"I'm sorry for you"- Nellie McKay

"I'm sorry for the mess
The stupid way I'm dressed
I guess I failed my test
Oh don't you know I'm sorry for my views
I musta been confused
And yet you know that really I'm sorry for you"


"I'm sorry for the time
The stupid way I rhyme
I knew I shoulda chose a life of crime
I'm sorry for my blues
I know it's all old news
And yet you know that really I'm sorry for you"


I found this artist while I was just looking around on youtube. I came across this song and it really made me think. How often do we say sorry when we don't mean it?

I want to make it a goal to say sorry only when I mean it. In this song Nellie is really showing how she's not sorry by saying sorry. I don't think she is sorry for those things. This is how I relate to this song. Sorry is such a clishe. Offen times people just say sorry for things because they don't want to put up a fight or offend people.  I think sorry is something you show not something you say. I think I'm good at showing when I'm genuinely sorry. On the other hand I'm also pretty good at showing when I'm not. I'm not saying that I go and shove it in people's face that I ment to offend them and I don't purposely try to. I guess what I'm saying is I'm really a blunt person and speak my mind. I usually try to be nice about it, but I just have a loud personality.

I'm not sorry for the mess, the stupid way I dress, I don't care if I fail  your test. I'm not sorry for my views, I'm really not confused, and you should know that really I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry for those people who don't live out loud. I think Nellie is just telling everyone to be them selves and stop being sorry for who you are, which I think I'm good at.

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