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Life Lyrics
Artist: Des'ree
Album: Life
LIFE
Chorus:
Life, oh life, oh life, oh life,
doo, doot doot dooo.
Life, oh life, oh life, oh life,
doo, doot dooo
I'm afraid of the dark,
'specially when I'm in a park
And there's no-one else around,
Ooh, I get the shivers
I don't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
And watch the evening news
(Repeat Chorus)
I'm a superstitious girl,
I'm the worst in the world
Never walk under ladders,
I keep a rabbit's tail
I'll take you up on a dare,
Anytime, anywhere
Name the place, I'll be there,
Bungee jumping, I don't care!
(Repeat Chorus)
life, doo, doot dooo
doo, doot dooo
So after all is said and done
I know I'm not the only one
Life indeed can be fun, if you really want to
Sometimes living out your dreams,
Ain't as easy as it seems
You wanna fly around the world,
In a beautiful balloon
(Repeat Chorus)
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Comments/Interpretations
I live my life by this song
these are the worst lyrics ive ever come across in my life i cant believe somebody actually sat down and wrote it and thought to themselves" yeah i really like this" freaks
It's wonderfulll
Oh
My
Gosh
I don't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
who thought of that?!
WHAT A HATER davidson! Des'ree actually won a brit award, so awa n shite!
wonderful song, and lyrics ;>
Rabbit's foot, surely, it should be?
SORRY BUT THIS IS A "MISTRESSPIECE"
the most beautiful song about love for life... my absolute favourite :)
Fu*kin Brilliant Song :) x
i swear i was going to kill my self and this song came on the radio and now im happy.....two weeks ago...OH LIFE..lol
it's sound good but when i read the text it's noot so good :S
it's got a good tune, i reckon
its a great song! no deep meaning just fun!
i really like the song.,..it releive my stress in work...
It's such an amazing song!
I think its simplicity goes in contrast to what the song is actually about, life.
It like, amazing ^^.
Toast!!!
Surely a sunday roast would be better!!
I would be very dissapointed if it was somebody over the age of 4 that wrote this.
this song is wonderfull
This song is so inspiring , so well brought together. The lyrics are not usual but I guess that's what makes it unique ! I love this song , it cheers me up and reminds me that life is worth living and that its not perfect but when you can put it in song everything seems to make sense !!! TRUST ME !! =] !!
This is one of good piece.
But I wonder, why people bother to waste time to leave a comment and look for the lyric for something they don't think good or rather they hate.
The lyrics are pathetic. It's a terrible, shitey arsed song and those who live their life by it on here presumably don't go to parks but instead eat toast and avoid ghosties? Dear dear.
i loved the song b4 i read the lyrics. i don't live my life in fear and i don't think i will be enjoying the song anymore. I think the lyrics are rather silly.
this song floods my mind with memories ohhhhhh life
WORST lyrics but its a song about life so it has to be random.
It makes me feel happy so yeh!!
=)
I agree to the comment above aka "=)" the lyrics are very RANDOM and the WORST i have ever read/listened to BUT in all fairness its catchy & makes you smile and thats what 50% of music is supposed to do =)
beat that comment =P hahaha
XD
I don't understand any words in the song text. But music is really cool. It makes so happy, so shiny. I don't know why :)
Bag of shite
I ABSOLUTEMENTE love this song ... Some people may think it's flaucinaucinihilipilification (longest word in Oxford's dictionary / meaning worthless) BUTT I (Moi) don think so.. Absolutely love this song and hopefully Des'ree will write more songs as inspiring than this
P.S.
Davidson and Simon Cowell,(Yar right)Just for a reminder: PUT A SOCK IN IT...
Aww this song's so silly its brilliant.
I love that it doesn't make sense, why should it? Life makes no bleeding sense most of the time.
I love the simple beauty in these lyrics. Unless you really see natural comfort in these actions, the lyrics do sound insane-but they are not. Would you call it insane if someone who was scared of ghosts rather overcame their fears by watching tv and drowning out the noise? This song has much more meaning in its words than it seems-that's why it's harder to understand, but wonderful once you do.
:)
oh life.
I really don`t understand this song...I`m pretty sure that the lyrics are some sort of irony, becouse they really sound as if they were written by a four-year old, but I still believe they a deeper meaning.The song sounded so deep whwen I first heard it, but now when I read the lyrics I`m just...confused...
HA HA- these lyrics are CLASSIC!!
this makes me so happy i love it =) it shows all the good things in life which i love oh life oh life this song makes me love life!!!!!
