When Music Hits Too Close To Home, Part 4

Everclear, Wonderful

  I close my eyes when it gets too sad
  I think thoughts that I know are bad
  I close my eyes and count to ten
  I hope it's over when I open them

  I want the things that I had before
  Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door
  I wish I could count to ten
  And make everything be
  Wonderful again

  I hope my mom and I hope my dad
  Will figure out why they get so mad
  I hear them scream, I hear them fight
  They say bad words that make me want to cry

  I close my eyes when I go to bed
  I dream of angels who make me smile
  I feel better when I hear them say
  Everything will be
  Wonderful someday

    Promises mean everything
    When you're little
    And the world's so big
    I just don't understand how
    You can smile with all those tears in you eyes
    And tell me
    Everything is wonderful now

    Na na na, na na na na na
    Na na na, na na na na na
    Na na, na na na na na
    Na na na na na na na na na
    (please don't tell me everything is wonderful now)

  I go to school and I run and play
  I tell the kids that it's all ok
  I laugh a lot so my friends won't know
  When the bell rings I just don't
  want to go home

  I go to my room and I close my eyes
  I make believe that I have a new life
  I don't believe you when you say
  Everything will be
  wonderful someday

    Promises mean everything
    When you're little
    And the world's so big
    I just don't understand how
    You can smile with all those tears in you eyes
    And tell me
    Everything is wonderful now
    No no

    Na na na, na na na na na
    Na na na, na na na na na
    Na na, na na na na na
    Na na na na na na na na na
    I don't want to hear you tell me
    Everything is wonderful now

  I don't want to hear you say that
  I will understand someday
  No no no no
  No no no no

  I don't want to hear you say
  You both have grown in different ways
  No no no no
  No no no no

  I don't want to meet your friend
  and I don't want to start over again
  I just want my life to be
  The same
  Just like it used to be

  Somedays I hate everything
  I hate everything
  Everyone and everything

So please don't tell me
Everything is wonderful now

Please don't tell me everything is
Wonderful now

[retrospective, people]

February 19, 2003 - 4:22pm

Jess (not verified)

Beautiful... absolutely beautiful.

February 19, 2003 - 7:57pm

Tori (not verified)

Funny...in 9th grade, for a project, my friend Amanda played this song to our Honors Lit. class. No one really understood why she did it. She later explained to me that this was EXACTLY what she was going through because her parents were getting a divorce. You're right...sometimes music hits too close to home, but then it makes you so happy to know that you're not the only one who has those feelings.

February 23, 2003 - 12:52am

Milton Smith (not verified)

Music is a window for the soul. Thats why we, as people, can connect to music in such a strong way. That is Milton's thought for the day. ;)

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