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.
I cried for you, I cried for you
I cried for two, I lied for you
Saved by the bell on your own carousel
Now who can tell, if you'll love that man as well
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
I died for you, I died for two
I'll live for you, I'll give to you
Saved by the bell on your own carousel
Now who can tell, if you'll love that man as well
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
I cried for two, I lied for you
Saved by the bell on your own carousel
Now who can tell, if you'll love that man as well
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
I died for you, I died for two
I'll live for you, I'll give to you
Saved by the bell on your own carousel
Now who can tell, if you'll love that man as well
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
Now I'll walk down heartbreak lane
Lyrics submitted by webmasterdee
Saved by the Bell Lyrics as written by Robin Hugh Gibb
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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@juie i think it means if i can live for you i can give my life also for you - life - i'll live for you , i'll give to you - or devote to you <br /> <br /> i'll cry for you, i'll cry for two - for one reason or two <br /> i cried for you maybe i lied because i cried for me too- so i cry for two reasons or more
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my take on this saved by being dead what else there is to say. like you learn a lesson or two i die for you i die for two
would you love " the dead man" as well, like maybe he might have bee taken for granted
saved by the bell for not being able to answer to questions or questioned for
would he be better dead than alive- i live for two now die for two however yo take that im gone
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It's not " the great lane", it's " Now I walk down Heartbreak Lane."