Here it coems it's all blowing in tonight
I woke up this morning to a blood red sky
They're burning on the bridge, turning of the lights
We're on the run I can see it in your eyes

If nothing is safe then I don't understand
You call me your boy but I'm trying to be the man
One more day and it's all slipping with the sand
You touch my lips and grab the back of my hand
The back of my hand

Guess we both know we're in over our heads
We got nowhere to go and no home that's left
The water is rising on a river turning red
It all might be okay or we might be dead

If everything we've got is slipping away
I meant what I said when I said until my dying day
I'm holding on to you, holding onto me
Maybe it's all gone black but you're all I see
You're all I see

The walls are shaking, I hear them sound the alarm
Glass is breaking so let go of my arm
Grab your bags and a picture of where we met
All that we'll leave behind and all that's left

If everything we've got is blowing away
We've got a rock and a rock til our dying day
I'm holding on to you, holding on to me
Maybe it's all we got but it's all I need
You're all I need

And if all we've got is what no one can break
I know I love you
If that's all we can take
The tears are coming down
They're mixing with the rain
I know I love you, if that's all we can take

A pool is running for miles on the concrete ground
We're eight feet deep and the rain is still coming down
The TV's playing it all out of town
We're grabbing at the fray for something that won't drown


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    This song was on grey's anatomy the other night - absolutely gorgeous. To me, this song is about a guy who is in love and wants the girl to see him as a strong person - he's "trying to be the man." Initally, the stronger person in the relationship is the girl, as she grabs the back of his hand. When you take someone's hand, you usually clasp fingers, but in this case, she's pulling him forward like a little kid. As the song progresses, the guy sways from professing his strength, to telling her not to let go, and then to reminding her that "he meant what he said when he said until his dying day." He realizes that the girl is afraid of something, but she's trying not to show it. Instead of calling her out on it, he tells her that the love they have for each other is all HE needs, instead of what "we" need. He tries to make himself look weaker for the sake of making her feel stronger. At the end, it should be "I'm grabbing at the fray for something that won't drown." This could be the realization that he's the stronger person, or possibly that he's already lost her and has to be on his own. Whatever the situation, he knows that loving her and knowing that the love existed was all he needed.

    amyamyamyaon September 22, 2006   Link

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