Cry Ophelia -
Adam Cohen
Sometimes it feels as if life is getting the better of you and you just want to cry (Ophelia). You've been so brave for so long and now
you just can't take it anymore. Well, now you may cry.
The media of today makes us think that everybody is perfect and it is just not true. The people who we are to believe as role models just
do not live up to our expectations. We find if something goes wrong, that we blame ourselves. And when everything becomes too much and we want
to cry; we are told grown-ups don't cry.
Well, that's all B.S. Nobody is perfect and you MAY cry. Yes, we are not always the role models we want to be. And one day, when the
persons for whom we want to be the role models, are grown up, they will realise this too. And then there will be more crying. But let us not
dwell too much on that which makes us sad. Let us shed our tears and let us move on. And remember,
"It is still a beautiful world."
The Lyrics
Something went wrong
You are not laughing
It's not so easy now to get your smile
You gotta be strong
To walk these streets
And keep from falling
But when you're not, just let yourself cry
You've been working hard
Just trying to pay the rent
Tryin' to draw the line between who you are and who you invent
But if you throw a stone
Something's gonna shatter somewhere
We're all so fragile
We're all so scared
You say you wanna learn how to live your life without tears
But we've been trying to do that for thousands of years
So go on and cry Ophelia
It's the only thing to do sometimes
You know I'm crying too
Right there with you
It's alright Ophelia
Everybody cries
Thank god for my bad memory
I've forgotten some of the stupid things that I've done
I've come to a little wisdom
through a whole lot of failure
So I watch more carefully what rolls off my tongue
You pray for rain
But you don't want it from a storm
You find a rose
And cut your finger on a thorn
So go on and cry Ophelia
It's the only thing to do sometimes
You know I'm crying too
Right there with you
It's alright Ophelia
Everybody cries Ophelia
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