This song was written on two continents. Sam Chadwick, in London, wrote the chords and arranged the piece. Mike Wich, in New York, wrote the lyrics and melody.
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Story behind the song
The Zoom Forum brought Sam and Mike together for this intercontinental collaboration.
Sam Played the acoustic guitar part and Mike played bass and sang.
Thank you, BBC, for the 'backing vocals'.
Lyrics
The World Around Me
I don't understand The World Around Me
I don't know if I even want to try
There's too many things out there to dread.
There's too much noise getting into my head.
I don't know how to simply live my life.
I can stand up
And sometimes I feel okay.
I can play my guitar 'til my fingers are scarred,
But I can't make the noise go away.
I'm confused about the sounds I'm hearing.
It's getting very loud inside my head.
There's no place to hide, except my room.
Beyond these four walls there is pain, there is doom.
I don't know if I'll ever get out of bed.
I can stand up
And sometimes I feel okay.
I can play my guitar 'til my fingers are scarred,
But I can't make the noise go away.
I don't understand The World Around Me
I don't know if I'll ever get out of bed.
I can stand up
And sometimes I feel okay.
I can play my guitar 'til my fingers are scarred,
But I can't make the noise go away.
I can stand up
I can even tie my shoes.
I can play my guitar 'til my fingers are scarred,
But I can't make the noise go away.
The World Around Me
The World Around Me