Happy? Lyrics

Lyric discussion by chrisypooh 

Cover art for Happy? lyrics by Mudvayne

this song is about child abuse. the book "A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer resembles this song very closely. Daves mom is constantly beating and belittling him, making feel worthless and minute.

Peel me, from the skin Tear me, from the rind Does it make you happy now? Tear me, from the bone Tear me, from myself Are you feeling happy now? this is about how his mom is always beating him, peeling him apart, killing him. she says how much better off they would be without him and his father. does that make her happy?

In this hole, that is me A life that's growing feeble In this hole, so limiting The sun thats settle darkens in the book he talks about how he has given up on everything, given up trust in everyone. his life is nothing, growing weaker every day, and he is stuck in a hole, dug by his own evil mother. his only quiet time is in the night, when his mother goes to sleep and his father talks of how he will one day save him.

Buried underneath, hands slip off the wheel Internal path until contention he is buried underneath all of this in his life, and his labor that is forced is growing worse. he is wounded internally and mentally until he can win, and escape her.

In this hole, that is me Left with a heart exhausted Was that real hate? what tense be free Do you pull me out just to push me out again his heart is wounded, he loves nobody. he feels that he hates everything, nothing is worth what is if he could be free from his mothers oppressive offense. in the book, there is a point where she fakes out love for him, and after child services leaves his house, she goes back to where they started, hate beatings, destroying his soul.

Does it make you happy? Are you feeling happy? Are you fucking happy now that i'm lost left with nothing this is what he is screaming at her in his head. he despises her and everyone around him, he has nothing and its all her fault. its as though he is nothing.

thats my thoughts on this amazing song. read the book "A Child Called It" by Dave Peltzer, you will know exactly what i am talking about. its as if mudvayne wrote this song as a tribute to a boy who beat all the odds against him and broke free from a grasp of nothingness and hate.