Lyric discussion by rachelscene 

Honestly? You truly don't think Max Bemis can write? You must enjoy Yellowcard's lyrics. Because most people with a functioning mind can connect the imagery of "I'm a tear in the clock as you walk away" as Max feels like he is the tear in the clock, as if time is stopping and nothing is moving as he's watching her walk away from him. If you notice he says tear as in rip not tear as in cry. People like you are why I wish SM didn't have a comment board and why I enjoy AP so much much more.

No, I don't think he can write. Your childish insults aside, it may be that he what he is trying to say is that "time stood still" with his line "I'm a tear in the clock as you walk away". However, a tear in a clock is not good imagery. I personally have never heard the saying, and have never seen a torn clock. The metaphor is a bad one. There are plenty of ways to make it known that it seems time is standing still without resorting to shoddy, confusing metaphors where not only do clocks tear, but you...

Keep in mind: the songs off of Baseball are mostly written very early on in Max Bemis's life, mostly from the middle of his teen years. Teenagers aren't always going to hit spot on with figurative language. The fact that he came up with his own metaphor should be respected, even if you dislike it.

Max Bemis can write whatever he wants, And there is so much imagery in this song, when I hear "I’m a tear in the clock as you walk away"- I can imagine a broke heart, a torn heart. ticking, you know, the father clocks, either that, or a cooko clock, hes going insane, he loves the girl he is singing about, but hates her dearly.

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