Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I chronicled the days you made me want to live
Memorize the way that it felt and then I turned into this kiss
Tonight I'm wearing my best smile and hope to make me worth your while
I'll be the best mistake you'll ever make
From the lack of sleep and the bloodshot eyes
To the nervous kiss and the butterflies
Does this make any sense at all?
She said (she said), she said
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
I won't let you leave me anymore
If this holds insignificance
I'll have the hearse follow the ambulance
No medicine exists to make my lungs work again
Let's shake and burn, like an addict
My hearings dead, only static
If I said your smiles all that mattered
Would you save my life?
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
Don't let me leave you anymore
Memorize the way that it felt and then I turned into this kiss
Tonight I'm wearing my best smile and hope to make me worth your while
I'll be the best mistake you'll ever make
From the lack of sleep and the bloodshot eyes
To the nervous kiss and the butterflies
Does this make any sense at all?
She said (she said), she said
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
I won't let you leave me anymore
If this holds insignificance
I'll have the hearse follow the ambulance
No medicine exists to make my lungs work again
Let's shake and burn, like an addict
My hearings dead, only static
If I said your smiles all that mattered
Would you save my life?
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
We're not sleeping and I'm not breathing
If this means anything at all
Don't let me leave you anymore
Don't let me leave you anymore
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I think it's about a guy who has no other reason to live except a girl he likes. Like, she is the only thing keeping him alive. So he focuses all his energy into getting her to like him when all the time she doesn't realize that she is what's keeping this guy alive, and she's getting into the big mess of things. It sounds like eventually the girl figures out what's going on and the guy is begging her to stay with him.
I think this song is about a guy who is in a releationship with a girl, but he has left her once before and ends up realizing just how much he loves her and needs her, yet he also knows she deserves better then him. He knows he can be the guy for her though hence the "best mistake" and the "don't let me leave you anymore."
Truly, a beautiful song.
one of my favorite songs on the album. lyrics are truly amazing.
i soooo agree with jbandy10
wow I love jamisonparker. lyrics are kickass.
"if i said your smile's all the mattered, would you save my life?" best line of song, jbandy sounds correct.
one of my favorite songs ever...
Jbrandy10 is right..but i also think it can go the way of being about sum1 who is in love with their b/f or g/f and they break up with them...and being with them was keeping them alive also. right?
i'm pretty sure the lyrics went "we're not sleeping and i'm not breathing" great song though
it definitely is "we're not sleeping." they're pretty much my favorite band. i cried when they broke up.
I agree with jbandy10 also. The lyircs are beautiful they band members are beautiful, everything about Jamisonparker is beautiful. Think about it.