its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
this guilt hangs around your neck like portraits on walls
i swear i can't recall the last time i saw you smile, it's been a while
run away
cause this makes no sense
with hollow hands kissed by hollow lips
run away
cause you've seen him cry
you've cut apart his heart with your knife
hollow, hollow, hollow
just like you're pretty, pretty, now breath
now i've said too much again
with hollow lips touching hollow hands
over time this will end
oh, is this wrong
we knew this all along
sometimes my life has got me down
but guilt beats hate and you turn it all around
sometimes my life has got me down
but guilt beats hate, now you've won
i swear i can't recall the last time i saw you smile, it's been a while
run away
cause this makes no sense
with hollow hands kissed by hollow lips
run away
cause you've seen him cry
you've cut apart his heart with your knife
hollow, hollow, hollow
just like you're pretty, pretty, now breath
now i've said too much again
with hollow lips touching hollow hands
over time this will end
oh, is this wrong
we knew this all along
sometimes my life has got me down
but guilt beats hate and you turn it all around
sometimes my life has got me down
but guilt beats hate, now you've won
Lyrics submitted by v@caman
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
My God. Such a beautifully emotional song. Everything works so perfectly, and the words are absolutely amazing.
"with hollow lips touching hollow hands over time this will end"
"sometimes my life has got me down but guilt beats hate and you turn it all around"
I used to turn this song up loud and just put it on repeat when I needed a good cry.