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Someone once told me that you have to choose, what you win or lose
You can't have everything.
And don't you take chances, you might feel the pain
Don't you love in vain cos love won't set you free.
I could stand by the side and watch this life pass me by
So unhappy but safe as could be.

So what if it hurts me? So what if I break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge, my feet run out of ground.
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Don't care about other pain in front of me
Cos I'm just trying to be happy, just wanna be happy, yeh.

Holding on tightly, just can't let it go.
Just trying to play my role, slowly disappear.
Well all these days they feel like they're the same,
Just different faces, different things(?), get me out of here.
Well I can't stand by your side, and watch this life pass me by, pass me by

So when it turns that I can't see, like I'm a stranger on this road, but don't say victim, don't say anything.
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Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

i would say its simply about taking chances to be a happier person. even if that sometimes involves pain. it isnt necesarily about love. its about life in general

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

Love this song, she is such an amazing singer.

I think this song is not necessary related to relationship, just trapping in a situation and looking for a way out to be happy. Getting out of the comfort zone and facing all the uncertainties could be painful and helpless. However, that's the only way to find the happiness, to break free.

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

this song hits a cord with me. i can't be in a relationship.. any type of relationship.. because quite frankly, i don't trust people easily. i've built myself in a way that has allowed me to live safely and distantly. i'm in my mid-late twenties now, and i'm beginning to realize that i'm becoming someone who is unhappy with life. I do want to be happy, but as she says in this song, it's going to take a lot of risks which for someone like me.. is rare, uncommon and very.. scary.

holding on tightly, i just can't let it go just trying to play my role, just slowly disappear all these days, i feel like they're the same just different faces, different names, get me out of here

failure to connect with anyone leaves you looking at everyone and everything as the same, but with just different faces or names. and without connection, you feel like you're going to just disappear.. but maybe you feel you just have to continue playing your role.. and stay away from the risks and changes that can possibly bring happiness to your life.

i don't want to blame this on being a victim of my past or how i was raised.. or what i went through when i was a child, although i know it all plays a big role in why i am the way i am. but at the end of every day, i want to be happy.. but i haven't been able to figure out if it's worth the risk.

Somehow, I can relate to your experience. It's hard for me to trust people even my closet friends. I know that I have to break the walls to take risks and sometimes to get hurt, that way I'll learn about life and I'm trying it now. I really like this song and thanks to your comment I get a better understanding about it.

@dewaff you just described me....that is exactly how I feel now.

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

Beautiful song, this will be a big hit for Leona. She sounds amazing on this.

yep

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

I think this song could also be about moving on from a long safe relationship that someone is unhappy in but they're just playing their role. There will be a lot of pain in the future because they want to break up with someone or from something they've been apart of for a long time so they can start living again

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

This song is about moving on and letting go,i.e.becoming famous,being a small town girl..sounds like it was optioned for MARIAH....I like leona ,actually LOVE

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

I think its about taking chances even if it goes wrong you know you tried and didn't hold back. She had a lot of pain and she just wants to be happy and she will do whatever she has to for it.

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

To me, I think this song is full of regret. I don't think the song itself is happy, but is about happiness. I think she is saying that if she wouldn't have been as scared to begin with, maybe she would be MORE happy. If she would've taken the risk, she might have turned out better.

"Don't care about other pain in front of me Cos I'm just trying to be happy"

The last two lines in the chorus is what I believe for her to be saying that she is scared to take a risk, but she will.

Just what I think, though. Love this song!

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

This song is about exactly what it says. It is kind of a selfish song, she is just trying to be happy regardless of anyone else. It is all about the person singing it. We all fell like this at some point in our lives, dont give a care about anyone else but ourselves. Yes this is a beautiful song

i agree. i watched the music video and think its about a girl who is with a guy who is with someone else. shes telling him at the end, "dont say victim, dont say anything," like she doesnt care what he has to say about the situation, she just wants to be happy. im kind of stricken... like, is he leaving her, or is she staying with him, even though hes involved? she keeps saying even if it hurts her, even if it means shell have a breakdown, even if it means that there will be pain from others that...

Cover art for Happy lyrics by Leona Lewis

I think that the song is about someone who is in a unhappy situation and is tired with settling for the way things are. So they are determined to change their situation and they will do whatever it takes to just be happy because that's all they have ever really wanted.

 
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