John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer
John Mayer’s first big single, which was included in his first hit album Room for Squares. Written to discourage the idea that there is a “real world” and a set path that all should follow. Mayer tells us to follow our dreams and live outside the lines.
[Verse 1]
"Welcome to the real world", she said to me
Condescendingly
Take a seat, take your life
Plot it out in black and white
Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
And the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
Is still hiding up my sleeve
[Pre-Chorus]
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
[Chorus]
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
[Verse 2]
So the good boys and girls take the so called right track
Faded white hats, grabbing credits and
Maybe transfers
They read all the books, but they can't find the answers
And all of our parents, they're getting older
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
While in their memories, tiny tragedies
[Pre-Chorus]
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
[Chorus]
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
[Bridge]
I am invincible
I am invincible
I am invincible
As long as I'm alive
[Chorus]
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
I just can't wait 'til my ten year reunion
I'm going to bust down the double doors
And when I stand on these tables before you
You will know what all this time was for
No Such Thing was written by Clay Cook & John Mayer.
No Such Thing was produced by John Alagia.
John Mayer released No Such Thing on Fri Sep 24 1999.
via Rolling Stone:
No Such Thing" [is] about a kid who’s tired of being told “to stay inside the lines”. I remember standing at my mom’s door and saying, ‘Just watch, just watch.