My World
Avril Lavigne Lyrics

Please tell me what is taking place
Avril is asking for an explanation of what is happening in her life.

'Cause I can't seem to find a trace
She cannot find any evidence or clues about what is going on.

Guess it must have got erased somehow
She thinks that whatever happened, it has been erased or forgotten.

Probably 'cause I always forget
Avril admits that she frequently forgets things.

Every time someone tells me their name
One specific thing that Avril forgets is people's names.

It's always gotta be the same
People's names are always difficult for her to remember.

Never wore cover-up
Avril didn't wear makeup to cover up her face.

Always beat the boys up
She would frequently win fights against boys when she was younger.

Grew up in a 5000 population town
She lived in a small town with a population of approximately 5000 people.

Made my money by cutting grass
Avril earned money by mowing lawns for people.

Got fired by fried chicken ass
Her job at a fried chicken restaurant did not go well and she was fired.

All in a small town, Napanee
All of these events took place in her small hometown of Napanee.

You know I always stay up without sleepin'
Avril tends to stay awake even if she doesn't get much sleep.

And think to myself
During these late nights, she often ponders her life and asks herself questions.

Where do I belong forever
Avril is searching for a sense of belonging that will be permanent.

In whose arms, the time and place?
She is wondering who she can rely on and where she can call home.

Can't help if I space in a daze
Sometimes Avril gets lost in her own thoughts and loses touch with reality.

My eyes tune out the other way
When this happens, she becomes oblivious to her surroundings and other people.

I may switch off and go in a daydream
Avril can easily get lost in her own imagination and drift off into a daydream.

In this head my thoughts are deep
Avril has a lot of deep and profound thoughts in her mind.

But sometimes I can't even speak
Despite having a lot of thoughts, sometimes she doesn't have the words to express them.

Would someone be and not pretend?
She is looking for someone genuine who won't pretend to be something they're not.

I'm off again in my World
At times, Avril retreats into her own world where she feels safe and comfortable.

I never spend less than an hour
Avril takes a long time to wash her hair.

Washin' my hair in the shower
She washes her hair while she's in the shower.

It always takes 5 hours to make it straight
Avril has to spend a long time straightening her hair to make it look the way she wants.

So I'll braid it in a zillion braids
Sometimes, instead of straightening her hair, she just braids it in a lot of small braids.

Though it may take all friggen day
This process can take a long time, even all day.

There's nothin' else better to do anyway
Avril doesn't mind spending so much time on her hair because she doesn't have anything else to do anyway.

When you're all alone in the lands of forever
Avril is referring to being alone with her thoughts and imagination.

Lay under the milky way
She imagines herself lying on the ground, staring up at the stars in the milky way.

On and on it's getting too late out
As time passes, it's getting very late at night.

I'm not in love this time this night
Tonight she is not in love with anyone.

Take some time
Avril is encouraging herself (and others) to take a break and relax.

Mellow out
Relax or calm down.

Party up
Have a good time and enjoy life.

But don't fall down
Don't drink too much and get too drunk that you fall over or lose control of yourself.

Don't get caught
Be careful not to do anything that would get you in trouble or get caught doing something illegal.

Sneak out of the house
This line refers to sneaking out of the house to do something fun or exciting without getting caught.