You know you've hit rock bottom
when you're mumbling the words
to all her favorite songs
‘til the neighbors hear your drunken slurs
You know the end is creeping up when all that you can feel
were the faint reminisce to touching her; wishing they were real

You know you've hit rock bottom
when you constantly refuse
to take down all the photographs of the times when she was with you
You know the end is nigh when you repeatedly deny
the fact that she is in the Earth and you
never got to say goodbye

Marigold withers away and this world never felt so cold
My Marigold, oh it's a miracle that you kept me alive this long
I'm seriously contemplating chewing off my tongue
to prevent from screaming out your name and the endless nights to come
I'm seriously contemplating chewing off my tongue
to prevent from screaming out your name and these endless nights to come


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    I think everyone knows this is about a break up...lol

    allyhall_2010_5on July 22, 2005   Link
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    You know the end is nigh when you repeatedly deny"

    "I'm seriously contemplating chewing off my tongue"

    ironandwineon August 22, 2005   Link
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    it's not about a break up.. "the fact that she is in the Earth and you never got to say goodbye" sounds to me like marigold died.

    j5gaydoson January 11, 2006   Link
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    It seems it's about how he's dealing with the death of a girl he loved, and how he can never have her there with him ever again.

    lieswithinuson January 11, 2006   Link
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    "You know the end is creeping up when all that you can feel were the faint reminisce to touching her wishing they were real”

    And I agree with the idea of this being about a death of a girl, j5gaydos points it out directly. This song is simply amazing, I wonder why id didnt make the album as a song instead of "PC only" - nevertheless, its a brilliant track.

    spartacus300on February 02, 2006   Link
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    i've never heard this song...are you sure its a spill canvas song? where did you find it?

    allyhall_2010_5on February 20, 2006   Link
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    i've never heard this song...are you sure its a spill canvas song? where did you find it?

    allyhall_2010_5on February 20, 2006   Link
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    This song was given out for free on 1/11/06 from their record company, 111 records. But if you ask me, this songs about a break up..

    reejayon February 27, 2006   Link
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    Oh, and i thought the lyrics went "chewing off my tongue" not toe, cause it makes more sence?

    reejayon February 27, 2006   Link
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    You can find this song on One Feel Swoop CD in the extras =]

    Shhtfu_xx3on April 04, 2006   Link

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