Story Behind The Song
The song takes actual events from the singer's life and strings them together to create the mood of the song.
Song Description
In the verses the singer talks about the stresses in her life, which leads to an accelerating chorus intro about how things are out of control, and resolves in the chorus where she finds peace standing by Alison's window and looking out at the world.
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Subject |
Other |
| Similar Artists |
Elvis Costello, Dire Straits |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
looking down from alison's window
at the way things used to be
joey's sleeping in the back of my car
i don't think he's thinking about me
everybody knows
it's out of control
everybody wants something
but i can't do it all
and i'm going insane
and i just want to stay
by alison's window
alison's window
well you can keep all your chatter
'cause it just doesn't matter to me
walking down the street last friday
trying to listen to the radio
everybody's got a question, not an answer
talking about stuff that they don't know
everybody knows
it's out of control
everybody wants something
but i can't do it all
and i'm going insane
and i just want to stay
by alison's window
alison's window
well you can keep all your chatter
'cause it just doesn't matter to me
this world is moving way too fast for me
the future's just become the past for me
can't you see?
everybody knows
it's out of control
everybody wants something
but i can't do it all
and i'm going insane
and i just want to stay
by alison's window
alison's window
well you can keep all your chatter
'cause it just doesn't matter to me
well you can keep all your chatter
'cause it just doesn't matter to me