IM NOT AFRAID OF BAD SONGS BUT THIS ONE SCARED ME!! MINDLESS DRIBBLE FROM THE MOUTH OF A PRE-SCHOOL RETARD!! ANYONE INSPIRED BY THIS SONG NEEDS TO REALISE THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN TOAST AND RABBITS TAILS. NO OFFENCE TO ANYONE BUT THOSE WHO POSTED ANY GOOD COMMENTS, UR JUST UPSIDE DOWM, BACKWARDS, INBREADS WHO HAVE SISTERS FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN FOR BREAKFAST. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
i'm amazed at the number of ppl who even bothers to comment just so they can criticize..
don't be afraid to live life the way you want even at times when life seems too difficult.
that's the message.
THE IDEA OF FORUMS IS TO OFFER YOUR OPINION GOOD OR BAD U NUMPTY. SO SHUT UP :D
likeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee very muchhhhhhhhhhhhh
What absolutely awful lyrics..
a joy to behold! Jesus.. toast! And that last line..'Life indeed can be fun, if you really want to'
Sheer genius! Lol..
When I first heard this song, I instantly fell in love with it's quick wit, humour and sensitivity of all the issues which trouble human kind e.g Ghosts and toast.
Upon reading the lyrics it confounded my initial thoughts and inspired me to write my own pile of gibberish shit song and sing it.
This song is wonderful
I like it.
Congratulations Des'ree
This song is wonderful
I like it.
Congratulations Des'ree!!!!
I´ll post it in my blog: escritsdivertits.blogspot.com.
f*** this sooo my life
I love this song. The lyrics are about daring our deeper feelings, understanding they are childlike. In my opinion the puerile language and rimes are there to remit us to this perception.I remember my father making rimes like that to talk about bad things to me when I was a child.
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I thought these lyrics were a dare "hey Des, I bet you can't get the word 'toast' into a #1 hit" or perhaps a joke "haha... Remember that time toast stopped me from committing suicide ... Ha ... Haha" I hear she writes lyrics for sesame street now. I'd love to pay out this song some more but it's getting dark in this park
awful...
I LOVE THIS SONG TOO:)
Love this song, enjoy singing along. Tis a sweet melody.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the lyrics! Ty Des'ree, u're a class act.
life as really as it sounds in thas song
I love this song, the lyrics are so inspiring. Truly precious
I thought this song was by Alanis Morrisette?
After years that i lost touch with it, i still make it a point to listen to it once a while to inspire me..
This sing inspired me so much. It inspired me to write, shout and tell evreyone how CRAP this song is!
Yeah the tune is fun and happy, but the lyrics really top the list as my all time worst lyrics for the ghost-most-toast verse.
I really love this song Des'ree is a great singer
I can see this song has inspired plenty of people. The same it has done with me. When my mood is not very high, I'm just listening to it. Loudly!
wow...
this song is just... wow.
i dont know if it is just crazy talk, or if the ladys some kind of genius
True, lyrics sucks ass.
but the song itself? the music, is amazing.
just enjoy the melody people, don't get all complicated about it =]
this song rules.. its just for laughs... thats the best thing about it.. it doesnt matter if the lyrics are stupid.. jebus
kissing you was also a good song
This song is by far the biggest lyrical abortion I've ever encountered.
Not only does the lyrics sound like they've been composed by a drunk teenager - Des'Ree also manages to contradict herself.
"Life indeed can be fun, if you really want to" -- really, Des'Ree?
Well, if you want to have fun, maybe you should stop being an annoying superstitious girl who's afraid of the dark and made-up ghosts. You should also consider doing something else in you spare time other than eating toast and watching the god damn evening news.
And no, Des'Ree. We all know you won't go bungee jump or fly around the world in a balloon. You've just told us that you're more afraid of things in the world than a 7-year old girl. And that probably includes anything that lifts off the ground. So shut the fuck up.
And for all those of you who feel inspired by this song: You have the emotional depth and intellectual substance of a fetus with alcohol syndrome. I hope you contract herpes.
No doubt "life" is a kul song. To understand the lyrics you gotta know that some people believe in superstition and what Des'ree has done is magnificent! kip it up.
The melody 2 the songs realy good bt whn i saw the lyrics i was lyk wtf bt lyk al in al the songs dopest n puts a smile on me face =) Xx
song is wonderful,but lyrics are stupid,but still love song because of melody .....:)))
well i like the song, its good that so many ppl commented. i dont know what the msg is but song surely it good to listen
Wow, some people really get 'excited' about something as simple as this? Anyone who thinks its intelligent or funny to joke about alcohol syndrome has to be lower in the social heirarchy than the writer of a harmless song, the lyrics of which are a constant source of joy to me and millions of others! Sure, they mean nothing but they are hillarious!
p.s. some of us like toast and the evening news... haha!
