Sorry I couldn't be there, I was tied to a rocking chair
I was beat down to a pulp rocking back and forth somewhere
If you knew, if you saw, you'd have said it was the final straw
That my life was bound and tethered on a porch by the shore

But there is no easy way to tell them so, the things you know
And run they say, they think they know exactly so

It's not right, it's not right
How am I the only one who sees us fight?
What are we? Who are they?
Who says those bastards don't deserve to pay?
Well it's the numbers, it's the numbers, we don't stand a chance
So long you stay around, you’re just another song and dance
It's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair
Still I'm the only one who seems to care

It's funny that being funny makes you feel like up and running
When your past lingers like rain clouds, casting shadows below
I could live with so many burdens, I'd take all your hope and yearning
But there’s no one I'd let take me for their petty little woes

I used to glow, once I had a love to show, a love they know
They're slow, so slow that they never know where I go

It's not right, it's not right
How am I the only one who sees us fight?
What are we? Who are they?
Who says those bastards don't deserve to pay?
Well it's the numbers, it's the numbers, we don't stand a chance
So long you stay around, you’re just another song and dance
It's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair
Still I'm the only one who seems to care

I know that it's only something
I'm just working with what I've been given
It's not my fault, I'm happy
Don't call me crazy, I'm happy

It's not right, it's not right
How am I the only one who sees us fight?
What are we? Who are they?
Who says those bastards don't deserve to pay?
Well it's the numbers, it's the numbers, we don't stand a chance
So long you stay around, you’re just another song and dance
It's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair
Still I'm the only one who seems to care



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It's Not My Fault, I'm Happy song meanings
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    My Opinion:I think it's intentionally abstract, so there wouldn't be a specific meaning, more of a general feel. And maybe it's just me, but I think the general concept is more about society being what it is (you can fill in the rest), and the few who don't blend in so well (and society's reaction towards them).
    Flagged michaelydon February 28, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:Obviously this is a song very open for interpretation, but I personal feel it is talking about politics and the general disparity between laws made and laws that effect our lives. I feel like it also questions why politicians get to decide who the war is fought against, all the while corrupting the country. As well as mentioning the general consensus of the population in the title "It's Not My Fault, I'm Happy"
    -"its the number its the numbers" = lobbying?
    -"They're slow, so slow that they never know where I go"= laws always take to long to be passed to be relevant
    -"Who says those bastards don't deserve to pay"= whether its war or taxes others are always paying for decisions that the politicians make

    sorry if that was poorly organized...its late...
    Flagged breadloafon January 11, 2013   Link
  • +2
    My Interpretation:I interpret this from my personal experience (which may skew the actual meaning)/

    I think the song takes the role of a victim of some sort of sexual assault that is in the process of recovering. During this time you feel frozen while the rest of the world keeps moving.

    Eventually it begins to anger you that the world around you isn't as upset as you are, you begin to look at people like they are terrible just for being happy while these horrible crimes happen all around us.

    I frequently lost my temper with my family and said some pretty horrible things to them because of how they couldn't fully acknowledge the suffering in the world like I could.

    Sexual assault is not fair to the victim, ever, justice is never enough (if it even ever occurs), and there is an incredible amount of shame that goes along with it.

    So why does nobody seem to care. How can they be happy living in this world?

    Their reply when you get angry with them is something along the lines of "it's not my fault that I'm happy".

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    If you have the capacity to help someone, you also bear the responsibility to do so
    Flagged jameskyleon September 15, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I thought it was "Well it's the numbers, it's the numbers we don't stand a chance," seemingly referencing the high divorce rate.
    Flagged KDizzle53on July 28, 2012   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:wow, this album is full of imagery that paints a confusing picture. "how am i the only one who sees us fight" suggests a marital issue, right, like in "take a walk," how he's talking about problems in this dude's life.

    i dunno, i haven't analyzed a ton, i'm just thinking that the title of this song seems a lot more flippantly happy than the lyrics, which are pretty.. despondent?
    Flagged hab204on July 25, 2012   Link

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