Current Song Obsessions

Miserable At Best- Mayday Parade

Miserable At Best- Mayday Parade

Album: A Lesson in Romantics

Released: 2007

Genre: Soft Rock

The song miserable at best is written by a guy who's band was about to sign with Atlantic Records, the same Label that Mayday Parade is signed to, but to be signed a band has to be together for over 2 years, to show stability, but anyways, they were going to use Miserable at Best as their first single but once Atlantic Records gained rights to the song, they decided to give it to Mayday parade. The song it's self is about this guy who wrote it and his girlfriend (whose name isn't Katie) and he was going off to the military, and the Ocala Military base (ocala is calling) and they were together for 4 years, and he was only gone for 4 months and she cheated on him, and so the beginning is sarcasm "Katie don't cry, i know, you're trying your hardest, but the hardest part is letting go of the nights we shared, ocala is calling" the song is pretty much how he can't trust her again, even though he loves her so much, and that she promised that everything was going to be okay, she still ended up cheating.

I learned about this song reading 'The Heartbroken Heartbreaker' by SamMadison (check it/her out!!) and I fell in love with it. It's so heartbreaking and makes me pull the hair of this 'Katie' out haha.

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Lyrics:

Katie, don't cry, I know

You're trying your hardest

And the hardest part is letting go

Of the nights we shared

Ocala is calling and you know it's haunting

But compared to your eyes, nothing shines quite as bright

And when we look to the sky, its not mine, but i want it so

Let's not pretend like you're alone tonight

(I know he's there and)

You're probably hanging out and making eyes

(while across the room, he stares)

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor

And ask my girl to dance, and she'll say yes

Because these words were never easier for me to say

Or her to second guess

But I guess

That I can live without you but

Without you I'll be miserable at best

You're all that I hoped I'd find

In every single way

And everything I could give

Is everything you couldn't take

Cause nothing feels like home, you're a thousand miles away

And the hardest part of living

Is just taking breaths to stay

Because I know I'm good for something

I just haven't found it yet

But I need it

So let's not pretend like you're alone tonight

(I know he's there and)

You're probably hanging out and making eyes

(while across the room, he stares)

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor

And ask my girl to dance, and she'll say yes

Because these words were never easier for me to say

Or her to second guess

But I guess

That I can live without you but

Without you I'll be miserable at best

Ladada ladada ladadaoh ohhh

And this will be the first time in a week

That I'll talk to you

And I can't speak

It's been three whole days since I've had sleep

Because I dream of his lips on your cheek

And I got the point that I should leave you alone

But we both know that I'm not that strong

And I miss the lips that made me fly

So let's not pretend like you're alone tonight

(I know he's there and)

You're probably hanging out and making eyes

(while across the room, he stares)

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor

And ask my girl to dance, and she'll say yes

Because these words were never easier for me to say

Or her to second guess

But I guess

That I can live without you but

Without you I'll be miserable

And I can live without you

But without you I'll be miserable

And I can live without you

Oh, without you I'll be miserable at best