Another One In The Dark Lyrics
They wanted it all, we gave 'em such a fill.
In their parades we stole every thrill
And in their games we made every kill.
In their loss we never let them fall
In their flames we sailed up to the moon
In their rains we slayed dry like a fire would.
Is that the girl might just disappear,
But that'll be the death of me,
The day she's just a memory
When she opened the whites of my eyes
Another one in the dark
Broken hearted mama
Just another one in the dark.
We went to the top just above everyone,
They wanted to win, tie us up with a string, and steal everything.
We took 'em skin on skin, we laid 'em down in the ring.
Like loneliness and a prayer,
And you know I may still believe,
You may still need me.
When she opened the whites of my eyes
Another one in the dark
Broken from the start
Just another one in the dark.
And in their sleep we howled inside every dream,
So if you're trying to break me,
Come on why don't you shake me,
Right out of my tree,
The one that you made me, me
When she shot down the moon,
As I saw my all freeze,
Down onto my knees,
Where I was hit at the hip,
Between the cup and the lip,
As I was struck down under
With lightning and thunder,
As she cut all the strings
That I'd tied to her wings
Leaving me in the dark,
We stood just feet apart,
But she never seen me at all.






This song is like one of Bob's (I'm sorry to keep comparing Jake and Bob but how can you not?) It's poetry just set to music. And that's how most great songs are. And I can't believe that no one else has commented on this song yet. I would recommend this song to anyone who is just starting to listen to the Wallflowers. But I really don't know what this song is about. What I get out of it is that he's with this girl and things are great, then things get worse and worse until she finally left "As she cut all the strings, That I'd tied to her wings"

Agreed ! Such an amazing song that only Jakob could craft. I imagine:
He's dating an unambitious girl and his ambition to achieve is being pushed on her (or rubbing off?). Things work out much better for her and she moves on from him.