Grateful for Music Challenge Day 23: I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)

Song: I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)

Artist: Johnny Rzeznik from Disney's Treasure Planet

 

I love this song! And I love this movie! It's such an underated, misunderstood, Disney-genius film! I wish it had gotten the recognition is deserved :( It makes me sad how bad it did (box office wise) when it was released. Because I really think it's so creative and I'll admit to having had the BIGGEST cartoon crush on Jim Hawkins :) Every girl loves a bad boy. And Jim is just too dang cute! I might still kind of have a little crush on him.....is that weird!? Anyway, if you don't know what movie this song is from it's called Treasure Planet and basically it is a spin off on the classic film/book Treasure Island. I think it is so clever the way they gave it an outer space theme! And it just works so well!! Today I am grateful for this song because it always reminds me of the movie which reminds me of my childhood. It is also a song that my siblings and I all share a love for so it's special to me that way. It's also just a really good song with really good lyrics and a really good melody. And I love Johnny Rzeznik's voice (lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls). Something about that scratchy, rocker voice that gets me every time! It's my fave!

 

 

I am a question to the world,

Not an answer to be heard

Or a moment that's held in your arms.

And what do you think you'd ever say?

I won't listen anyway…

You don't know me,

And I’ll never be what you want me to be.

And what do you think you'd understand?

I'm a boy, no, I'm a man..

You can't take me and throw me away.

And how can you learn what's never shown?

Yeah, you stand here on your own.

They don't know me 'cause I'm not here.

And I want a moment to be real,
Wanna touch things I don't feel,
Wanna hold on and feel I belong.
And how can the world want me to change?
They’re the ones that stay the same.
They don’t know me,
'Cause I’m not here.

And you see the things they never see

All you wanted, I could be

Now you know me, and I'm not afraid

And I wanna tell you who I am

Can you help me be a man?

They can't break me
As long as I know who I am

And I want a moment to be real,
Wanna touch things I don't feel,
Wanna hold on and feel I belong.
And how can the world want me to change?
They’re the ones that stay the same.
They can’t see me,
But I’m still here.

They can’t tell me who to be,

‘Cause I’m not what they see.

Yeah, the world is still sleepin’,
While I keep on dreamin’ for me.

And their words are just whispers

And lies that I’ll never believe.

And I want a moment to be real,
Wanna touch things I don't feel,
Wanna hold on and feel I belong.
And how can they say I never change?
They’re the ones that stay the same.
I’m the one now,
‘Cause I’m still here.

I’m the one,
‘Cause I’m still here.
I’m still here.
I’m still here.
I’m still here.

 

An awesome fan-made video where the pitch of the song has been made higher so it sounds like JIM is singing!! I gotta say, it really WORKS!!