I know this sounds absurd,
but this is what I heard
I know you must be lonely
Underneath, you're insecure
but you can rest asured
I know you're not the only

It's always such a shame
To slander your own name
In a struggle to survive
You're everyone's best friend
You're abandoned in the end
And you never felt alive

It's hard to climb a waterfall
I never realized
That there's a part inside us all
That tumbles from the sky
When we watch a dreamer die

Do you remember when
All of this began,
And you never turned around?
It must be hard to find again
The place where you had been
When you finally hit the ground

And everyone believes
And no one ever sees
Your struggle to survive
And no one understands
Who's there to hold your hand
When you fight to stay alive

It's hard to climb a waterfall
I never realized
That there's a part inside us all
That tumbles from the sky
When we watch a dreamer die

And I don't ever want to
Well, I don't ever want to
I don't ever want to die like you


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    Memory

    Well, while I know this song is probably about Jesus or something, to me it's about someone committing suicide. On my way to my cousins funeral a few days ago, my iPod was on shuffle and this song played, and it just fit, because he killed himself. It just absolutely hit home. So, that's what it means to me.

    Baileyxon August 11, 2009   Link

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