Deconstructing Song Lyrics - I Still Believe by Tim Cappello

My daughter is possibly my biggest blog fan.  And when she told me this weekend that she thought my best blog so far was Deconstructing Song Lyrics and that she wanted me to do it again how could I resist?  I mean, the plan was to do this every week anyhow but when you are asked specifically to do it again.  Yay!


So without further ado I present the deconstructed version the below with lyrics courtesy of LyricsMania:

I Still Believe

by

Tim Cappello

I been in a cave
For forty days
Only a spark
To light my way

I wanna give out
I wanna give in
This is our crime
This is our sin

But I still believe
I still believe
Through the pain
And through the grief

Through the lies
Through the storms
Through the cries
And through the wars

Oh, I still believe

Flat on my back
Out at sea
Hopin' these waves
Don't cover me

I'm turned and tossed
Upon the waves
When the darkness comes
I feel the grave

But I still believe
I still believe
Through the cold
And through the heat

Through the rain
And through the tears
Through the crowds
And through the cheers

Oh, I still believe

I'll march this road
I'll climb this hill
Upon my knees
If I have to

I'll take my place
Upon this stage
I'll wait till the end of time
For you like everybody else

I'm out on my own
Walkin' the streets
Look at the faces
That I meet

I feel like I
Like I wanna go home
What do I feel?
What do I know?

But I still believe
Yes, I still believe
Through the shame
And through the grief

Through the heartache
Through the tears
Through the waiting
Through the years

For people like us
In places like this
We need all the hope
That we can get

Oh, I still believe

Well.  This is a song with a theme that weaves throughout so it is hard to deconstruct line by line.  It is obviously about hope and that we need to have faith in ourselves.  I feel this is a lame cop out but this song is pretty cohesive and doesn't jump about in that.  He tells little stories of adversities and having the belief you can overcome them.

My final opinion is this is a simple but decently written song and I can appreciate how Mr. Cappello lyrically stuck to his theme of belief and hope.  Plus it has some groovy sax and is featured in the movie "The Lost Boys" being played by a very buff dude (who I can neither confirm nor deny is Mr. Cappello) on the boardwalk.

I give it: 7 out of 10.  Which seems to be my go to score.

And I still believe my deconstruction of this one was a cop out but what can a girl do?  And did you see what I did here?  Eh?  Eh?

And the answer is yes I do find myself terribly amusing.