Gives You Hell – The All-American Rejects

Here’s hoping to start Music Monday, where I post a song’s lyrics that have been especially helpful the previous week.

This past week I got a chance to hear “Gives You Hell” by the All-American Rejects.  It fits in rather well with my life.  I like the feeling it gives, but possibly not for the same reasons.  My ex-wife has no idea what she has put me through, and the worst hell you could wish on her will not ever make up for what she did over and over.  It’s one of those songs you can scream to the top of your lungs.

Deep down, a part of me wishes she will one day experience what I did, to feel so crushed because someone’s love was never true.  I wish she is reminded constantly of her actions, and exactly how horrible a person she was to me, both before with her constant cheating, and after by lying to everyone after her constant infidelity tore us apart as if it was my fault.

Here’s this song.  I hope it gives you hell. 

I wake up every evening, with a big smile on my face
And it never feels out of place
And your still probably working at a 9 to 5 pace
I wonder how bad that tastes

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell

Now where’s your picket fence love
And where’s that shiny car,
And did it ever get you far
You’ve never seem so tense love
I’ve never seen you fall so hard,
Do you know where you are?

And truth be told I miss you
And truth be told I’m lying

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell

If you find a man that’s worth a damn and treats you well
Then he’s a fool, you’re just as well, hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell

Tomorrow you’ll be thinking to yourself
Where’d it all go wrong, the list goes on and on

And truth be told I miss you
And truth be told I’m lying

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell

If you find a man that’s worth a damn and treats you well
Then he’s a fool, you’re just as well, hope it gives you hell

Now you’ll never see, what you’ve done to me
You can take back your memories they’re no good to me
And here’s all your lies,
You can look me in the eyes
With that sad sad look that you wear so well

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
If you find a man that’s worth a damn and treats you well
Then he’s a fool, you’re just as well, hope it gives you hell
When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you hear this song and sing along, oh you’ll never tell
Then you’re the fool, I’m just as well
Hope it gives you hell
When you hear this song I hope that it will give you hell
And when you sing along I hope that it puts you through hell