Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I stopped talking when I was six years old
I didn't want anything more to do with the outside world
I was happy being quiet
But, of course, they wouldn't leave me alone
My parents tried every trick in the book
From speech therapists to child psychologists
They even tried bribery
I could have anything
As long as I said it out loud
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Of course this episode didn't last forever
I'd made my point and it was time to move on
To peel away the next layer of deceit
And see what new surprises lay in store
My school report said I showed no interest
"A disruptive influence"
I felt sorry for them in a way
And when they finally expelled me
It didn't mean a thing
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
(At that time she stopped what she was doing, she stopped playing. She stared, she had the facial grimicing, and then the psychiatrist was saying, "Julie, Julie, can you hear me? Can you open your eyes? Can you stick out your tongue?" And all of a sudden, Julie struck out.)
The November day when I came home
The Christmas decorations were already up
Spray on snow, coloured flashing lights
And an artificial tree that played Silent Night
Over and over again
My parents welcomed me with loving arms
But within an hour were back at each others throats
Normal, happy childhood back on course
Batteries not included
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
I didn't want anything more to do with the outside world
I was happy being quiet
But, of course, they wouldn't leave me alone
My parents tried every trick in the book
From speech therapists to child psychologists
They even tried bribery
I could have anything
As long as I said it out loud
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Of course this episode didn't last forever
I'd made my point and it was time to move on
To peel away the next layer of deceit
And see what new surprises lay in store
My school report said I showed no interest
"A disruptive influence"
I felt sorry for them in a way
And when they finally expelled me
It didn't mean a thing
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
(At that time she stopped what she was doing, she stopped playing. She stared, she had the facial grimicing, and then the psychiatrist was saying, "Julie, Julie, can you hear me? Can you open your eyes? Can you stick out your tongue?" And all of a sudden, Julie struck out.)
The November day when I came home
The Christmas decorations were already up
Spray on snow, coloured flashing lights
And an artificial tree that played Silent Night
Over and over again
My parents welcomed me with loving arms
But within an hour were back at each others throats
Normal, happy childhood back on course
Batteries not included
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it
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Geez...this melody is so...perfect..."life is unfair...kill yourself or get over it" ...@-)
i agree with the outsider. so... sad and suicidal yet perfect. haha
it reminds me of the marvin the paranoid android "reasons to be miserable" tracks...
depressing, the chorus makes me wince. but it is a good song. people often sugarcoat what they expect childhood to be like.. how they expect children to react, to act. adults tend to not give children enough credit or recognize their intelligence. it is uncommon for someone to actually talk to a kid without talking down or sugarcoating the conversation; kids are hardly ever treated as perceptive equals
i dont think this song is depressing at all. i find it really up-lifting and eye opening like 'things arent that bad, get over it and stop moaning'
I really like this song and i agree with zooetrope about the way children are treated, though i know when i was a child i probably wasn't as perceptive as i'd like to have been. The chorus appealed to me because a friend of mine really needs to have a good listen to it and get ova his problems. plus big selling point it was on the gilmore girls album!
oops I messed up.. I don't mean that children's perception matches adults by any means just that sometimes, adults treat kids as unaware of what's going on around them
i agree with abi123. i find this song to be very uplifting.
"Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it". Those lines are brilliant. Some of the best lyrics in modern music.
Ummmm guys, Miss Nixey is talking about her own childhood in this song. The chorus is poignant and so true.
Perfect song!. It has the same atmosphere of the movie " Clockwork Orange" !
I think the song definitely has the underlying topic of suicide, but also about modern society and the glorification of childhood.
"Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it" in the song feels as if discussing how life moves so fast that the things that bother you can't hold you down, your options are su!cide or ignoring it to carry on the next inevitable problem. With the harsh lessons/ experiences, we go through growing up are an extensive option of what to dwell on. Childhood is often romanticized as innocence and peacefulness but leaves out bullying, mental health issues and parent/ peer relationships, all of which are paving stones for how the rest of our lives will work; and if that all goes to hell you can "... kill yourself or get over it"