I Won't Tell No One Your Name

And don't it make you sad to know that life 
Is more than who we are 
You grew up way too fast 
And now there's nothing to believe 
And reruns all become our history 
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio 
And I won't tell no one your name 

That song is called "Name" by the Goo Goo Dolls. I have always found it beautiful, especially those few lines. It seems to be one of those things that are sad, but true.

And don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are?

If you think about it, life really should be about who we are. Who we are = what we do, how we act, who we love, everything about us. But often, don't we find, that who we are simply isn't enough for people? Who we are can equal just about every facet of our life but society constantly wants to focus on who they think we should be. Instead of loving all those freckles, aren't we constantly bombarded with new make-up products that help us banish anything that makes us stand out? Us girls, we conceal, pluck, wax, paint, exfoliate, tan... just about every part of our bodies. Most all of us are guilty of it. I know I am. Why isn't it good enough to look the way we normally look without working so hard to look like everybody else? Not saying make-up isn't fun or that we should skip the showers and go grunge, but maybe next time we let the real us shine through. For the rest of us... don't we let the jobs we have, the hobbies we love, or the people we associate define us? Have we lost who we truly are? All of these things help make up our personalities... but when do we draw the line? Life shouldn't be about the money we make, the things we do, it should be about the people we are deep down underneath it all. 

You grew up way too fast 

Growing up way too fast. We all know a little something about that. On one hand, I look at all the kids I used to babysit and gasp at the fact some are approaching high school and some middle school... weren't they just little kids playing tag with me yesterday? Growing up too fast isn't just about how quickly time seems to fly. It is about us making ourselves grow up too fast. Remember being a kid and willing time to move faster... so it could be time to drive, wear makeup, date, have your curfew moved up, be an adult? I'm still considered a teenager but in a few months I can be considered an adult as well. Sometimes I still will myself to grow up, thinking of my life in the future and sometimes it scares me and I want to slow down. I take extra classes to graduate quicker yet think what am I going to do when I actually graduate?! We will eventually go through most of life's passages of time... isn't it about time to slow down and enjoy the age you are?

And now there's nothing to believe 
And reruns all become our history 
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio 
And I won't tell no one your name 

This song is actually pretty depressing even in it's simply beauty. Sometimes growing up too fast can lead people to find they have nothing to believe in. The shows we anticipate quickly become reruns. We can gauge time by the popular show of that year or decade. Songs play over and over until we clamp our ears when they blast through our radios. 

So what do you think about when you hear this song?