Believe by Hanson
Transcribed by Lisa MnHansonFan@hanson.net
i think this is it! i LOVE this song, and it is probably one of their best.
enjoy
intro
D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 A Asus A Asus
D Dmaj7
I was holding on, now I'm letting go
D Dmaj7
This is nothing more than a picture show
G Gm
Everything I knew now I hardly know
G
Busy keeping less never getting more
Em
One more nickel dime I'm out the door
A
This kind of life I can't afford
D
I want to believe
Dmaj7
There's something to believe
D
I would live only
Dmaj7 A Asus
Just to believe
D
Oh, I'd love to believe
Dmaj7 D
It's not only me that's longing
Dmaj7 A Asus A Asus
Only just to believe, so believe
G
'Cause I want to believe
Gm D Dmaj7
I want to believe oh oh
D Dmaj7
Can't put my mind at ease with the words I say
D Dmaj7
Trying to get myself to get out of my way
G Gm
Birds in the trees just make me depressed
G
Seeing sunny skies, feeling emptiness
Em
Layers of lies just seem to fold
A
This kind of life is all I know
D
I want to believe
Dmaj7
There's something to believe
D
I would live only
Dmaj7 A Asus
Just to believe
D
Oh, I'd love to believe
Dmaj7 D
It's not only me that's longing
Dmaj7 A Asus A Asus
Only just to believe, so believe
G
'Cause I want to believe
Gm D Dmaj7
I want to believe oh oh
Em A
Murder wears a friendly smile
D D7
Like the perfect end in a plastic vial
G
No pain
Em A
Sorry I can't seem to stay
D D7
But this bird was meant to fly away
G
Fly away, fly away G D
Em
Layers of lies just seem to fold
A
This kind of life is all I know
D
I want to believe
Dmaj7
There's something to believe
D
I would live only
Dmaj7 A Asus
Just to believe
D
Oh, I'd love to believe
Dmaj7 D
It's not only me that's longing
Dmaj7 A Asus A Asus
Only just to believe, so believe
G
'Cause I want to believe
Gm D Dmaj7
I want to believe oh oh
D
I will believe
Dmaj7 D
I'd love to believe
Dmaj7
I can believe in something
A
I will believe
Asus A
I'd love to believe
Asus
I can't believe in nothing
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Joan Macrise Wanna Be |
#1 by Joan Macrise Corrado at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:12 AM EST |
| I agree...anyone who has ever been depressed, I mean truly depressed, knows what this song is about and it'll really hit you. I went through several years of depression because of something that happened to me as a child and everytime I hear this song, I get teary-eyed, because I can completely relate...as can many people out there. It's an amazing song and currently my favorite by them. | |
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AJM Average |
#2 by AJM at Sep 27, 2007 at 10:21 PM EST |
| This song is about 9/11 and losing faith. | |
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eric Rhythm Player |
#3 by eric morgan at Sep 28, 2007 at 5:30 PM EST |
| Dude... if you know Hanson at all you know why they wrote this song. All the crap they went through when they were with Island Def Jam (record label) and the stress they went through. I can't wait until the "Strong Enough to Break" documentary comes out. But this is one of my all time fav. Hanson songs, Taylor is AMAZING on vocals, i wish Tay would have sang it at the concerts i went to :( | |
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Ian Average |
#4 by Ian at Sep 28, 2007 at 10:45 PM EST |
| i can laugh all i want. i get that it's about depression, but i think it does a very disappointing job of being articulate about it. i think that "birds in the trees just make me depressed / seeing sunny skies, feeling emptiness" sounds horribly stupid, as do the generic line "but this bird was meant to fly away." i love the melody of the song, and i adore hanson, but i am allowed to laugh at them when they write such weak lyrics. | |
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December Underg Average |
#5 by December Underground at Sep 29, 2007 at 3:21 PM EST |
| I think this song is more about being the only person to believe in something - an idea, a goal, a person. I think this is the struggle people in a depressed state go through - "There has to be someone else out there that feels the way I do" kinda thing. | |
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Shreder Dude Wanna Be |
#6 by Shreder Dude at Sep 29, 2007 at 9:35 PM EST |
| I think maybe this is about all the fakeness of the lives they lead. There's definitely the REAL people, and then there's the persona they present to the public. Maybe they're tired of living that lie. Maybe they want to believe that there's more out there, or maybe that there's someone to see through the lie. | |
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ruthuger Average |
#7 by ruthuger nixon at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:27 AM EST |
| it sounds like he finds faith? ("I was holding on, now I'm letting go This is nothing more than a picture show") maybe life is fake and he feels enlightened past possesions ("Busy keeping less, never getting more","This kind of life I can't afford") and now he's scared and doubting the importance of this life ("Everything I knew, now I hardly know","This kind of life is all I know") he's seeing through the ("Layers of lies"),and then is ("feeling emptiness") and perhaps becoming moral before finding his next life. ("Sorry I can't seem to stay But this bird was meant to fly away, fly away"), last line ("I CAN'T believe in nothing") | |
