Falling And Laughing
Orange Juice Lyrics

You may think me very naive
I'm aware that you might underestimate me

Taken as true
Believing what you perceive to be true

I only see what I want to see
I choose to see what I prefer

Avoid eye contact at all costs
I try not to make eye contact because it's too hard to resist you

What can I do
I'm helpless to change my feelings or the situation

To see your fine teeth smiling at me
To experience the pleasure of seeing you show me affection

You might say
Perhaps you would suggest

That we should build a city of tears
There's an intense sadness that we could inhabit or create

All I'm saying
I'm not necessarily agreeing, but hear you out

Is I'm alone and consequently
It's a fact that I'm by myself and that shapes my perspective

Only my tears satisfy the real need of my heart
My emotions are the only true fulfillment I experience

I resist
But I try not to give in to these feelings

You say that there's a thousand like you
You recognize that you're not unique

Maybe that's true
It's possible

I fell or you and nobody else
But I still fell for you out of all the others

So I'm standing here so lonely
I'm still feeling isolated and despondent

What can i do
How can I change this?

But learn to laugh at myself
Maybe I need to find some humor and self-awareness in the situation

Fall falling falling again
I keep falling back into the same pattern

Cos I want to take the pleasure with the pa-in
Because I crave the highs and lows of this emotional rollercoaster

Cos I wan to take
I desire

The pleasure with the pain pain pain pain pain pain pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-in
The full spectrum of emotions, even the painful ones

Falling and laughing
Experiencing the ups and downs of life with some humor and lightheartedness

Falling and laughing
Finding something to chuckle about even when things feel bleak

Falling and laughing
The cycle of emotions continues, but there's a sense of acceptance and joy in it

Falling and laugh - ing
The line embodies the idea of juxtaposing opposites, which is central to the song's message.