"Not Over You"
Dreams, that's where I have to go
to see your beautiful face, anymore
I stare at a picture of you and listen to the radio
Hope, hope there's a conversation
where we both admit we had it good, but
until then it's alienation, I know, that much is understood
And I realize
If you ask me how I'm doin', I would say I'm doin' just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
and finally I'm forced to face the truth
No matter what I say, I'm not over you
Not over you
Damn, damn girl you do it well
And I thought you were innocent
You took this heart and put it through hell
But still, you're magnificent
I- I'm a boomerang, doesn't matter how you throw me
Turn around and I'm back in the game
Even better than the old me
But I'm not even close without you
If you ask me how I'm doin', I would say I'm doin' just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
and finally I'm forced to face the truth
No matter what I say, I'm not over you
Not over you
And if I had the chance to renew
You know there isn't a thing I wouldn't do
I could get back on the right track
But only if you'd be convinced
So until then
If you ask me how I'm doin', I would say I'm doin' just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
and finally I'm forced to face the truth
No matter what I say, I'm not over you
Not over you
Not over you
Not over you
Not over you
Shifting from depressing lyrics to an upbeat tempo in "Not Over You," Gavin DeGraw utilizes a happy mood, far-fetched personification, and vivid imagery to convey a specific tone to show the audience that finally he is forced to face the truth that he is "not over you."
The happy mood that Gavin DeGraw puts into his song shows that he is trying to get over this one specific girl but can not quite do it just yet. The depressing lyrics but upbeat tempo may confuse the audience because this is a song about him losing a girl and not being able to get over her, but the beat of the song is quirky and fun. Although, I do believe that Gavin DeGraw may have written the song this way to make the song more appealing and catchy.
The far-fetched personification that Gavin DeGraw throws into the lyrics help indicate that he really can not get over this girl. “You took this heart and put it through hell,” is one example of the personification found in this song. The girl can not literally pull out his heart and put it through hell, it is impossible; Gavin DeGraw got the point across that this girl has hurt him and quite possibly even his heart. Gavin DeGraw sings, “and finally I’m forced to face the truth,” and in this line, he is personifying the truth. The truth is not a real and living think, therefore he can’t sit there and face it; what Gavin DeGraw means is that he realized that he isn’t yet over this girl.
The vivid imagery found in “Not Over You” helps depict that Gavin DeGraw is not over this girl. “I stare at a picture of you and listen to the radio,” is a line Gavin DeGraw sings and it very well puts a mental picture in the listener’s head, and they can imagine him staring at a picture of her and listening to the radio. Also, “I sit down at a table set for two,” might give the listener a mental picture of Gavin DeGraw sitting at a restaurant table by himself hoping this girl shows up.
In conclusion, in “Not Over You,” Gavin DeGraw makes it obvious that he utilizes a happy mood, far-fetched personification, and vivid imagery to convey a specific tone to show the audience that finally he “is forced to face the truth.”
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