You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out
I hear a second voice behind your tongue somehow
Luckily I can read your mind, flies and cobwebs unwind
They will not take you down, they will not cast you out, out

Dear friend, here we are again
Pretending to understand how you think your world is ending
Sending signals and red flags in waves
It's hard to tell the difference between blood and water these days
I'll pray that one day you see
The only difference between life and dying
Is one is trying, that's all we're called to do
So try to love me and I'll try to save you

Won't you stay alive? I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely
Won't you stay alive? I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely

Your redemption won't grow stale
We are now just setting sail
On the seas of what we fear
Treason now is growing near to me

I'm coming clean
God, hit me straight on
God, hit me straight on, on, on

Won't you stay alive? I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely
Won't you stay alive? I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely

Don't be gone, don't be gone
Don't be gone, don't be gone
Don't be gone

You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out


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    Personally, this song means so much to me so here's my opinion :D 'You say things with your mouth, cobwebs and flies come out' I think that's Tyler's way of saying that he knows (whoever this is directed to, or maybe the clique idk) that you're lying about how you really feel. 'I hear a second voice behind your tongue somehow' I think that's trying to say that he knows that you're lying and he knows what you're thinking 'Luckily i can read your mind, flies and cobwebs unwind' Again, he knows what you're thinking and if you open up, it'll be easier for people to help you (I also think this is linked to not giving into suicidal thoughts (: ) "They will not take you down, they will not cast you out" Saying if you tell someone, they most likely will understand and try to help 'Dear friend here we are again pretending to understand how you think your world is ending' I think that means like that we don't all have the same problems, and some people will try to understand but they won't 'Sending signals and red flags in waves, its hard to tell the difference between blood and water these days' I think that means like you're trying to discreetly send signals of what you're feeling and it won't work, you have to tell someone. And, 'it's hard to tell the difference between blood and water these days' I think that's linked to suicidal thoughts and that so many people feel the same so they'll understand (bc ill nerd out, all the water in the Earth? that's what i'm thinking lol) 'I'll pray that one day you'll see the only difference between life and dying is one is trying and that's all we're called to do so try to love me and i'll try to save you" This line means so much to me, i think it's Tylers way of saying that He wants you to see that no matter how hard it is, you have to try to live because we were put here to live, and to throw it away would be pointless. 'Won't you stay alive? I'll take you on a ride, i will make you believe you are lovely' I think that's saying that If you stay alive, you'll have more of a chance of achieving everything you want to do and more, that there's so much out there "Your redemption won't grow stale, we are now just setting sail" This means the world to me like sOMEONE PUT THIS INTO WORDS, but what i see it meaning is pretty self explaitory, you are now justs getting started and if you give in, you won't see that it's temporary and it will get better. (Ex. Tyler never thought he would make it past 18, but now he's 28 and living his dream. If that's not proof that it gets better idk what is) "I'm coming clean" yIKES IM EMOTIONAL but i think it means like in his and whoever this effects' pov that you're coming clean of all you did (makes more sense if you're Christian, that's all i'm gonna say) 'God hit me straight on" This can come about two ways, if it's like that^ I think it means that God has changed his life and he will yours If it's "God, hit me straight on" I think that's him saying "i'm ready to change, make a difference in my life" aNYWHOOSIES, (People don't say that anymore?) That was my opinion :)))

    blasphemytyleron December 12, 2016   Link

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