I have been coming to this site for my lyrics for the past few months now, and I must say the users do a wonderful job of figuring out these lyrics. Saying that, this is what i think this song means. I think most of you are dead on about the part that he wants to be there for her, but your missing the reason why he is saying that. Look at the lyric
"I found the note down in your car"
"And its not your fault it gets this hard"
he repeats that line many times during the song. Now look at these lyrics
I found the note down in your car - "I found the suicidie note in your car"
And you climbed up here to fall apart - "She is on the ledge of a building and is about to jump"
Fall apart
Hold your head high - "look up at the sky"
Don’t look down -"instead of the ground"
I’m by your side - "he is on the ledge with her"
Won’t back down - "and he won't back down until she does"
You wanted a hero tonight - "she wanted a hero but got him"
Well I’m not made of steel - "he is not a hero"
I’m not made of steel
But your secrets safe with me - "but he won't tell them why she was about to kill herself, so it makes you the reason she wants to die is unspeakably traumatic"
No...
Your secrets safe with me - "he won't tell anyone"
They knock you down - "the reports will crowd around her knocking her down"
I’ll pick you up... - "he will go without saying"
They laugh at you - "the people watching might laugh at her...."
I’ll shut them up - "but he will shut them up."
That is what i think, i think he found this girl's suicidie note and is trying to be there for her when she is on the ledge of a building getting ready to jump and he is just talking her down and saying that it will be ok and he will protect her anyway he can, but he is no hero he can't save her from herself.... What do you.... Become a member and reply, i would love to hear some more takes on this song, or just some critcal thoughts on my own judgement of the songs.
UEDKhadgaron July 19, 2002 Link
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