Scream
Mike Musick Lyrics
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Here on my dead end wall
Seems like there's no where else to go
So I just make myself at home
Think I'll set up a phone line
Wonder if you will call
And if I scream will anyone hear me?
Outside of this dead end wall
If I scream will anyone here me
If I scream will anyone hear
If I scream will anyone hear me
If I scream will anyone hear me at all
(Everybody wants somebody, everybody needs somebody)
I heard that you got married in June
Guess you forgot to call
Maybe I'll move myself to the moon
Cause I can't stand this dead end wall
i know there's something out there
And I'm gonna find it all
And if i scream will anyone hear me
Outside of this dead end wall
If I scream will anyone here me
If I scream will anyone hear
If I scream will anyone hear me
If I scream will anyone hear
My mind's so bent on the physical
That my life is stereotypical
I want out but I won't give up now
If I scream will anyone here me
If I scream will anyone hear
If I scream will anyone here me
If I scream will anyone hear
If I scream will anyone hear me
If I scream will anyone hear me at all
The lyrics to Mike Musick's song Scream convey feelings of loneliness and isolation. The singer has hung up a picture of someone they care about on their dead end wall, which suggests that they are stuck and unable to move forward in life. The singer wonders if this person will call them, and if they were to scream, would anyone hear them? The repetition of the line "if I scream, will anyone hear me" highlights the singer's feelings of isolation and their fear that their voice will not be heard. Additionally, the mention of the person they care about getting married adds to their feelings of loneliness and highlights their realization that they are not a priority in this person's life anymore.
The singer's desire to find something out there and not give up shows their hope in breaking out of their current situation. The mention of their mind being "bent on the physical" and their life being "stereotypical" suggests that the singer is aware of their current state and wants to change it, but feels trapped. The song ends on the same repeated line "if I scream, will anyone hear me," leaving the listener with the question of whether the singer's feelings of loneliness and isolation will ever be heard and answered.
Line by Line Meaning
I just hung up a picture of you
I put up a picture of you on my wall.
Here on my dead end wall
On my wall in my dead-end life.
Seems like there's no where else to go
My life feels like it has no direction.
So I just make myself at home
I've given up on trying to improve my life and just accept it as it is.
Think I'll set up a phone line
I might try to establish communication with someone else.
Wonder if you will call
I hope the person I'm thinking of will contact me.
And if I scream will anyone hear me?
If I express my desperation and desire for change, will anyone listen and help me?
Outside of this dead end wall
Beyond my current stagnant life.
I heard that you got married in June
I've heard you got married recently.
Guess you forgot to call
I'm disappointed you didn't tell me yourself.
Maybe I'll move myself to the moon
I feel so isolated that I might as well be on another planet.
Cause I can't stand this dead end wall
I hate feeling stuck in one place in my life.
i know there's something out there
I believe there is more to life than what I have right now.
And I'm gonna find it all
I'm determined to discover what else life has to offer.
My mind's so bent on the physical
I'm so focused on my current situation that I can't think of anything else.
That my life is stereotypical
My life is typical and unoriginal.
I want out but I won't give up now
I want to change my life but I'm not going to give up trying to do so.
If I scream will anyone hear me
If I express my desperation and desire for change, will anyone listen and help me?
If I scream will anyone here
If I express my desperation and desire for change, will anyone hear me?
If I scream will anyone hear me at all
If I express my desperation and desire for change, will anyone notice or care?
Contributed by Jayce G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.