![]() So basically what we have with “Real World” is a song in which Matchbox Twenty uses personal discontent to ultimately lead back to the idea of an individual accepting him or herself for who they are. That may be why for instance most of the aforementioned daydreams are so fantastical in nature. That is to hypothesize that he does not desire becoming another person per se as much as escaping from reality in general. Her boyfriend loves her, but wants her to be happy so he lets her go, even though he obviously doesn't think she should be there and wants her to come home. Moral of the songīut it is in the bridge that the true moral of this song, so to speak, is expressed. In this passage, despite what is being expressed throughout the bulk of the track, the singer is telling the addressee “please don’t change at all”. So whereas he maybe discontent with himself, he feels the addressee is okay as is. Or more to the point would likely be that a person should not let their fantasies of becoming a completely-different person overpower them, since are already unique and exceptional, in their own way, as they are. Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty Album: More Than You Think You Are ( 2002) Charted: 23 License This Song lyrics artistfacts Songfacts: This is about a girl who wants a career in acting. So all things considered, at the end of the day we can say that he is idealizing an escape from reality. Indeed in the chorus he goes on to express his displeasure with the “real world” by exclaiming that it is “hassling” him. The Narrator wants to escape from the “real world” ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s only in the third verse where his imagination comes more back down to earth. And in that case he fancies being “the head honcho” of a business, giving orders to his employees which they swiftly execute them. ![]()
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