They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told you
And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew

And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
No one's listening anyway

Your voice is small and fading
And you hide in here unknown
And your mother loves your father
'Cause she's got nowhere to go

And she wonders where these dreams go
'Cause the world got in her way
What's the point ever trying
Nothing's changing anyway

They pres their lips against you
And you love the lies that they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway

And you know I see right through you
'Cause the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
You're not listening anyway

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This is another Dolls song about a boy trying to help a girl. To me, the girl seems to have a sad home life, not necessarily abusive, but neglectful ("what's the point in all this screaming / no one's listening anyway"). The father is abusive towards the mother either physically or emotionally. She can't support herself, so she stays ("And your mother loves your father / cause she's got no where to go"). It seems like her mother must have been a woman with a lot of dreams and ambitions before she married, and had to put her life on hold ("cause the world got in her way"). In the midst of all this, the girl cannot be heard. She grows silent in her inability to communicate, and cannot see the world. The boy tries to teach the girl about life, but she cannot grasp it and pushes him away ("what's the point in all the screaming / you're not listening anyway"). She continues to love her parents for what they are and embraces the lies they tell her. I love this song, but it's so sad! All the girls in Dolls' songs are sad ("Black Balloon" especially). Beautiful instrumentals, beautiful lyrics.

This is another Dolls song about a boy trying to help a girl. To me, the girl seems to have a sad home life, not necessarily abusive, but neglectful ("what's the point in all this screaming / no one's listening anyway"). The father is abusive towards the mother either physically or emotionally. She can't support herself, so she stays ("And your mother loves your father / cause she's got no where to go"). It seems like her mother must have been a woman with a lot of dreams and ambitions before she married, and had to put her life on hold ("cause the world got in her way"). In the midst of all this, the girl cannot be heard. She grows silent in her inability to communicate, and cannot see the world. The boy tries to teach the girl about life, but she cannot grasp it and pushes him away ("what's the point in all the screaming / you're not listening anyway"). She continues to love her parents for what they are and embraces the lies they tell her. I love this song, but it's so sad! All the girls in Dolls' songs are sad ("Black Balloon" especially). Beautiful instrumentals, beautiful lyrics.

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LittleBriddieon June 03, 2002 Link
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i think your exactly right. some people keep saying all the goo goo dolls songs are about his mother but i think there all about girls he loves its such a great song

mtjefferyon December 02, 2009