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I'm sitting in a room
Made up of only big white walls
And in the halls
There are people looking through the window and the door
They know exactly what we're here for
Don't look up, just let them think
There's no place else you'd rather be
You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from
Don't you know by now
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have
And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
'Cause this is your night, so smile
'Cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style
If you let me I could
I'd show you how to build your fences
Set restrictions
Separate from the world
The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight
Don't look up just let them think
There's no place else you'd rather be in now
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have
And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
Cause this is your night, so smile
Yeah, yeah you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walking
I said let's see you walking
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walking
I said let's see you walking
And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
Yeah oh, oh open wide
Yeah oh, oh open wide
'Cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style
Made up of only big white walls
And in the halls
There are people looking through the window and the door
They know exactly what we're here for
Don't look up, just let them think
There's no place else you'd rather be
You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from
Don't you know by now
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have
And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
'Cause this is your night, so smile
'Cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style
If you let me I could
I'd show you how to build your fences
Set restrictions
Separate from the world
The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight
Don't look up just let them think
There's no place else you'd rather be in now
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have
And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
Cause this is your night, so smile
Yeah, yeah you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walking
I said let's see you walking
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walking
I said let's see you walking
And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
Yeah oh, oh open wide
Yeah oh, oh open wide
'Cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style
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We can talk if you want ;)
Then, I looked for the meaning of the song and I saw your comment, and I thought it was quite amazing.
When you read this book, you can't stop it, and you "live in the story" until you finish it
( Sorry for my english, I am french)
HAYLEY: Fences! Um, well actually that song is kinda about the first year and half being on the road … its-its about the end of the first year and a half, how I felt like, uh, especially for me personally, I was kinda pretending to be totally okay and wasn’t, wasn’t letting, um, y’know any … I-I didn’t want my flaws to show, and if I was unhappy about something I didn’t want people to know because I wanted everyone to think that, uh, I was perfect all the time, I was fine and um, I don’t know, this song is me talking to myself saying, um, like get over it and its kinda, I mean its obvious that you’re dying, dying …, y’know. So … its, its just about the struggle of being in the business.
The proof to this can be viewed here: youtube.com/…
"Don't look up
Just let them think there's no place else you'd rather be"
We did have a moment like this. We were sitting at a table with a group of friends and he was almost over-acting, making jokes and laughing. He sat across from me and handed me a water bottle I had left where he was sitting. There were so many unspoken words in that eye contact and I could see that the happiness not real. But we both just acted like there was no place else we'd rather be.
"You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from"
We are always on display. Everyone: friends, parents, etc. are always watching our every moves.
"And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And open wide, cause this is your night
So smile, cause you'll go out in style"
The camera shows happy people. But it's a lie. But we smile so no one knows.
"If you let me I could
I'd show you how to build your fences
Set restrictions, separate from the world
The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight"
I would teach him to stop listening to other people. And to set restrictions on the girls he lets walk all over him since the breakup.
"Yeah, yeah, you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in
Yeah, yeah, well, you're just a mess
You do all this big talk, yeah
So now let's see you walk it
I said let's see you walk it"
He acted like everything was my fault. He told people lies about why he broke up with me and told people he was "sick of my shit". And he could try to hate me to cover all his mistakes, but he couldn't walk it. As soon as he saw me again it started all turning back on him. And he is just a mess. But he does all this big talking to fool everyone.
"Don't look up
Just let them think there's no place else you'd rather be"
We did have a moment like this. We were sitting at a table with a group of friends and he was almost over-acting, making jokes and laughing. He sat across from me and handed me a water bottle I had left where he was sitting. There were so many unspoken words in that eye contact and I could see that the happiness not real. But we both just acted like there was no place else we'd rather be.
"You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from"
We are always on display. Everyone: friends, parents, etc. are always watching our every moves.
"And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And open wide, cause this is your night
So smile, cause you'll go out in style"
The camera shows happy people. But it's a lie. But we smile so no one knows.
"If you let me I could
I'd show you how to build your fences
Set restrictions, separate from the world
The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight"
I would teach him to stop listening to other people. And to set restrictions on the girls he lets walk all over him since the breakup.
"Yeah, yeah, you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in
Yeah, yeah, well, you're just a mess
You do all this big talk, yeah
So now let's see you walk it
I said let's see you walk it"
He acted like everything was my fault. He told people lies about why he broke up with me and told people he was "sick of my shit". And he could try to hate me to cover all his mistakes, but he couldn't walk it. As soon as he saw me again it started all turning back on him. And he is just a mess. But he does all this big talking to fool everyone.
I think it's also referring to so many people that because of paparazzi and the pressure of tabloids many celebrities end up killing them self in some way: 'So smile, cause you'll go out in style'
But they're saying you can, like so many famous people, keep your life private: 'I'd show you how to build your fences, set restrictions, separate from the world.' But saying that they're doing it to themselves because they do things to seek out attention and become more famous: 'Yeah, yeah, you're asking for it, with every breath that you breathe in.'
And now that they're famous they're saying you can't ever turn back because now everyone knows you and they've got their eye on you: 'And now you can't turn back, because this road is all you'll ever have'
I think that's it though. Awesome song! ;D
I honestly think that this song...Well...I think of Marilyn Monroe.
"The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight" She was given pills by her psychiatrist. And all of the negative attention she was getting from everyone, the media drove her over the edge.
Then again, this could be about ANY celebrity.