Everything Is Alright

Album: Commit This to Memory (2005)
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  • Tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright
    Oh, please tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright

    Give me a reason to end this discussion
    To break with tradition, to fall and divide
    'Cause I hate the ocean, theme parks and airplanes
    Talking with strangers, waiting in line
    I'm through with these pills that make me sit still
    (Are you feeling fine?) Yes, I'm feeling fine

    Tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright
    Oh, please tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright

    I'm sick of the things I do when I'm nervous
    Like cleaning the oven or checking my tires
    Or counting the number of tiles in the ceiling
    Head for the hills, the kitchen's on fire

    I used to rely on self-medication
    I guess I still do that from time to time
    But I'm getting better at fighting the future
    (Someday you'll be fine) yes, I'll be just fine

    Tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright
    Oh, please tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright

    Give me a reason (I don't believe a word)
    To end this discussion (of anything I've heard)
    To break with tradition (they tell me that it's not so hard)
    To fall and divide (it's not so hard)
    So let's not get carried (away with everything)
    Away with the process (from here to in-between)
    Of healing relations (the long goodbye)
    I don't want to waste your time

    Tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright
    Oh, please tell me that you're alright
    Yeah, everything is alright

    (Alright) tell me that you're alright
    (Hi, everything is great) yeah, everything is alright
    (Everything's fine) oh, please tell me that you're alright
    (Hi, everything's great) yeah, everything is alright

    Everything's fine
    Everything's fine
    Everything's fine
    Everything's fine Writer/s: Jesse Johnson, Joshua Cain, Justin Pierre, Tony Thaxton
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • AnonymousHe’s literally talked about his ADHD diagnosis and how it impacts his life before. It’s about ADHD, but there’s general comorbidity to he could have both.
  • Emthis song is such a banger and this whole album eats, not a skipable song
  • TibbsI don't think anyone can say that this is refering to ocd rather than ADHD because he is being obsessive. This could be anxiety related and I know I frequently do obsessive checks due to ADHD and am certainly not OCD. I think the writer is the best to answer
  • AnonymousAs someone with ADHD the lyrics are extremely relateable. It could be about OCD but definitely applies to ADHD too
  • AnonymousAs someone with OCD, ADHD, and anxiety, there are many overlaps. This song is so relatable to all who live on the lines of these and other disorders.
  • AnonymousThis song is def about OCD not adhd. Obsessively checking things like the stove or tires is a pretty common symptom of it
  • Becca from Boston, MaThis song got me through most of my anxiety when it got really bad. It still does to this day.
  • Alana from Decatur, MiIt is more likely that they are referring to OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) than ADHD. Note the lyrics "I'm sick of the things I do when I'm nervous like cleaning the oven or checking my tires, or counting the number of tiles on the ceiling." Those behaviors are more typical of OCD.
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