Know something about this song or lyrics?
Add it to our wiki.
Didn't they teach you?
Everything's okay if you settle enough.
Forget your dreams.
Let's pretend I'm everything you want me to be.
Complicated breathing.
You never had the guts just to throw me away.
Life moves slow
when everything's a worse version of what you need.
And I'm just the ground
that you happened to fall on
when you lost your balance
walking around in the rain.
And you got to your feet
scratched your head
and started to gather
the life that you dropped
all around me.
I can't fight for a graveyard anymore.
Some people have their money
to keep their legs pumping away at the ground.
What moves me is fear,
that I'll always be alone at the end of the day.
Everything's okay if you settle enough.
Forget your dreams.
Let's pretend I'm everything you want me to be.
Complicated breathing.
You never had the guts just to throw me away.
Life moves slow
when everything's a worse version of what you need.
And I'm just the ground
that you happened to fall on
when you lost your balance
walking around in the rain.
And you got to your feet
scratched your head
and started to gather
the life that you dropped
all around me.
I can't fight for a graveyard anymore.
Some people have their money
to keep their legs pumping away at the ground.
What moves me is fear,
that I'll always be alone at the end of the day.
Lyrics submitted by I N F E R N O
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
but i think he's trying to say that he's in love with this person but they only seem to come back after things fail with someone else.
"you never had the guts to just throw me away"
she always comes back to him, cause its probably comfort in knowing he will always be there if it doesnt work out with someone else.
but then even though he loves her, he finally says i can't fight for a graveyard anymore. meaning that he doesnt want to fight for someone who has no real feelings for him
so real
"And I'm just the ground
that you happened to fall on
when you lost your balance
walking around in the rain."
I think that's saying she only got together with him in the first place because she just got out of a bad relationship and/or was going through a rough time, and he was there.
"And you got to your feet
scratched your head
and started to gather
the life that you dropped
all around me."
But after a while, she realizes she wants and needs more. But she doesn't want to hurt him, so instead she stays. Meanwhile, the guy knows all of this and, like pansyisdabomb said, it's killing him.
"Didn't they teach you?
Everything's okay if you settle enough.
Forget your dreams.
Let's pretend I'm everything you want me to be."
She dreams of having the perfect boyfriend, but he wants her to settle for him.
"Complicated breathing.
You never had the guts just to throw me away."
Despite his imperfections, she couldn't bring herself to say goodbye.
"Life moves slow
when everything's a worse version of what you need."
The opposite of 'time flies when you're having fun'.
"And I'm just the ground
that you happened to fall on
when you lost your balance
walking around in the rain."
She was lost and confused (hence 'the rain', because it's hard to see), and when she finally fell, he was there for her, even though he wasn't the person she needed then.
"And you got to your feet
scratched your head
and started to gather
the life that you dropped
all around me."
She dropped all her troubles at him, her life, in an attempt to make sense of it.
"I can't fight for a graveyard anymore."
He can't fight for something that's already dead (their relationship).
"Some people have their money
to keep their legs pumping away at the ground.
What moves me is fear,
that I'll always be alone at the end of the day."
All some people want in life is money, but all he wants is someone to love, and that's what keeps him going.
It's about being the best friend when you really want to be so much more. You're there when she needs you and then when she's collected again, you're completely invisible. And eventually you just get tired for fighting for something that will never happen anyway.