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The Difference Lyrics
Slow dancing on the boulevard
In the quiet moments while the city's still dark
Sleepwalking through the summer rain
In the tired spaces you could hear her name
When she was warm and tender and you
Held her arms around you
There was nothing but her
Love and affection she was
Crazy for you now she's
Part of something that you lost
[Chorus]
(And) for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want (to be)
(Yeh what you want to be)
Night swimming in her diamond dress
Making small circles move across the surface
Stand watching from the steady shore
Feeling wide open and waiting for
Something warm and tender now she's
Moving further from you
There was nothing that could
Make it easy on you
Every step you take reminds you
That she's walking on
[Chorus]
Every word you never said
Echoes down your empty hallway
Everything that was your world
Just came down
Day breakin' on the boulevard
Feel the sun warming up your secondhand heart
Light swimming right across your face
And you think maybe someday, yeh
Maybe someday
[Chorus)
Yeh for all you know
For all you know
For all that you know
This is what you want to be
Girl, what you want to be
In the quiet moments while the city's still dark
Sleepwalking through the summer rain
In the tired spaces you could hear her name
Held her arms around you
There was nothing but her
Love and affection she was
Crazy for you now she's
Part of something that you lost
(And) for all you know
This could be
The difference between what you need
And what you want (to be)
(Yeh what you want to be)
Making small circles move across the surface
Stand watching from the steady shore
Feeling wide open and waiting for
Moving further from you
There was nothing that could
Make it easy on you
Every step you take reminds you
That she's walking on
Echoes down your empty hallway
Everything that was your world
Just came down
Feel the sun warming up your secondhand heart
Light swimming right across your face
And you think maybe someday, yeh
Maybe someday
Yeh for all you know
For all you know
For all that you know
This is what you want to be
Girl, what you want to be
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I absolutely love this song. Reminds me of being at college while my ex went to prom with someone else. It's a good example of story telling in a song, because he moves from different moments in this relationship. The beginning is the great part "In the tired spaces You could hear her name" is a really great line about loving someone so much you hear their name even in silence. Then the second verse is it falling apart a little slow, it's like the guy can actually see it happening. Then the third verse which I think is the most amazing stuff Rob has written because it says something very strong that only the love-lost can really understand Feel the Sun warming up your secondhand heart Light swimming right across your face You think Maybe someday Maybe someday" The guy goes through all this depression and anger and bitterness, the one day he's out walking and it comes to him. Maybe it was the difference between what he needs and what he wants to be. He realizes that there's a second chance, that there are second-hand hearts out there. A lot of them. I always want to tear up at "maybe someday, yeah maybe someday" because it's such a powerful psuedo-hopeful outlook. Maybe there's hope after all.
I think this song has to to with a girl "discovering" she was a lesbian. Key parts: "When she was warm and tender and you/Pulled her arms around you/There was nothing but her/Love and affection she was/Crazy for you now she's/Part of something that you lost" And then at the end... "This is what you want to be/girl what you want to be"
Am I the only one seeing from the other side? Where it's not the girl who has left the guy, but the guy who has left the girl, and then regrets it so damn much?
Since Im the one who requested this song be added (along with all of the others from 'More Than You Think You Are'), I figured I should comment on it. This song is of course about a lost love. The music and the lyrics are so touching. I think just about everyone can relate.
This is such a sad song, it seems to be about this guy losing someone and regretting that he never really let them know how much he loved them. The descriptions of the girl in this song are so beautiful.
this is my favorite song from "more than you think you are".
ahh... i love this song. but what really bugs me about this track is that there's a second song after it which has nothing to do with This, and it's a stupid song anyway (the second one)
this song seems to be about someone musing about a past relationship. maybe he went out walking where he and his ex used to go, and he began realizing that maybe it wasn't perfect and it was a good thing they're over... i love this song so much
"Every word you never said Echoes down your empty hallway"
Definitely about a romance that could have been something more, but was lost. Also a call-to-arms to those in relationships, to treasure what you have, because things might be different tomorrow.
Beautiful.
Well, I think it's about someone who had a good relationship, but then the woman walked out on him. He wanders around, and can't help but notice her and he feels she should love him, and he's waiting for her to come back. Then he suddenly realizes that it's useless to want someone to come back to him and that in the end he can simply forget and know that the sun comes up the next day. A good song, but why the heck was it combined with a stupid driving/tired song?
It really bothers me that at least two people have complained about the second song. I really like it because of its modern feel and brilliant, creative lyrics. It's much more musically diverse and interesting than the first one. Furthermore, I think that it really belongs with the first song. In the first song, he's talking about a difficult separation, but rejoicing a little in the fact that now he's free to pursue whatever dreams or needs he has without her holding him back, and that maybe there's something better in store for him. However,...
It really bothers me that at least two people have complained about the second song. I really like it because of its modern feel and brilliant, creative lyrics. It's much more musically diverse and interesting than the first one. Furthermore, I think that it really belongs with the first song. In the first song, he's talking about a difficult separation, but rejoicing a little in the fact that now he's free to pursue whatever dreams or needs he has without her holding him back, and that maybe there's something better in store for him. However, you can't just get over a breakup that quickly. The second song is conflicted--he's sad and lonely; you can hear the bitterness and anguish in his voice. But at the same time, he's always landing on his feet and has learned to love himself without needing or wanting anybody. To dismiss this song as some kind of "driving song" makes it seem as though you haven't really listened to it at all. It's about so much more than driving or being tired. It's about his whole lifestyle. No matter whether you're single or in a relationship, this song hits home. We all need to be independent and bada** like Thomas is in this song. He's celebrating himself and for once not basing his emotions on a relationship. Both of these songs are so fantastic that the first time I heard them together, I was almost afraid I had imagined them and they wouldn't be there the next time I listened to them. Even now I'm always relieved when I play the song and it's still there. Matchbox Twenty is brilliant.