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"
And the moment that she left the room
The album started skipping
Goodbye to beauty, shared with the ones that you love
A shadow that has fallen over this town
A shadow that has fallen over this town
Attention, all of my worst critics
Who were once the best of friends
You're all just crows on the power lines
Into romantic speculations
Into romantic speculations
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of,
And tolerance for obscurity
Theatrics, all made up and pianos all playing at once through the dust
I found it difficult in my excitement to keep from floating off
To keep from floating off and off and off
Into romantic speculations
Into romantic speculations
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of,
And tolerance
A shadow that has fallen over this town [x6]
[In background:]
I'll rest on nets made by spiders fed on drug dosed flies
The spider sings alone
The spider sings alone
He paced the room with hurried steps
And placed his hands upon his head
As if he were afraid
His thoughts were bursting from his brain
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of,
And tolerance
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of
As if he were afraid!
The album started skipping
Goodbye to beauty, shared with the ones that you love
A shadow that has fallen over this town
A shadow that has fallen over this town
Attention, all of my worst critics
Who were once the best of friends
You're all just crows on the power lines
Into romantic speculations
Into romantic speculations
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of,
And tolerance for obscurity
Theatrics, all made up and pianos all playing at once through the dust
I found it difficult in my excitement to keep from floating off
To keep from floating off and off and off
Into romantic speculations
Into romantic speculations
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of,
And tolerance
A shadow that has fallen over this town [x6]
[In background:]
I'll rest on nets made by spiders fed on drug dosed flies
The spider sings alone
The spider sings alone
He paced the room with hurried steps
And placed his hands upon his head
As if he were afraid
His thoughts were bursting from his brain
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of,
And tolerance
Sightings of shape shifting
Dissolved into the darkness
A final opinion is of less value
Than an appreciation of
As if he were afraid!
Lyrics submitted by no1knowswhy
I Didn't Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard Lyrics as written by Craigery Owens Bradley Bell
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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The actual lyrics to this song are:
In the moment that she left the room the album started skipping Goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love A shadow that is fallin' over this town A shadow that is fallin' over this town
Attention all of my worst critics who were once the best of friends Your rapture grows on the power of Two romantic speculations Two romantic specula-tions!
Sighting them shape shifting Dissolve into the darkness A final opinion is of less value than an appreciation of Intolerance for obscurity
The actors told me that Their pianos are playing at once through the dust I found it difficult My sight meant to keep them blotted out To keep them blotted out and out and out
Two romantic speculations Two romantic specula-tions!
Sighting them shape shifting Dissolve into the darkness A final opinion is of less value than an appreciation of intolerance
A shadow that is falling over this town [x6] [in background] How can you still love me? There's better, there's better Better things There's better things to love There's better things to love A shadow that is fallin' over this A shadow fallin' over A shadow that is fallin' A shadow that is fallin' on me
Sighting them shape shifting Dissolve into the darkness A final opinion is of less value than an appreciation of intolerance
Sighting them shape shifting Dissolve into the darkness A final opinion is of less value than an appreciation of
As if we were a dream!
I'm pretty sure those are correct, but there might be a few mistakes.
no1knowswhy's lyrics are correct. i have th cd.
actually, i think i have heard both versions.