I'm on fire
And the day is feeling hopeless
You'd see me burning but the burning's turning smokeless
Soon I won't feel at all
No

It's electric
The neon heard inside your phone call
The layered sadness and the madness it revolves
Bringing down the walls where you found her
No

Well, I'm willing to break myself
To shake this hell from everything I touch
I'm willing to bleed for days more reds and grays
So you don't hurt so much

And now I'm static
As your sky is turning purple and gray
I'm learning that the further that I crawl
The farther that I fall, is that ok?
No

And you're in pieces
As your world becomes a rainstorm
You've got no shelter I'm a thousand miles away
If you survive the day
You say you're leaving

You say you're leaving

Well, I'm willing to break myself
To shake this hell from everything I touch
I'm willing to bleed for days more reds and grays
So you don't hurt so much

So you don't hurt so much

Never again will we fire this gun
No never again you're the only one
No never again but you're already gone.

I'm willing to break myself
I'm not afraid
I'm willing to break myself
I'm not afraid
I'm willing to break myself
I'm not afraid

Well, I'm willing to break myself
To shake this hell from everything I touch
I'm willing to bleed for days more reds and grays
So you don't hurt so much

So much
So much
So much
So much



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    "Well, I'm willing to break myself To shake this hell from everything I touch I'm willing to bleed for days more reds and grays So you don't hurt so much"

    He's willing to go to any lengths to make sure the other person isn't in pain. This song is really beautiful.

    musicchick44on April 10, 2004   Link
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    i'm going to start out by saying i heart this song. especially this part: "never again will i fire this gun no never again you're the only one no never again but you're already gone"

    wow, beautiful

    punkrockchick217on April 19, 2004   Link
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    Good health will be yours for a long time.

    BrandNewBoardshortson April 25, 2004   Link
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    this is such a beautiful song! i'm sort've repeating what others have said...but to me, this song is of a guy who is totally in love with some girl and will go to the end of the earth, just to have her and keep her happy. it has emotion without the sappy stuff. it's great!

    andysgurl14on May 07, 2004   Link
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    Andrew told me that he wrote it while he and Kelly were at a "weak point" from him being gone on tour.. hence.."You've got no shelter I'm a thousand miles away"

    Pink_duckieon June 05, 2004   Link
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    This song is one of my favorites and it basically is about being in a place where you are unable to help anyone. So what would you do when you're so far away from someone who needs you, and you wanna be there but you can't? This song is beautiful.

    Comalieson July 02, 2004   Link
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    i'm agreeing with comalies, it's about the willingness to do anything to relieve someone of their pain & hurt, but being in a situation where they can't do anything... or, anything they do is futile

    samzzon October 16, 2004   Link
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    i LOVE this song to death... i can relate to it so well, and yeah. it's amazing.

    correction though, it's "bringing down the walls where you found love" not "found her"

    musickid07on November 10, 2004   Link
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    This song is sooo good and so catchy! It will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day now but anyways, best part: I'm on fire And the day is feeling hopeless You'd see me burning but the burning's turning smokeless Soon I won't feel at all

    Best fuckin part. SC ownes!

    spin_me_pretty__on December 03, 2004   Link
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    Sweet sweet song

    "To shake this hell from everything I touch"

    Heh, and who has never felt like that before.

    I definitely think this song is about loving someone who is self destructive, when you yourself are the same way-and nothing can cure either of you.

    cherryfairyon January 06, 2005   Link

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