ARTIST: Savage Garden
TITLE: Affirmation
FROM: "CoLdF!Re"
Lyrics and Chords
Tuning: capo on 1st fret
intro:
G D C (Dsus4)D G D C D X2
G D C (Dsus4-) D
I believe the sun should never set upon an argu - ment
G D C D
I believe we place our happi-ness in other people's hands
G D C (Dsus4-) D
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
G D C D
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
F#m D E
I believe that beauty maga-zines promote low self esteem
F#m D E
I believe I'm loved when I'm com-pletely by myself alone
(Chorus)
A D E D
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
A E D E
I believe you can't appreci-ate real love 'til you've been burned
A D E D
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
A D E D
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye
G D C (Dsus4-) D
I believe you can't control or choose your sexu- ali - ty
G D C D
I believe that trust is more important than monogamy
G D C (Dsus4-) D
I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul
G D C D
I believe that family is worth more than mo-ney or gold
F#m D E
I believe the struggle for fina-ncial freedom is unfair
F#m D E
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires
(Chorus)
G D C (Dsus4-) D
I believe forgiveness is the key to your un happi - ness
G D C D
I believe that wedded bliss ne-gates the need to be undressed
F#m D E
I believe that God does not en-dorse TV evangelists
F#m D E
I believe in love surviving death into eternity
(Chorus Twice)
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Courtney Wanna Be |
#1 by Courtney L. at Sep 30, 2007 at 2:57 AM EST |
| I believe this song is about the lessons that life teaches a person...if they ever get around to paying attention before it's too late to go back and redress mistakes. | |
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Joe Average |
#2 by Joe Fitzpatrick at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:19 AM EST |
| Well 'Affirmation' the truth of life, there is not much to say or explain about this song cause the song in its self is an explannation but here are some stuff I looked up "I believe the sun should never *set upon an argument" *'Set' was some sort of egyptian ruler that had the power of the 'sun' who ended up killin his brother and chopping him to pieces. All this cause of an 'argument' they had. (ok so I really chopped that story). I think that this line could mean that we should go over board with problems and try to fix them instead. "I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been *burned" In an ancient civilization there was the tradicion that if your spouse died the people in town would *burn you alive to prove that you really loved and apreciated him/her. | |
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Aaron Average |
#3 by Aaron Smith at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:33 AM EST |
| it doesn't matter if people interpret the lyrics differently, it's all about what it means to you. some lines are meant to be taken at face value, but it doesn't mean that you have to! it's a lovely song because it's soo true! i try to not to look for some hidden deep meaning because i believe that says all that it needs to in just a simple way. | |
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Dylan Average |
#4 by Dylan Ruiz at Oct 3, 2007 at 10:34 PM EST |
| im not a huge fan of this song but i do think that some of the lyrics have good messages behind them. personally, for me these are the ones which i think are important: "i believe the sun should never set on an argument" this means do not ever leave an argument with someone you love unsolved, forgive and forget. "I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands" meanig that love is the only thing that can only really make us happy, whether its from family, friends, partners, whatever. "I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned" every break up you learn a lesson, you have to get your heart broken a few times before you find the real thing so do not be too disheartened after a break-up. "I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye" you don't know how good something is until its gone. whether its through a death, breakup or someone you care about moving house i think this all applies. don;t take anything for granted and enjoy every second of it because one day the time will come to say goodbye. "I believe in love surviving death into eternity". an amaziingly powerful lyric. to me, i think it means that no matter what happens in the future, because as everyone knows the only certainty in life is that we will die, love lasts longer than death. you still love someone whether they are here with you or dead. everlasting love. | |
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Maggot Man Wanna Be |
#5 by Maggot Man at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:46 AM EST |
| I love this song. I agree with nearly every line in it. And i also agree with countrygal, if u forgive someone too much, u just keep gettin hure | |
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Aleksandar Average |
#6 by Aleksandar Radošević at Oct 8, 2007 at 3:52 PM EST |
| The song is pretty much simple to sort through and get the meaning. It's pretty clear, dontcha think? I'll explain anyway because it's one of my favorites to listen to when I need to get clear headed. 'I believe the sun should never set upon an argument I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands' Daftcat was right. "Sun should never set upon an argument" is basically saying 'Don't ever go to bed mad, cause it'll be worse in the morning.' "Place our happiness in other people hands' is true as well. We tend to depend on other people to make us happy... to make the day better when in fact it's up to ourselves to make it all better. "I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned." You'll never know what love is until you've been hurt/heartbroken. You'll never appreciate that someone in your life until you've been hurt by a previous loved one.. 'cause then you'll realize that love is an important thing. | |
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Dr. Jack Average |
#7 by Dr. Jack at Oct 9, 2007 at 8:16 AM EST |
| I think that the line " i believe the sun should never set upon an argument" is less deep than noirblood thinks. I have heard it used a lot and it means tht you never go to bed having had a fight and not cleared it up because then you have to wake up on a breand new day knowing tht you have stuff to sort out. But who knows really, all song lyrics can mean whatever you want or hear them to mean. Enjoy! :) | |
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Derek Average |
#8 by Derek Mayfield at Oct 12, 2007 at 2:38 PM EST |
| I love the simply and still beautiful lines of this song. I believe they are self-explanatory, but the only line I quite get is : "I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undress"...could somebody please say it in another words? | |
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Crystal Average |
#9 by Crystal at Oct 13, 2007 at 3:12 AM EST |
| this song is amazing but maybe one of yous can help me out. what exactly does he mean when he says, "i believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness"? at first i thought it was 'i believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness' and it made more sence to me like that...i dunno | |
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Maggot Man Wanna Be |
#10 by Maggot Man at Oct 13, 2007 at 9:06 AM EST |
| i think altho this song is really gr8, wudnt it be so much better if they took each of their 'beliefs' and wrote an individual song about that particular belief? isnt that wat song writings all about? coz to me altho we kno wat they 'believe' it has no true meaning, maybe im reading too much into it | |
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Jared Wanna Be |
#11 by Jared van Eck at Oct 15, 2007 at 11:43 PM EST |
| When you're being doubted, you shouldn't be afraid even then to express what you believe. This is what Savage Garden has done right here on this song. They express their beliefs (very interesting ones, too!), knowing that even if they get doubted, they know that's what they believe and they'll stick to believing it. | |
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matt Average |
#12 by matt spolsky at Oct 19, 2007 at 4:34 AM EST |
| This song is so simple but every word is true (in my opinion they are anwyay!)... | |
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Dean Rhythm Player |
#13 by Dean M at Oct 19, 2007 at 1:01 PM EST |
| Some critics say that using the "I believe" is corny but I think it's a great way to state your..beliefs I guess. Funny thing is I agree with most of what is said, minus a couple lines. The one I like the best is "I believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness" | |
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Jake Wanna Be |
#14 by Jake Stewart at Oct 19, 2007 at 10:00 PM EST |
| I like the "I believe" it makes everything so definate. I especially like "I believe Im loved when Im cometely by myself, alone" | |
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