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"
i have a certain friend
a chic photographer
she's a bad influence
and made me pose for her
boys on film- a bright smile
boys on film- a coy pout
boys on film- eyeliner
boys on film- you're all decked out
she plied us with red wine
dressed us in sailor suits
i had to give in
i knew we looked so cute
boys on film- so saucy
boys on film- in tight pants
boys on film- a sly wink
boys on film- so take a chance
photos- up on the internet
photos- and now i can't forget
photos- blame it on violet
photos- but you have no regrets
incriminating photos of you
it's not the kind of thing that you often do
sometimes you gotta get it off your chest
the camera has a way of bringing out your best
boys on film - i love you all
boys on film - up on my wall
boys on film - you're my sweethearts
boys on film - a work of art
boys on film - you love to tease
boys on film - oh would you please
boys on film - so devilish
boys on film - give me a kiss
not just a pretty face
so call up all your friends
you know next time around
i'll be behind the lens
boys on film- fancy clothes
boys on film- oh-so-chic
boys on film- strike a pose
boys on film- you're fantastique
incriminating photos of you
it's not the kind of thing that you often do
sometimes you gotta get it off your chest
the camera has a way of bringing out your best
boys on film - i love you all
boys on film - up on my wall
boys on film - you're my sweethearts
boys on film - a work of art
boys on film - you love to tease
boys on film - oh would you please
boys on film - so devilish
boys on film - give me a kiss
boys on film- in fancy clothes
boys on film- you strike a pose
boys on film- you're oh-so-chic
boys on film- c'est fantastique
boys on film - you love to tease
boys on film - oh would you please
boys on film - so devilish
boys on film - give me a kiss
a chic photographer
she's a bad influence
and made me pose for her
boys on film- a bright smile
boys on film- a coy pout
boys on film- eyeliner
boys on film- you're all decked out
she plied us with red wine
dressed us in sailor suits
i had to give in
i knew we looked so cute
boys on film- so saucy
boys on film- in tight pants
boys on film- a sly wink
boys on film- so take a chance
photos- up on the internet
photos- and now i can't forget
photos- blame it on violet
photos- but you have no regrets
incriminating photos of you
it's not the kind of thing that you often do
sometimes you gotta get it off your chest
the camera has a way of bringing out your best
boys on film - i love you all
boys on film - up on my wall
boys on film - you're my sweethearts
boys on film - a work of art
boys on film - you love to tease
boys on film - oh would you please
boys on film - so devilish
boys on film - give me a kiss
not just a pretty face
so call up all your friends
you know next time around
i'll be behind the lens
boys on film- fancy clothes
boys on film- oh-so-chic
boys on film- strike a pose
boys on film- you're fantastique
incriminating photos of you
it's not the kind of thing that you often do
sometimes you gotta get it off your chest
the camera has a way of bringing out your best
boys on film - i love you all
boys on film - up on my wall
boys on film - you're my sweethearts
boys on film - a work of art
boys on film - you love to tease
boys on film - oh would you please
boys on film - so devilish
boys on film - give me a kiss
boys on film- in fancy clothes
boys on film- you strike a pose
boys on film- you're oh-so-chic
boys on film- c'est fantastique
boys on film - you love to tease
boys on film - oh would you please
boys on film - so devilish
boys on film - give me a kiss
Lyrics submitted by iconnu
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