Gregory Kemmis - Exchange Lyrics

[Gregory Kemmis:]

[Verse 1:]
Once I hit the ground and never hear a sound
I think about how embarrassing I was found
(I think about how embarrassing I once was found)
And there's my purpose to get up and lift my head up
Lift my head up off up the ground, so I can turn right around

Quitting is no better, (quitting is no better)
Quitting is no better than the idea of surrender
And there's no way I'm going to surrender, all through my life's adventures
There's no way I'm going to surrender, there's no point in giving in
Cause leadership always starts from deep within
And when somebody else wants to give in to their attacks
You gotta take a step back
Run to somebody else, who wants you to fight back

Knowing they will always have your back
Knowing they will always be by your side
Knowing they will always take pride, having them appreciate you
Knowing they will always be beside you (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
That's how you can make an impact, that's how you can define you
How you want to become someone you can appreciate
Someone just like you

[Chorus:]
Cause popularity is always overrated
Never ever be shaded, never ever be jaded
We can control our state-of-mind
We can help define someone else's life
If we just remember this fact
We will exchange ourselves, we will exchange our values
To make things better for me, you and everybody else
(Ooh-ooh-ooh yeah), cause I used to be the one to have a defender myself
(Ooh-ooh-ooh yeah, ooh-ooh-ooh yeah)

[Verse 2:]
There is meaning to each and every day, when we find our own particular way
As we are torn apart, we always form our own hearts
There is meaning to each and every day, there is meaning to each and every single part of ""Exchange""
(Ooh-ooh-ooh yeah)
We can never ever write it down
We can experience it in-person, once we are pushed to the ground
(Ooh-ooh-ooh yeah)
As we are pushed to the ground, we can never ever write it down
We always have to get up...

When we have to have a cover, we will never ever discover
There is no reason to exchange ourselves
There is no reason to help one another, (ooh-ooh-ooh yeah)
There is no reason to exchange ourselves
Because we are always finding a way, to hide each and every other
Inside our own feelings
Inside our own emotions...

[Chorus:]
Cause popularity is always overrated
We will never be jealous, belittled or degraded
We can always control our lives
We can always control our state-of mind

[Verse 3:]
There is always someone who's going to bring us down
And when we see them, we're going to turn around
And I am not here to be flattered, I am not here to be shattered
This is about honesty, this is not about flattery
So listen to me when I say, I know this anyway....

[Chorus:]
We will never ever be shaded, never ever be jaded
Because popularity is always overrated