Everyone loves a man, who lets the hardest people build him up and cut him down to lovable size
And somebody holds a candle, by right it tastes all longing
Words are remembered: us and them, you love, you despise

I've seen the years go by in triple lines of gray
Oh, you were always on the ground
You're always on the ground
If I could catch you, I would hold you for a day
Oh, won't you do this when you can
Do what you can

I've seen the hardest people soften in the spotlight
Won't you stop and breathe, tell me what you want to feel
I could draw on all these things, baby I feel this beauty pull me to a
Soft and warm, I know this all I need, why don't we learn to grieve
Baby I'd leave you for the person you used to be

Everyone has a secret, so bite your mother tongue
And let the truth bleed over you, you wolf in sheep skin
You can never describe the future, but you can paint the past
In shades of blue, or money used with neumonic charm

God, shake this sickness, won't this decade ever end?
Oh, it's be going on for years
Been happening for years
Can't face the truth, why can't things just be begin
Because they always end in tears

They always end in tears

I've seen the hardest people soften in the spotlight
Won't you stop and breathe, tell me what you want to feel
I could draw on all these things, baby I feel this beauty pull me to a
Soft and warm, I know this all I need, why don't we learn to grieve
Baby I'd leave you for the person you used to be

You are so young, so feel alive
And one day you will live on your own


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    My Interpretation

    I believe this song talks about giving into peer pressure, and someone losing a lover to the "in crowd". Especially the lyrics, "Everyone loves a man, who lets the hardest people build him up and cut him down to lovable size" I believe this means that everyone loves a person who can be cut down to conform.

    "I've seen the hardest people soften in the spotlight Won't you stop and breathe, tell me what you want to feel" He's questioning, "How do YOU want to feel?" & also saying that the subject gives in under pressure, which is the spotlight.

    "Baby I'd leave you for the person you used to be" Pretty self explanatory, he longs for the subject to be who they used to be.

    "You are so young, so feel alive And one day you will live on your own" He's saying that you pretty much have your own life, you're young, live for yourself and you will be more successful and independent.

    Overall this song has such a sad, nostalgic message to it, but it's nonetheless absolutely positive with it's message. I admit to giving into to pressure to fit in, and I haven't exactly "lived for myself", and I completely understand the disappointment he feels when he explains how the person has changed, and he longs for the days when the person lived their own life, not when someone lived it for them. Beautiful song, one of my favorites by Voxtrot.

    Ohhheykelseyon November 30, 2010   Link

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