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We're Not Orphans Lyrics
artificial
prosthetic hands are sympathetic
but i'll put an end to this
i can't keep fighting, do i have to keep fighting
stop breathing
it's not the same
because i was just a kid
it does not do to dwell on dreams
acceptance takes you further than you ever thought you'd go
when you chase the ghosts of things that could have been
like a father who was never there at all
i was a boy
now i'm a plane
but i can't keep this holding pattern anymore
prosthetic hands are sympathetic
but i'll put an end to this
i can't keep fighting, do i have to keep fighting
stop breathing
it's not the same
because i was just a kid
it does not do to dwell on dreams
acceptance takes you further than you ever thought you'd go
when you chase the ghosts of things that could have been
like a father who was never there at all
i was a boy
now i'm a plane
but i can't keep this holding pattern anymore
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Submitted by
special 3lend On May 21, 2004
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weird this song wasnt here 2 minutes ago and i was just adding the lyrics and now its up! kaarazy!! anyways, awesome song!
That amazing comparison at the beginning to artificial, prosthetic hands... It's so melancholy. So poetic.
"Because I was just a kid it does not do to dwell on dreams acceptance takes you further than you ever thought you'd go When you chase the ghosts of things that could have been"
Read the Great Gatsby. Gatsby had an "endless capacity for hope" and chased dreams of his youth. Those dreams eventually led to his death.
"Acceptance takes you further than you ever thought you'd go"
So true.
this is specifically referring to how ACCEPTANCE the band found out GAD and got them signed to their label... its a double entrendre
this is specifically referring to how ACCEPTANCE the band found out GAD and got them signed to their label... its a double entrendre
incidentally, dumbledore says to harry "it does not do to dwell on dreams" when he catches him staring into the mirror or erised in harry potter & the sorcerer's stone. he was an orphan too. hmm.
I think this might be about Astroboy? Prosthetic hands... Keep fighting... Like a father who was never there at all... I WAS A BOY NOW I'M A PLANE