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But what did you do
What did you say
Oh did you walk or did you run away
Where are you know
Where have you been
Did you go alone or did you find a friend
I need to know this
'Coz I noticed I'm just smiling
How can the sun
Have any fun
Feeling free
And I can tell you know how hard this life can be
But you keep on smiling for me
So what went right
What went wrong
Was it a story or was it a song
Was it over night
Or did it take you long
Was knowing your weakness what made you strong
For all the above
Oh how I love to see you smiling
An oh yeah
Take a little pain just in case
You need something want to embrace
To help you put on a smiley face
Face
Smiley face
Don't you go off into the new day without getting down
Here's a summary of something you get sad about
Say for instance my girlfriend she, bugs me all the time
But the irony of it all is that she loves me all the time
Oh see
I believe
Whenever I see you smiling
'Coz excuse me
But it's easily one of the hardest things to do
Your worries and fears become your friends
And they end up smiling at you
Put on a smiley face
What did you say
Oh did you walk or did you run away
Where are you know
Where have you been
Did you go alone or did you find a friend
I need to know this
'Coz I noticed I'm just smiling
How can the sun
Have any fun
Feeling free
And I can tell you know how hard this life can be
But you keep on smiling for me
So what went right
What went wrong
Was it a story or was it a song
Was it over night
Or did it take you long
Was knowing your weakness what made you strong
For all the above
Oh how I love to see you smiling
An oh yeah
Take a little pain just in case
You need something want to embrace
To help you put on a smiley face
Face
Smiley face
Don't you go off into the new day without getting down
Here's a summary of something you get sad about
Say for instance my girlfriend she, bugs me all the time
But the irony of it all is that she loves me all the time
Oh see
I believe
Whenever I see you smiling
'Coz excuse me
But it's easily one of the hardest things to do
Your worries and fears become your friends
And they end up smiling at you
Put on a smiley face
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*Or all the above?
Did you go alone or did you bring a friend
also
I need to know this
Cause I noticed you're smiling
Out in the sun
Having fun and
Feeling free
and
Or all the above
also
Don't you go off into the new day with any doubt
Here's a summary of something that you could smile about
finally
I wanna be you whenever I see you smiling
Cause it's easily one of the hardest things to do
Many of his songs are satires, some of them subtle, some pretty straight forward. Take "F*** You", or the slow version of "Crazy"...What I love about his songs is that he reaches out to his audience and conveys a message - generally something critical, to give you something to think about, (Crazy, Run) but encompassed within a cheerful and playful attitude. "We're all human beings, with our intrinsic complexities, insecurities, worries, problems and neurotic idiosyncrasies; there's no point denying it, so we might as well accept it and carry on, smiling, if possible" is the idea that many of his songs suggest to me.
My favourite, as it constitutes a beautiful message of hope, is "Going On" - a hymn to freedom, advancement and liberation from mental and social constraints. :-)
to me this song is about the singer seeing someone they know smiling and getting on with their life positively, despite knowing they have had their own problems or demons.
the singer respects that alot and wonders whats going on in the head of this person. how did they get to their positive frame of mind.
yet this meaning seems to be very probing and deep, maybe even sad or melancholy, yet hidden behind a bouncy poppy upbeat sound.
love it
it doesn't get any better than that. like DCV said, there is some hint of darkness within the song but you almost feel as if the smiling faces overcome it all. i love cee-lo and dangermouse. they are one of few credible ARTISTS connected to the hip-hop genre, etc.
great song.
I LOVE the last bit:
I wanna be you, whenever I see you smiling.
Cos it's easily one of the hardest things to do.
Your worries and fears become your friends and they end up smiling at you.
Put on a smiling face.
The "worries and fears" lines is so right, that they can work to your advantage and help you out if you have the right mindset.
I have recently discovered how incredible Gnarls Barkley is. Their songs are so deep, and so original. They express a new but completely true and universal sentiment.