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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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.
One day we'll drink to this and say, "Remember when we died...we went out in flames!"
I'm not sure what "we went out in flames" is supposed to mean, but this is how I interpret the rest:
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"
"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
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.
GREAT FUCKING SONG! They are AWSOME live!
"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.
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.