This is another Dolls song about a boy trying to help a girl. To me, the girl seems to have a sad home life, not necessarily abusive, but neglectful ("what's the point in all this screaming / no one's listening anyway"). The father is abusive towards the mother either physically or emotionally. She can't support herself, so she stays ("And your mother loves your father / cause she's got no where to go"). It seems like her mother must have been a woman with a lot of dreams and ambitions before she married, and had to put her life on hold ("cause the world got in her way"). In the midst of all this, the girl cannot be heard. She grows silent in her inability to communicate, and cannot see the world. The boy tries to teach the girl about life, but she cannot grasp it and pushes him away ("what's the point in all the screaming / you're not listening anyway"). She continues to love her parents for what they are and embraces the lies they tell her. I love this song, but it's so sad! All the girls in Dolls' songs are sad ("Black Balloon" especially). Beautiful instrumentals, beautiful lyrics.
i think your exactly right. some people keep saying all the goo goo dolls songs are about his mother but i think there all about girls he loves its such a great song
i think your exactly right. some people keep saying all the goo goo dolls songs are about his mother but i think there all about girls he loves its such a great song
This is another Dolls song about a boy trying to help a girl. To me, the girl seems to have a sad home life, not necessarily abusive, but neglectful ("what's the point in all this screaming / no one's listening anyway"). The father is abusive towards the mother either physically or emotionally. She can't support herself, so she stays ("And your mother loves your father / cause she's got no where to go"). It seems like her mother must have been a woman with a lot of dreams and ambitions before she married, and had to put her life on hold ("cause the world got in her way"). In the midst of all this, the girl cannot be heard. She grows silent in her inability to communicate, and cannot see the world. The boy tries to teach the girl about life, but she cannot grasp it and pushes him away ("what's the point in all the screaming / you're not listening anyway"). She continues to love her parents for what they are and embraces the lies they tell her. I love this song, but it's so sad! All the girls in Dolls' songs are sad ("Black Balloon" especially). Beautiful instrumentals, beautiful lyrics.
i think your exactly right. some people keep saying all the goo goo dolls songs are about his mother but i think there all about girls he loves its such a great song
i think your exactly right. some people keep saying all the goo goo dolls songs are about his mother but i think there all about girls he loves its such a great song