Goody, Like Two Shoes

i believe where u have the ??? ...its something like.......La, ladada, lada, ladada, lada, ladada, lala ..... dont hold me to that tho haha...doesnt sound like words to me, and if u listen close u can hear the LALA at the end....

I think this song is about a guy that got a chick pregnant when they were teenagers and the girl's family is very well known and respected (goody two shoes) so they made her get an abortion and she eventually acted like it never happened and moved on to marry some one else without ever telling anyone about it... it sounds kinda crazy so i'll explain it line by line.

They're all asleep... this time is ours. - This whole part is where they're sneaking out of her house to go fuck.

There are reasons for what I did... it was innocent you know. - The parents either caught them or found out because she's pregnant so the guy is explaining that he really loves her. Cause a lot of guys will fuck a girl just for to prove that they can (vile attempt or accomplishment) but he's saying that's not what it was about. The ladada's kinda remind me of being in love too so maybe that's also part of it.

Now the next verse... A nurse something for the pain, something to make this guilt go away. - He's probably talking to the nurse about the pain that she'll go through and maybe also thinking of the emotional pain an abortion could cause him as well as the guilt.

You're forgetting us, you're forgetting everything - by this time she's already had the abortion and she's trying to forget that it ever happened.

This is goodbye, this is always - he's saying goodbye forever, either to her or the baby.

The whole chorus is basically talking about covering up what they did. (covering up our tracks, living in secrets) We can learn to love life (love the baby) or learn to love pain (deal with the abortion)

If you still hear my voice, give me a sign let me know - he's been trying to talk her out of it and now she's just ignoring him.

but wait... any of this - now, it's in the future and she's marrying someone else (who's that dress for) and this guy doesn't even know about the abortion (toast to innocence)

don't wait up for me... playing dead right in front of me - i'm not totally sure about this part. maybe he's talking about the baby as the ghost and she's playing dead because the part that he loved in her is dead.

my heartbeat was louder than the sound of my steps to your door - he's going to see her after a really long time and he's nervous about it.

you're cold... knows a miracle - he's talking about how now she's basically evil because of what she did but he still loves her anyway

i won't ask for anything.. that's all i ask - he just wants to know why she did it and then he'll leave her alone

I'm really not sure how i came up with this. for some reason i was thinking of abortions while listening to this and the whole idea just seemed to fit with each line. I really think the background music plays part of it too... like between the verse and the chorus you can hear whispering in the background which makes me think of people spreading rumors about the abortion...and in the bridge type part, to me it sounds like carnival music except kind of sinister.. since a lot of people have their first dates at a carnival maybe he's thinking back to their first date but it seems evil because of what she's become.....

wow, that was long... sorry if this makes completely no sense to any one else

that makes a lot of sense...i doubt its the true meaning but it works perfectly

that makes a lot of sense...i doubt its the true meaning but it works perfectly

You’re cold, but you’re beautiful You’re a mess, but I like it that way I'm a fool, but only a fool Knows a miracle

I love that part. looking forward to seeing MR again in April.

that does make a lot of sense too

I went to Matchbook's CD release party on Valentine's Day on Long Island, and before they played this song Andrew did a little prelude to it. He said it was written about his ex-girlfriend that he had broken up with.

He didn't give any details as to why he broke up, just that he was happy that he did and that this song was about her.

when i bought this cd i wasnt really into thier new sound and i was liek oh shit a seven minute song?!...i was scared haha but this song is amazing

this is the most beautiful song i have ever heard!! every time i hear it i get shivers and i feel like crying. or maybe i only feel like crying because mbr broke up and i never got to see them =( anyway, its definitely about a relationship and all that sh*t. but i just wanted to leave a comment on this b/c its my favorite song

I agree with Punkkid6312 when I heard their new sound I was a little dissapointed. I think alot of people were, maybe that's why they broke up. but this song really stuck out from the others though I really liked it but I wasn't sure what it was about exactly until I came to this site lol.
the whole thing with the girl having an abortion is dead on. it's really fucked up, but it makes a great song