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Pretty Pathetic Lyrics
you should've heard me sobbing
as i drove home at night.
got into bed and stayed there
for days, i just laid there, having been
permanently changed. but we won't get into that now
let's take it from the start.
you should've seen me smiling
like the world was mine.
she used to call me baby. softly. sometimes.
but if i dwell on those days too long, i feel like my life is over and that's no good.
so let's move on.
to the part where where i begin to sense her distance.
i panic and hold on tighter,
that makes it worse.
how am i supposed to take it when she says
"this is something i'm going thru,
it's got nothing to do with you"
(solo)
i had a special evening all planned out.
desperatly determined to reignite
some spark between us. she had to feel something for me.
a love as strong as ours doesn't just go away.
can't just turn it off. unless she was lying all those times.\
but i don't think so.
i really don't think so.
the way she used to look at me
made me a thousand feet high.
the meaning of the word cool.
not the same geek who fumbled with his words that night. the ugliest night.
i said some pretty awkward things.
i got the feeling that she felt sorry for me.
i should've seen it was hopeless and left it alone,
but i had to go on embarrassing myself.
i miss what we had, i need you so badly.
i miss what we had, i need you so badly.
i miss what we had, i need you so badly.
i miss what we had, i need you so badly.
i must've sounded pretty pathetic i know,
that's why i don't blame her for what she said.
but listen to me rambling.
we don't know each other that well, but you're so easy to talk to.
i feel i could tell you almost anything.
i hope i haven't put you off.
i have a tendency to do that.
why don't i just be quiet.
as i drove home at night.
got into bed and stayed there
for days, i just laid there, having been
permanently changed. but we won't get into that now
let's take it from the start.
like the world was mine.
she used to call me baby. softly. sometimes.
but if i dwell on those days too long, i feel like my life is over and that's no good.
so let's move on.
i panic and hold on tighter,
that makes it worse.
how am i supposed to take it when she says
"this is something i'm going thru,
it's got nothing to do with you"
desperatly determined to reignite
some spark between us. she had to feel something for me.
a love as strong as ours doesn't just go away.
can't just turn it off. unless she was lying all those times.\
but i don't think so.
i really don't think so.
the way she used to look at me
made me a thousand feet high.
the meaning of the word cool.
not the same geek who fumbled with his words that night. the ugliest night.
i said some pretty awkward things.
i got the feeling that she felt sorry for me.
i should've seen it was hopeless and left it alone,
but i had to go on embarrassing myself.
i miss what we had, i need you so badly.
i miss what we had, i need you so badly.
i miss what we had, i need you so badly.
that's why i don't blame her for what she said.
but listen to me rambling.
we don't know each other that well, but you're so easy to talk to.
i feel i could tell you almost anything.
i hope i haven't put you off.
i have a tendency to do that.
why don't i just be quiet.
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i cant believe no one has commented on this song, especially since the smoking popes are like.... fucking great and this song is one of their best. my favorite part is "she used to call me baby. softly. sometimes" i think the meaning is obvious, but this song is so beautiful i thought it was wrong to let it go without comment.
Good job alk3girl......it needed a comment. The Smoking Popes are awesome, and this song is one of my favorites by them.
this song is quite a personal tune to me, simple reminder of how my actions sometimes inflict baddly upon others when I'm jsut trying to do waht i believe to be right. pretty pathetic huh?
This song is really good. It's one of those anyone can relate to and remember the feeling even if it doesn't apply at the moment. My favorite part is that part alk3girl said and also "I miss what we had, I need you so badly."
Beautiful alliteration. I'm still looking for more meaning from this one. "but listen to me rambling."
Hey lets try to bring Josh Caterer back to the dark side...
this is my favorite song of all time. it is so different from other Popes tunes. i relate with the feeling of being with someone and then having it end abruptly (and blaming myself for everything).
Id be happy to comment on this one too. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking.."Shit, deja vu" I did almost the same thing to try to get an ex back. I guess I was pretty pathetic as well.
amazing breakup song
brilliant song, i think the meanings pretty obvious tho no one seems to have noticed yet (or at least they havnt commented on it) but the last 2 verses seem hes telling this to someone else. "why don't i just be quiet." hinting he was being "pretty pathetic" all over again!
amazing song, my favourite.