Crash

To me, this song is about a couple who had been together when they were younger, but something happened along the way to make them thing twice about it, and they broke it off. As time went on, they gained new partners, but they never really got over each other fully, and now that they're in contact/close enough with each other, the protagonist wants to try again.

The first part of the song makes me think of how the protagonist wanted to still be there for their partner, especially through the line 'Keep me on my toes, keep me in the know.' - He wants to know what's going on with her so he can continue to be there for her, as a friend or as a partner.

'But when I looked at her, I thought of only you.' - He got himself a new partner, but he still cared for his last partner.

'We were in our teens.' - Pretty self explanatory, it makes me think they were younger when they were together first.

'We grew up, We worked and changed our ways.' - Now they're older, they're more able to be serious about the relationship, they've changed.

'Just crash, fall down, I'll wrap my arms around you now. Just crash, it's our time now, to make this work second time around.' - This makes me think he wants his partner to just 'crash', to just throw themselves into the second chance and try not to think of how it could go wrong, because he feels it'll go well for them.

Just my own thoughts.

My girlfriend and I keep discussing this song. Because I love it and she doesn't. She thinks its about him cheating (she only listened to the chorus) and him trying to convince her that all he saw was her when he cheated. I, however, think its about never letting go of that first love. When they were younger they didn't know it was real love but as they grew up and compared it to other, they realised it was. How all he saw was her in every girl he got with. But now they have a second chance with each other knowing what they now know about love, knowing they were in fact in love. Maybe to begin with he didn't trust her or was just insecure about the feelings he had when they were 'in their teens'. 'We Try To Run Away, But End Up Coming Back' <<< My favourite line in the song. Maybe they have always felt drawn back to each other despite being opposites in personality? Never being able to let each other go, seeing this girl in everyone he sees or tries to love.

Just a few ideas but i truly love this song so much.

Wow, can't believe I'm the first to comment. But anyway, I think this song is about how they were in love when they were teens, and how the girl did something to screw it up (cheating maybe).

Wait, where you said you've been? Who you been with? Where you say you're goin'? Who you goin' with?

• Maybe he's becoming aware of her leaving and going somewhere and he's questioning her about it.

Keep me on my toes, Keep me on the know.

• Maybe he wants to know where she is, who she's with and who she's been with. (becoming paranoid).

But when I looked of her, I only thought of you, If only there was proof that I could show it's true.

• They split up earlier because there was no love, now he's with another girl and when he sees her, he can only think of the girl he had earlier.

We were young, We were in our teens, It wasn't real love, Spent behind bars, Oh it's sad to think, We just let it be, Prisoners of love.

• He's saying they were too young to know what love was and they didn't have love. That their relationship was them being prisoners and held behind bars.

( I don't know, that was just my thoughts. Thanks for reading. :} )

It's about just letting it be (as the song states) and about moving on...so you can truly enjoy the one you're with :D I GET it...

I agree with PlayingTheBlameGame:) and the verse that goes "We grew up. We worked and changed our ways" i think is like a second chance for them, going back to what they had. Just like wildfire, been burning now for days <3 its such an amazing song, its like having a second chance with your first love :)

cutest song >><< <3<3

I think the very first stanza (?) is just a plain "we are going our seperate ways." Could be due to one of them cheating or maybe having to leave (for college or work) and the other questions who the other will be with when not with them type of issue. That's why he asks to keep him updated. Let him know what's going on and if there is someone else. He then talks about meeting someone else, but all he sees is her. Then he talks about being in their teens and how it wasn't too great of a relationship. Then a reminder that the girl he might've met just reminds him of her. I think by crash, I feel he is saying just let go and fall in love again with me. Crash is used almost dramatically because obviously crash usually means a strong impact between two opposing forces so he wants her to crash into whatever is holding her back and he'll be there to hold her after the impact because this is their second chance to make things right. Then states how time has passed, they've grown up and changed, but now nothing can stop them from being together. SO I LOVE THIS STANZA: "And I know, I've said this all before, but opposites attract. We try and run away, but end up running back." So powerful in my opinion. He is basically saying I know I said we are meant for eachother but it is indeed true. That even though they've tried leaving it behind they come back to it. And then in come the Crash portion of the song. Basically I feel this is a song about true love. They met in their teens, it didn't work out so well due to whatever reasons, and now later on in life they are given a second chance and he is saying let's just do this and to not hesistate. BTW love the refrence to "Always Atrract" because I loved that song and it's cute he mentioned it. It's like paying tribute to their first album:]

I believe that he is saying that when they were younger they dated but there was an issue on his part, and that he liked another girl but now realized that shes no good for him and that hes still in love with the first girl and wants to get back together and is explaining that she should "crash", fall for him with hesitance or worries because he is going to catch her this time rather than break her heart. because he knows that shes the one for him. it explains my situation (:

clearly about him and his ex. they first got together when they were pretty young, then broke up for a while during the writing of HMD during which time Josh got with a couple of other girls. they then got back together (although they broke up again at the end of last year)

so i think this song was/is josh's way of telling her that even when he was with other girls she was always the one he really loved and how he felt they could make it work the second time they tried.

it's also a completley stunning song and amazingly moving to see performed live

Loved how he paid homage to "Always Attract" at the end. Always cool when an artist either implicitly or explicitly refers to previous works. As for the song, it brings me to tears almost every time I hear it. The key in which it played and the power of the lyrics always bring me back to my first love and how I wish I could go back and fix how it ended. Meaning wise, I interpret it as him pleading for a second chance that probably won't happen.