Competition Smile
by Gin Blossoms
Looking up I saw nothing
But blue in the bluest sky
And now it's creeping across my eye
Going down in my mind, down in my mind
I'm high and I'm hopeless
So help me to get untied
Fast asleep now I'm going blind
Falling down in my mind, down in my mind
Just fine
Emulate the style
A competition smile
Now I'm running, not looking
And opening up my brain
Where it's easy to lose my name
Looking dumb in the rain, dumb in the rain
I'm hoping you'll notice
That no one else helps me grow
Oh, it's not easy to let you know
What I'm dying to show
Dying until you know
Pretending all the while
A competition smile
Now I've thrown something far
And it haunts me like a curse
I'm like a stone
Falling hard
And I'm only getting worse
Looking up I saw nothing
But blue in the bluest sky
And now it's creeping across my eye
And going down in my mind, down in my mind
I'm high and I'm hopeless
So help me to get untied
Fast asleep now I'm going blind
Falling down in my mind, down in my mind
Just fine
Pretending all the while
A competition smile
I'm hiding high...
what's the title of this anime?
d3vulswan 10 months ago
@VanishingAct you nailed it!
carzmarie 1 year ago
Now I'm high and I'm hopeless. This is among their best.
AndrewLockwoodMusic 1 year ago
household band
6digit 2 years ago
Onizuka crossed with Gin blossoms? wierd but good!!
swissknife 2 years ago
Personally, I liked C.I.S. better than N.M.E. as far as looking at the albums in themselves, not just the hits.
jdtink19 3 years ago
A lot of people say gb wasnt the same after nme but the fact is the fans really favor C.I.S as well. A lot of fans list of gb songs contains songs from C.I.S and usely have this song on the top spots. Any way Robin and Phill wrote a great song that a lot of people love.
zaccds 3 years ago
This is among my favorite songs ever also, so you're not alone. I think that because this song never went mainstream, we've only been exposed to it by being Gin Blossoms fans. I believe we should feel privileged, as this is one of the more underrated bands in the mainstream American music circuit. This song has always meant a lot to me... And more so, as I've grown older. And of course, the video being set to GTO certainly makes a positive difference... Thanks, sfgs23!
VanishingAct 3 years ago