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I wanted to find somewhere to hide
And I opened up and let those fears inside
And I wanted to be anyone else
Only to find that there was no one there but me
But I woke up to the real life
And I realized it's not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothing's real here but I won't stop now
Until I find a better part of me
I let those hard days get me down
And all the things I hate got in my way
I could've screamed without a sound
I found myself silenced by those things they say
But I woke up to the real life
And I realized it's not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothing's real here but I won't stop now
Until I find a better part of me
Thats out there somewhere
And it cant be that far away
Thats where I'll find myself
And I'll find my way out
That's where I'll find out
But I woke up to the real life
And I realized it's not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothing's real here but I won't stop now
Until I find a better part of me
And I opened up and let those fears inside
And I wanted to be anyone else
Only to find that there was no one there but me
But I woke up to the real life
And I realized it's not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothing's real here but I won't stop now
Until I find a better part of me
I let those hard days get me down
And all the things I hate got in my way
I could've screamed without a sound
I found myself silenced by those things they say
But I woke up to the real life
And I realized it's not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothing's real here but I won't stop now
Until I find a better part of me
Thats out there somewhere
And it cant be that far away
Thats where I'll find myself
And I'll find my way out
That's where I'll find out
But I woke up to the real life
And I realized it's not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothing's real here but I won't stop now
Until I find a better part of me
Lyrics submitted by DarkEternal
Track duration: 03:53
"The Real Life" as written by Dwayne Johnson, E. Hinson, S. Howse, B. Mccane, Anthony Henderson, J. Heard, A. Criss
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Universal Music Publishing Group
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You try to find a place to hide and you do by making walls so you cannot be hurt anymore. Then the situation passes but they are still there, causing you pain due to the loneliness that such typically brings with it. One day you decide that it isn't worth running from those "long days" anymore, for you can't hide from pain when hiding causes pain and look inside until you find the better part of you again.
anyways i agree that this song is aboutovercoming your problems and moving on
For me this song really hits home with my current situation. I think it means that he was in a place where he didn't know where he was going (described in Away From the Sun) but that Brad's decided to look inward, find himself, ignore all the crap that other people say, and face his fears head on. It's a very powerful song... this song and "Behind Those Eyes" are my two favorites from Seventeen Days.