She lost her focus yesterday
She lost her focus in the sun
She sits and stares at it for hours
She says she likes to go outside
She gets hung up on the wind
She gets lost inside the happy noise

Sometimes I don't understand her
Sometimes I don't want to
Understand her

She says no no no no
She don't want no double life
She says I should know why
She seems happier at night
Her color TV and her chemical smile

I don't want to know the reason
I don't want to know the reason why

She says
Jesus owes her money
She says
That the angels are her friends

What in the hell does that mean?

She's got the chemical smile


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Chemical Smile Lyrics as written by Craig Montoya Art Alexakis

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    "She says Jesus owes her money"

    Now that lines rocks.

    It's about all those people who get their kicks from chemicals.

    sillybillyon March 29, 2005   Link
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    i think she's on drugs and believes everything she sees or doesn't see.

    slowmotion_freefallon April 05, 2003   Link
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    She's got a chemical smile.. She's smiling because of the chemicals

    Matchon March 05, 2005   Link
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    Same deal, but instead of something like illegal drugs, I always thought it was about meds.

    farouhkon August 14, 2006   Link
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    I think that 'she' is in a mental institution maybe from using to many chamicals and the 'chemicals' that she is using now are prescribed by her doctors.

    moeheadon August 17, 2007   Link

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