In my heartsent my confession my condolence,
You're indefinite you're incompetent inconsiderate.
You're so childish,
I will push you out of what is real out of my head.
You can stick and drown at your residence of dissapointments,
Are of yours to come.
So embrace them oh my shallow one today,
If I could change anything then I would change everything.
These bitter days shall remain.
I don't ask for your forgiveness I don't care much for your actress.
That's just you though shallow and selfish.
So I go now oh my hollow one today.
If I could change anything then I would change everything.
These bitter days shall remain.
So carry your blues behind your eyes,
Don't flatter yourself I will survive.
So carry your blues your own denial.
Your feathers are gone you'll never fly.
If I could change anything,
Then I would wipe the years away.
If I could change anything,
Then I would wipe the years away.
If I could change anything,
Then I would change everything.
These bitter days shall remain.
Since you're gone I'm much better than you.
So carry your blues behind your eyes,
Don't flatter yourself I will survive.
So carry your blues your own denial.
Your feathers are gone you'll never fly.
She'll never fly.


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    I love this song. "the maddening crowd" is a great cd; I'm sad that ninedays just disappeared after "absolutely"

    catherinekson June 04, 2002   Link
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    This song, this whole CD actually, means a lot to me. This song I would dedicate to so many people. To me, it's about being hurt so bad by someone that you wish you could just forget about it. And you are left bitter after it. Yeah, I've been there before...

    cheerprincesson June 30, 2002   Link
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    My theme song anymore.....it's true bitter feelings in song form.

    BBUCommanderon September 26, 2002   Link
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    Nine Days is about to release a new album in november

    StoneUNTon October 07, 2002   Link
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    is quite depressive and good to stop hearing it! I totally relate to it. Is of someone who fails you, someone that once meant a lot to you and then broke your heart. so you regret the times and things you shared with this person and you wish that if you: "could change anything, then u would change everything" I've also been there and i find the line of "wiping the years aways" and "brushing the time away" like wishing you haven't wasted your time with someone so false who hurt you so much at the grade of ending up bitter. Also is saying that this stupid person thinks you'll never make it without him/her. So for all those persons that had hurt me so bad, for all those persons that made me cried, for all those persons I waste my time on, And for those persons I wish I'll never met I just got to say: "Don't flatter yourself, I will survive!!!"

    p.d. When I talk of stupid, bad persons that hurt me and made me cried I'm just refering to Mariana Perez Sanchez who lives in Mexico´s city and is the worst human being I never known about.

    punker girlon June 27, 2003   Link
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    nice tones.... nice voice.... and nice lyrics... what more can I say?

    slaapmutske_1on December 30, 2004   Link
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    this song is amazing. nine days writes the best songs and Brian Desveaux is such a good composer. the way he words things is so powerful. so yeah.. i love everything about nine days.

    georgiabrownon February 24, 2006   Link
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    'your feathers are gone you'll never fly' - some of the most powerful lyrics ever... the live version of this is ten times more amazing than the actual version, it's quite plain under normal circumstances but life - exquisite.. clever lyrics, gorgeous relaxed imperfect voice..

    -Amz-on May 09, 2006   Link
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    Easily the best song on the album.

    Snhron March 27, 2008   Link
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    I agree that it is the best song on the album. It has such a good message. Someone hurts you, messes with you, tries to ruin you.. the best thing you can do is just get on with your life, get away from them, and survive. Because they will just live on with their blues and 'never fly'.

    Yea, jerks can really only hurt themselves.

    spidermilkon June 30, 2009   Link

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