This lyrics of the song "Life" are simple indeed , but they are for those who have more imagination and who think pozitivily.And indeed life can be fun , if u realy want to.
So don't criticisize it any more it's a beautiful song.
These are the WORST lyrics evaaa! Get a life toast eater!
Worst lyrics ever. Haven't heard from her in a while, probably died of shame (in agony).
I challenge the hypocritical and cynical commentators to shut the ***k up. Show me the song you have ever written before giving such stupid comments
I like the song but the lyrics are god awful!
ill be featuring this song on my site. Please visit www.prettyfirefly.com
ok What The Heck! I'll share my latest lyrics with you...'Ooooh! life, tell me is that a goat? I've a sore throat; and a awful woolly coat but I'm off in my blue boat cos i've got a life dood oo doo doo oo oo oo life!
How's that?
i think that this song is just about accepting that life can be weird and ironic and it reflects on this fact.
whenever i don't understand what life has thrown at me, good or bad, i may sigh and stop trying to work it out, thinking "that's life" and embrace what i have ahead.
i often sing this song when i feel like this.
Apparently this WAS voted the WORST lyrics written within this decade according to statistics LOL
Baldy man zinged it haha, but seriously, who cares if the song is good and catchy, good lyrics are essential, unless you are an imbecile.
This is one of my fav songs . Thanks to Deborah Thebba who so eloquently put the critics of this song to shame.
i believe is harder to write a deeply happy song, than a sad one, and thats why, maybe some people think that here weve got a funny and non-sirious lyrics.
Its a happy song that tales about the beauty of life.
Anyway, if you like to hear deeply music, just change the song! easy!
:D
listening to such a song in low spirits moments is quite useful, it's damn uplifting
i really love this song no matter what ppl say. indeed life cn be fine if u really want to
i guess the singer wrote the words in a hurry. they prove that you can still have a good song with shitty lyrics, because the arrangement is very skilfull. the opposite doesn't work, imagine shakespeare over kenny g.
this song really inspires me,since primary school when i was still a little kid,i used to listen to this song though i dint knew the artist,now am a grown up n still i like the song...mmmh gosh!thaks des ree
this song really inspire's me,it lift's my spirit each time am down,making me understand that life is full of up's and down's,teaching me that all my dream's cannot be achieved in one day,and giving me a reason to love life.it's simply a master piece.....thank's des'ree
great
Its actually a good a song 2gether with the lyrics coz thoz bustards putting fucked up comments cnt understand & imagine wat 2 go thru wen comin up with lyrics so shut the fuck up u haters
this song remind us to enjoying your life as you want...
nice music, :)
I LOVE THIS SONG!
the first time i heard the song,i wanna dance because of its good beat..but when i saw the lyrics..what a big question mark!?? i don't get the connections.!.anyway.. thumbs up..^_^
Let it burn ur f.....g head haters,dis song still one of ma best since i waz a little kid!and nw God bless de'sree,u rock.
it's cool! it relieves me from stress.. never mind the lyrics just really like the melody!!c", )
I've always loved this song sice I was a little child.
But I never thought the lyrics were so bad haha
But still it is a great song!
I love it. It makes me happy!
oooh life i can't spell, i'm scared of the well, at the bottom of the garden doo doo do doodoo
i'm a proprocratic girl i'm the worst in the world, i'd rather fly around the room in a f cup bra.
AAAAHHHHHH life, o life
As I'm reading the lyrics, I can see that the meaning is revealed via a contradiction. A contradiction between the first 3 verses where she a pitiful, fearful, prejudiced girl and the latter 2 verses where she is reckless, with no fears and in the bottom line, happy. Something like LIFE happened and it's revealed to her... Just LIVE. If this is the matter, I think these are really beautiful, inspired lyrics.
Wow.. um.. this song is..um..how do i put this.. terrible? Who rhymes toast with ghost? Only musical geniuses like me can write REAL music.
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by david on 6/8/2008 2:37am
i swear i was going to kill my self and this song came on the radio and now im happy.....two weeks ago...OH LIFE..lol
Funny you should say that i had a drug overdose when i was 14 (im 25 now) and when i was recovering in hospital, all i could hear was this song, i begged the nurses and my mum to turn it off.... which they said i was nuts cause nothing was playing! still haunts me to this day.....took it as a sign i was ment to be here... im married with two kids now, cant say im overly happy in my life plenty of things i should do, but are happy. i have a great family <3
oh P.s JUSTIN BEIBER.... you are a kid whose has had his 15 min worth of fame and will fade to this distant where are they now kids..... grow up a bit and when you learn what love really is THEN SING ABOUT IT! you cant sing a song you dont feel, she is a true artist, your a wannabe.
