The Good Fight

Dashboard Confessional

Consider the odds
Consider the obvious
The martyr is meaningless
The campaign has died

In the planning stages
And the fallen faces
Are the singular proof
That it was ever alive

This purchased rebellion
Has been outbidded
Denounced and rescinded
And left to die championless

Championless, championless

I begged you not to go
I begged you, I pleaded
Claimed you as my only hope
And watched the floor as you retreated

Hope has sprung a perfect dive
A perfect day, a perfect lie
A slowly crafted monologue
Conceding your defeat

This purchased rebellion
Has been outbidded
Denounced and rescinded
And left to die championless

Championless, championless

I begged you not to go
I begged you, I pleaded
Claimed you as my only hope
And watched the floor as you retreated

Does it comfort you to know you fought the good fight?
Basking in your victory, hollow and alone
To boast your bitter bragging rights to anyone who'll listen
While you're left with nothing tangible to gain


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The Good Fight Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba

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    Without a champion, duh.
    jesus christon January 17, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    is championless a word?
    Starling~*on January 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    wow, thanks for clearing that one up. I mean the actual WORD 'championless' I know what he's trying to get at
    Starling~*on January 19, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    This is definitely the coolest Dashboard song. I'm not very good in interpreting song meanings but it sounds like he's singing about somebody that gave up something very special in the name of pride and ended up with nothing.
    androachon February 07, 2002   Link
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    Wow, this song is so amazing and yet compared to the other Dashboard songs on this site this one has barely been viewed.
    Duffmanon February 14, 2002   Link
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    I'm with you there Duffman. I think because it is not a song that relates with a lot of people's lives so it's not as popular. Once I figure out what he's truly singing about, I think I'm gonna do the exact opposite of what he's saying not to do and then cry and talk about how this song hits me right in the heart. Man, I have good ideas.
    androachon February 16, 2002   Link
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    I think it's about someone who took the wrong road but they thought it was the right one.
    walking-catastropheon March 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    Yeah, its about a girl that gave up on him, for what he sees to be bad reasons I think. This is my song. You were being sarcastic right androach?
    TheDoodon March 14, 2002   Link
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    I think (s)he's being an arse...
    SenselessNoiseon March 31, 2002   Link
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    You all are on the right path. I think this girl was acting like she liked this guy. Then when he was prepairing something special like a date or a poem, she sold him out infront of alot of people. To her, he was just a joke. To him, she is missing out on his love. But in the end, he killed them all just like in Carrie! lol...
    dJ-yoyoon April 16, 2002   Link

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