Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
This air is blessed, you share with me
This night is wild, so calm and dull
These hearts, they race, from self control
Your legs are smooth as they graze mine
We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
So won't you kill me, so I die happy?
My heart is yours to fill or burst to break or bury
Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

The words are hushed, let's not get busted
Just lay entwined here, undiscovered
Safe in here from all the stupid questions
"Hey, did you get some?" Man, that is so dumb
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close, they can't hear
So we can get some

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
So won't you kill me, so I die happy?
My heart is yours to fill or burst, to break or bury
Or wear as jewelry, whichever you prefer

Hands down, this is the best day I can
Ever remember, I'll always remember the sound
Of the stereo, the dim of the soft lights
The scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers
And the time on the clock when we realized it's so late
And this walk that we shared together
The streets were wet, and the gate was locked
So I jumped it and I let you in
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
And you kissed me like you meant it
And I knew that you meant it
That you meant it
That you meant it
And I knew that you meant it
That you meant it


Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208

Hands Down Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba

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    to TheDecline... say you and I start a with a couple friends.. we play very small shows around our town.. and nobody comes except our group of friends in the area. This isn't mainstream.

    Say we start becoming popular and put out a 4 song demo that we sell off the internet and spread the demos around at our shows... This isn't mainstream.

    If out of nowhere we get signed to a small record label, again, not mainstream.

    If we get a video on MTV or on MTV2... thats mainstream...

    The music scene is looking for another genre to grab onto and ride and exploit like they did with grunge. A lot of quality bands came out of that 4 year period in the early and mid 90s. But there was also a lot of dog shit bands that didn't deserve it. I just hope that things don't get too carried away with the sudden rise of this music in the mainstream. I know its hard to listen to Thursday and Dashboard and consider them both "emo" or if even either of them really are. But hey, success is success.

    vtmatton June 21, 2002   Link

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