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rainbows shone on the glass.
dew drops gathered on the grass.
and the yellow sun came into view.
another god-damned message from you
well despite your best efforts I feel alright
against my better judgement I feel alright.
despite your random acts of violence I feel alright
despite the force of your fury I feel alright.
you're mean to me.
why must you be mean to me?
you shouldn't forget you see
what you mean to me.
dew drops gathered on the grass.
and the yellow sun came into view.
another god-damned message from you
well despite your best efforts I feel alright
against my better judgement I feel alright.
despite your random acts of violence I feel alright
despite the force of your fury I feel alright.
why must you be mean to me?
you shouldn't forget you see
what you mean to me.
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Submitted by
shewouldnt On May 18, 2006
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I've heard that this song is about standing up to god who is giving you bad luck, but with the rest of the album I think it is about a couple where one person is mean.
I could see the god thing.
I could see the god thing.
love it. i like to think it's addressed to god
I love how he sings "I Feel Aaaaaaaaalright" in the first verse.
I always thought of it as a song about a relationship but I kinda like the possibility of that first verse maybe being addressed to god as well. It's something JD would do in any case.
I doubt that it's about god when he says things like "you must'nt forget you see, what you mean to me" I think he's talking about a fucked up relationship.. The first bit seems like he's talking about seeing every little thing as a sign that he should be with this person, despite how cruel she is to him.
Actually, it's about his abusive step father, Mike Noonan. Same guy John sings about in the Sunset Tree.
The second stanza is very similar to the first and last two lines of "Mean to Me," written by Roy Turk and Fred Ahlert and performed by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, etc.
"You're mean to me Why must you be mean to me? [...] You shouldn't, for can't you see What you mean to me"
It seems like he is very optimistic about something. like something is keeping him going, even though the other person in the song is being mean to him. Also, it is obviously someone he cares about. even though it's really short, I love this song so much. Makes me feel good