David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
In My Room
by Robert T. Muller, York University Trauma Blog
June 15, 2020
The song In My Room/I] by The Beach Boys was released in 1963 as a part of the album Surfer Girl. The writers of the song Brian Wilson and Gary Usher describe this song as a piece that made them take their craft more seriously due to its serious and sad subject matter. The artist Brian Wilson suffered from agoraphobia, which led him to stay in his room for an extended period of time. The intention behind this song was to bring about insight and education to the public about how it feels like to suffer from agoraphobia and to be in your room for so long.
[Refrain]
There’s a world where I can go
And tell my secrets to
In my room , In my room
[Refrain]
In this world I lock out
All my worries and my fears
In my room
In my room
[Bridge]
Do my dreaming and my scheming
Lie awake and pray
Do my crying and my sighing
Laugh at yesterday
[Refrain]
Now it’s dark and I’m alone
But I won’t be afraid
In my room
In my room
by Robert T. Muller, York University Trauma Blog
June 15, 2020
The song In My Room/I] by The Beach Boys was released in 1963 as a part of the album Surfer Girl. The writers of the song Brian Wilson and Gary Usher describe this song as a piece that made them take their craft more seriously due to its serious and sad subject matter. The artist Brian Wilson suffered from agoraphobia, which led him to stay in his room for an extended period of time. The intention behind this song was to bring about insight and education to the public about how it feels like to suffer from agoraphobia and to be in your room for so long.
[Refrain]
There’s a world where I can go
And tell my secrets to
In my room , In my room
[Refrain]
In this world I lock out
All my worries and my fears
In my room
In my room
[Bridge]
Do my dreaming and my scheming
Lie awake and pray
Do my crying and my sighing
Laugh at yesterday
[Refrain]
Now it’s dark and I’m alone
But I won’t be afraid
In my room
In my room
