Story Behind The Song
An old girlfriend.
Song Description
A beautiful girl lost who takes shelter in her own world of self doubt never seems to fit in and sees the world as a tragic affair where she wishes people cared a lot more than they often do about one another.
| Song Length |
4:06 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Loneliness, Conformity |
| Similar Artists |
David Bowie, Wilco |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
it's only fair
when you spend your days avoiding the sun
you stand in the shadows unknown
and it's only fair
all the poems you write that no one will hear
cannot fill in the hole
that burns in your soul, my dear
beautiful dreamer
dancing alone
out of step
with the time
a toy ballerina
left on the shelf
at the end
of the aisle...you never learned how to cry
it's only fair
after all the years i tried to break through
i thought you'd show me a piece of your heart
and it's only fair
though you stood for something honest and true
sometimes the world isn't fair
but i just didn't care
like you
beautiful dreamer
dancing alone
out of step
with the time
a toy ballerina
left on the shelf
at the end
of the aisle...you never learned how to smile
it's only fair
after all the years i tried to break through...
beautiful dreamer
dancing alone
out of step
with the time
a toy ballerina
left on the shelf
at the end
of the aisle...you never learned...