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A Song for the Optimists Lyrics
Blow the last candle out.
Let the wax harden.
I wish I could stop crying.
I wish that someone still loved me.
I wish that someone still loved me.
Just breathe and focus.
How can I when the air is so cold and empty,
That my lungs froze right in my chest?
I'll be honest
The silver linings are getting harder and harder to manufacture,
And the smiles are so difficult to fake.
I'll be honest
The silver linings are getting harder and harder to manufacture,
And the smiles are becoming so difficult for me to fake.
What do I have to do
Or who do I have to kill,
To get what I want... What I need?
What do I have to do
Or who do I have to kill,
To get what I want... What I need?
Happiness is an emotion
I was born to this world without.
Nothing pleases me.
I can never be satiated.
Through this toil I will breed my own distress
And destroy my best hopes;
Fuck up the only things (that I love).
I watched my aspirations crash into the ground
On the backs of the angels that I've slain.
But I meant so well;
I tried so hard;
Gave every bit of my soul;
To what end?
To what end?
Desolation, desire, exhale, pass away.
Desolation, desire, exhale, pass away.
Desolation, desire, exhale, pass away.
Let the wax harden.
I wish I could stop crying.
I wish that someone still loved me.
I wish that someone still loved me.
How can I when the air is so cold and empty,
That my lungs froze right in my chest?
I'll be honest
The silver linings are getting harder and harder to manufacture,
And the smiles are so difficult to fake.
I'll be honest
The silver linings are getting harder and harder to manufacture,
And the smiles are becoming so difficult for me to fake.
Or who do I have to kill,
To get what I want... What I need?
What do I have to do
Or who do I have to kill,
To get what I want... What I need?
I was born to this world without.
Nothing pleases me.
I can never be satiated.
Through this toil I will breed my own distress
And destroy my best hopes;
Fuck up the only things (that I love).
On the backs of the angels that I've slain.
But I meant so well;
I tried so hard;
Gave every bit of my soul;
To what end?
To what end?
Desolation, desire, exhale, pass away.
Desolation, desire, exhale, pass away.
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shall i also type here what Alex says about THIS song? haha sure why not. i'm bored anyway.
"To me this song is about desperation at its most romantic. It's about wanting to have those 'special' moments with someone who isn't interested. When I wrote this it felt like no one loved me back the way I needed it, and every ounce of heartache I had meant nothing to anyone. Everyday was spent under a dark cloud of longing and desire. It really felt like any smile I managed was a lie and a fake, and all I wanted was for someone to love me and hold me and understand me without having to say anything. Sometimes I convinced myself that I had destroyed any good or pure thing that was in my life, and I had brought this upon myself. I just wanted some idea of where to go from there. What is there to look forward to when you can't get out of bed? (To what end?)"
He must have had his heart really broken so many god damn times, because all of the songs have so much anger from loss in them. I still cant get over how powerful all of their lyrics can be, and how great they sound. Atreyu are one of the best.
what is he saying when he is whispering in this song??
and this song really rocks.
i dunno about what the song means to me, but damn atreyu rocks my socks off
this song is so efing awesome...atreyu is the shit BIA BIA ;) (only vegas kids would understand)
this is my fucking song... when I listen to it and listen to the words, i feel like I could have fucking wrote this song...if i had some talent...but anyways, Atreyu are amazing and this song is just.... phenominal
Yeah I think this song is amazing. I can't wait to see them live in concert. It should be badass. This is my favorite Atreyu song to be honest. The lyrics are incredible.
I saw them with CKY holy shit wut a great way to open a show. The came on second and during the first band, Memento, we were chanting C-K-Y the whole time trying to get them to leave. But when atreyu was on the whole place went nuts. By far the best band Ive ever seen open and I will def see them again. Even my friend who listens to shit like New Found Glory thought they were friggin awesome.
powerful is an understatmement lol, they.. are.. there ar eno words :P
ok.. this may not be accurate. but i think he says:
stop. look around. what do you see? rebuild renew.. everythings so beautiful, if we just take the time......