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I Started a Joke (Bee Gees cover) Lyrics
I started a joke which started the whole world crying
But I didn't see that the joke was on me.
Oh, no, I started to cry.
Which started the whole world laughing.
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.
I looked at the skies.
Running my hands over my eyes.
And I fell out of bed.
Hurting my heads from things that I said.
'Till I finally died.
Which started the whole world living.
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.
I looked at the skies.
Running my hands over my eyes.
And I fell out of bed.
Hurting my head from things that I said.
Till I finally died.
Which started the whole world living.
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.
Oh, no, that the joke was on me.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Submitted by
bkirbs34 On Apr 18, 2002
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I think the song could be about a person who made a rude joke that upset a lot of people. Pretty much everyone turned against this person causing them to be upset/be miserable/cry. That made people laugh to see things turn around after that person said such a hurtful thing.
I also read on the Bee Gees page for this song that it could be about Hitler which makes a lot of sense.
Didn't the bee gees originally do this song? Does anyone know?
@nietzsche_66 Yep
@nietzsche_66 Yep
yeah the wallflowers just redid it for the movie soundtrack of zoolander
it struck me after many years that this could be a song that jesus sung in his grief. what do you think?
I dislike this version, it does not pass the same vibe as the Bee Gees (original version) or Faith no More (cover).
its not a bad version.. maybe coz its the only version ive heard so far..
it is a great version, much sadder then the others..
i have never heard the orginal, but i like this version, so if the orginal is better, it must be great.
yea i have never heard the original either but this is beautiful and sad at the same time
yea i have never heard the original either but this is beautiful and sad at the same time
I never heard the other versions of this song, but to me the song is about someone who was living in a dream or was in a period of happiness that was perfect; but only to them. Then they began to realize just how "not perfect" the dream was and was very upset and regretful of the truth.
I never heard the other versions of this song, but to me the song is about someone who was living in a dream or was in a period of happiness that was perfect; but only to them. Then they began to realize just how "not perfect" the dream was and was very upset and regretful of the truth.
Whether the dream's falsity came from the person themself or another is left up to the listener. Though to me, it seems a bit of both but they may have built the dream up without realizing they were doing it.
Whether the dream's falsity came from the person themself or another is left up to the listener. Though to me, it seems a bit of both but they may have built the dream up without realizing they were doing it.