Fences

For the longest time I only liked this song because of one line in it: "Don't look up, just let them think there's no place else you'd rather be!" But then as I got to know the rest of the song, I realized that the whole thing is really good!

I'm sitting in a room made up of only big white walls
And in the halls there are people looking through
The window in the door
They know exactly what we're here for

Don't look up just let them think
There's no place else you'd rather be
(This is one of my favorite lines, because I've been in countless situations like this, where I'm so uncomfortable, and feel so awkward or out of place, but there's no way I'm going to let anyone know that. I act to make them believe that there's no place else I'd rather be!_


You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from
Don't you know by now? You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh, open wide, cause this is your night
So smile, cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style

If you let me, I could
I'd show you how to build your fences
Set restrictions separate from the world
(I love to be different! And to be separate from the world!)
The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight

Don't look up, just let them think
There's no place else you'd rather be
And now you can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh, open wide, cause this is your night,
So smile

Yeah, yeah you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in

Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talkin'
So now let's see you walkin'
I said let's see you walkin'

I love this song because it's such a strong anthem to being yourself, and not letting the world influence the individual.