This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Try to get some rest,
count backward from ten.
You've gone too long without sleep
I know you won't rest stressed, so give up, just give up.
And don't say no to pills,
Ativan won't kill.
You said, 'My life's like a bad movie,'
And I said, 'It's true of all us.'
You said, you said, 'I've got to wake up so fucking early,'
And I said, 'Maybe the directors turned on us.'
Outside the five sounds like the ocean,
relax, don't keep your eyes open.
Don't look at the clock,
your brain will never stop.
You said, 'My life's like a bad movie,'
And I said, 'That's true of all us.'
You said, you said, 'I've got to wake up so fucking early,'
And I said, 'Maybe the directors turned on us.'
Don't say no to pills,
Ativan won't kill.
count backward from ten.
You've gone too long without sleep
I know you won't rest stressed, so give up, just give up.
And don't say no to pills,
Ativan won't kill.
You said, 'My life's like a bad movie,'
And I said, 'It's true of all us.'
You said, you said, 'I've got to wake up so fucking early,'
And I said, 'Maybe the directors turned on us.'
Outside the five sounds like the ocean,
relax, don't keep your eyes open.
Don't look at the clock,
your brain will never stop.
You said, 'My life's like a bad movie,'
And I said, 'That's true of all us.'
You said, you said, 'I've got to wake up so fucking early,'
And I said, 'Maybe the directors turned on us.'
Don't say no to pills,
Ativan won't kill.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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if you've ever been in the midst of being extremely stressed out to the point of anxiety, you would understand this song. atavan is a pill you take when you're extremely stressed out/ridden with anxiety. i would know - i have taken it. basically, it relaxes you so you're not so worried anymore. this song is obviously about someone very much cared about, but this person is both distressed and desolate about what's going on.
with "my life's like a bad movie," maybe this person feels their life is a mockery? and the replies back from the narrator of the song are trying to act as like a comfort, especially since they are saying, "that's true of all of us." perhaps, they're trying to show this person that they are not alone?
and "Atavan won't kill," is obviously the narrator's way of saying, "don't be scared of these pills, they can and will help you - just give them a chance, you'll feel better."
this is definitely my favorite song ever. i think i could listen to it for the rest of my life.
People everywhere need to stop listening to shite like good charolette and brand new and crap, and listen to some real music like this. not something produced for mtv and teeny boppers.
This songs basically perfect. Simple lyrics but they actually mean something to whoever wrote them, they come to life with the perfect music backing it.
wow you have obviously never listened to brand new. definitely not produced by mtv and teeny boppers.
I'm offended someone would put brand new even in the same category as a band like good charlotte.
Just gonna mention that the guy posted that in '03, when Deja Entendu had just come out, and Brand New was actually still touring with bands such as – horror of horrors – Good Charlotte. Seriously, Brand New circa Your Favorite Weapon is a completely different band from the Brand New you guys are used to by now.<br /> <br /> Of course, I'm about a year late to the party here, but considering the gap between the first guy and the two responses, this post is breaking news by comparison.<br /> <br /> This is all completely off-topic, so I'll just mention that this song is excellent, and that I wish that Omni was as consistently enjoyable as MtB's previous releases... instrumentally, at the very least. As far as lyrically, tons of songs about doin' it are more or less par for the course.
i agree with littlexpinkxstars. this song is my absolute favorite, hands down.
No mock, idiots listen to that shit music. Let them have it and mtv.
Ativan affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety, insomnia, and seizures. Ativan is most commonly used to relieve anxiety, nervousness, and tension associated with anxiety disorders. It is also used to treat certain types of seizure disorders and to relieve insomnia (induce sleep). Ativan may also be used for purposes other than those listed in here.
I love this song. It's shows how amazing Minus the Bear really is.
i love ativan. it's like valium.
Oh, you're cool.
my favorite song off of highly refined pirates
You said, 'My life's like a bad movie,' I said, 'That's not true of all us.'
sound like my life!
thnks to "neurotic" for the info :)