I Don’t Care – But I Know Someone Who Does
I was driving to work this morning and the song, I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran came on the radio. I’ve heard the song a time or two but never paid attention to the lyrics before. As I was driving to work I heard the sad story underneath the upbeat pop song.
The singer singing about being in a place you don’t want to be, around people who don’t acknowledge you, feeling like you don’t fit in and that you’re a nobody.
And then one person gives him some attention and his whole world feels complete and he falls madly in love.
As the song goes on he sings as if his happiness is solely because of that one person. Bad things disappear when I’m with you, you make we feel like I’m somebody, the bad nights are better with you in them, and things are better as long as you are near.
It’s a love song how one person can change your life. It’s probably played at weddings with the new couple singing into one another’s ears, saying that you mean more to me than the crowd watching.
It’s great Hollywood magic of romance comedies where people’s world become complete when they meet the love of their life. It’s like they complete one another.
It’s great to have that type of connection.
But is it healthy?
Is it healthy to have your happiness depend upon one person being by your side? Is it healthy that you only feel complete when someone holds your hand? Is it healthy to feel like a nobody when that one person is not around?
That’s not healthy.
Unless you love yourself, how can you expect someone to love you?
People fall head over heels into abusive relationships because the wrong person made them feel like someone. And sadly, the wrong person knew what they were doing to reel in their next relationship.
This post is not to point out people’s weaknesses and failures. This post is to encourage those who feel like they are weak and a failure.
And I have some words to say.
You are not weak. You are not a failure. You are someone. You are amazing. You are beautiful. You are handsome. You are intelligent. You are special. You are talented. You are remarkable. You are unique. You are what you sometimes cannot see in yourself.
But there is someone who does.
So, as I was listening to the song, I replaced one word and I think it changed the whole song.
‘Cause I don’t care when I’m with my Lord, yeah
All the bad things disappear
And you’re making me feel like maybe I am somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I’m with my Lord, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
‘Cause I don’t care, as long as you just hold me near
You can take me anywhere
And you’re making me feel like I’m loved by somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I’m with my Lord, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
It may sound crazy, but I’m fine being looked at like I’m crazy.
Because just as the song says,
Don’t think I fit in at this party
Everyone’s got so much to say, yeah
I always feel like I’m nobody, mm
Who wants to fit in anyway?
Peace
