Lyrics for Father Of Mine as interpreted by Demau Senae

Father Of Mine Lyrics
Father of mine
Tell me where have you been
You know I just closed my eyes
My whole world disappeared

Father of mine
Take me back to the day
Yeah when I was still your golden boy
Back before you went away

I remember the blue skies
Walking the block
I loved it when you held me high
I loved to hear you talk

You would take me to the movie
You would tke me to the beach
Take me to a place inside that is so hard to reach

Father of mine
Tell me where did you go
Yeah you had the world inside your hand
But you did not seem to know

Father of mine
Tell me what do you see
When you look back at your wasted life
And you don't see me

I was ten years old
Doing all that i could
Wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in a black neighborhood

Sometimes you would send me a birthday card with a five dollar bill
Yeah I never understood you then
And I guess I never will

Daddy gave me a name
My dad he gave me a name
Then he walked away
Daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away
My dad he gave me a name

Father of mine
Tell me where have you been
Yeah I just closed my eyes
And the world disappeared

Father of mine
Tell me how do you sleep
With the children you abandoned
And the wife I saw you beat

I will never be safe
I will never be sane
I will always be weird inside
I will always be lame

Now I am a grown man
With a child of my own
And I swear I'm not going to let her know
All the pain I have known

Then he walked away
Daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away
My dad he gave me a name
Then he walked away

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rosie_t
11-25-2001

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well this is a really amazing song, and one of the best things about everclear is that they can talk literally about issues and subjects without throwing in false metaphors and analogies. this is a really heartfelt song, about father-child neglect and abuse..

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louisrolfe
01-24-2002

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yes this is an amazing song..........so much emotion.

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KimberlyCarmen
04-23-2002

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I've had a very similliar experience with my father. Same thing. I heard Everclear play it live too. I don't know... it's just... exactly how I felt. Someone understood what I felt. And it's impowering to know that... and to rise above it. And that's what this song does.

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Arianna
04-24-2002

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I mailed this song to my father and now he tries to stay in touch

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NtoTheDrk
04-26-2002

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Its amazing how this song can be used to solve everyone's relationship problems.

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EisforEmotional
06-16-2002

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My father was in a band and he ended up cheating on my mother, (while she was pregnant with me) with the lead singer of his band...He kicked her out of the house, eight months pregnant, with one child and one on the way. We lived in wellfare apartments, getting Christmas presents from Diaper coupons and playing with the other abandoned kids. My mother worked her way through college and managed to raise my sister and myself, semi-normal. I grew up in the slums of the east bay, but it just makes me more grateful for everything that I have now.
This song, seems as though it was writen for my sister and I. I cant describe, to anyone who has grown up with married parents in the suburbs, what it is like to literally be like the kid in this song, but I can say, that it has given me a voice in some ways. This song means more to me than I can explain, especially on Fathers Day.

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mr. bojengles
06-18-2002

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all i have to say is that everclear is good at writing songs

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plesntintruption
06-20-2002

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i tried to get my dad to wake up by sending him this but all it did was make him mad cuz "i was trying to blame him" i still love this song sooo much and i've loved it since i was in 6th grade

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PalmTree163
07-10-2002

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I've never been abandoned in the literal sense by a parent, but I do know what it feels like to have a parent emotionally abandon you. My parents are still married, but in my opinion, they shouldn't be. My mom cheats on my dad viciously, and has made my dad approve of it... Most of what my mom does depresses my dad. The only words my mother says to me are lies and manipulative pleas. The fact that she is still in our lives, cheating, lying, manipulating, and abusing is very disturbing to me... I wish she was gone, it would be better than things are now. What I'm trying to say is that for those of you whose fathers were abusive or left, or both, sometimes it's really for the best. If they had stayed, they only would have done more damage than they did by leaving. My mother has caused much more hurt by feeding off my dad and I than she ever would have done by leaving.

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c.f
07-12-2002

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i agree im not in a situation with a abusive dad or a horribly broken home. I ve got a standard suburban seperation, with both parents re maried. I think most people can really relat to this song cuz alot of their fans are suburn kids who have had parental problems that arent THAT bad, but to each individual that small level of family disfunction feels like a huge deal and like their dad walked out on them, thats how i feel , i hate my dad, BUT HAVE TO LIVE WITH HIM

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dariofoo
07-17-2002

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sad song but really nice...the angst can be felt in the music itself..really great tune

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NoApoLogiEs
08-22-2002

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sigh. i love this song. my dad left rite before i was born, and my parents never were married, but he made barely any effort to stay in contact with me. he forgot so many birthdays and barely sent any moeny for so long. so i cant completely relate to this song litterally. but my moms had boyfriends that i got attached to and they left when i was younger. i love the part where they say...I will never be safe, I will never be sane, I will always be weird inside, I will always be lame. everclear are soooo good at writing songs.

