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You can take what you can get
I forgive but I forget
You can never sleep enough
And your alarm is going off
You wake up and you can't pretend
The dream was just a dream again
Won't you dry your eyes
But it doesn't matter anymore
Do just what you did before
Until you realize
The words go la la la la la
You can dip your brain in joy
When you find the real McCoy
And when some pretty boys with skinny ties
Black flowers and Valentines
Try to take your heart
Do you recognize the lie
And stop before you get too high
On your own supply
Singing la la la la la
You want it, you got it
You can't take it home
You've got a long way to go
And I'll wait forever to say that 's enough
You have a heart to show
Honey you don't have to stay inside
Don't have to run, don't have to hide
Go and dry your eyes
You know you can always change your mind
Maybe I will too in time
Once we understand
No one understands at all
Singing la la la la la
Singing la la la la la
I forgive but I forget
You can never sleep enough
And your alarm is going off
You wake up and you can't pretend
The dream was just a dream again
Won't you dry your eyes
But it doesn't matter anymore
Do just what you did before
Until you realize
The words go la la la la la
You can dip your brain in joy
When you find the real McCoy
And when some pretty boys with skinny ties
Black flowers and Valentines
Try to take your heart
Do you recognize the lie
And stop before you get too high
On your own supply
Singing la la la la la
You want it, you got it
You can't take it home
You've got a long way to go
And I'll wait forever to say that 's enough
You have a heart to show
Honey you don't have to stay inside
Don't have to run, don't have to hide
Go and dry your eyes
You know you can always change your mind
Maybe I will too in time
Once we understand
No one understands at all
Singing la la la la la
Singing la la la la la
Lyrics submitted by smallwonderrobot, edited by hedwigix
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when i hear this song, i think about the beginning of the end of a relationship. one of the hardest parts: the realization that you have been in denial, that it isn't working anymore. one person in the relationship is witnessng the other slowly pulling away. the person pulling away is dreaming of how things could change for the better, and wakes up 'crying'. the other doesn't want things to end, believes that things will work out. maybe this person realizes that there is no 'real McCoy'... he is almost saying "go ahead, try and find it, it doesn't exist" like nothing is perfect, what we have IS the real thing....
"You can never sleep enough And your alarm is going off You wake up and you can't pretend A dream was just a dream again Won't you dry your eyes?
it is hard to describe exactly what i feel this song means literally... it is such a great song and everytime that i hear it, i realize how much i relate to it... in what way? i feel like the person drifting away in the relationship, yet somehow i still empathize with the person who is still in love and has been there supporting all along... that is the beauty in this song, it gives me understanding for both people struggling... each on their own journey...