This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
She packed her shit
And she left for the city
On the 18th train
And I still can't believe it
Man I don't know how we could let this happen
She slammed the door
And she gave me the finger
Ill be back so fast
I still can't remember
You can read it yourself
Its all in the letter
Man I don't even know how we could let this happen
Maybe your right
We've had a good time
I'll sit around
You get yourself a new life
Go get your spark
Go find your smile
And get happy
It's hurts
Your back
Did you find what was missing?
Was it just that easy
And were your mistaken?
Man I don't even know how we could let this happen
I don't even know how we could let this happen
Maybe your right
We've had a good time
I'll sit around
You get yourself a new life
Go get your spark
Go find your smile
And just let it shine tonight wherever you are
I hope there's a spark
Save me a smile
And get happy (yeah)
Happy (yeah)
Happy (yeah)
Maybe your right
We've had a good time
I'll sit around
You get yourself a new life
Go get your spark
Go find your smile
And just let it shine tonight wherever you are
I hope there's a spark
Save me a smile
And get happy
And get happy (yeah)
Get happy (yeah)
Packed your shit and you left me
(find your smile)
Slammed the door and forgave me
(find your smile)
Guess who's back in the city
(find your smile)
And I just hope your happy
And she left for the city
On the 18th train
And I still can't believe it
Man I don't know how we could let this happen
She slammed the door
And she gave me the finger
Ill be back so fast
I still can't remember
You can read it yourself
Its all in the letter
Man I don't even know how we could let this happen
Maybe your right
We've had a good time
I'll sit around
You get yourself a new life
Go get your spark
Go find your smile
And get happy
It's hurts
Your back
Did you find what was missing?
Was it just that easy
And were your mistaken?
Man I don't even know how we could let this happen
I don't even know how we could let this happen
Maybe your right
We've had a good time
I'll sit around
You get yourself a new life
Go get your spark
Go find your smile
And just let it shine tonight wherever you are
I hope there's a spark
Save me a smile
And get happy (yeah)
Happy (yeah)
Happy (yeah)
Maybe your right
We've had a good time
I'll sit around
You get yourself a new life
Go get your spark
Go find your smile
And just let it shine tonight wherever you are
I hope there's a spark
Save me a smile
And get happy
And get happy (yeah)
Get happy (yeah)
Packed your shit and you left me
(find your smile)
Slammed the door and forgave me
(find your smile)
Guess who's back in the city
(find your smile)
And I just hope your happy
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It's " And we fell so fast, I still can't remember, you can read it yourself, it's all in the letter, man, I don't even know how we could let this happen" after "she slammed the door and gave me the finger" in the beginning.
:)
Good song, a lot like A-Hole though. Great beat.
What an awsome song! I downloaded it months ago and I only listened to it just then, well i'm listening to it now, and shit it's bloody awsome!!!!!
lyrics are all wrong though..
CORRECTED LYRICS:
She packed her shit and she left for the city On the 8:10 train and I still can't believe it Man, I don't even know how we could let this happen She slammed the door and she gave me the finger And we fell so fast I still can't remember You can read it yourself, it's all in the letter Man, I don't even know how we could let this happen
Maybe you're right we've had a good time I'll sit around, you get yourself a new life Go get your spot, go find your smile and get happy
Heard your back did you find what was missing? Was it just that easy or were you mistaken Man, I don't even know how we could let this happen I don't even know how we could let this happen
Maybe you're right We've had a good time I'll sit around you get yourself a new life Go get your spot, go find your smile And just let it shine tonight wherever you are I hope there's a spot (hope there's a spot) Save me a smile And get happy, yeah Happy, yeah Happy, yeah
Maybe you're right We've had a good time I'll sit around you get yourself a new life Go get your spot, go find your smile And just let it shine tonight wherever you are I hope there's a spot (hope there's a spot) And save me a smile And get happy Get happy, yeah Get happy, yeah
Packed her shit and she left me (find your smile) Slammed the door and she gave me (find your smile) Guess she's back in the city (find your smile) Man, I just hope you're happy
(from: sing365.com)
At a time when it's trendy to sound as sad and miserable as you possibly can, BFS is just the opposite. That's cool.
False Marketing if ever, we decided this after discussing it, the songs called 'Get Happy' but it's about breaking up it makes us laugh, it's an awesome song though
just me then who thought it was spa and not spot??? well i like spa more anyway
I do believe it's "go get your spark"..but ok.
i think it's go get your spark... 'spark' actually makes more sense in the verse.. you know, spark, as in brightness, as in happiness, as in smile... so:
go get your spark, go find your smile and get happy...