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Had a bad day again
I said she would not understand
I left a note that said I'm sorry, I..
I had a bad day again....

Spilled my coffee, broke my shoelace
Smeared the food on my face
Slammed the door and said I'm sorry, I
I had a bad day again

And she swears there's something wrong
She hears me playing that same old song
She turns me up and turns me down
Had a bad day again

She said I would not understand
Left a note and said I'm sorry I
I had a bad day again
No,

And she swears there's something wrong
She hears me playing that same old song
She turns me up and turns me down
Oh I had a bad day again

I said she would not understand
I left a note that said I'm sorry, I
I had a bad day again
I left a note that said I'm sorry, I
Had a bad day
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acually ive always looked at this song a little differently. to me, its more about a man who loves a girl who is clinically depressed and little things bother her to the point where she cant handle anything (spilt her coffee broke her shoelace/smeared the lipstick on her face). the man is always expecting something from her, love, compassion, even a decent conversation, but she never gives it to him (slammed the door and said im sorry I, i had a bad day again)..(left a note...)..and he is always dissapointed (she puts me up and puts me on..and had a bad day again). she is unable to cope with her life and denies having a problem (and she swears theres nothing wrong/i hear her playin that same old song). basically the guy gets nothing but still loves her for her, even if she is screwed up.

okay thats just me.

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it's not that he's not listening, she's keeping things bottled up inside and won't talk to him

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i listened to this song about a billion times....and i think maybe she killed herself. she was acting funny for a while, pretending nothing was wrong..."she left a note and said i'm sorry, i had a bad day again." i think she had one bad day too many, and the note she left was a suicide note.

That's what the music video seems to portray.

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Which explains why this song was banned from radio airplay for a while after 9/11 happened...now it all makes sense.

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This girl exaggerates tiny things, like the shoelace and the lipstick, but he is perfectly willing to put up with all of her crap because he loves her. Oddly romantic, but I dig it.

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First off, I love this song. One of their bests. This song is about a girl who keeps things bottled up, and then when one tiny thing goes wrong, like spilling her coffee, or breaking a shoe lace, she breaks. She refuses to talk about whats bothering her, and becomes moody. It's obvious that this happens a lot, and he continues to put up with i t all becuase he loves her.

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oh yea, im back with that same girl who was my ex while i was in jail just to avoid some confusion..sorry folks

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This girl is royally screwed up- but he's still in love with her. He's willing to be there for her even though she's distant and over-exaggerates everything.

Quite romantic, actually.

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He takes her as she is. That's it.

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Being in a relationship with a woman who is suffering from depression and PTSD, this song hits home. It feels like he's living my life. For me, it's a constant never knowing what kind of day she's going to have. One day, she is in a great mood and we are amazing together. The next, she's back to having a bad day and depressed. And when she has bad days, it's so hard to deal with. She's distant and won't talk. And like the song, she does always swear there's nothing wrong when I ask, even though I always know better. Or she just says she doesn't want to talk about it. And it does feel exactly like she puts me off and puts me on, like the lyrics say, because when she's depressed and down, she brushes me off unintentionally. And when she's happy and having a good day, we are fantastic. She's constantly changing and I never know what to expect. I think the singer is experiencing the same ups and downs as I am and is in therapy to know how to deal with it. But he's struggling.

Great song. My girlfriend actually is the one who pointed it out to me and asked if this was how I felt being with her. It nails it on the head.

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For me this song is almost too accurate. I relate to the girlfriends POV. It's about a mans partner struggling with long term mental health or addiction. He notices all the signs(spilled coffee smeared lipstick) being emotionally reactice(slamming doors) She's useing her go to coping tools(playing the same old song) Shes not always like this (she puts me up and puts me on) she won't tell him cause he doesn't struggle with the same issue there for wouldn't understand and ironically when your struggling thats when its hardest to open up to someone like that. All you can say is I'm having a bad day again.

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