fooling yourself

• styx in 1977 yılında çıkarttığı the grand illusion albümünün 2. şarkısı...
  sözleri :
  
  you see the world through your cynical eyes
  you're a troubled young man i can tell
  you've got it all in the palm of your hand
  but your hand's wet with sweat and your head needs a rest
  you're foolin' yourself if you don't believe it
  you're kidding yourself if you don't believe it
  how can you be such an angry young man
  when your future looks quite bright to me
  how can there be such a sinister plan
  that could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man
  
  you're foolin' yourself if you don't believe it
  you're kidding yourself if you don't believe it
  get up, get back on your feet
  you're the one they can't beat and you know it
  come on, let's see what you've got
  just take your best shot and don't blow it
  
  you're foolin' yourself if you don't believe it
  you're kidding yourself if you don't believe it
  get up, get back on your feet
  you're the one they can't beat and you know it
  come on, let's see what you've got
  just take your best shot and don't blow it.
• aynı parça, biraz daha farklı bir yorum ve daha az sözle styx'in 2003 yılı albümü cyclorama'da da yer almıştır... bu albümdeki sözler ise şöyledir :
  
  you see the world through your cynical eyes
  you’re a troubled young man
  i can tell
  
  you’ve got it all in the palm of your hands
  but your hands wet with sweat
  and your head needs a rest
  
  you’re fooling yourself
  if you don’t believe it
  you’re kidding yourself
  if you don’t believe it
• travis'in re offender sarkisinda birinci sahistan soyledigi sey.
• bir de skin söylemiş bunu fake chemical state albümünde. hem de şu sözlerle:
  
  (you) never saw the cracks
  funny when youre looking back
  you see all the signs were there
  (you) just didnt know
  
  sooner or later then
  probably when the rain comes in
  your gonna ask your self
  where the time goes
  
  [bridge 1]
  i find it hard to leave
  never wanted to deceive you
  but the truth is
  dont wanna do this
  
  [chorus]
  (i can) pull the wool over your eyes
  (i can) laugh it off and tell you im fine
  (but) something inside me aint right
  (and im) fooling myself all the time
  
  (it) shouldnt really be so hard
  everything aint meant to be
  so difficult and
  smothered in stress
  
  maybe in time youll see
  we will never get to breathe
  pure happiness
  inside of this mess
  
  [bridge 2]
  i find it hard to go
  never wanted you to know
  but the truth is
  dont wanna do this
  
  i will understand
  if you get angry
  but it all just faded away
  and theres no reason left for me to stay