No Such Thing Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus]
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines

But something's better
On the other side

[Chorus]
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above


[Bridge]
I am invincible
I am invincible
I am invincible
As long as I'm alive


[Chorus]
I want to run through the halls of my high school
I want to scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above
I just can't wait 'til my ten year reunion
I'm going to bust down the double doors

And when I stand on these tables before you
You will know what all this time was for

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About

Genius Annotation

John Mayer’s first big single, which was included in his first hit album Room for Squares. Written to discourage the idea that there is a “real world” and a set path that all should follow. Mayer tells us to follow our dreams and live outside the lines.

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What did John Mayer say about "No Such Thing"?
Genius Answer

via Rolling Stone:

No Such Thing" [is] about a kid who’s tired of being told “to stay inside the lines”. I remember standing at my mom’s door and saying, ‘Just watch, just watch.

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