Shake down, you make me break
For goodness sake
I think I'm on the edge
Of something new with you
Shout out don't drown the sound
I'll drown you out
You'll never scream so loud
As I want to scream with you

Standing there with your smile blinding
Your eyes from seeing
My face as I'm dying
To figure out a girl

But she drifts so far away
I'm on her coast
So maybe I should stay
And map around your world

So don't say
"These currents are still killing me"
And you can't explain
But the wind went and pulled me into the hurricane
Into the hurricane

Stand up don't make a sound
Your ears might bleed
There are sweet fluorescent enemies
That live inside of me
And the world moves faster than I knew
Not fast enough to not creep up on you
And the space we put between
So, pull me under your weather patterns
Your cold fronts and the rain don't matter
Because the sun burns what I needed

So don't say
"These currents are still killing me"
And you can't explain
But the wind went and pulled you into the hurricane
Into the hurricane

You don't do it on purpose
But you make me shake
Gonna count the hours 'til you wake
With your babies breath
Breathe symphonies
Come on sweet catastrophe

Well, maybe this time I can follow through
I can feel complete
Stop paying dues
Stop the rain from falling
Keep my ocean calm
This time I know nothing's wrong

So don't say
"These currents are still killing me"
And you can't explain
But the wind went and pulled me in and no
You don't say
"These currents are still killing me"
And you can't explain
But the wind went and pulled me into the hurricane
Into the hurricane
Into the hurricane


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    General Comment

    there's just something about how the words match the music so even though this song isn't sung in key, it stil works. I can feel all the emotions of love and longing the "narrator" is singing about in his voice and the blend of piano and guitar is unique in bands these days.

    catch me fallingon March 01, 2002   Link
  • +2
    My Opinion

    The Piano Part Of This Song Is Absolute Fire!

    KevinAtTheDiscoon December 09, 2019   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    this is an awesome song.. it's so powerful.. it's one of those songs that just fill you with emotion. i'm not too sure what it's about.. maybe a girl that he's longing to be with..?

    NextTheSkyon March 24, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    This is a really good song. i'm sure you know that if you're reading this but lyrically, the song is very well written. anyone that has tried to write a song knows that good lyrics are hard to make. this song has a message that is not directly given and that is quite a feat to write a song like that.

    sk8r05guitaron April 05, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    i think the point of the song is that even though a girl may not feel the same about him as he feels about her he will never give up. he's saying that no matter what she gives him he's still gonna feel the same and he's still gonna try to make her feel the same about him. her resistance makes him love her even more everyday. everyone has gone through something like this in their life so it's a very easy song to get into and the lyrics are pleasing to hear cause they aren't extremely corny like everything else out there these days. this song actually has some thought put into it.

    sk8r05guitaron April 05, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I luv this song, it means alot. And the piano juist gos so much with it. near the end. WOW

    musicaddicton April 05, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i really like this song a lot and the rest of the ep as well....i don't know much about so co but what other stuff do they have out there?

    emopunkfanon April 14, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Aside from Kevin Marsh, Andrew McMahon is my next favorite person. I like men. ;)

    MixMasterMattyon April 16, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    The first time I heard this I just fell in love. I think the line "You don't do it on purpose, but you make me shake" speaks volumes about what he feels for this girl.

    This song speaks about caring deeply for someone, but it never really works out. It reminds me a lot of me and one of my ex-boyfriends, and where we're at right now. "I think I'm on the edge of something new with you" He (the narrator) is ready to come at it ("come on sweet catastrophe") from a new angle. Like sk8r05guitar said, "He will never give up."

    I think that's what this song is about.

    catherinekson April 26, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    This is a really good song. It doesn't beat "Konstantine" in my books. It's good though! It describes the way you're number one "crush" or boyfriend makes you feel. AH! I LOVE THIS BAND!

    PhOeBe*CaTeSon April 26, 2002   Link

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