Hilarie Burton POD306 Lyrics

PEYTON: You know what I find kind of odd - I mean other than other than, like... dog shows and people who can eat with their feet? People who fight over something instead of fighting for something.

This is Peyton, by the way, but you probably knew that when you downloaded this.

There's a difference, you know, between fighting over something or fighting for something. Try to remember the last thing you fought over with like, a friend, an enemy, whoever. And now, try to remember the last thing you fought for. Something that meant something; no comparison, you know?

The Beastie Boys say you gotta fight for your right to party. The Chilli Peppers want you to fight like a brave. Chuck D says fight the power, so... you know what the Tree Hill cheerleaders have been fighting over lately? Boys.

Kinda weak, right? So, anyway, Brooke came up with a way to keep the peace and keep the catfights to a minimum. By the way, stream of consciousness, side bar - the expression 'catfight' is a little played out and on top of that, what's with guys being obsessed with girls fighting anyway? I promise you, we're not gonna suddenly stop and make out, OK? So just... get over it. Thank you.

Anyway, where was I? (pause) Oh yeah, boys. And fighting over them. I don't know, doesn't it seem kinda trivial? I mean, I turn on the TV and I see people fighting for human rights or people fighting for a bottle of water just so they don't die of thirst and I think... at least they're fighting for something real. (pause) But fighting over boys? It's pretty lame. Unless... I don't know, maybe what they're really fighting over is love, or... at least the prospect of love? Someone to love and... if that's the case, then the only thing worse than fighting over guys is... not having a guy to fight for.

I-I used to have a guy to fight for. We didn't spend like, a ton of time together but... you know the saying: the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long? Uh,... well that was us. (pause) And then he was gone. But before he left, he told me to move on. I guess he didn't wanna burden me with the wait, you know? But... it's like Tom Petty says: 'The-the waiting is the hardest part'.

But the heart doesn't have a 'kill' switch, you know? Part of me is afraid I'll never find a love like that again. And... another part of me is afraid that I will. I guess I wonder about it a lot. Would-would finding someone else be a betrayal of what we had? Would it make what we had any less real? And more so, am I kidding myself because I think that one day he'll be back?

Because every time there's a knock at the door; for a split second, I think... I think maybe it's him. You know? Or, I'll be walking down the street and I'll see some guy that kinda looks like him and my heart just... it stops! And for a moment, he's here - Jake.

Anyway, maybe about now, you're thinking 'whatever, cry me a river. Is there actually a point to all this?'. (pause) Actually, there is, you know? At least, I think there is. I had a little friction with a friend of mine lately. Completely driven by me but it's kinda starting to make sense to me now. Her name's Haley and I guess she's exhibit A in how you fight over stupid things when you don't have anything real to fight for.

See, the thing is, I look at Haley and I think... last year she fought for Nathan, you know? She fought to make him a better guy. She didn't... give up on him. (pause) Whereas I pretty much did when I dated him. Or... or maybe he gave up on me. I don't know.

The point is, that she saw the guy he could become and fought like hell to get that guy and to help him be that guy. And then for reasons that are entirely her own, she slept on that and... and I don't say it to judge - trust me, I'm really trying to let go of that - I just... I say it because of this: I would give anything for the chance to fight for Jake. (pause) And Nathan isn't a thousand miles away; he is one locker over... and she has something real to fight for while, personally, I've got... (long beat) oh, um, I was really hoping that I could think of something there.

I guess that says a lot, huh? Anyway, um,... I'm pulling for them; Nathan and Haley. I really, really am. And the other day, I was at the Riverwalk and I saw this skater kid and on the t-shirt, it had this Swahili warrior song on it. It said, um... 'life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods; so let us celebrate the struggle.'

I think that's right, you know? When you stop fighting, you stop living and... we all need that thing that's worth fighting for and... I don't know, maybe it's a certain someone, a special place, maybe just an idea.

So, to all of my fellow Swahili, pod warriors out there, (laughs) find your fight and then fight like hell until your battle is won. I'll talk to you later.