The most traumatic thing
That happened in our life
In all of our minds and
disrupted our lives
The things we saw
The things we heard
We can never admit
But the worst thing we hear now is
Get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it
It doesn't go away
no matter how hard we try
visits us each night
and makes us wake up and cry
the nightmare the dreams
the heart we're feeling inside
with loneliness
and nervousness
we take it all in stride
nobody seems to care
nobody gives a shake
all they ever wanna tell us is
Get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it
we're in a twilight zone
no way to get out
remembering the nights we heard
the screams and the shouts
the darkness of the night
can take us back again
to a place not one of us
ever wanted to be in
nobody wants to hear
about it it puts
them in a snip
all they ever wanna tell us is
Get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it
it never goes away
god knows we all have tried
to make it disappear
and to give us peace of mind
but it doesn't go
it is among us
we have to learn
and to live with it
or we all turn in the dust
...
Never ever tell us to get over it
Because it just won’t happen
That happened in our life
In all of our minds and
disrupted our lives
The things we saw
The things we heard
We can never admit
But the worst thing we hear now is
Get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it
It doesn't go away
no matter how hard we try
visits us each night
and makes us wake up and cry
the nightmare the dreams
the heart we're feeling inside
with loneliness
and nervousness
we take it all in stride
nobody seems to care
nobody gives a shake
all they ever wanna tell us is
Get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it
we're in a twilight zone
no way to get out
remembering the nights we heard
the screams and the shouts
the darkness of the night
can take us back again
to a place not one of us
ever wanted to be in
nobody wants to hear
about it it puts
them in a snip
all they ever wanna tell us is
Get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it,
get over it
it never goes away
god knows we all have tried
to make it disappear
and to give us peace of mind
but it doesn't go
it is among us
we have to learn
and to live with it
or we all turn in the dust
...
Never ever tell us to get over it
Because it just won’t happen
Contributed by RV + Dq82 - 2025/1/16 - 10:48
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In Jack Murphy’s devastating song, “Get Over It,” we hear a Vietnam War veteran’s voice perfectly matched with his haunting lyrics. It’s a voice that suggests the cost of carrying a heavy burden over the course of a lifetime.
The song, dealing with the lingering effects of PTSD, is a straightforward one consisting of four verses, no bridge, three chords, and a mesmerizing refrain you’ll have trouble getting out of your head.
Vietnam Veterans of America