There's a beautiful sky tonight
When if you were by my side then we could share it but you're gone
So come at me with your moon and burn me in the stars
'Cause nothing matters anymore

If I could only see you now for about an hour
Maybe just a minute
Just to ask
What he's got that I don't have?
Is it his brown eyes?

I know blue eyes get boring but
I'll wear dark glasses all the time
And hey, if you want me to, I'll take a knife to my own bright eyes

If I could only see you now for about an hour
Maybe just a minute
Just to ask
What he's got that I don't have?
Is it his brown eyes?
Well, I'll give you a thousand reasons that tonight you should grant me this one wish

Like the one year of my life that I gave to you and
Now you put me through hell
You break me up, yeah
I should hate you, but I can't replace you in my heart
Why am I so pathetic?
I don't get it why you won't return my calls

Can't you look at me once?
And please if you got a minute
Enjoy this lonely sky with me
It'll swallow us whole if we only let it

If I could only see you now for about an hour
Maybe just a minute
Just to ask
What he's got that I don't have?
Is it his brown eyes?
Well, I'll give you a thousand reasons that tonight you should grant me this one wish

Like the one year of my life that I gave to you and
Now you put me through hell
You break me up, yeah
If this sky's going to eat us then I'd like to be digested into
A million pieces with you
I'd love to be scattered to hell with you, to hell with you
To hell with you


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    this song is my favorite song by std, it is so true, Chris is a fucking genius!!!!!

    stussymatton January 05, 2002   Link
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    Also my favorite std song. And probably their best song live too.

    sillyboyon January 09, 2002   Link
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    yeah def. their best song live..2nd would be rockstonicjusicemagic. rock.

    you break me upon January 13, 2002   Link
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    :0)

    JulieMarleneon January 13, 2002   Link
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    hahahahahahaha oh man, that sucked.

    JulieMarleneon January 13, 2002   Link
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    the title of this song is a mystery to me but I feel like its about rejection and all the insecurities that come with being rejected.

    marelleyon January 16, 2002   Link
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    ive never heard this song before... but just by reading the lyrics its bad ass... it seems to me like he likes this girl who likes another guy.. and she wont give him the time of day but he still likes her and would just wanna be with her. kind of an obvious explanation by me.. sorry

    blinkboy0713on January 22, 2002   Link
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    The title is kinda strange, but I think it's just saying that he wants to change the way he was or looked and become something better. The song, to me, is about a guy that went out with this girl for a year and then she found someone else. He doesn't know what the other guy has that he doesn't have. He loved her more than anything, there isn't any way he could replace her. So he just doesn't understand why she never loved him like he loved her and how she could so easily replace him. I think towards the end he's saying that he wants her to share his misery that she has put him through.

    jas0non February 03, 2002   Link
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    this song jest plain rox

    madhippoon February 07, 2002   Link
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    this song is so effin awesome! it's probably my favorite! chris is so amazing, yes. they rawk live as well. swoon i've been a faithful fan for about 3 years now. and this song is just...great! i'm seeing them the 22nd and i hope they do this song, i've heard them play it live before. YAY! =)

    myheartisontheflooron February 08, 2002   Link

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