Lyrics for I'm Not Okay (I Promise) as interpreted by Brandnizzle2k4

I'm Not Okay (I Promise) Lyrics
Well if you wanted honesty that's all you had to say
I never want to let you down or have you go, it's better off this way
For all the dirty looks
For photographs your boyfriend took
Remember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor?

I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out

What will it take to show you that it's not the life it seems?
I told you time and time again you sing the words but still don't know what it means
To be a joke and look
Another line without a hook
I held you close as we both shook for the last time
Take a good hard look

I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out

Forget about the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
You say you read me like a book
But the pages all are torn and frayed

I'm okay
I'm okay
I'm okay now
I'm okay now

But you really need to listen to me
Because I'm telling you the truth
I mean this
I'm okay
Trust me

I'm not okay
I'm not okay
Well I'm not okay
I'm not o-fucking-kay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay

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joshbelcher
05-17-2004

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I downloaded this song the other day and really like it. Hopefully the new CD holds up to the expectations i have for it. I think the song is pretty self explanitory I read that this was a concept album where some guy dies either the girl kills him or something like that and he comes back to avenge his death so i think that can add some incite to all the songs on 3 cheers.

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Sinesthesia
05-18-2004

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"So can I beat out the dirty looks?" = "Forget about the dirty looks"

Or that's what I hear at least.

Great fucking song though.

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Brandnizzle2k4
05-18-2004

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I'll make the changes as soon the edit lyrics problem if fixed. I must have missed that part. I listened to the song over and over on other parts to make sure the lyrics were right I must have skipped right past it.

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Sinesthesia
05-19-2004

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Hey, no problem. Good job on the rest of the lyrics though.

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yourguts
05-23-2004

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this song is great. three cheers will be amazing

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yanksrok27
06-03-2004

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Sounds like Queen at points....can't go wrong with that. wonderful song.

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Dead|3olt
06-08-2004

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yah i can see where it kinda sounds like queen, at the harmonized guitar part. Yah this cd is going to kick ass, maybe even more ass than their last one.

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ehfucku
06-14-2004

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TRUST ME
LOL

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whyremberyou13
06-23-2004

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fuckin awesome sone. has anyone ever noticed that noone really ever says what these songs means, but just goes on about how great they are, or how much they suck?

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autumns_gone
06-26-2004

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The songs about how he felt when he was in highschool. He only had one real friend and he was really in love with this girl, and she took all these pictures with her boyfriend and he was really upset, I also read that this is like a part 2 to headfirst for halos.

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LilRyan732
09-19-2004

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I'll add to the comment yea it does sound like Queen a little bit, adds to the catchiness.

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Pitchfork_Red
09-23-2004

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How is this a part 2 to headfist? just cuz its poppy with dark lyrics?

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beni_ffaf
09-24-2004

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What a great fuckin song!!!
Ever since I heard this song, I went out and bougt both MCR albums and I've been hooked ever since.
Really can't add anything more to the meaning, I think everything that's needed to be said has already been said in previous posts.

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autumns_gone
09-26-2004

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this is a part 2 to headfirst for halos because im not okay is losely based on suicide as well. and im not the one who came up with it, gerard said it himself so its not "just cause its poppy with dark lyrics"

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smallBlackheart
09-28-2004

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This fucking band rocks. When I got the new CD I fell in love with them all over again. This CD has some great songs. Three cheers for sweet revenge is one of my favorites CD’s. The old CD kicked ass, I knew this one would too. “This song is so fucking awesome”.

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roc_elle
10-01-2004

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I Totally love this song. and the second video they did, is hilarious.

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surfcutie1
10-05-2004

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AWESOME FUCKING CD!!!!!!!!

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MiSs_PuNk666
10-09-2004

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wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooowwwwwwww!!! i wastch scuzz tv sumtimes and this i the best ever song iv ver heard them play on it! its just great! gerard wrote this song because he used to drink alot and take drugs (as he says 'im not ok' obviously) and his life wasnt really that good but with a band like this, his lifes probaly ok now!!!

