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“Real World” holistically has an escapist theme, with the persona fantasizing about various situations and wanting to keep the “real world” away. However, the bridge indicates that the persona isn’t totally removed from reality, basically saying being yourself is the best.
This was the fourth singl...
[Verse 1]
Well, I wonder what it's like to be a rainmaker
I wonder what it's like to know that I made the rain
I'd store it in boxes with little yellow tags on every one
And you can come and see them when I'm done
When I'm done
[Verse 2]
I wonder what it's like to be a superhero
I wonder where I'd go when I could fly around downtown, yeah
From some other planet, I get this funky high on a yellow sun
Boy, I bet my friends will all be stunned
They're stunned (Yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here?
If I was someone else, would this all fall apart?
Strange, where were you when we started this gig?
I wish the real world would just stop hassling me
[Post-Chorus]
To you
And you
And me
[Verse 3]
Well, I wonder what it's like to be the head honcho
I wonder what I'd do if they all did just what I said (Just what I said)
Well, I'd shout out an order, "I think we're out of this, man, get me some"
Boy, don't make me wanna change my tone
My tone (Yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here?
If I was someone else would this all fall apart?
Strange, where were you when we started this gig?
I wish the real world would just stop hassling me
[Bridge]
Please don't change, please don't break
Oh, the only thing that seems to work at all is you
Please don't change at all from me
To you, and you to me, yeah
(Yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here?
If I was someone else, would this all just fall apart?
Strange, where were you when we started this gig?
I wish the real world would just stop hassling me
I wish the real world would just stop hassling me
I wish the real world would just stop hassling me
[Outro]
And you
And me
Real World was written by Rob Thomas.
Real World was produced by Matt Serletic.
Matchbox Twenty released Real World on Tue Mar 24 1998.