anonymous October 24th, 2007 07:43AM  
It's about having chronic fatigue syndrome. The lead singer has cfs. for those of you who have it or know someone who does have it, it's an extraordinarily debilitating disease which people don't understand. you spend all day in bed and the people that you don't talk to are shallow and misunderstanding. It can get so bad that you can't walk or need a cane to walk around. Seeing some young person with a cane draws a lot of attention from people. people try to encourage you to keep pushing on when you just want to give up. when you have cfs, you are never awake and never asleep. you live in a no-mans land which is confusing for everyone and makes you feel like you are crazy.

tyculbert April 27th, 2008 03:13AM  
"The song is about a person who claims to not be crazy even though they're suffering from various occurrences that could lead them to be labeled as such. Rob Thomas states on the live DVD Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty that he wrote the song to be a metaphor for humanity in general, a song for people who are "fucked up and feel alone like that. We all feel a little fucked up sometimes... you're not alone.""

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unwell

faithforfuture November 5th, 2008 08:08AM  
My son is diagnosed with schizophrenia. He hears voices, has a disease, he's a little unwell and a little impaired but he's not crazy. That's my interpretation. A theme song for those who have conditions in which voices and shadows are present in their lives.

mutterman December 10th, 2009 07:12PM  
"I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell" - Get to know me, find out that although I have issues, I'm a normal human being. "Soon enough, you're going to think of me, and how I used to be" - You know me. so stop judging me by my recent actions, judge me on my past

skyguy December 28th, 2009 08:39PM  
i've been obsessed with this song ever since my second week of university when a misunderstanding led to me being asked if i was a psycho. this was before my weird quirks started to show themselves around my new friends. for me the song is about worrying that people may think your crazy when you do unusual things, i worry my quirks will give people the wrong idea but really everyone who knows me sees the caring, sane side of me. sometimes i do start to lose it, but i'm very self-aware so i always get back to normal