This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Here I sit and watch my world come crumbling down
I cry for help but no one's around
Silently screaming I bang my head against the wall
It seems like no one cares at all
Always an emotion, but how can I explain
How can I explain
Kind of like the scent of a rose
With words I can't explain
The same with my pain
Caught up in emotion-Goes over my head
Goes over my head
Sometimes I got to think to myself is this life or death
Am I living or am I dead
The clock keeps ticking but nothing else seems to change
Problems never solved, just rearranged
And when I think about all the times that I've had
So few good-So many bad
I search for personality and I look for things I can not see
Love and peace flash through my mind
Pain and hate are all I find
Find no hope in nothing new
Never had a dream come true
Lies and hate and agony
Through my eyes that's all I see
If I'm gonna cry
Will you wipe away my tears?
If I'm gonna die
Lord please take away my fear
Before I drown in sorrow
Last thing that I'll say
How will I laugh tomorrow
If I can't even smile today
Today today, when I can't even smile today
Today today, when I can't even smile today
How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today
How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today
I cry for help but no one's around
Silently screaming I bang my head against the wall
It seems like no one cares at all
Always an emotion, but how can I explain
How can I explain
Kind of like the scent of a rose
With words I can't explain
The same with my pain
Caught up in emotion-Goes over my head
Goes over my head
Sometimes I got to think to myself is this life or death
Am I living or am I dead
The clock keeps ticking but nothing else seems to change
Problems never solved, just rearranged
And when I think about all the times that I've had
So few good-So many bad
I search for personality and I look for things I can not see
Love and peace flash through my mind
Pain and hate are all I find
Find no hope in nothing new
Never had a dream come true
Lies and hate and agony
Through my eyes that's all I see
If I'm gonna cry
Will you wipe away my tears?
If I'm gonna die
Lord please take away my fear
Before I drown in sorrow
Last thing that I'll say
How will I laugh tomorrow
If I can't even smile today
Today today, when I can't even smile today
Today today, when I can't even smile today
How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today
How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today
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wow...almost 3 years and still missing the scond part of the song.....HERE!
You think it's so funny... ...laugh at this!
So when I look outside my room I see the world, but not the reason What is done to me is not fair You call it fair I call it treason But I don't know what to do Give me a sign I'll take whatever But if you want me here I am Ain't gonna die forever
And I tried to hold ya But you just turned away And I tried to tell ya But not a word I say I cried out so loudly But you just covered your ears I gave you all the signs, but you ignored my tears
So if you want me here I am I sit here waiting for your decision But my body fights my mind I headed straight for a collision So am I getting near or am I still Looking in all the wrong places But the only thing that seems to change Are the looks on the faces...
Doesn't anyone...seems like no one cares at all I search for personality and look for things I cannot see Does anyone even care at all? Love and peace flash through my mind; pain and hate is all I find Seems like no one cares at all Find no hope in nothing new and I never had a dream come true Does anyone even care at all? Lies and hate and agony; thru my eyes that's all I see Seems like no one cares at all
How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow? How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today
Today today; when I can't even smile today Today today; when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today...
this is such a good song. it expresses everything i needed to say out loud once. and as soon as i heard it i loved it. it's just a really really good song. i think this is probably the best suicidal tendencies song i've heard. it's just amazing.
And that guitar solo is pure effing awesomeness!
best lyrics, and for the record, I've been looking for those last verses since like 1990, because they were never in the lyrics sheet
great, great song, Mike Muir did his best lyrics in the Feel Like Shit album and the first one
@PLAS - not only that, look at the PRICE of music now. I had to goto a specialist shop to get this, and in 1990, that was 22.50 GBP, thank you, Sir.<br /> <br /> I only made < 100GBP/week.<br /> <br /> According to an inflation calculator, that CD would be 56.49 GBP today in mid 2021.<br /> <br /> That'd be a 'no, thank you Sir' from me.<br /> <br /> No wonder CD piracy / digital downloads took off...
he's saying nothing ever goes his way and he's too depressed to even smile so he's thinking "how will i laugh tomorrow". pretty simple
yeah this is one of my favorite songs.
i really connect with this song a lot of the time. thinking about the fact that someone else wrote it helps me get through it. it lets me know i'm not the only one who feels that way, that i am not alone. this is a great song too.
Yes, i'm thinking millencolin_girl sums the song up perfectly, one word... amazing.
Just about depression. What it basically says is that you need to make a small step today to do a bigger thing tomorrow. Sounds cheesy, but that's what I get out of it. Suicidal for Fukkin life!