This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, who's with me
Right
One world, made better, in slaight, heart bitter
There is no compromise, your pain your worth your sacrifice
On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, let's go
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you
Let's go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
all for one, let's go
On your feet, who's with me
Lock tide, hold steady, there it goes stand ready
There is no compromise, your pain your worth your sacrifice
On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, let's go
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you
Let's go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
One for all, we're coming
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, don't let that fade away
Your pride inside of me, your honor inside me, respect inside of inside of me, go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
Our soldiers, let's go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
All for one, we're coming
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, don't let that fade away
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, don't let that fade away
On your feet, who's with me
Right
One world, made better, in slaight, heart bitter
There is no compromise, your pain your worth your sacrifice
On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, let's go
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you
Let's go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
all for one, let's go
On your feet, who's with me
Lock tide, hold steady, there it goes stand ready
There is no compromise, your pain your worth your sacrifice
On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, let's go
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you
Let's go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
One for all, we're coming
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, don't let that fade away
Your pride inside of me, your honor inside me, respect inside of inside of me, go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
Our soldiers, let's go
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah)This is for the soldiers
(Whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
All for one, we're coming
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, don't let that fade away
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, don't let that fade away
Lyrics submitted by poeticjustice1, edited by Soulwalker
Soldiers [Album Version] Lyrics as written by Michael Luce Christian Pierce
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I know the support for the soldiers is great and it is even better that they are performing for them but it is hard to get to pumped up for I song that supports a war I dont believe in...
"You can hate the war, but love the American Warrrior"
Support the Soliders!
It's not supporting war, thepeephater, it's supporting the soldiers, and their willingness to risk their lives to protect the United States.
I love the fact that DP had the balls to go over to Iraq for our soldiers. It just shows how awesome of a band they are. You dont have to support the war, but support our troops wherever they go! -Semper Fidelis-
It's obvious the song is a tribute to our american troops. Your lyrics are wrong though:
On your feet, who's with me? On your feet, who's with me?
One world, made better Aim straight, heart center There is no compromise Your pain, your worth, your sacrifice On your feet, who's with me? On your feet, let's go
Every time I see inside you, I see myself within you Let's go
(Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers All for one, let's go
On your feet, who's with me?
Gut tight, hold steady Bellicose, and ready There is no compromise Your pain, your worth, your sacrifice On your feet, who's with me? On your feet, let's go
Every time I see inside you, I see myself within you Let's go
(Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers All for one, incoming
Every time I see inside you, I see myself within you Don't let that fade away
Your pride, inside of me Your honor, inside of me Respect, inside of, inside of me Go
(Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers My Soldiers, let's go
(Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers (Ooh, yeah) This is for the soldiers All for one, incoming
Every time I see inside you, I see myself within you Don't let that fade away Every time I see inside you, I see myself within you Don't let that fade away
SUPPORT THE TROOPS!! this song freakin rocks
I love this band. They will be performing for the second time in the Camp LeJeune area. I'm all for the troops and what they are doing. We can't be wussies and not defend our country from terrorism. There is no draft, these men and women knew there was a chance for them to go to war...even before there was one. I had lost some friends over there, but they had told me "I'm doing the right thing". So, if you are not proud of your country, stop whinning and go to another country.
Proud Marine Wife
yea man i saw DP at this fucking small town in my state called CAMBRIDGE, MD and dude they blew the fucking roof off the place and when they played this song...EVERYONE WAS LOUDER THAN THE SINGER WITH THE MIC! so after the show i got all the autographs and the Guitarist though did sumthin unbelieveable....HE FILLED OUT THE TICKET INFO!!! name, address, phone number EVERYTHING i was like HOLY SHIT lol good night
We need more songs like this, if it wasn't for our troops we wouldn't have freedom in this country...