THE FIRST STANZA OF THE SONG IS APPLICABLE IN ..ABA,ABIA STATE ..NIGERIA
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This song is better than Geoffery Archer!
:))
it s just like looking at a piece of abstract art...
I love this song, have sang it for years but obv not the right words when I actuly saw what they where I almost had a Stoke!
WTF
X
lyrics reveal little but melody and strength of voice are uplifting. Chorus is uplifting...and by itself powerful
I had this song playing in my head for the past week without even listening to it.
This song isn't hard to interpret.
The randomness of her lyrics is a reflection of life being random. She mentions fears, superstitions, spontaneity and dreams. All things we can relate to.
It's better than most of the garbage we've had for the last decade :/
IT'S ALL ABOUT LIFE, GUYS!!!
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!
any of you who said you love this song are properly wrong.
ok?
i understand now. some people love the music and others love the lyric. no one is perfect.
see above
This song called LIFE.
If you think the lyric is a mess, your life is a mess too.
I understand it perfectly fine.
Maybe my life is a mess, not yours. lolz
These song always remind me about my childhood
Im afraid of my fart
It gives me an attack of the heart
Inspires me to crap songs
When i watch the evening news
I can smoke like a train
bucket bongs make me insane
Makes me eat too much toast
Then i watch the evening news
Im afraid of a ghost
So i make a piece of toast
Then i drink a big coffee
Then i have a sh*t and pee
I carry around my colostomy
Arthiritis in my knees
Its fun to be 83
And watch the evening news
since my childhood i luv dis song to its innermost core.thanx des'ree.
i love this song!
All the fuckers hating cant even write a nursery hymn! Pliz if u think u better why dont u try outdoing that? Get a life!!
Take it easy! Just fun!
The first time i heard the song,i felt i waz in heaven.it waz a nice one to lizten to.God blez her wherever she is.
Agree with the above! you can't tell someone else how they should feel about a song =/ or a book or whatever has affect on us. Everyone's different and there's always something that will not be as equally important to you as the person next to you. I like what someone said before about life not making sense and this song not making sense. there definately is more to it than meets the eye and obviously the people that don't look past the lyrics are more of the type that want things specified and straight up :) It ain't always about the lyrics either, some ppl just like the tune ;) there's more to life than criticising a song someone wrote about how they see life guys...y don't y'all just get along? lol peace out!
i like the song but the lyrics are pretty weird when you read them
That song is awesome her voice is amazing but why she sung the song life
Happy song
Ok so this is the hold music at my job. I thought I hated the song but the more i listen to it it grows on you. I especially now that I have actually paid attention to the lyrics. They are just hillarious. I mean how random to go from talking about fears in the park to eating toast watching the news? Strange song but I think I have to say I enjoy it.
yes the lyrics are a bit hard to understand @ times and so is LIFE.strange,clever,comlex,simply stupid whatever. I really love to sing this song and play my guitar.
This song is so life affirming. Personally, though I would rather see a ghost than have a piece of toast. But that's life, hey guys! Everyone's different!!
i like it but its poinless
The simplicity of the lyrics gives the song its uniqueness. Nice singing along. Been listening to it since 98 but didn t know the lyrics or understand the meaning.
I like it... doesnt matter if its simple... that's what made so effortless and a winner... imagine it's still played in radios until now...if you can write better, try to beat this song...hehehehehe
People just like criticizing even when unnecessary.
"don't be afraid to live life the way you want even at times when life seems too difficult.
that's the message." - What a cool track Des, can't get enough of it.
simple, catchy and fits both happy n sad moments. I love it.
I love this song very much, since my high school, it so great
Get a life people, the song sucks. Face it.
Dis one of the most tucking some, if deeply examined, the song is a paradox & pregnant with meaning. The artist is foundaful, i will like to have a toast with her she is awesome & creative i love her. Www.darlinoay @ yahoo.com
Dis is one of the most tuching song, if deeply examined, the song is a paradox & pregnant with meaning. The artist is wonderful , i will like to have a toast with her she is awesome & creative i love her. Www.darlinoay @ yahoo.com
It's a great and awesome song with deep lyrics.
*i personaly love the song en everything in it, in my country uganda the highest % adore the song, long live baby des', in fact am in love with yo' gorgeous voice, bigtimes my lady en much love from uganda, msg is keep it burning baby*
Any time i listen to this song, it lifts my moral. Nigerian beb
I would rather shit into my own mouth than listen to this again.
