the boy in the bubble alec benjamin genesis lyrics

Anyway, that's my guess at the meaning :) The story he tells is breathtaking when you sit back and think about it. Sorry this was forever long, but this is exactly why Alec Benjamin is my absolute favorite singer/songwriter. I don't really have an explanation for that part yet, but I'm thinking about it. His innocence has been lifted, and I believe that he is trying to send reassurance to the bully, although innocence cannot really be gained back. I got most of this idea from what is shown there) the narrator/kid being bullied gives his 'bubble' (portrayed as a space helmet in the video) to the bully after he has seen the scene at the bully's house. In the music video (if you have not seen it, please watch it. And this broken bubble,' he is saying that the bully's innocence was already gone with the situation in his home. Fast forward to the last verse, he discovers what kinds of things are happening in the bully's home, and he has lost his innocence on that subject, he has seen what the world really is. It was also fairly obvious he hadn't done this kind of thing before as it said his mind was running as he was put in the situation he would be involved in a fight. The beginning of the song was saying that he was in a pretty stable home environment, so he wouldn't have experienced trials like an abusive father before. I believe the 'bubble' he referenced multiple times was representing his childhood innocence. Alec Benjamin is great at creating other messages than what you may first hear in his lyrics, making it the kind of music you can listen to over and over and get something new each time.

This is just a theory of mine, not really any evidence besides the lyrics. Put down those bubbles and that belt buckle Well, there's no excuse for the things he didīut there's a lot at home that he's dealing withīecause his dad's been drunk since he was a kid With the blood on his hand from my broken noseīut like every other day, he was scared to goīack to his house 'cause his pops was home I had thick red blood running down my clothesĪnd a sick, sick look 'cause I like it though

He threw a quick left hook and it broke my nose Well I squared him up, left my chest exposed Knock me out, kick me when I'm on the ground I know you want the satisfaction, it's not gonna happen Punch my face, do it 'cause I like the pain I said I didn't want trouble, I'm the boy in the bubbleĪnd my heart was pumping, chest was screaming

She said, 'Son, you gotta tell me why you're black and blue'

I said, 'You don't wanna know the things I had to do' She said, 'Boy, you gotta tell me what they did to you' I didn't want trouble, I'm the boy in the bubble Then I covered up my face so that no one knows I had chicken on the plate, but the food was cold Stepped through the gate, and I'm all alone

The boy in the bubble alec benjamin genesis lyrics