Extra Ordinary
Embracing Normalcy: The Quest for Extra Ordinariness
Lyrics
Never went to school learned right at home
Expressing a non-traditional education experience, learning at home rather than attending school.
Dad gave me haircuts and hand-me-down clothes
Describing a modest upbringing, with practical and economical choices like homemade haircuts and hand-me-down clothes from the father.
Mom said I was destined bound for great things
Mother expressing belief in the narrator's potential for significant achievements or success.
They said I was special but what does that mean?
Questioning the ambiguous nature of being labeled "special" and pondering its true significance.
I just wanted to be extra ordinary
Desire to stand out and achieve something beyond the ordinary.
Be like the people on the TV
Aspiring to emulate the lifestyle of people portrayed on television.
Fade into the background where I can't be seen
Wishing to blend into the background and avoid attention.
I just want to be extra ordinary
Reiteration of the desire to be extraordinary.
We went to a church out kind of far
Recalling a church experience located at a distance.
Pro-life bumper stickers all over the car
Observing pro-life beliefs as indicated by bumper stickers on the family car.
We wandered the wheat fields speaking in tongues
Engaging in spiritual practices in natural surroundings, possibly expressing a religious upbringing.
They said we were chosen sons and daughters of God
Being told of a divine connection, being chosen as sons and daughters of God.
I dream of a suburb where I'd mow the lawn
Dreaming of a conventional suburban life, with mundane activities like mowing the lawn.
Chat with the neighbors out walking their dogs
Envisioning social interactions with neighbors while walking their dogs.
Smile for the papers hide in plain sight
Desiring to conform to societal norms, appearing ordinary to the outside world.
Pretend to be normal have a wonderful life
Expressing the act of pretending to be normal and aiming for a seemingly perfect life.
I just wanted to be extra ordinary
Reiteration of the desire to be extraordinary.
Be like the people on the TV
Reiterating the aspiration to emulate the lifestyle of people seen on TV.
Fade into the background where I can't be seen
Expressing the wish to fade into the background and avoid visibility.
I just want to be extra ordinary
Reiteration of the desire to be extraordinary.
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