How Does It Feel

Avril Lavigne

I'm not afraid of anything
I just need to know that I can breathe
And I don't need much of anything
But suddenly, suddenly

I am small and the world is big
All around me is fast moving
Surrounded by so many things
Suddenly, suddenly

How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same
How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same
How does it feel?

I'm young and I am free
But I get tired and I get weak
I get lost and I can't sleep
But suddenly, suddenly

How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same
How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same
How does it feel?

Would you comfort me
Would you cry with me
Uh-uh-oh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh
Uh-uh-oh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh

I am small and the world is big
But I'm not afraid of anything

How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same
How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same

How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same
How does it feel to be
Different from me
Are we the same

Ah, ah, ah, ahh-ah, ahh-ah
Ah, ah, ah, ahh-ah, ahh-ah

How does it feel, how does it feel
Different from me, different
How does it feel, how does it feel
Different from me, different
How does it feel, how does it feel
Different from me, different
How does it feel, how does it feel
Different from me


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    I've always thought this song was about a mentally disabled person who's trying to ask everyone how it feels to be different and letting them know that they're the same as everyone else even if they are different: that they get tired and weak, that they want comfort and love just like everyone else. But that's just me.

    schlampeon June 21, 2008   Link

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