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“Why I Don’t Smile” is a response to the societal expectation for people to smile or appear happy, even when they are not.
Dallon Weekes explained on Twitter in 2017:
“Being told ‘you should smile’ all the time. Nobody should ever be told that. If you’re happy/sad, if you smile it should be for yo...
[Verse 1]
"Why don't you smile?"
My teeth would get cold
And you know that
It's not that I'm sad
It's not that I'm down
[Verse 2]
"Why don't you smile?"
I just don't
But what do you care?
It's really no big deal
That I don't smile
But I still think that you're swell
[Verse 3]
"Why don't you smile?"
My teeth would get cold
And you know that
You know that it's not that I'm sad
And it's not that I'm down, no, no
[Verse 4]
"Why don't you smile?"
I just don't, but what do you care?
It's really no big deal
That I don't smile
But I still think that you're swell
[Bridge]
And Erika's decked out and down on the floor
She's thinking of someone she's thought of before
And it sure ain't me
That crosses her mind
And, well, that's why I don't smile most of the time
And oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh
[Outro]
You just turn it on like a switch
Turn it off
Why I Don’t Smile was written by Dallon Weekes.
Why I Don’t Smile was produced by The Brobecks.
The Brobecks released Why I Don’t Smile on Fri Dec 19 2003.