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"
If I if I think to fast
Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
If I think to fast
Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
Now I've got these chores
And I'm not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
Now I've got these chores
And I'm not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
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Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
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Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
Now I've got these chores
And im not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
Now I've got these chores
And im not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
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I only want the time
To do one thing that I like
I want to get so stoked
And take a walk out in the light drizzle
At the end of the day
When there's no one watching
When there's no one watching
When there's no one watching
Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
If I think to fast
Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
Now I've got these chores
And I'm not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
Now I've got these chores
And I'm not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
If I
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If I think to fast
Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
If I if I think to fast
Take what's in my head
I've got two things in my head's end
Now I've got these chores
And im not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
Now I've got these chores
And im not gonna hurt no one
And when at last my work is done
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I only want the time
To do one thing that I like
I want to get so stoked
And take a walk out in the light drizzle
At the end of the day
When there's no one watching
When there's no one watching
When there's no one watching
Lyrics submitted by mcmonsoon, edited by SnowIsGone
Chores Lyrics as written by Noah Benjamin Lennox Brian Ross\ Weitz
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
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I like that they use the word "chores" Kind of reminds me of all the chores we had to do as kids. And how adult jobs are just a continuation of that. the word "Chores" also has a negative connotation. No one really likes doing chores. Likewise, we don't always like our daytime jobs, but we take on the responsibility, and do our part to keep the economy flowing.
I think it's a very humble song too. "I only want the time to do one thing that I like." He's willing to give up almost all of his time doing these chores if he can just have a little time to himself to get stoned and go for a walk alone. Fucking beautiful.
While the lyric is definately "stoned," I don't the song is trying to glorify drugs. The lyric "when there's no one watching" implies that he just wants to be alone and at peace, not start a fucking riot or a party.
So basically, if you're a contributing member of society, and you're not trying to stir up trouble, you should be allowed to do what you want (whether it's getting stoned or going sailing).