This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check it out
I'm in line behind a barbizon
And she really looks like one
She says "Hi, I'm skin,"
And shows a whole lot
But doesn't seem to have a whole lot
Within, I'm small talk
Blah, blah, blah, blah about the weather and all
Because I'd love to stand here
Another year, winter, spring, summer, fall
Into pieces it pleases the eye
It's nice to know that there are problems outside of my own
I feel better, better
Move to ten items or less
Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her?
Sure, I guess
I'm close to checkout, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest."
I'm close to checkout, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said, "Yes, and that's a promise!"
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
I have five items in the waiting asylum
Take everybody's burdens, let's pile 'em up
On the counter, call it a conveyer belt
And as I look around I see a wanna-be dad using his belt
On his screaming baby, a baby, oh baby
The constellation on her face said he did the same to his lady
Ten thousand maniacs asked the question
But it's way too late, he made a lasting impression
I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so
But I'm not supposed to impose family values, you know
The sale of the century wasn't meant to be like this
But how can you resist the madness?
I'm so glad it's almost my turn
Only one lady away from the freedom I yearn for
But before you get excited,
She's gotta check the writing,
I'm sorry to announce that the check is gonna bounce
I feel better, better
Move to ten items or less
Should I let her, let her, let her me in front of her?
Sure I guess
I'm at the checkout
She asks, "Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest."
I'm at the checkout,
She asks, "Are you the walrus?"
I said, "Yes, and that's a promise."
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Honestly,
We are moderately moving
Situation slowly is improving
I find the Percy Faith on the P.A.
Is sort of soothing
Collect my change and I jet
Then I'm cruising
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check it out
Wandering around looking for my car
I'm amazed at the maze
Who even knows where you are?
Who knows why that's a cart resting in the dent it made?
Another car waiting for our places to trade
I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so
I wish I was in the distance and heading to home base
And now the race to red lights begin
When the convertible girl slows down to let me in
I feel better, better, like as if I was blessed
Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her?
Sure, I guess
I roll down the window, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest"
I roll down the window, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "Yes, and that's a promise!"
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check it out
I'm in line behind a barbizon
And she really looks like one
She says "Hi, I'm skin,"
And shows a whole lot
But doesn't seem to have a whole lot
Within, I'm small talk
Blah, blah, blah, blah about the weather and all
Because I'd love to stand here
Another year, winter, spring, summer, fall
Into pieces it pleases the eye
It's nice to know that there are problems outside of my own
I feel better, better
Move to ten items or less
Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her?
Sure, I guess
I'm close to checkout, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest."
I'm close to checkout, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said, "Yes, and that's a promise!"
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
I have five items in the waiting asylum
Take everybody's burdens, let's pile 'em up
On the counter, call it a conveyer belt
And as I look around I see a wanna-be dad using his belt
On his screaming baby, a baby, oh baby
The constellation on her face said he did the same to his lady
Ten thousand maniacs asked the question
But it's way too late, he made a lasting impression
I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so
But I'm not supposed to impose family values, you know
The sale of the century wasn't meant to be like this
But how can you resist the madness?
I'm so glad it's almost my turn
Only one lady away from the freedom I yearn for
But before you get excited,
She's gotta check the writing,
I'm sorry to announce that the check is gonna bounce
I feel better, better
Move to ten items or less
Should I let her, let her, let her me in front of her?
Sure I guess
I'm at the checkout
She asks, "Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest."
I'm at the checkout,
She asks, "Are you the walrus?"
I said, "Yes, and that's a promise."
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Honestly,
We are moderately moving
Situation slowly is improving
I find the Percy Faith on the P.A.
Is sort of soothing
Collect my change and I jet
Then I'm cruising
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check it out
Wandering around looking for my car
I'm amazed at the maze
Who even knows where you are?
Who knows why that's a cart resting in the dent it made?
Another car waiting for our places to trade
I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so
I wish I was in the distance and heading to home base
And now the race to red lights begin
When the convertible girl slows down to let me in
I feel better, better, like as if I was blessed
Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her?
Sure, I guess
I roll down the window, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest"
I roll down the window, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "Yes, and that's a promise!"
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
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Awesome song, Hate how the lyrics are on here so here so you can read it a tad easier...
Check, check it out, check, check it out Check, check it out, check, check it out Check, check it out, check, check it out Check it out
I'm in line behind a barbizon And she really looks like one She says "Hi, I'm skin," And showed a whole lot But doesn't seem to have a whole lot Within, I'm small talk Blah, blah, blah, blah about the weather and all Because I'd love to stand here Another year, winter, spring, summer, fall Into pieces it pleases the eye It's nice to know that there are problems outside of my own
I feel better, better Move to ten items or less Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her? Sure, I guess I'm close to checkout, she asks, "Are you the walrus?" I said "yes" without listening "Oh, come on, be honest." I'm close to checkout, she asks, "Are you the walrus?" I said, "Yes, and that's a promise!" "Oh, come on, be honest." Be, be honest, be, be, be honest Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
I have five items in the waiting asylum Take everybody's burdens, let's pile 'em up On the counter, call it a conveyer belt And as I look around I see a wanna-be dad using his belt On his screaming baby, a baby, oh baby The constellation on her face said he did the same to his lady Ten thousand maniacs asked the question But it's way too late, he made a lasting impression I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so But I'm not supposed to impose family values, you know The sale of the century wasn't meant to be like this But how can you resist the madness? I'm so glad it's almost my turn Only one lady away from the freedom I yearn for But before you get excited, She's gotta check the writing, I'm sorry to announce that the check is gonna bounce
I feel better, better Move to ten items or less Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her? Sure I guess I'm at the checkout She asks, "Are you the walrus?" I said "yes" without listening "Oh, come on, be honest." I'm at the checkout, She asks, "Are you the walrus?" I said, "Yes, and that's a promise." "Oh, come on, be honest." Be, be honest, be, be, be honest Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Honestly, We are moderately moving Situation slowly is improving I find the Percy Faith on the P.A. Is sort of soothing Collect my change and I jet Then I'm cruising
Check, check it out, check, check it out Check, check it out, check, check it out Check, check it out, check, check it out Check it out
Wandering around looking for my car I'm amazed at the maze Who even knows where you are? Who knows why that's a cart resting in the dent it made? Another car waiting for our places to trade I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so I wish I was in the distance and heading to home base And now the race to red lights begin When the convertible girl slows down to let me in
I feel better, better, like as if I was blessed Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her? Sure, I guess I roll down the window, she asks, "Are you the walrus?" I said "yes" without listening "Oh, come on, be honest" I roll down the window, she asks, "Are you the walrus?" I said "Yes, and that's a promise!" "Oh, come on, be honest." Be, be honest, be, be, be honest Be, be honest, be, be, be honest