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Gonna Get Over You

"The Soundtrack of Your Life"  | Day 17

"Gonna Get Over You"
by Sara Bareilles



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Goodbye
Should be sayin' that to you by now, shouldn't I?
Layin' down the law that I live by
Well maybe next time

I've got a thick tongue
Brimming with the words that go unsung
I simmer then I burn for a someone
The wrong one

And I tell myself to let the story end
And my heart will rest in someone else's hand
My 'why not me?' philosophy began
And I say

Ooh, how'm I gonna get over you?
I'll be alright, just not tonight
Someday, oh I wish you'd want me to stay
I'll be alright, just not tonight
Someday

"Maybe"
It's a vicious little word that can slay me
Keep me when I'm hurting you make me
Hang from your hands

But no more
I won't beg to buy a shot at your back door
If I make it at the thought of you, what for?
That's not me anymore

And I'm not the girl that I intend to be
I dare you darling, just you wait and see
But this time not for you but just for me
I say

Ooh, how'm I gonna get over you?
I'll be alright, just not tonight
Someday, oh I wish you'd want me to stay
I'll be alright, just not tonight
Someday

Say it's coming soon
Someday without you
All I can do
Is get me past the ghost of you

Wave goodbye to me
I won't say I'm sorry
I'll be alright
Once I find the other side of someday

Ooh, how'm I gonna get over you?
I'll be alright, just not tonight
Someday, oh I wish you'd want me to stay
I'll be alright, just not tonight
Someday

This is an older song, off Sara Bareilles' 2010 album Kaleidoscope Heart (which I still think is her best album). This song showcases a lot of her strength as a songwriter, combining catchy melodies with really sophisticated lyrics. Honestly, other than maybe Taylor Swift, I think Sara Bareilles is probably one of the most talented singer/songwriters of her generation. She always manages to write complex, evocative lyrics that seem really effortless when she sings them. This is one of the music videos that my kids love to watch over and over again, and I haven't gotten tired of the song yet, which is really saying something given how many times they've asked me to watch it.