Taking Things For Granted
Joy Oladokun"Taking Things For Granted" is a song by Joy Oladokun, released in 2023 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:28 long and contains 29 lines and 242 words.
Lyrics
0:24In the school yard when I was a kid
0:28I gave everyone my address
0:30Said come on over
0:33And it turns out that nobody did
0:38Swimming alone's how I spent my eighth birthday
0:43And sometimes it feels like I never got out of the water
0:49I never got out of the water even though I did
0:57Sometimes it feels like everyone's looking at the surface
1:03And it's not happening on purpose
1:06But they're taking things for granted again
1:25I'm learning to write my wrongs
1:29And speak up when I feel like I'm not being listened to
1:36But some story entered my bones
1:39When I was far too young to know not to listen to
1:44What people say
1:46'Cause everybody's feeling the pressure
1:50Of a world that keeps trying to end us everyday
1:58Sometimes it feels like everyone's looking at the surface
2:04And it's not happening on purpose
2:07But they're taking things for granted again
2:38Sometimes it feels like I never got out of the water
2:44I never got out of the water even though I did
2:52Sometimes it feels like I never got out of the water
2:58I never got out of the water even though I did
3:06Sometimes it feels like this world's got nothing for me
3:11Getting blank stares in return for what I give
3:19Sometimes I feel a thousand eyes looking down at the surface
3:25And they're watching me drown on purpose
3:28Oh they're taking things for granted again
In the school yard when I was a kid I gave everyone my address Said come on over And it turns out that nobody did Swimming alone's how I spent my eighth birthday And sometimes it feels like I never got out of the water I never got out of the water even though I did Sometimes it feels like everyone's looking at the surface And it's not happening on purpose But they're taking things for granted again I'm learning to write my wrongs And speak up when I feel like I'm not being listened to But some story entered my bones When I was far too young to know not to listen to What people say 'Cause everybody's feeling the pressure Of a world that keeps trying to end us everyday Sometimes it feels like everyone's looking at the surface And it's not happening on purpose But they're taking things for granted again Sometimes it feels like I never got out of the water I never got out of the water even though I did Sometimes it feels like I never got out of the water I never got out of the water even though I did Sometimes it feels like this world's got nothing for me Getting blank stares in return for what I give Sometimes I feel a thousand eyes looking down at the surface And they're watching me drown on purpose Oh they're taking things for granted again
Translation
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