Oh, you and me, we're the same
Asking for more than the numbing existence
Offered us all
What did they say? What did they do?
To make you crawl back in
Despite everything that you've been through
You're still right where I left you
We can lift up our hands to the sky
Find all of those strings that they're pulling and keep from falling back
Into our old rhythmic poses
Turning us into machines

And one of these days we'll no longer betray ourselves
In any way we won't all look the same way down
And one of these days we'll no longer betray ourselves
In any way and we'll all take the same way out

And all these illusions dropped on a sea of believers
Crowding around as they hunt me down
And throw me out
While all the rest of the others
Bang their heads in the dredges

[x2]
And one of these days we'll no longer betray ourselves
In any way we won't all look the same way down
And one of these days we'll no longer betray ourselves
In any way and we'll all take the same way out

So don't give up on me
We can be still pretend
This is all just a game
That'll work itself out in the end


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    Please help me with this song! Some of the audio in the music video I just can't hear, so go ahead and post some more correct lyrics, perhaps whenever the album comes out with written lyrics.

    DHRockson June 23, 2007   Link
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    this song is fucking sick

    evilbeavilon June 24, 2007   Link
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    this is what ive got from Darkest hour's myspace. DEMON(S)

    oh you and me we're the same asking for more than the numbing existance offered us all what did they say what did they do to make you crawl back in despite everything that you've been through you're still right here where i left you, we can lift up our hands to the sky find all of those strings that they're pullin and keep from falling back into our old rythmic poses turning us into machines, and one of these days we'll no longer betray ourselves in any way we won't all look the same way down, and we'll all take the same way out, all these illusions dropped on a sea of believers crowding around as they hold me down and throw me out while all the rest of the others hang their heads in the dredges.. so don't give up on me we can still pretend this is all just a game that'll work itself out in the end

    g6pdon July 03, 2007   Link
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    This songs badass. Good stuff off the new album.

    the_clairvoyanton July 23, 2007   Link
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    i know it might seem obvious, but my best guess is it's about life, and how you shouldn't get caught up in the finer points of religion and just live your life, it'll work out in the end. There's no way you'll ever know what's beyond this existence, until you get there, so just let it go and enjoy your life.

    the name of the song and the video also gave me the impression that it was about letting things go, the old man following the boy and finding his posessions in the field, and how it ends with him just wearing white, and smiling in a relieved way, he let go of his demons.

    serge fabrizioon August 29, 2007   Link
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    I absolutely love this song. For some reason the chorus it what I love most. Great song. =)

    karyuuuon November 20, 2007   Link
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    The lyrics in the end I think are "So don't give up me We can still pretend this all just a game that'll work itself out in the end."

    karyuuuon November 20, 2007   Link
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    I think I got the lyrics perfectly down

    You and me were the same Asking for more more than her numbing existence Offered us all

    What did they say? What did they do? To make you crawl back in Despite everything that you've been through, You're still right here

    Where I left you

    We can lift up our hands to the sky Find all those strings that they're pulling And keep from falling back Into our own reposes It's turning us into machines

    And one of these days we'll no longer betray Ourselves in any way We will all look the same way down

    And one of these days we'll no longer betray Ourselves in any way And we'll all take the same way out

    And all these illusions Crush all who say you believe us Crowding around as they Hold, me, down and throw me out While all the rest of the others Bring all their heads in the trenches

    And one of these days we'll no longer betray Ourselves in any way We will all look the same way down

    And one of these days we'll no longer betray Ourselves in any way And we'll all take the same way out

    [Solo]

    And one of these days we'll no longer betray Ourselves in any way We will all look the same way down

    And one of these days we'll no longer betray Ourselves in any way And we'll all take the same way out

    So don't give up on me We can all just pretend it's a game That'll work itself out in the end

    VampiresLamenton November 25, 2007   Link
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    Eh nevermind I forgot to change one line sorry

    VampiresLamenton November 25, 2007   Link
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    i think this song could be about peoples bad habits coming dack to haunt them...hence the song title.... and how they keep pulling you back into them. it sounds like the guy is trying to tell someone how much better they are then what they are doing...maybe an addiction or something else...and how they have to let go and be themselves.

    jacijackasson March 17, 2008   Link

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