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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jewel
Jewel
Vocals
Tim Pierce
Tim Pierce
Guitar
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Guitar
Paul Bushnell
Paul Bushnell
Bass Guitar
Luis Conte
Luis Conte
Percussion
John Pierce
John Pierce
Bass Guitar
Jamie Muhoberac
Jamie Muhoberac
Keyboards
Greg Suran
Greg Suran
Guitar
Dorian Crozier
Dorian Crozier
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jewel Kilcher
Jewel Kilcher
Songwriter
David Campbell
David Campbell
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jewel
Jewel
Producer
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Producer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Matt Beckley
Matt Beckley
Additional Engineer
Keith Armstrong
Keith Armstrong
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Greg Burns
Greg Burns
Assistant Recording Engineer
Doug McKean
Doug McKean
Recording Engineer
Dan Chase
Dan Chase
Additional Engineer
Chris Steffen
Chris Steffen
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Brian Cometa
Brian Cometa
Assistant Recording Engineer
Allen Sides
Allen Sides
Additional Engineer
Dmitar Krnjaic
Dmitar Krnjaic
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Hoyson
Jimmy Hoyson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Brian Vibberts
Brian Vibberts
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's four in the afternoon, I'm on a flight
Leaving L.A.
Tryin' to figure out my life
My youth scattered along the highway
[Verse 2]
Hotel rooms and headlines
I've made a living with a song
Guitar as my companion
Wanting desperately to belong
[Verse 3]
Fame is filled with spoiled children
They grow fat on fantasy
I guess that's why I'm leavin'
I crave reality
[Verse 4]
So goodbye, Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye, yellow brick road
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
I did not find paradise
It was only a reflection of my lonely mind wanting
What's been missing in my life
[Verse 5]
I'm embarrassed to say the rest is rock and roll cliché
I hit the bottom when I reached the top
But I never knew it was you who was breaking my heart
I thought you had to love me
But you did not
[Verse 6]
Yes, a heart can hallucinate
If it's completely starved for love
It can even turn monsters into angels
From above
[Verse 7]
You forged my love just like a weapon
And you turned it against me like a knife
You broke my last heartstring
You opened up my eyes
[Verse 8]
So goodbye, Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye, yellow brick road
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
That was not love in your eyes
It was only a reflection of my lonely mind searching
For what's been missing in my life
[Verse 9]
Growin' up is not an absence of dreaming
It's being able to understand the difference between
The ones you can hold, the ones that you've been sold
And dreaming is a good thing cause it brings new things to life
But pretending is an ending that perpetuates a lie
Forgetting what you are seeing for what you've been told
[Verse 10]
Truth is stranger than fiction
And this is my chance to get it back
And life is much better without all of those pretty lies, oh
[Verse 11]
So goodbye, Alice in Wonderland
And you can keep your yellow brick road
There is a difference between dreamin' and pretendin'
These are not tears in my eyes
They are only a reflection of my lonely mind finding
They are only a reflection of my lonely mind finding
I found what's missing in my life
Written by: Jewel Kilcher
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