This song is about the world’s view of you versus your view of yourself. A mixture of vulnerability and honesty. This song has the message that we should always be grateful for what we have and appreciate the little things in life, considering the 2 foot man (someone who’s poor) is happy and ambitio...
I met a man of two feet tall
This man was quite ambitious
In a world that is so vicious to us all
I said, "Hi," as he replied
He said, "Listen to these words that I have lived by my whole life
You're only as tall as your heart will let you be
And you're only as small as the world will make you seem
When the going gets rough and you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side: you're roughly six feet tall"
I met a man of twelve feet tall
He towered like a giant
In a world that was defiant of his height
I said, "Hi," as he replied
He said, "Listen to these words that I have dreaded my whole life
You're only as tall as your heart will let you be
And you're only as small as the world will make you seem
When the going gets rough and you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side: you're roughly six feet tall"
I am a man of six feet tall
Just looking for some answers
In a world that answers none of them at all
I'll say, "Hi," but not reply
To the letters that you write
Because I found some peace of mind
Cause I'm only as tall as my heart will let me be
And I'm only as small as the world will make me seem
When the going gets rough and I feel like I may fall
I'll look on the brightside: I'm roughly six feet tall
On The Brightside was written by Christofer Drew.
On The Brightside was produced by Christofer Drew & Forrest Kline.
Never Shout Never released On The Brightside on Tue Jun 23 2009.
Chistofer Drew spoke about “On the Brightside” before he played it for a Guitar Center live session on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhuolntZT9A
He says here that he wrote the song when he was first starting off, and it is about a boy who gets some perspective on life, speaking to both...