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.
This is the deepest cut I,
Think I have ever felt,
These are the things I think but I will never tell.
I'm trying to walk these bridges,
Burning beneath my feet,
Well I am an echo I am heard but never seen.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
This is a mirror image,
Of everything I'm not,
Always reflecting what I've learned but was not taught.
If I could make things different,
If I could press restart,
Then I would hold back every breath that went too far.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
Sometimes I feel like I am working in the dark,
Collecting names collecting all the mending hearts.
And if your one that I have missed along the way,
Then I'm rehearsing all the things I'd like to say.
This isn't easy for me,
This isn't easy.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down ,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
Think I have ever felt,
These are the things I think but I will never tell.
I'm trying to walk these bridges,
Burning beneath my feet,
Well I am an echo I am heard but never seen.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
This is a mirror image,
Of everything I'm not,
Always reflecting what I've learned but was not taught.
If I could make things different,
If I could press restart,
Then I would hold back every breath that went too far.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
Sometimes I feel like I am working in the dark,
Collecting names collecting all the mending hearts.
And if your one that I have missed along the way,
Then I'm rehearsing all the things I'd like to say.
This isn't easy for me,
This isn't easy.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
These are your hearts,
Like bombs they're coming down ,
They're falling on me now.
And this my last try,
Got one thing left to prove,
There's a bomber in me too.
Lyrics submitted by beckahYC, edited by YC21, Skoobasteve24
Bombers Lyrics as written by Ryan Michael Mendez William Ryan Key
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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i think this song is about how yellowcard always tries to write meaningful songs that their fans can relate their problems to. the problem is that everybody has a heavy heart for a different reason and they can't write an individual song for all of them, and the effort to do so has become overwhelming.
the bombs are other people's problems that the band has heard of, but they have their own problems to worry about, hence, "there is a bomber in me too."
i don't know it's just an idea, but the last verse especially makes sense if you think of it this way.
i've heard the 30 second demo they put on they're myspace was the intro to this song, is it true?
This song is definitely badass, but their best album? That's doubtful...
yeha this song is real .. you can buy it form ITUNES "Bombers" is a mataphor for heartbreakers
"There's a bomber in me too"
i LOVE this song!!!!! and how he's saying like, even though someone broke his heart, he isnt going to just take it... "there's a bomber in me too" =D
AMAZING song. although these lyrics are pretty screwed up. either way, it's been really helpful lately...fits perfectly to the situation i'm in. a friend asked me for an honest opinion, which i didn't want to give at first (these are the things i think but i will never tell). i was finally persuaded into honesty; apparently it was not the right thing to say (if i could press restart, then i would hold back every breath that went too far). now they won't talk to me (this is the deepest cut i think i have ever felt). and the fact that they are, at heart, so mad at me; their heart becomes like a bomb (these are your hearts...etc). so yes....i'm pretty much breathing to this song right now
Awesome song. One of my favourite on the new album.. though in my opinion the whole new album was awesome. =) Keep the good music coming yellocard!
Though I think some typoes up there.. "Like bombs there coming down?" there should be they're... and there's some other stuff that doesn't sound right..
I own the album but it wasnt on it... this song is so fucking good; itd even work as a single ffs =)
I think theres same mistakes, correct me if I am wrong..... "I am an echo I am hurt but never seen" should be "I am an echo I am HEARD but never seen" and where it says "Collecting leafs collecting all abandoned hearts" i think its "Collecting NAMES collecting all abandoned hearts"