Discover the story of the song > Real World – Matchbox Twenty

The protagonist wonders what it would be like to have special powers like a rainmaker who can control rain or a superhero who can fly. They also wonder what it would be like to be in charge of others and give orders. Throughout the song, the protagonist expresses frustration with the real world and wishes it would stop bothering them. The bridge asks their romantic partner to not change and the chorus repeats the wish for the real world to stop hassling them.