Bob Mould - Who Was Around? lyrics
[Bob Mould - Who Was Around? lyrics]
Who was around when the
World was falling down?
Who turned away? Couldn't bother to
Be around this now
Who walked away when the game
Wasn't fun to play?
And my escape became my only game
Hand me over and hand me down
Get me out of your sight
No direction, my compass is broken
Where'd you leave me tonight?
I was a child, and now it seems so long ago
Why'd you abandon me? Maybe it's
Not for me to know no explanation needed
Nothing can change the way things went
You just weren't interested, I guess, I guess
Some days fine, others out of my mind
And the curse I curse is the worst it gets
I hold it inside as you sleep
As you hide from
The mess that you made of your life
(Who was around when you were hungry?
Who eased the pain of all your sadness?
Who played with you when you were lonely?
Who was around?)
What will your conscience say? Maybe
You'll change the channel soon
Or simply hide it in the chest
Of drawers inside your room
Like old linoleum
Battered and worn beyond repair
Go burn the whole house down
Like anyone cares
Maybe in time, these indelible lines will
Fade like the hopes and the tears you denied
These feelings are gone
They've been buried alone
With the rest of the mess that you
Made in your chest of drawers
World was falling down?
Who turned away? Couldn't bother to
Be around this now
Who walked away when the game
Wasn't fun to play?
And my escape became my only game
Hand me over and hand me down
Get me out of your sight
No direction, my compass is broken
Where'd you leave me tonight?
I was a child, and now it seems so long ago
Why'd you abandon me? Maybe it's
Not for me to know no explanation needed
Nothing can change the way things went
You just weren't interested, I guess, I guess
Some days fine, others out of my mind
And the curse I curse is the worst it gets
I hold it inside as you sleep
As you hide from
The mess that you made of your life
(Who was around when you were hungry?
Who eased the pain of all your sadness?
Who played with you when you were lonely?
Who was around?)
What will your conscience say? Maybe
You'll change the channel soon
Or simply hide it in the chest
Of drawers inside your room
Like old linoleum
Battered and worn beyond repair
Go burn the whole house down
Like anyone cares
Maybe in time, these indelible lines will
Fade like the hopes and the tears you denied
These feelings are gone
They've been buried alone
With the rest of the mess that you
Made in your chest of drawers