Damaged Goods :
She forced a smile, said,
"Boy, come kiss my mouth?I'll set you free.
You know that hope you're holding to? It looks an awful lot like fear.
Now, you're so quick to fall on failure, and so quick to raise your voice, like,
'If I can't find a mistake to blame, we didn't have a choice.'

Oh, but you had option.
I was your chance to feel complete,
But when I leaned in close to you, you
Kissed your fear instead of me.

You had my hand in your hand,
You had my lip in your teeth,
You had my heart on your sleeve,
You had a chance to breathe.

But, boy, you wouldn't let your fear recede so I moved on.

And it's too late to change your mind now,
You got scared, boy, and I got gone.
Now you failed, and there's no way to turn back time.
You had your chance, boy, I tried."

"You tried?" I looked her in the eye and smiled,
"My girl, you must understand that fear is not some product that I made.
It crept unwelcome in my head the day they had her torn away.
It changed me.

Now at the end of everyday I lie awake at night and wait
To feel the wires of my brain get cut and quietly rearranged, and
Hear my beaten heart exclaim, 'Still, I refuse to let her go.'"

So we escape to our mistakes for they wait patiently for us.
Oh, how they always wait for me.

If my fear has kept me here only my fear can set me free.

And I'm sorry, dear, but don't you dare say another word.
How could I risk holding your heart in me while still in love with her?

You were wrong."



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Damaged Goods Lyrics as written by Chad William Sterenberg Jordan Lee Dreyer

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    It's about a girl trying to be with a guy who is still not over his past relationship. The beginning starts off more from the girl's point of view. She knows this guy isn't over his ex. And explains that this hope he's holding on to is really just fear of getting hurt again, and that he should let it go. She talks about him always looking for mistakes and failures in their relationship, even when there are none. She explains to him that she gave him his time to grieve and that she's his chance to start over and love again, but still this guy can't let the past go. So, she says she's moving on. Then, he replies. He tries to explain that it's not like he wants to feel this way, it's just something that happens. The break up messed him up bad. He goes into explaining his pain and how he can't let go of her. He tells her pretty much that it's not his fear of getting hurt again that's making their relationship fail, it's that he's still in love with his ex. Harsh.

    imthashityadiggon September 11, 2011   Link
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    General Comment

    "You had my hand in your hand You had my lip in your teeth You had my heart on your sleeve You had a chance to breathe But boy, you wouldn't let your fear recede So I moved on"

    That part of this song is bad ass.

    So is the breakdown, or whatever you'd call it.

    qwermon June 19, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Ok, so I've seen La Dispute live in Michigan and I love them sooo much (:

    But yeah the song to me is about how this guy's girlfriend tried so hard to be his love, but he's holding onto the memories and pain of his last love. His old love must of been taken away from him "the day they had her torn away", so now his fears of love are holding him back from loving his new flame.

    hoedown94on August 22, 2009   Link
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    amazing

    alinamatterson September 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    Great fucking song.

    eatsleepmoshon March 26, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation

    he was with a girl and the girl left him because she felt he was too scared to let her in but then he says that he wasnt scared to be with her, he just couldnt be with her because he was still in love with someone else she was wrong

    soulglowactivaturon April 06, 2012   Link

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