thank you for sharing this! I had not heard this song before. Love Sara Bareilles!

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thank you for lyrycs... i would love to be me. the me i was at age 5 - age 15 - age 30 -- what made me me, is gone
 
Not totally gone, some you can find and bring back or find ways to honor that part.
 
Sara Bareilles is one of the favorites in our family! We saw her live when my oldest was three and she danced so hard that she feel asleep soon after. Thanks for sharing the lyrics.
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Anytime Liana and Bart. Kiss for Bart.
This is brand new and I loved it.
 
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