Uploaded August 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Oh what a cruel world this is
Knowing just how much you will miss
Seeing his smile and hearing his voice.
You would go in his place if you had the choice.

Oh what an unfair world this must be.
The good ones have to suffer while the bad ones are free.
You think you don't deserve to be here
While he had to leave, the thought is so near.

Oh why can't they stop with their fuss?
About what he would want it's not like he could tell us.
Sick of people saying "I'm sorry" and such.
You just have heard it way too much.

Oh why can't they all understand?
You're not able to move on, you really just can't.
...But I do understand and I also know
That this can't continue forever, oh no.

I know you probably don't even care,
But I don't think you're being fair.

I might have never known him
And now he might be dead,
But if there's one thing I could gather
From everything you said,
Then it's that he was one of the most
Caring people you ever knew
And if it's true,
Then I'm sure
He would've never wanted
Anything to happen to you.

Oh, but you don't really know
What it's like, to which I say: "Well, no!
I don't know what it's like but that's not the point,
It's just if he'd know you're still this sad he'd be disappointed."

I don't claim that
All this is a fact,
But I also can't say
I'd see it being any other way.

I might have never known him
And now he might be dead,
But if there's one thing I could gather
From everything you said,
Then it's that he was one of the most
Caring people you ever knew
And if it's true,
Then I'm sure
He would've never wanted
Anything to happen to you.

(So, this song was specifically written for one case. But everywhere, every day, people have to put up with losing their loved ones and - even though this is a birthday present for someone - I will sing the chorus one more time, but this time in a way that works for a lot of different people who have lost someone. That said: Happy birthday, Paulina.)


I might have never known them
And now they might be gone,
But if their loss saddens you this much, that means you must've had a really special bond.
And if you did that I would see why you would be so depressed.
But I will also say
That, if you try to move on,
You could be happy again,
And I would think
That's just what they'd want.