Just Like You[Just Like Me]((SONG))

by AmberSherrellxxIve Been Sitting Here Trying To Find Myselfxx   Nov 7, 2008


[VERSE 1]
He drinks away the trouble and pops away the pain,
Needing the lightheadedness and the poison in his veins.
He says that he feels so hopeless, nothing's going to change.
But that's what happens when angels fly away.

I try to convince him that the future's in his hands,
You can grasp it in your fist or let it slip like sand.
He doesn't believe it, there's no hope when he speaks.
He's slowly giving up, strong becomes the weak

But, baby let me tell you because I think you need to know.

[CHORUS]
I know how a breaking heart sounds and I know the pain.
I know the words your own blood cries when you hit the vein.
I know that helpless feeling because I've felt it too.
I know who you are because I'm just like you.

[VERSE 2]
He's feeling sorry for himself, dragging his feet behind.
I smell the alcohol on his breath as he tells me he's fine.
I see the pills clenched between his fingers as he's holding me tight.
He's not doing it now, but that picture's in my mind.

I can't stand to see him just throwing life away,
I have so many thoughts, but I don't know what to say.
But I guess that's what happens when you know he's not okay.
I guess sometimes even angels fly away

But, baby let me tell you because I think you need to know

[CHORUS]
I know how a breaking heart sounds and I know the pain.
I know the words your own blood cries when you hit the vein.
I know that helpless feeling because I've felt it too.
I know who you are because I'm just like you.

[BRIDGE]
Baby, put the bottle down and leave the rest behind.
I know it hurts now, but the wounds will heal with time.
Please believe in yourself like I believe in you.
When the times get hard I promise to help you through.

But, baby let me tell you because I think you need to know

[CHORUS]
I know that when the nights are cold and the lights are out,
You lay there in the dark with your thoughts full of doubt.
I know those tears you cry that nobody sees.
You know who I am because you're just like me.
Baby, just lean on me...

-Copyright-Amber Palmer

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  • 16 years ago

    by Sumit Ojha

    Excellent work :)

    this poem touch my heart, I love the poem

    Keep up this good work :)

  • 16 years ago

    by Cyber Saiyan

    Great work; really well written and easy to put to any type of music.

    I thought the word lightheadedness as a little long. It broke up the flow just a little bit and kind of twisted my tongue.

    “He says that he feels so hopeless, nothing's going to change.” This is a great line, but the “nothings going to” part seems is a little to factual, like it CANNOT change no matter what. Try adding LIKE in front of NOTHING. It seems to flow better.

    “or let it slip like sand” This seems like an incomplete thought. Maybe the words SLIP THROUGH would be better. In the same stanza, I really enjoy the work GRASP. Its powerful and not too common. It really brings meaning to the line.

    In the chorus, “when you hit the vein” is a little truncated. Maybe try WHEN THE NEEDLE HITS THE VEIN. YOU seems a little weak in a phrase so powerful.

    “I see the pills clenched between his fingers as he's holding me tight.
    He's not doing it now, but that picture's in my mind.” This is a great point, but the first line is really long and the second is kind of short, it seemed to lose the flow when putting a meter on it.

    The bridge is perfect, don’t change a thing. I really like how you express to readers that you understand the pain and reassure them that you will be there the whole way.

    Overall; a really great song.

  • 16 years ago

    by jutt

    Wow that was awsome. I have dealt with the same situations as the person you describe. I really needed someone like you when I was 17. Very inspirational writing.

  • 16 years ago

    by XxXcrystalXcontagiousXxX

    Know how a breaking heart sounds and I know the pain.
    I know the words your own blood cries favorite part

  • 16 years ago

    by StonedGooberz

    You know these 2 songs alone should make you one of the greatest song writers. i know this much it makes you one of my fav poets on here. im utterly speechless in the presence of your work *bows*---
    Raindrops 5/5

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