Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
said you're gonna get drunk tonite
i cannot tell you that much girl
you're gonna go out with the boys tonight
well, i already know
and you said that you're not better
for the (dreadful?) any other guys
just because they play football and they
drink and drive, well i hope you crash and die
stupid silly silly jocks
why can't you realize?
that girls are not just objects
but stick figures in your eyes
if i see you before tonight
just give me a call
and i'll find another band-aid just
a band-aid for my soul
said you're gonna get better
i cannot tell you that much girl
you're gonna quit all your bad ways,
well, you already know
and you said that maybe someone
will like me oh just for my mind
not because of my body or my
money or anything at all
i cannot tell you that much girl
you're gonna go out with the boys tonight
well, i already know
and you said that you're not better
for the (dreadful?) any other guys
just because they play football and they
drink and drive, well i hope you crash and die
stupid silly silly jocks
why can't you realize?
that girls are not just objects
but stick figures in your eyes
if i see you before tonight
just give me a call
and i'll find another band-aid just
a band-aid for my soul
said you're gonna get better
i cannot tell you that much girl
you're gonna quit all your bad ways,
well, you already know
and you said that maybe someone
will like me oh just for my mind
not because of my body or my
money or anything at all
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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i think its about the jocks who go out and get drunk and take advantage of girls etc, and the girl doesnt seem to care...so he wants her to call him when she changes her mind...haha i dunno
i agree chesterswife... anyway it's a really great song... would recommend!!
this song is about that best friend who knows what the girl is doing is DUMB, and that shes gonna wind up getting HURT in the end, but even if she doesn't listen to him he will still be there with "band-aids" to heal the wounds she gets when the guys break her heart..........
thats just my opnion though
it does seems as though he is commenting on a special girl in his life. but the bandaids are for his soul. i think he's saying it hurts him too see that happen to the girl.
awesome song. think the line in question is actually "and you said that you're not better for them than for any other guys"
Do you have a band-aid? Because i think i scaped my knee when i fell for you...=) haha sry i couldnt resist...i love rx bandits...theyre very cool...and i totally agree w/ everthing you guys said. this song is really good I LOVE IT!!! =)
Do you have a band-aid? Because i think i scaped my knee when i fell for you...=) haha sry i couldnt resist...i love rx bandits...theyre very cool...and i totally agree w/ everthing you guys said. this song is really good I LOVE IT!!! =)
stick figures? lol do people think when they post lyrics? SEX FIGURES.
here's good lyrics
you said your going to get drunk tonight well, i could have told you that much girl your are going to go out with the boys tonight well, i already know and you said your not better for them then for any other guy just because they play football and drink and drive well, i hope you crash and die
stupid, silly silly jock why can't you realize that girls are not just objects or sex figures in your eyes if i see you with that boy tonight just give me a call and i'll find another band-aid just a band-aid for my soul
said your going to get better i could have told you that much girl going to quit all your bad ways well, you already know and you said "maybe someone will like me just for my mind not because of my body or my money or anything at all"
stupid, silly silly jock why can't you realize that maybe someone somewhere will just recognize if i see you with that boy tonight just give me a call and i'll find another band-aid just A band-aid for my soul
and i need a band-aid for my soul just a band-aid for my soul and i need a band-aid for my soul just a band-aid for my soul