We were doomed from the start
As lovers are
Why am I doing this?
Digging my own grave
though it's shallow
I would lie in it
Work down in the basement
in the dark
after we crash your car
Hoping fast that the arrow hits the mark
so you know who we are

Please keep the reporters at bay
This is a matter of life and death, but I deal with things like this every day
Please keep the reporters at bay
You never do what I tell you to
You never do what I say

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We can make it work like this, like this, like this

Yes we are a bullet in the heart
and the message is sent
Always dragging your feet on the sand and the hot cement
Make a list of your favorites, write it down, make it legible
A problem we're always facing, we never rest
You either push or pull

Please keep the crowd under control
This is a matter of life and death and we're not prepared, we just want you to know
Please keep the crowd under control
This is the weight of my conscience
This is our all time low

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We can make it work like this, like this, like this

I see my baby
She's starry eyed
I feel my bones break all the time
I see my baby
She's starry eyed
She follows
Don't call me a god

I see my baby
She's starry eyed
I feel my bones break all the time
I see my baby
She's starry eyed
She follows
Don't call me a god

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We can make it work like this, like this, like this

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We could make it work like this, like this, like this


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Flying at Tree Level (Version 1.0) song meanings
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    fuck u all u dont know shit

    i am parker lewison June 22, 2005   Link
  • +1
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    Alright i got some corrections for you 1."We were doomed from the start AS STARTERS ARE." not sure how you got lovers..but thats just your emo mind 2. its "just want you too know" not "we just want you too know" or atleast on the second chorus it is and 3 its not dont call me a god its "dont call me unkind"

    Noonespuppeton May 15, 2006   Link
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    where can this song be found????

    crashintomeon June 14, 2003   Link
  • 0
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    or 'song,' if i could spell :/

    rbon June 14, 2003   Link
  • 0
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    this song isnt "play crack the sky"either...im not so sure if this is even a brand new song:-/

    updowndeadon June 15, 2003   Link
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    YES this is actually a brand new Brand New song. Its going to be on the Beer:The Movie soundtrack. Though i have never heard it before. I would like to learn how to obtain it. if anyone knows please post or e-mail, thanks. BN rocks

    American Horseon June 17, 2003   Link
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    I have the Beer: The Movie sound track and on the cd its really "Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die" which I found confusing. But hey, I guess they can do what they want.

    X38thCalumetXon June 17, 2003   Link
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    this is really "Play Crack the Sky"...but thats apparently already been established.

    minwage585on June 17, 2003   Link
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    your a moron....dont say stuff that your totally wrong about....this songs not on the new album...it might be on that sound track...i dont know. But i do know its not "play crack the sky"..its not "good know know that if i ever need attention alll i have to do is die"...

    getupkid211on June 18, 2003   Link
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    no i think that someone finally fixed it, it wasnt the right song yesterday

    luckyduck70x7on June 18, 2003   Link

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