Yesterday I broke my favorite chair
It cracked as I was sitting there
And on my way to work I fell asleep
That girl reminded me of
Another girl I use to see and
Her ghost continued haunting me all day long

You won’t recognize the sound my engine makes
The balding tires the squeaky brakes
But everybody makes mistakes I guess
That girl reminded me of
Another girl I use to see and
Her ghost continued haunting me all day long

I just want to laugh, but it’s just gonna hurt
Cause I can’t fix what I don’t know I broke
Just laugh and tell another joke
The sticks are woven in the spokes again
Cause I can’t fix what I don’t know I broke
Just laugh and tell another joke
The sticks are woven in the spokes again

I came home to find my neighbors gone
Found my teenage car parked on the lawn
Thought of all the ways that things have changed
So it’s true I never challenged you
Why do you always challenge me
I don’t get paid to sing what everyone is thinking

And I just want to laugh, but it’s just gonna hurt
Cause I can’t fix what I don’t know I broke
Just laugh and tell another joke
The sticks are woven in the spokes again
Cause I can’t fix what I don’t know I broke
Just laugh and tell another joke
The sticks are woven in the spokes again


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    I think Syross has a very good idea of what this song is about. My opinion is that his day has started off badly (breaking his favorite chair) and things just went downhill. He sings of a bittersweet memory of a girl, which brought him down for the rest of the day.. He sings about wanting to be happy, but laughing hurts because of the pain he's feeling inside.. And he sings of the memories stopping him from moving on... Have you ever tried to ride a bike with sticks and twigs, etc, woven into the spokes? Its kinda hard to get anywhere. And it can also be rather difficult to get them out...

    I love this song. I love twothirtyeight...

    emaltiaon April 06, 2003   Link

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