The Beautiful Letdown

By Switchfoot

On The Beautiful Letdown

Released on February 25, 2003

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[Verse 1]

It was a beautiful letdown

When I crashed and burned

When I found myself alone unknown and hurt

It was a beautiful letdown

The day I knew

That all the riches this world had to offer me

Would never do


[Pre-Chorus 1]

In a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubts

I was trying so hard to fit in, fit in

Until I found out


[Chorus]

That I don't belong here (I don't belong)

I don't belong here (I don't belong)

I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong (I don't belong)

I don't belong


[Verse 2]

It was a beautiful letdown

When you found me here

Yeah, for once in a rare blue moon

I see everything clear

I'll be a beautiful let down

That's what I'll forever be

And though it may cost my soul

I'll sing for free


[Pre-Chorus 2]

We're still chasing our tails and the rising sun

And our dark water planet's

Still spinning in a race

Where no one wins and no one's won


[Chorus]

See, I don't belong here (I don't belong)

I don't belong here (I don't belong)

I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong (I don't belong)

I don't belong

I don't belong here (I don't belong)

I don't belong here (I don't belong)


[Post-Chorus]

I'm gonna set sight and set sail for the kingdom come

Kingdom come

Your kingdom come (I don't belong)

Won't you let me down yeah

Let my foolish pride

Forever let me down


[Bridge]

Easy living, you're not much like your name

Easy dying

Hey, you look just about the same

Won't you please take me off your list

Easy living, please come on and let me down


[Verse 3]

We are a beautiful letdown

Painfully uncool

The church of the dropouts

The losers, the sinners, the failures and the fools

Oh, what a beautiful letdown

Are we salt in the wound?

Hey, let us sing one true tune

Yeah


[Outro]

I don't belong here (I don't belong)

No, I don't belong here (I don't belong)

No, I don't belong here (I don't belong)

Feels like I don't belong here, yeah (I don't belong)

I don't belong here (I don't belong)

Goes like I don't belong here (I don't belong)

No, I don't belong-long-long-long (I don't belong, I don't belong)

Would you let me down (I don't belong)

Come on and let me down (I don't belong)

You always let me down (I don't belong)

So glad that I'm let down, yeah (I don't belong, I don't belong)

Come on and let me down (I don't belong)

'Cause I don't belong here

Please won't you let me down