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You'll be a memory
10-11-2004

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Gerard himself has said that the song is about the fact that he kind of had this thing with some girl...and he was like in love with her...but she had a boyfriend. And she took all these slutty pictures with her boyfriend, and Gerard got all upset.

The song's about him just...not being okay, at all, mentally nor emotionally. It's an answer to the ever-so-frequent question "Are you okay?" Most people will say that they're fine...even if they aren't. Gerard's just like "Fuck that, No, as a matter of fact, I'm not okay"...I'm just kind of rambling now.

Good song...lYkE OMgZzZ McR T0talLY RawX Fo ReEl!1!!

Har Har har.

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TakenBackNew
10-12-2004

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the "I mean this, I'm okay/ Trust me" part is a Fight Club reference. i dont know if it's direct or not, but at the end, after shooting himself he's like "I mean it, I'm okay.. Trust me"

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Lici
10-14-2004

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This song reminds me so much of the Summer of 2003. I had a circle of really close friends back then and we were always looking out for each other and we had a great time. There were hard times, but also some really great times. And a song we used to sing a lot around that time was 'I'm OK' by Christina Aguilera.
Since then, things have changed quite a lot. We hardly see each other anymore but they still mean a lot to me and that makes me sad. I sometimes feel angry with them just for pointless things that don't matter. But i heard this and instantly felt it was what i wanted to say to them.
I wanted to say i'm not OK. And some things still hurt me...but they don't hurt me anymore. I love them, and i miss them. But i don't think they really understood me the way i thought they did. Or maybe they understood me too much and that was the problem.
So that's what the song means to me. This was also the first My Chemical Romance song i ever heard and i loved it then and i still love it now. It really is a great song and makes me feel all tingly. My favourite bit is 'Well i'm not OK, i'm not O fucking K!' because the singer sounds so pissed off and i like the way you can hear it in his voice.

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Bertxx
10-15-2004

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This song reminds me so much of the Summer of 2003. I had a circle of really close friends back then and we were always looking out for each other and we had a great time. There were hard times, but also some really great times. And a song we used to sing a lot around that time was 'I'm OK' by Christina Aguilera.
Since then, things have changed quite a lot. We hardly see each other anymore but they still mean a lot to me and that makes me sad. I sometimes feel angry with them just for pointless things that don't matter. But i heard this and instantly felt it was what i wanted to say to them.
I wanted to say i'm not OK. And some things still hurt me...but they don't hurt me anymore. I love them, and i miss them. But i don't think they really understood me the way i thought they did. Or maybe they understood me too much and that was the problem.
So that's what the song means to me. This was also the first My Chemical Romance song i ever heard and i loved it then and i still love it now. It really is a great song and makes me feel all tingly. My favourite bit is 'Well i'm not OK, i'm not O fucking K!' because the singer sounds so pissed off and i like the way you can hear it in his voice.

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TungT182
10-15-2004

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This song reminds me so much of the Summer of 2003. I had a circle of really close friends back then and we were always looking out for each other and we had a great time. There were hard times, but also some really great times. And a song we used to sing a lot around that time was 'I'm OK' by Christina Aguilera.
Since then, things have changed quite a lot. We hardly see each other anymore but they still mean a lot to me and that makes me sad. I sometimes feel angry with them just for pointless things that don't matter. But i heard this and instantly felt it was what i wanted to say to them.
I wanted to say i'm not OK. And some things still hurt me...but they don't hurt me anymore. I love them, and i miss them. But i don't think they really understood me the way i thought they did. Or maybe they understood me too much and that was the problem.
So that's what the song means to me. This was also the first My Chemical Romance song i ever heard and i loved it then and i still love it now. It really is a great song and makes me feel all tingly. My favourite bit is 'Well i'm not OK, i'm not O fucking K!' because the singer sounds so pissed off and i like the way you can hear it in his voice.

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hoyden
10-19-2004

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love it when he says "trust me."

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Shawnk00
10-19-2004

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good song..

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