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if i could i would
i'd pull your ribs apart
like the bars on the jail cell
we'd make a clean break
i'd touch your racing heart
to control those anxieties
to calm you down
to stop you from pacing around
so let me do all the worrying
you know i'm so good at it
just like skating on broken ice with you
i'm treading lightly
i'm watching my step
this ship has sailed
our long moring walks
our shadows strateched out in front of us
the new born sun buring away at our backs
the words were formed and spoken in relief
just happy that the moments had been filled
so let me do the pretending
we will get better over time
just like skating on broken ice with you i'm treading lightly
i'm watching my step
this ship has sailed and we're pushing away
always a song in your head
always unfailing, always lovely
but you never bother to sing
it's like skating on broken ice with you...

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xjaredstonex On May 06, 2005

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2005-05-06 07:46:42

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by ghostwiththemost

20y ago

My fav song off the album. I think it means he has to kinda walk on eggshells around this person becuase they are so...well easily upset?

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by summervolcomstars

20y ago

i agree, this album is amazing. i love listening to it when i just mellow out. this song is one of my faves.

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by Made_in_Secret

20y ago

i love this song.

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by trite and cheap

19y ago

to me it's about someone who has the potential to live life well and to the fullest but is held back by negativity and the overall fear of living and so their lover is trying to ease their mind a bit by saying hey, let me be the pessimist for once. stop seeing things so negatively, calm down, and live a little instead of holding your breath waiting for something bad to happen. beautiful song

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by icankeepasecret

18y ago

i love the simile- i'd pull your ribs apart like the bars on the jail cell

very poetic words hidden behind his soft voice and mellow music works well for me

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