Novel Soundtrack: Track 8

8) Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls

Event: This song represents Tea Cake and Janie’s relationship and marriage. Tea Cake and Janie are so in love and after having been married for a while, they see each others true selves. Even through this, they still are madly in love. This song talks about a love so strong and a couple that just wants each other to be true to themselves, and they love each other for that. This is similar to the relationship that Janie and Tea Cake had.

Lyrics:

And I'd give up forever to touch you

Cause I know that you feel me somehow

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment

And all I can breathe is your life

Cause sooner or later it's over

I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me

Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming

Or the moment of truth in your lies

When everything seems like the movies

Yeah you bleed just to know your alive

And I don't want the world to see me

Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

I don't want the world to see me

Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am