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Relient K – Terminals Lyrics 16 years ago
It's...

"I never hold on when I change
Terminals at ATL"

It's in reference to the tramcars between terminals of the ATL airport. Sort of like subway cars, they are very difficult to stand with balance as they move, and if you don't hold on to any of the handles, you could fall flat on your face.

"It's a balance of grace
In a place where I tripped and fell"

It fits with what SwimAndy013 referred to, and I agree with them on the entire meaning. The place he "tripped and fell" would be Atlanta, or ATL. He's talking about standing his ground in a place where he failed to once before, theoretically.



Also, it's...

"Well I, I'm staring longer than I know I should be
I can't believe you're standing next to me"

All the time, he's been "trying to catch that glimpse of you." In his disbelief that he can now still stand when seeing this person, he stares, essentially gawks.

"But if grace receives all my weight
Then it becomes a crutch
And I don't wanna walk with a crutch so much
That I can't stand taller than before"

The grace is his new-found balance and acceptance. However, he wants to move on with his life, forget about the past (his crutch), and essentially "stand taller than before" the person was ever in his life to begin with.

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