Complicated
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Complicated
(adjective) means involving in a lot of different parts, in a way that is
difficult to understand. That’s according to Cambridge Dictionaries. In other
words, complicated is something hard to understand, explain, or deal with. That
one’s according to Merriam-Webster. There’s no life without complication. And
since people are addicted to drama, they tend to anticipate or perhaps even
enjoy the complication that comes along with it. Well, life is indeed beautiful
in its own simply complicated form. However, not all complication is as
exciting as it might seem. Complicated is something consisting of parts
intricately combined, that is difficult to analyze, understand, or explain. And
when that something is someone’s personality, that could be a mess. Being
sophisticated is a thing, it’s great and attractive. But being complicated is
another thing. It’s terrible. No one complicated is able to live energetically
free. Why? Because they’re busy being somebody else rather than themselves.
“Chill
out, what you yelling for? Lay back, it’s all been done before. And if you
could only let it be, you will see.” –Avril Lavigne, Complicated
Today’s
song for Free Spirit is coming from
the free-spirited Canadian lady rocker, Avril Lavigne, titled “Complicated”.
The pop rock song was Lavigne’s debut single, taken from her very first studio
album, “Let Go”. “Complicated” was written by Lavigne herself along with the
three-piece production team, The Matrix, that consisted of Scott Spock, Lauren
Christy, and Graham Edwards. The single was released on May 14th 2002.
People
can feign or pretend in front of others. But what’s the good in that? The
lyrics of “Complicated” tell that living in falsity is not cool. We’re not
fooling anyone but ourselves. “Chill out,
what you yelling for? Lay back, it’s all been done before. And if you could
only let it be, you will see. I like you the way you are, when we’re driving in
your car. And you’re talking to me one on one, but you’ve become somebody else
around everyone else. You’re watching your back like you can’t relax. You’re
trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me.” People can put on a face
and become two-faced. But what’s the good it brings? Living in complication is
bothering. We’re not getting anywhere but anxiety. “You come over unannounced, dressed up like you’re something else.
Where you are ain’t where it’s at, you see, you’re making me laugh out when you
strike your pose. Take off all your preppy clothes, you know you’re not fooling
anyone when you’ve become somebody else around everyone else. You’re watching
your back like you can’t relax. You’re trying to be cool, you look like a fool
to me.”
It
may sounds cliche but people need to be themselves in order for them to get
comfort. We’re not living to please everyone, so why bother ourselves to become
somebody they want us to be instead of someone we truly are? We’re not living
to fulfill everybody’s expectation, so why make it hard for ourselves to do
things they want us to do instead of things we want to do? We only live once,
so do ourselves a favor; be ourselves, be true, be free, and be comfortable
with it. They who feel well-matched with you will stay, while they who don’t
will leave. Cherish them who stay. Let go of them who leave. Indeed life is
full of people come and go. No big deal. As long as we feel comfortable with
ourselves and not complicate things, then we’re cool. Everything’s just gonna
be okay. And that’s all that matters. “Tell
me why do you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you’re
acting like you’re somebody else, gets me frustrated. Life’s like this, you,
you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it
into honesty. You promised me I’m never gonna find you fake it, no, no, no.”
Based
on its chart performance, “Complicated” is Lavigne’s second most successful
single and was one of the most successful releases of 2002. The song was
nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The
music video of the song was directed by The Malloys, which successfully
introduced Lavigne’s lively, cheerful, easy-going, and free-spirited character.
“Why
do you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you’re acting
like you’re somebody else, gets me frustrated. Life’s like this, you, you fall
and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it into
honesty. You promised me I’m never gonna find you fake it, no, no, no.”
–Avril Lavigne, Complicated
“Uh
huh, life’s like this, uh huh, uh huh, that’s the way it is
‘Cause
life’s like this, uh huh, uh huh, that’s the way it is
Chill
out, what you yelling for? Lay back, it’s all been done before
And
if you could only let it be, you will see
I
like you the way you are, when we’re driving in your car
And
you’re talking to me one on one, but you’ve become
Somebody
else around everyone else, you’re watching your back like you can’t relax
You’re
trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me, tell me
Why
do you have to go and make things so complicated?
I
see the way you’re acting like you’re somebody else gets me frustrated
Life’s
like this, you, you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get
And
you turn it into honesty, you promised me I’m never gonna find you fake it, no,
no, no
You
come over unannounced, dressed up like you’re something else
Where
you are ain’t where it’s at, you see, you’re making me laugh out
When
you strike your pose, take off all your preppy clothes
You
know you’re not fooling anyone, when you’ve become”
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