Misery
Good Charlotte Lyrics
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See that you are the only real face in the room
No one here has a clue what you're feeling
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look at all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Looking for me
The hands are up now
Everybody's singing, everybody's moving
They're putting their feelings
They're synchronizing, and criticizing
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look a all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
They're dying inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that doesn't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
So you're tired of running
You're tired of hurting
You're tired of living in their light
You're tired of listening
You're tired of hurting
Keep your sadness alive, alive, alive
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I that, misery comes looking for me
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
The lyrics of Good Charlotte's song "Misery" express a sense of isolation and loneliness felt by the singer, who feels like he is the only person in the room truly experiencing sadness and pain. He looks around and sees people who are happy on the surface, but are empty and shallow within. The chorus emphasizes the idea that misery loves company, highlighting the desire to have someone else understand and share in the burden of pain. The singer also expresses a hope that misery will come looking for him, suggesting that he has become so accustomed to his pain that he cannot fathom living without it.
The song speaks to the universal human experience of feeling disconnected and misunderstood, and the longing for someone to share in our pain. The message of the song is that it's okay to feel sad, and that keeping our sadness alive is a way of remaining authentic and true to ourselves, even when surrounded by superficiality and empty happiness. The repeated phrase "Don't feel bad, keep your sadness alive" is a reminder that it's important to acknowledge and honor our emotions, even when they are difficult.
Line by Line Meaning
Take a look around don't you see it?
Observe your surroundings and notice the lack of understanding towards the emotions you bear
See that you are the only real face in the room
Identify that you are the only one who wearing their true emotions on their sleeve, unlike the fake facades of the people around you
No one here has a clue what you're feeling
Nobody in the room recognizes the pain and sadness you carry from within
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Don't suppress your emotions, embrace the sadness you carry within you and keep it alive
Look at all these happy people / Living their lives
An observation of the people surrounding them, who seem to be content with their lives
Look at all these plastic people / There's nothing inside
These people have a superficial, insincere nature, and there is a lack of genuineness
Look at all these shallow people / Telling their lies
The people around the singer are portrayed to be untrustworthy, disingenuous as they constantly feed lies
Look at all these empty people, people
The people around the singer are deprived of depth and feel insignificant as if leading vacuous lives.
Don't you know, that misery loves company
There is a subconscious attraction to stay with the people who feel the same pain and sadness as the singer
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
The singer feels that pain is inevitable, and it will inevitably come to them
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
The singer thinks happiness feels superficial on their face and that they feel comfortable being sad
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
The singer anticipates pain and welcomes it in their life
Woah, misery's my company
The singer recognizes that pain is a permanent companion in their life
Woah, misery is looking for me
The singer feels that pain is an inevitable factor – will come to them at any time
The hands are up now / Everybody's singing, everybody's moving / They're putting their feelings / They're synchronizing, and criticizing
A scene where everyone is dancing and feeling joyful but with criticism in their mind, trying to synchronize feelings and hide true emotions
Don't you know this misery loves me
A realization where the singer feels the need to hold on to sadness as it has remained by their side for a very long time
So you're tired of running / You're tired of hurting / You're tired of living in their light
The singer feels that they are exhausting themselves by running away from their pain and the expectations of the people around them
You're tired of listening / You're tired of hurting / Keep your sadness alive, alive, alive
The singer wants to keep the sadness they have been carrying within them
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DON GILMORE, BENJI MADDEN, JOEL MADDEN
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