One, two, three, four
Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face
Do you realize we're floating in space
Do you realize that happiness makes you cry
Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
Do you realize, oh, oh, oh?
Do you realize that everyone you know
Someday will die?
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face
Do you realize?
Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face
Do you realize we're floating in space
Do you realize that happiness makes you cry
Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
Do you realize, oh, oh, oh?
Do you realize that everyone you know
Someday will die?
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face
Do you realize?
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Do You Realize?? Lyrics as written by Michael Ivins Dave Fridmann
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The verse that says "You realize the sun doesn't go down. It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round" made me think that the song is talking about how, often, things are not quite what they seem. Then, shortly after that verse, "Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die..." I saw a connection between a sunset and dying. And all the sudden, shivers ran down my spine. Perhaps it looks like death is the end. But then maybe, just maybe...
I think I'm drawing more out of it than is really there, but still. It's a beautiful thought.
What I love about this song is how charming and peacefully upbeat it is. This tone becomes a little more confusing when the song's subject matter seems to turn a little "darker". The song's meaning seems to be almost completely clear to me at this point:
I feel like the point it's trying to make is that we don't have to dress up the world with romantic notions. It's like it's gently replacing our blissful naivety with more of a sense of reasonable understanding. No, the world may not be magical, but you don't need magic for amazing things to happen. The sun is not "setting". Everyone you know is going to die eventually. Things don't always just work out.
But these aren't awful things. That's just reality and that's okay. When you realize these things, you have to realize other things too. Like, we're floating in space. Do you ever think of that? Right, the sun isn't setting, it's just the world spinning around on the axis, but think about how INCREDIBLE that really is. We live on something that is constantly moving and shifting our perspectives and, really, our entire lives.
When we accept what things are really like, it gives us the ability to really appreciate it all. Yes, those you love and know will all die some day, but if you really understand this, you won't mope about it. Instead, you'll understand that your sadness means that you really care for these people, and you'll treat them right while you can. You understand that good things don't just fall into place, so you'll work hard to make sure good things happen.
Maybe God, heaven, magic, and miracles aren't real, but you're still the most beautiful person I've ever met. Life, though hard, can still be great.
they get creeped out
and i love them
That's one brief spin on it anyway, but I don't think there's anything intended about the afterlife. Au contraire, it's about life. It was the first thing on my .mp3 randomizer when I woke up this morning, so I guess it got me thinking, and for the whole experience my sincere thanks to Mr. Coyne. In introducing the song at Austin Music Hall 2010, he dedicated it to an old friend and jam buddy in Dallas who had recently committed suicide. Realizing he had lived only so far away as Oklahoma, he expressed his regret that it had been too long since he had been to Texas to see him.