In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Deal with me
Don't even think about leaving yet
I'm not a part of some false regret
Even though I believe in fables
Come reset
A part of life that you'd soon forget
And maybe think about who you hurt
In the process
I don't think they know, that's my heart exposed
From the fearing of the endless lies
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
You see me
And you know I am not the same
Can't pretend to just fake a smile
Cause you know I feel every ounce of
Pain combined
With the loss of a youthful mind
You need to look at what you've become
And try to figure out where you came from
I don't think they know, that's my heart exposed
From the fearing of the endless lies
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
I know you can't feel a thing
It hurts to feel anymore
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
Don't even think about leaving yet
I'm not a part of some false regret
Even though I believe in fables
Come reset
A part of life that you'd soon forget
And maybe think about who you hurt
In the process
I don't think they know, that's my heart exposed
From the fearing of the endless lies
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
You see me
And you know I am not the same
Can't pretend to just fake a smile
Cause you know I feel every ounce of
Pain combined
With the loss of a youthful mind
You need to look at what you've become
And try to figure out where you came from
I don't think they know, that's my heart exposed
From the fearing of the endless lies
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
I know you can't feel a thing
It hurts to feel anymore
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden
Lyrics submitted by N0 C0DE 79
Trade Yourself In Lyrics as written by Brent Smith Tony Battaglia
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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After listening to this song a few times i guess to me it seems that the singer is yelling or talking to someone who has wronged them in some way.
"Deal with me Don't even think about leaving yet I'm not a part of some false regret Even though I believe in fables Come reset A part of life that you'd soon forget And maybe think about who you hurt In the process"
He confronts them about trying to forget about what they did, trying to walk away and trying to hide away from what happened. Telling that person that even though they'd rather forget about it, they should think of how they hurt the singer and not be selfish and just try to hide away.
"I don't think they know, that's my heart exposed From the fearing of the endless lies"
He doesn't think that anyone else realizes that he's just been torn into and that now he's emotionally weak and is scared to trust again because of all the lies he was fed before.
"Trade yourself in for the perfect one No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined Trade yourself in for diamond eyes Watch the stars collide as you're lifted from your burden"
He's sarcastically that they should just try and cover things up, turn into something thats not them, but rather something that fits society's view, aka to conform. again sarcastically, no one needs to know that they have been ruined. in reality they haven't been ruined, they're trying to escape the ruin that they've left him in. Sarcastically, again the idea of trading themselves in for something they're not. And finally saying sarcastically that after they have traded themselves in that they will finally be lifted from the burdens of their past, and will be free of what they've done.
"You see me And you know I am not the same Can't pretend to just fake a smile Cause you know I feel every ounce of Pain combined With the loss of a youthful mind You need to look at what you've become And try to figure out where you came from"
Every time that they see him(singer), they are reminded of what they have done and how its forever changed him. They're so consumed with guilt that they cant even pretend to smile because they know that they are the cause of so much pain. I believe that the loss of a youthful mind refers to the lost of an easily trusting point of view. Children believe what you tell them and accept it as the truth as the singer apparently did, but now life whatever happened has made him loose his innocence. They then go on to say that they should reflect on what they've become...liar, traitor, whore, etc. and try to remember what they used to be like before they changed, when the singer and this person were friends/lovers.
"I know you can't feel a thing It hurts to feel anymore"
Because of what they've done, they've probably been left in a world of loneliness, doubt and insecurity, and have probably been abandoned by they're friends for whatever they did. Now, in their own hell, It even hurts to feel.
Thats my 2 cents about it.