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skate rat steve Lead Player |
#8 by skate rat steve at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:20 PM EST |
| some how i strongly doubt that this is one of hansons worse songs lyrically like made out, as a matter of fact its probably one of very few that is good. this line that people here finds 'stupid' is just suppose to show how lifes beautys no longer mean anything to him.. i realize it rhymes but your not fully analyzing instead your nit picking. | |
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Carter Wanna Be |
#9 by Carter Wilson at Oct 2, 2007 at 7:21 AM EST |
| This song is about someone who just can't take it anymore, but they don't want to give up. They're thinking of alternative ways out (murder wears a friendly smile, like a perfect end in a plastic vile...) but there's still something worth holding onto for them, and they want to be able to believe in that, they're not ready to give up. Another interpretation of this song is that it can be about abortion, once again going to the murder wears a friendly smile part, that would be the easiest way out of a pregnancy that you don't want anyone to know about. | |
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Paris Average |
#10 by Paris Seawell at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:14 PM EST |
| Oh, by the way, just because you write a song about depression, doesn't mean you have to BE depressed. People write songs about people they know too...not just their own experiences. A lot of people can relate to this song and they knew their fans could and maybe, just maybe, it could help someone. I know it's helped me. 1 | |
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Alex Wanna Be |
#11 by Alex Jurek at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:37 PM EST |
| This song is beautiful. I agree that if you have never looked depression in the eye then you will not relate to this song as strongly. To the person who said "what do Hanson have to be depressed about" All i can say is . *shakes head* you have no idea. x | |
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SAF Lead Player |
#12 by SAF (Scott) at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:41 PM EST |
| I've never laughed at this song. If you've ever been depressed you know exactly what this song is all about. Sometimes even the little things can't move you anymore and you feel like nothing means anything anymore and you just wish you could believe in something. I can't imagine laughing at it... I love Taylor's vocals on this one. | |
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Gladis Wanna Be |
#13 by Gladis McHumphry at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:39 AM EST |
| haha, shani, i laughed too! i was like "um taylor, stop. just stop while youre ahead. oh wait, YOU DIDNT." but it grew on me. | |
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lubnut Average |
#14 by lubnut at Oct 4, 2007 at 10:06 AM EST |
| i have to say these are the most powerful lyrics i've seen from hanson. this song is killer intense and i love it. perfect for a hazy day. | |
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Greg Wanna Be |
#15 by Greg Masta at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:54 AM EST |
| i agree with letters to noelle, if you have never been depressed before you would not understand the meaning of the song. letters to noelle stated sometimes even the little things cant move you anymore hense birds in the trees just make me depressed, i think that line is one of the best lines on the cd including "throw me a line so i can anchor my pain" and "this wrecking ball your holding could crush the heart you've stolen" the song is beautiful and way taylor sings it only adds to the songs beauty. | |
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sean Average |
#16 by sean at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:53 PM EST |
| Okay, I must admit. The first time I heard this song, I laughed. I couldn't help it. They were doing alright until the line "Birds in the trees just make me depressed." I couldn't take it seriously for the life of me. Then, I lost my boyfriend of three years, and suddenly I understood just what it was like to long for something to believe in and I couldn't laugh anymore. :P | |
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Jazzy Average |
#17 by Jazzy at Oct 6, 2007 at 1:37 AM EST |
| hmm....I never though about it like that potterhead | |
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Punk Rock Princ Wanna Be |
#18 by Punk Rock Princess at Oct 6, 2007 at 2:25 AM EST |
| eyesoneshoe, is it really about 9/11? cause I kinda thought it was about the whole record company ordeal. | |
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josh Rhythm Player |
#19 by josh groocock at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:16 PM EST |
| I wonder why Hanson wrote this song in the first place?? What to they have to be depressed about that would make them feel this way anyway? I think its a sad song but I love it and its one of my favorites on the new cd. | |
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