Story Behind The Song

Based on personal experiences, and the experiences of friends and family

Song Description

A song about the frustrations of breaking up - and losing your best friend because there seems to be only one way to behave, badly...

Lyrics

Simon Says

Birthdays and holidays, we always start a fight
I can never figure out, I can't ever say it right

I can't explain what's going wrong, I can tell you that I'm not that strong
And I'm fighting to remember, in the face of your surrender

So put away your hammer and your nails
And all the saintly burdens they entail
I can't live on empty promises
I don't always have to do what Simon Says...

Oh, go on talk about me to your friends
You can share the minute details of our private bed
Go ahead and let them know the score
They'll confirm your silent suffering and see you out the door
But I can't help but notice, no I can't help but see
That the best of their intentions are the worst for you and me

So put away your dagger and your sword
And all the broken bodies they reward
I won't be your stoic soldier to the end
I don't always have to do what Simon Says
I don't always have to do what Simon Says

Oh, refute the evidence, say the jury makes no sense
You can damn me if you want to
Can't you see where this has got to
Oh, shake your fist at God
With bombs dropping all around us
I can see the windows shatter
In the only house that matters to me

I can't explain what's going wrong, I can tell you that I'm not that strong
And I'm fighting to remember, in the face of your surrender

So put away your bitter words
Any old recrimations undeserved
All your sins will be forgiven in the end
You don't always have to do what Simon says
You don't always have to do what Simon says....