Song Review
The first time I heard this song I was in a movie theatre waiting for the previews to start. The only lyrics I could make out at the time were “pack up and go”, which left me scouring the interwebs for months before I was finally able to track down the tune. Fortunately I found My Happiness by the Australian alternative-rock band Powderfinger. My happiness was the first single for the band’s fourth album Odyssey Number Five. In 2001, My Happiness would go on to win song of the year from the ARPA Awards as well as single of the year at the ARIA Music Awards.
I see your shadow on the street now
I hear you push through the rusty gate
Click of your heels on the concrete
Waiting for a knock, coming way too late
It seems an age since I’ve seen ya
Count down as the weeks trickle into days
So you come in and put your bags down
I know there’s something in the air
How can I do this to you right now?
You’re over there when i need you here..
My happiness
Slowly creeping back now you’re at home
If it ever starts sinking in
It must be when you pack up and go
It seems an age since I’ve seen ya
Count down as the weeks trickle into days
I hope that time hasn’t changed ya
All I really want is for you to stay
So you come in and put your bags down
I notice something in the air
How can I do this to you right now?
You’re over there when i need you here..
My happiness
Slowly creeping back now you’re at home
If it ever starts sinking in
Must be when you pack up and go
I know, I know, I know, what is inside
I know, I know, I know, what is inside
I know, I know, I know, what is inside
I know, I know, I know, what is inside
You’re over there when i need you here..
My happiness
Slowly creeping back now you’re at home
If it ever starts sinking in
Must be when you pack up and go
