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Brooklyn (If You See Something, Say Something) Lyrics
Well you are worth more than the man I am
Sad and in love, hands trembled of life that we would have stolen
Anyway, stolen
Well, anyway
To Brooklyn, I'm homebound
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something.
Something awful itches in these walls
I found a subtle genius in that white, hot hatred of yours
Misuse is practice; perfected and played
In time I'm gonna get what's mine
To Brooklyn, I'm homebound
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know how
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something
Oh we are going, we're going, we're..
Once, twice, three times, sold!
You're better off believing everything you heard was true
You're better off believing everything you heard was
You're better off believing everything you heard was true
You're better off believing everything you heard was
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Genuine and unprepared
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
You say something
Say something.
Sad and in love, hands trembled of life that we would have stolen
Anyway, stolen
Well, anyway
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something.
I found a subtle genius in that white, hot hatred of yours
Misuse is practice; perfected and played
In time I'm gonna get what's mine
A trap to the east
Marking miles of martyrs
Of better men, of better men than me
And I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know how
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something
Once, twice, three times, sold!
You're better off believing everything you heard was
You're better off believing everything you heard was true
You're better off believing everything you heard was
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
If you, you see something then you should say something
If you, you see something could you just say something?
Say something.
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What I love about TBS is that they really leave a lot of the lyrics open to personal interpretation. This song, to me, is about someone whose trying to tell someone else that they love them, but they just don't know how. They want the other person to figure it out and have them say it first or realize that the person doesn't know how to say it. "If you see something then just say something." He feels like he's let a lot of time waste away and he regrets it "Sad and in love, hands trembled of life that we would have stolen. Anyway, stolen. Well, anyway." And he thinks that he's not the best man out there, that there are other's better than him "Well you are worth more than the man I am." and "Of better men, of better men than me." But when he finally gets that reaction from the other person, he wants it to be honest, not a staged response. He wants it "genuine and unprepared." He feels like he's trapped in what's familiar and home "to brooklen I'm homebound, a trap to the easy." and that he can't get out of that trap. It symbolizes his fear of breaking out of the safe state he's in with the friend and telling them his feelings.
The second verse is about how well he knows the other. The "something awful itches in these walls" refers to his feelings and how they're trapped and wanting to get out. "Found a subtle genious in that white, hot, hatred of yours." this line is quite open. it could refer to when they first met and got to know each other and how he looked passed the outside and saw the true person. "Misuse is practiced, perfected, and played." Maybe he's done wrong trying to get the other to see his feelnigs or he's fucked up in one way or another. "In time I'm gonna get what's mine." He's confident either the person will return his feelings or he'll be able to live with the outcome that comes from it.
of course there's many ways to interpret the song, this is just mine :] i think the whole 9/11 theory is quite interesting and could be a possibility.
I really liked your interpretation of this. Taking Back Sunday is my favorite band so I was about to say that I love how they leave lyrics open for each person to interpret them different.
I really liked your interpretation of this. Taking Back Sunday is my favorite band so I was about to say that I love how they leave lyrics open for each person to interpret them different.
I look at the song the same way as you do in most ways, excpet I think that maybe he dated a girl or loves this girl and she's with someone else who he knows is a better person than him, but he knows that if it were him with the girl that they would've "stolen life"
I look at the song the same way as you do in most ways, excpet I think that maybe he dated a girl or loves this girl and she's with someone else who he knows is a better person than him, but he knows that if it were him with the girl that they would've "stolen life"
I liked your view on the...
I liked your view on the "misuses practiced, perfect and played in time I'm gonna get what's mine" but I see that line as him saying that girls in the past have misused him, and in time he'll get someone great to him and great for him.
But ya. I really liked your thoughts on this song.
I'm pretty sure it refers to a girlfriend or himself cheating in a relationship.
I'm pretty sure it refers to a girlfriend or himself cheating in a relationship.
If you ever have a long distance relationship (or even go to different schools) telling people that you know that live near your partner If you see something tell me is common. That's where I think "If you see something, say something" came from. As to Brooklyn, I think he had to move to Brooklyn and that made it a long distance relationship.
If you ever have a long distance relationship (or even go to different schools) telling people that you know that live near your partner If you see something tell me is common. That's where I think "If you see something, say something" came from. As to Brooklyn, I think he had to move to Brooklyn and that made it a long distance relationship.
i'm crediting this to CKyle and others on the TBSU message board. =) god i love this song. it has a nice ambient-ish sound to it.
good show mate! this definately a GReat song
from which album is this?
it's a bonus track from the itunes edition of louder now
This should have made the albuma and TBS are dickwads for not putting it on there as they have been quoting as saying " having a short album leaves them wanting more" well screw you guys this song is friggin awesome
Can someone please tell me where I can find this song besides for on the itunes edition? I already bought the album once, I dont wanna have to do it again
lol that was funny 2much2say well i can't find it on limewire
Adam sounds incredible in this song. Anyway, i believe this song is about assuming and how assumptions can kill a relationship. If i may take on the roll of Adam or Fred (whoever wrote the song)
"If you see something then say something"; if you see me in the act then you can blame it on me...if not then shut the hell up. Dont believe everything you hear. How could you think that people's bullshit lies and rumors are genuine and unprepared? Dont assume because i would have told you but i didnt know how.
thats my take on it.
wow... this is actually better than most of the songs that made the cut, imo