Christmas Card Lyrics
I agree with "darkestsunshine" in the meaning. But I wonder wether the songs "Christmas Card" and "12.23.95" are in relation to each other. I mean look: in the one song a boy sends words in any form to his girl saying goodbye on christmas. the other is the same thing just from a girl's view ... ... ... click
Ok so i've heard this is the girls view of "12.23.95". because i am a music nerd i looked up a calender from 1995. the date 12.23.95 is a Saturday meaning that Christmas was on Monday meaning that Tuesday morning would be when Christmas was over. "start over tuesday morning" could mean that when Christmas is over then can start again? Idk I just had to try and figure out what Tuesday morning meant and it is weird that it seems to fit with "12.23.95". So my theory is that something happens over the Christmas card and the couple either breaks up or gets into a fight and nothing will be ok until after the holiday is over. Because though the 23rd is before Christmas the song "12.23.95" seems to be written as an apology after Christmas. So the fight was on Saturday the 23rd and then the guy leaves "didn't mean to leave you all alone" on Christmas and comes back to say sorry the day after Christmas, Tuesday. Let me know if that makes any sense =]
I was actually about to post that December 26th, 1995 is probably the tuesday in the song. I did the same thing you did and went straight for a calendar XD So yeah I agree, it sounds like they're going to start over new after Christmas and forget about he left her all alone.
I was actually about to post that December 26th, 1995 is probably the tuesday in the song. I did the same thing you did and went straight for a calendar XD So yeah I agree, it sounds like they're going to start over new after Christmas and forget about he left her all alone.
The song is purely about a couple in the shit of a relationship during the Christmas season. They still are madly in love just completely over the 'rules' and 'lies' each other used constantly. Jim says they should 'start again Tuesday morning' which as the above user stated is in correlation to the Christmas Season, the 25th day. Very similar to another song on Clarity, '12.23.95'
I think the 'Card' was one of the last mementos of the time together. Thus it became Jim's title as well as our allegory.
The final line 'Conscience clean, alone. I hope you figure out, what it is you want.' is sort of a reflection on the time spent together. I feel it is also left open ended to prove they may cross paths with each other in the future, as they still have feelings, 'are you looking at or past me?' and 'caption reads "how does he do it?"'.
They realized what was wrong with the pair being together, hindsight 20/20. Now alone, all he (Jim) wishes is the best for her and her happiness.
Just my interpretation of my favorite Jimmy Eat World song.
amazing... Jim gives us the situation of a girl not being loved in return for the love she gives... and the way he takes the lyrics to this and makes the most beautiful song (untitled). Unreal!
these lyrics are amazing. i think it's more about loving in different ways, since it is obvious that he feels for her. the lines "no more lies, the ones we live will work just fine" is just amazing. it sounds like it's the end of a complicated relationship in which nothing makes sense and their trying to seperate from each other, but it's not easy on either one.
Still STARING. not still STRING.
Jimmy Eat World is an enigma to me. How could they go from writing something like this, so beautiful but so intense, to The Authority Song? What happened to them? I thought bands progressed over time, not fell apart.
Anyway... this is more than likely my favorite Jimmy song. I wish they didn't seperate the end from it in Singles though. I wonder why they decided to do that.
this is awesome i think the reason for their bleed american bit is that like many bands wanted to experiment for example the new blink-182 cd is wat different then their usual stuff
i wanna look this up. :)