Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Would you go to war for me, baby
Would you cry for the weak
And die for the peace of men
Oh how can we know
You and I both know
So let's make this boatload of excuses burn and sing
One day it all comes down to this
You can sink or swim
You can handle this
One day it all comes down
One day we all go down
I'll take my heart back
And set the people free
I'll leave the dead to die
And take what's coming with me
Step back for all the world to see
Your life means all the world to me
I'll take your pain and suffering
I'm such a sucker sometimes
Sometimes we don't know
So plug up those bullet holes
Oh you feel so close, don't let go until I say
One day we'll drink to this and say
Remember when we died
We went out in flames
I'll take my heart back
And set the people free
And take what's coming with me
Step back for all the world to see
Your life means all the world to me
I'll take your pain and suffering
I'm such a sucker sometimes
Sometimes we don't know
So plug up those bullet holes
Oh you feel so close, don't let go until I say
One day we'll drink to this and say
Remember when we died
We went out in flames
I'll take my heart back
And set the people free
There will be blood in the streets
Would you cry for the weak
And die for the peace of men
Oh how can we know
You and I both know
So let's make this boatload of excuses burn and sing
One day it all comes down to this
You can sink or swim
You can handle this
One day it all comes down
One day we all go down
I'll take my heart back
And set the people free
I'll leave the dead to die
And take what's coming with me
Step back for all the world to see
Your life means all the world to me
I'll take your pain and suffering
I'm such a sucker sometimes
Sometimes we don't know
So plug up those bullet holes
Oh you feel so close, don't let go until I say
One day we'll drink to this and say
Remember when we died
We went out in flames
I'll take my heart back
And set the people free
And take what's coming with me
Step back for all the world to see
Your life means all the world to me
I'll take your pain and suffering
I'm such a sucker sometimes
Sometimes we don't know
So plug up those bullet holes
Oh you feel so close, don't let go until I say
One day we'll drink to this and say
Remember when we died
We went out in flames
I'll take my heart back
And set the people free
There will be blood in the streets
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Knocloo27, I think your over analyzing it a bit. The Classic Crime has some serious potential for success. Bravo for those of you who already know about this awsome band. They definitely aren't like all of the other cookie cutter bands like Panic at the Disco and FallOutBoy. They defy the norm.
love love love this song and band... i got to see themin seattle a couple months back =]
this is quite an amazing song by an unknown band. he seems to be talking to a girl judging by "baby" so that messes up the Jesus thing.
I agree with about half of what knocloo said. My disagreements: "How can we know" how God may use us? The "excuses" thing, I think that's Christians making excuses not to go and tell people about God. (the lines I don't mention are ones I agree with) "I'll take my heart back" from the way of the world, and its tricks and traps, and the ways Christians sometimes drift and let the world take them instead of God. "I'll take all pain and suffering" meaning to defend each other. And I have completed my minor change to your ideas.
ok, what about when it says, "One day we'll drink to this and say, "Remember when we died... We went out in flames!"' what is this supposed to mean?? this is a christian band, and i'm a christian, too, i just don't understand it...
<br /> One day we'll drink to this and say, "Remember when we died...we went out in flames!"<br /> I'm not sure what "we went out in flames" is supposed to mean, but this is how I interpret the rest:<br /> He's talking about making a toast to the time they "died"(when they gave up their sin).In the Bible it says to "take up your cross", that Christians are "dead to sin", and that you have to lose your life to gain it. You have to die to your old sinful self to be alive. So basically he's just saying, "One day we'll celebrate when we gave up our old sinfull lives"
I think that "we went out in flames" in speaking about our old sinful nature alludes to God burning away our old nature leaving us pure in Him, "for our God is a consuming fire" (Hebrews 12:29).<br /> <br /> "In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith–of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire–may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter 1:6-7
I think this band has a load of potential. :) What I don't get, though, is how this band constitues as Christian rock; where does it say that? Sure, the lyrics can be interpreted as being Christian, but I have yet to see a statement where it says this band is Christian. So someone please tell me where this band has stated that they are Christian rock?
Not that I have anything against it; I'm just curious. Otherwise, I think that, Biblical inferences or no, they're just an awesome rock band. With pretty lyrics.
they have actually stated that they arent a christian band. but they are christians in a band so they put biblical things into there music.
This is a response to eleven confined's question about where the band says they are christian: In the insert in their CD almost all of the members thamk either God or Jesus, you won't find that in a secular band's insert. Also they are put out by tooth and nail records which is christian/alternative music.
I think maybe everyone is reading too much into it. GREAT FUCKING SONG! They are AWSOME live!
i think this is about the journey out of egypt...mainly because of the chorus of the song.
"I'll take my heart back and set the people free I'll leave the dead to die and take who's coming with me I'll take my heart back and set the people free I'll leave the dead to die... there will be blood in the streets."
the dead are the people who no longer believe, the blood in the streets refers to passover and the plague. just an idea.
about the whole "one day we'll drink to this and say remember when we died...."
i agree with ubergeetar about it meaning "when we look back on this" not necisarilly meaning that they're drinking, its just a saying.
and i always thought that he was thinking about him and whoever he's singing to being in heaven and looking back on how they died and maybe its about the second coming? "we went out in flames"? or maybe hes just saying they lived a good life? im not sure.