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There For Tomorrow – A Little Faster Lyrics 1 year ago
in some old interview Maika said this song was about growing up, seeing things for what they really are, and generally finding clarity through your own perspective... but that was too complicated to put into music-video form so they chose romance instead :P

(You keep calling it a crash and burn,
Just wait your turn,
You might have time to speak)

people in the singer's life are quick to jump in and call things a mess, but he plans to prove them wrong, and if they're lucky at all they'll have a chance to speak when he's finished.

(I'm sure it tasted oh so sweet,
I bit the tongue behind my teeth,
It was never good enough for me)

people around him have had things going just as they want them to, getting all the right outcomes, but the singer's tired of having to sit quiet with his own dissatisfaction; he's kept his mouth shut long enough, and he's taking his chance to be honest.

(You said you always keep your word,
Show me what you're after,
I thought you promised me the world,
Tell me what you're after,
Go on and take it way too far,
Cause here we are waiting once again)

he keeps getting these broken, one-sided promises that this person just can't keep, and the singer's starting to wonder what their intention is. they try to blow things out of proportion and jump to extremities, but the singer & everyone on his side will be right there to prove them wrong yet again.

(Are mine the only eyes that see,
So steadily,
This cut-and-dry routine?
Even when you're by my side,
I still need time to feel the company)

the singer feels like the only one who's observed how things always seem to go back to the same series of events, something worn-out and tired that he's already experienced before. this person is around him, but their presence is one-sided and empty, and it's not enough to feel like they care.

(Hold your breath now,
The bad blood's wearing thin,
From the pain that settles in,
When we learn too much too soon)

he hesitates as all of the initial anger and resentment he felt toward this news is finally starting to clear, but now he's left to cope with the pain of an untimely situation; it's too much to bear, and something he hasn't & probably never would've been prepared to deal with.

(Show me what you're after,
Just a little faster)

basically just saying stfu, quit the bullsh*t, and cut to the chase already

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There For Tomorrow – Remember When (Used to Be Used to It) Lyrics 1 year ago
here 16 years later, but i still love this band & this song feels like an ode to the gnawing need to escape back into the past after a loss in the present, like a broken friendship or death.

(You were running out of lies to keep me under
Afraid of your back hands
So to speak, you had me shaking at the knees)

there are no more reasons or excuses anyone can come up with to soften the blow of what they've told the singer. they're trying to be subtle and make it sound better, but he's already realized the truth.

(And if you would've seen me at my best
Would it have changed anything at all?)

the singer clings on and wonders if there was anything he could've done, even passively, to have taken responsibility and changed the outcome. maybe this person would've held on just a little longer if they could see how good things would've been if they stayed picture-perfect.

(The door was always open
But still not nearly enough to let me in
I was always loud enough just for you to hear me
You never caught the wind)

as close as he had gotten to this person, and as much he had tried to do, he still couldn't break down the walls that would've kept them around. this person's struggles were so solidified in their mind that they were always out of reach, and helping them see things through was seemingly impossible, even with the singer by their side.

(And I'm still waiting for a sign
Or just a win-win situation
Can I hear it one more time?
Without the sound of devastation setting in)

despite everything in mind, the singer's still holding out hope for a miracle that this isn't the end. there has to be something beyond this, a way for things to turn back around and change in the blink of an eye; a feeling he can't let go of, regardless of how many times he hears the truth and how many times it hurts him all the same.

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