I'm hungry for toast
I just luv the lyrics so much i sing d song everyday.it's touching
She's got a valid point. A piece of toast is far preferable to a ghost ... especially in a park.
I work in security and was doing a 14 hour shift last night when this came on the radio. When I heard "I'd rather have a piece of toast" I laughed so hard I had to pull over otherwise I would have crashed the car. Thanks Des'ree for brightening up my shift.
Song of all seasons! Can't get tired of it
I must confess these lyrics has always been an inpiration in my life,its funny but thats a fact
I love this song it inspires me in my gloomy dark stages of life and challenges me to go on as that is what LIFE is all about.:)
Wat complication! Des'ree seems 2 be complex with this one, trading the richness of her lyrics for the beauty of its tune, or rather, she spent time searching for words that rhymes that she forgot the central message she was to pass across.
Beautiful song. And it's so new and so refreshing each time I play/enjoy it
These lyrics are the worst, seriously. No one should -in any kind of way- publish lyrics this bad, ever. Just don't.. please.
Ok,so who said a great song has to have great lyrics? This song goz down in history as one of the most inspiring songs ' & that to me iz excellent.well done desree & to all the haiters out there- eat shit & die! Im out.
It takes only the wise to decode the hidden meaning of the lyrics. It is not just as you see the words but the interpretation of the song is in the voice and the melody. If you understand life you understand the song.
the song is timeless! Trust me i still jump off my seat to sing and dance to its tune,and more,it means my name 'life is good'
Wild Child....you're an idiot.
The song inspires me a lot...bigup des
Dis song inspires me a lot...bigup des!!!
What a fucking terrible song. You live your life by this? You are a fucking idiot Amanda Lamb
Dis song is damn gud especial if u knw music,anywy big up 2 desiree
2 all thoz critisize desiree are jst hypocrites,faders and"bunch of losers",anywy this song is damn gud willy-nilly,I know some people like lyrics and others like songs so 2 me It depend what kind of song with it melody,now on serious note anybdy hate dis song is just pathetic demented lunatic person
Were does this inspiration comes from ?. Well done. U are highly gifted and your song has affected me positively. One love.
This is a fun song. I love the chorus and the beat.
Why don't you all focus on this part:
"So after all is said and done
I know I'm not the only one
Life indeed can be fun, if you really want to"
It's so true. Even if it may sound silly, but indeed, she's really not the one. So I think the message is, don't be too afraid of this life (like superstitious thing in this song). Many peoples are too afraid and it brings no good to their life. Rather, if we want to, the life indeed can be fun. That's the point I got.
it is has the best vocals so far
Gosh !!!
I'd love this song but after paying more attention to the lyrics... god its bullshit!
"I don't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast"
Por Favor !
love this song
guys read between the lines
one of my all-time favourite songs!!!
...so lovin' ths song
one of the songs that made me celebrate life
Hey!
I don't like ghosts too! They are scary, man!
And besides that, if I had the choice, I would also have a piece of toast instead too!
I believe that many people will get inspired by this melodious music
I really don't know what to say about this fabulous song, but I have noticed that; those kinds of songs appear may be afert a century. believe it or not, that lady was inspired and mervelous;;;;; I love here so much; she is fantastic.
wow what a song for the learners on the earth.
Dis song is woderfll n nyc.i luv des'ree-life.since was 1998 the tym we celebrate SABC 1 SIMUNYE GROOVE ADVERT
so love this song best song ever.
Sorry but I think this song is great in fact I have asked for it at my funeral true
i'm in love with this song
One of my fave songs ever. I've downloaded it from iTunes. When u sit & read the lyrics they do seem shit. However, who gives a flying frog!!? You don't notice when listening to the song. It's awesome ' it works. No weirder than Tori Amos lyrics. Des'ree has amazing voice & Tori is a fucking genius.
Excelent and greatest song, I love it!, regards and take care
Whilst I have to admit I quite like this song as a whole, the lyrics are testament to the fact that you don't have to be a talented lyricist to write a catchy hook. Bad poetry has been and will be around for a long time, but, couple it with a catchy tume and theres your Brit award and a couple million quidbucks. Current pop is littered with great examples of this. Besides. Toast IS yummy. You have to concede that. Y so sillyness?
I really love this song...it makes me feel yoghuty and chocolaty....oh life oh lifeeeeee
I was feeling the same thing
"I know im not the only one, everybody needs somebody, your not the only one" -Axle Rose (was right)
It’s been going around my head for a week - driving me mad. How did she get away with it ? Who enjoys this? Then I think to myself, some people watch mama Mia and think Victoria wood is funny.
We live in a crazy world.
was actually still young but listening to it right now it's a very nice song talks about life and it being ironic