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BrainDamage
08-24-2002

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Art Alexakis' father did indeed leave the family when he was just a kid, so there ya go. The song doesn't really need any explanation, since Art writes a lot of songs from experiences in his life and the meanings are pretty obvious.

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creed_rocks13
08-24-2002

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I could relate to this song, when I was little my parent threaten to divorce and leave each other. My dad acuaully packedand left for a day.Leaveing me and my sister scared to death of what was to happen. Eventually he came back home and my parents made up and love each other till this day.

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shortgirl_05
09-03-2002

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This song meant so much to me (for obvious reasons)when it first came out, I was in 6th grade. They hit me with this one. It was probably the first song that I actually paid attention to the lyrics, not the beat. I could understand it completely, it made me want to cry.

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bitseybellrocks
09-04-2002

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*sigh* stupid being able to relate to songs...

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bitseybellrocks
09-04-2002

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oh, right..i should probably explain more? well i don't know my dad. he's never been a part of my life. this song just makes me go *sigh* cuz it makes me all sad. it is a totally grand song, tho

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FinchFever
04-15-2003

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Story of my life...
Songs like these are so much better than the music being aired on MTV nowadays, which preach the nonsense of everyday life. This has been my favorite song above all others since the first time I ever heard it. No song has ever given me the feeling I get every time I listen to this one.

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mynameisntJonas2
06-24-2003

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rare songs that have so much meaning, like this one, are definitely worth having to suffer through all of the crap on Mtv. these make it worthwhile.

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**UL**
06-27-2003

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hhmm my dad left us when we were about two. it was a lot like art's situation... i got the usual birthday cards with the money... not really showing any feeling in them..
but oh well.
i love the part where he goes 'i will never be sane.. i will always be weird inside.. i will always be lame"
i feel EXACTLY like that... kinda like im screwed up inside because of my childhood. and whenever i start to think some of my insecurities could have been because of it... i just start feeling so lame and typical and think im being stupid.
good to know im not the only one.....
i also love the part:
You know I just closed my eyes
My whole world disappeared
- its just like, one minute, you think you have everything and things seem so good and perfect... then within the blink of an eye.. its gone again.. and you dont even know where it went or why

You would take me to the movie
You would take me to the beach
Take me to a place inside that is so hard to reach
-this part gets to me as well... he starts off with simple outings like the movies and the beach.. but the point is... its how he felt inside when his dad was actually around. that feeling you cant get from anyone else except your dad. and now thats what hes missing out on.

Yeah you had the world inside your hand
But you did not seem to know
- and lastly, i LOVE this line... its just so simple and innocent.
this song means so much

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punk_princess1
06-27-2003

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I love everclear's songs...u can listen to them in whatever mood u r in, weather you're depressed, happy, angry..whatever!
But I really like this song especially...i've never had the greatest relationthip with my father...my mom (and i in part, cause i hate him, and have as long as i was aware) kicked him out when i was 8 (i'm almost 16 now)...and they got divorsed when i was 10. I can't say that it was abusive when he lived here...but i cna't say it wasn't...it wasn't anything to serious...just the occational spanking now and then...but the fights that went on here were crazy...i remember the first time i heard anyone say 'fuck you' to sumone (other than in movies cuz my father would make me watch rated r movie with him when i was little) was my dad sayin it to my mom while they were fighting...my brother was really little when all this was goin on...he's 6 years younget than me, so he loves me dad, and doesn't really know all the pain he caused me and my mother (who are practically best friends)...but i hate him! i hate hating him cuz he is my dad...but i still have to see him...i feel bad if i don't, but he won't even call to say hello for months at a time, and he'll come by occationally to 'see wut we look like' for 2 seconds. AHHHH i hate him so much, no one will ever understand the pain he caused...he has promised me so many things, and taken to much of my mother's money (which she can't spare on a $50 a wekk pay check)...he's takin our child suport (which is only $1000 a month anyway) and our medical suport soo many times..i think he owes us at least $30 000!...(and this is all canadian)...errg!..nehoo..i'm done ranting and raving now!

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whiterosepunk
04-20-2004

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This song i think has great meaning to anyone who hasnt exactly grown up with either parent around. The good memories fading to the bad, the way we feel, but the things we never say. THe things expected from those who are not really part of the whole breakup. A great song with deep meaning. As they say father of mine where have you been? its a good question which people of all ages find themselves often saying in this day and age.
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sandonhelm
05-04-2004

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This is a great song and the video to it is brilliant.

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AliesterCrowleyFan
05-06-2004

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That sucks punk princess. I feel guilty now just posting that I like this songs musical part.

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DJacques75
05-24-2004

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punk, a spanking now and then is not 'abusive.' Just FYI

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