The World Spins Madly

I was listening to my iPod today while I was doing various things at work and one of MY songs came on.
"World Spins Madly On" by The Weepies

I don't know what it is about this song, but everytime I hear it I start to think.

Read these lyrics:

Woke up and wished that I was dead
With an aching in my head
I lay motionless in bed
I thought of you and where you'd gone
and let the world spin madly on

Everything that I said I'd do
Like make the world brand new
And take the time for you
I just got lost and slept right through the dawn
And the world spins madly on

I let the day go by
I always say goodbye
I watch the stars from my window sill
The whole world is moving and I'm standing still

Woke up and wished that I was dead
With an aching in my head
I lay motionless in bed
The night is here and the day is gone
And the world spins madly on

I thought of you and where you'd gone
And the world spins madly on.

Despite the "woke up and wished that I was dead" line, the rest of this song really hits me hard sometimes. We get so wrapped up in our jobs, school, relationships that we lose sight of what is really important. Deadlines and sales goals and school grades are just numbers. Are the consequences so horrible if you don't make them?

The world starts spinning so fast, everything is blurry then you find yourself dizzy searching for something to hold onto. Who ever really slows down though? We all say we should take a vacation or a day off, but we can't even find 5 minutes to call a friend to say hello.

Everything that I said I'd do, take the time for you... I got lost and have slept right through dawn. Sometimes I say I will, but never do. I let the days go by but always find myself standing still.

Its hard to not let the world spin madly on....