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 Why don't you smile? I just don't want you to care It's really no big deal That I don't smile But I still think that you're swell 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 Why don't you smile? I just don't want you to care It's really no big deal That I don't smile But I still think that you're swell 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 that's why I don't smile most of the time And oh, oh You just turn it on like a switch. Turn it off.
So far, I don't think I've found a Brobecks song that I _don't_ relate to. People always ask me why I don't smile often - and I always have to explain that I'm not sad, I just don't see the point in it! I think it's important to save stuff like smiling for when you truly mean it, you know? So it's more valuable. *Man,* that made me sound like a total emo. Great song, anyway.
what i always loved about art is that people can relate to it in so many different ways. i see myself in front of my favorite person while listening to that song, and then more than 150 other human beings just don't feel like smiling. god i love this diversity so much!
I never smile because to smile for no reason seems taxing to me, I don't like smiling without reason, forced smiles are the worse because they put up the facade that you're okay and a lot of the time I try to smile for others to seem better than I am, so it consequently looks very forced. and my teeth used to be fucked up and that got me in the habit of not smiling.
I just found this song and I must say, it’s amazing. I honestly thought it was talking about how you just don’t smile unless you’re saving it for someone or something special. But, how I took it was that this whole time you’re saying you don’t smile because you just don’t. You’re giving excuses as to why you don’t and then eventually the truth comes out that you’re hurting. That’s really the reason why you don’t smile.
Ah it's sad because my sibling did not know what I was I trying to tell her when I showed her this. She always asks why I never smile especially in pictures. If I showed my older sister she would get it but I just can't show it to her. I am not hurting I swear but wth did this to me? Nothing bad ever happened to me as far as I'm aware. The only thing that ever hurt me was being ignored or left behind. I use to have a fear of being left behind. I don't understand why I'm still hurt why? I just can't figure it out.
Por que no sonries? Le daria frio a mis dientes y lo sabes no es que este triste y no es que me sienta mal Por que no sonries? Solo no quiero que te importe no es mucho problema el que no sonria Pero aun creo que eres bueno Por que no sonries? le daria frio a mis dientes y lo sabes tu sabes que no es que este triste y no es que me sienta mal, no no por que no sonries? solo no quiero que te importe y no es gran problema el que no sonria pero aun pienso que eres bueno y erika cayo afuera y abajo en el piso ella esta pensando en alguien que recordo antes y es seguro que no soy yo que cruza su mente y es por eso que no sonrio la mayoria del tiempo y oh oh tu solo lo enciendes como un switch apagalo.
bro this song reminds me of when a person gets out of a long term relationship and uses someone else as a rebound whilst theyre still in love with their ex. their parter puts in 100% (aka "smiling") and they only put in 50% which causes problems. the parter gets confused and lost and wonders if theyre still in love with their previous partner, "why dont you smile?" could be a metaphor for what theyre wondering. then, the other person starts making excuses. "i dont smile, but i still think that youre swell" meaning something like "i still like you a lot, but you'll always be second place to my ex." like this song, it all comes out to the surface because relationships like this arent real. the person says they don't "smile" because of this and this and that, but the real reason is that theyre not emotionally ready to commit to somebody else.
People: why don’t you smile smile more? Smiling makes people pretty. Me: dude I’m not gonna walk around grinning like a fool, like who even smiles ALL THE TIME? Why would you just smile if you don’t have a reason?
