iflifesshadesofgray:

wordsbyjohn:

First. They say “you’re wrong, you’re wrong.”

And when that doesn’t work they tell you that you’re crazy, “you’re crazy.”

And when that doesn’t work then they just start feeling sorry for you in this weird, manipulative way:

“I just feel real bad that you’re doing this to yourself.” 

All of these things are a test. What you really want is behind the door, right?

The whole world is standing in front of the door going:

“You’re wrong, there’s nothing behind here, there’s nothing to see here,”

but you know in your heart get the hell out of the way cuz I have a place to be.

“You’re crazy, okay, you’re hurting yourself, you’re crazy….”

…if you’ve got a heart and a soul, then you know what the hell you’re doing,

and I have a feeling there are a lot of people in this room that know what they’re doing.

So what that means is, protecting what you know is right, no matter how small it is, you just gotta stay on the run,

Cause there’s nothing the world would rather do than say:

“Gimme that, gimme that, what’s in your hand? What is that hope? Give me that. Is that a dream? Crush it”

And what this song is about is staying far ahead away from everyone who wants to take that shit out of your hands.

We’re all on the run in one way or another. I feel it every day of my life after a while. It’s a powerful thing.

*sings*

I ain’t going to let nobody, I ain’t going to let nOooooobody take my prize away from me.

… if I say it’s cool, it’s cool, that’s all. If I say it’s cool it’s cool. If you say it’s cool, it’s cool, that’s all.

-John Mayer / Prelude to ‘Vultures,’ Brisbane, Australia, 2007.

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