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(oh crashing aeroplane, where were you the day she left me?)
underneath the laughs there lies a need
that nobody is getting.
and an honesty that doesn't stretch far enough
to show us all how much this will mean to us, my dear.
and when we're old we'll tell ourselves that we did
everything that we could to save this.
but now--we do nothing.
i've slept for twenty years, but i've acted strong at least
if you're leaving again, then you're leaving again
and you're gone.
and i feel nothing anymore, so just keep walking away
thirty-thousand steps,
i'll watch you for every second and never feel alone.
i've been sleeping
for at least the last two years
my dear, my princess, my sister, my lover, my friend.
i made you a bed of thorns for every rose you ever left outside my door,
that's all you ever left me.
lay your scars out in rows,
lay your scars out in rows,
lay your scars out in rows
to show me what i've done to you.
lay your scars out in rows,
lay your scars out in rows,
it was my weakness that couldn't save us.
so lay your scars out in rows,
so lay your scars out in rows,
so lay your scars out in rows for me.
we were one, and what are we now?
(act strong, at least
and don't turn around.
if i'm leaving, then i'm leaving, and i'm leaving, and i'm
gone.)
we move as one.
that nobody is getting.
and an honesty that doesn't stretch far enough
to show us all how much this will mean to us, my dear.
and when we're old we'll tell ourselves that we did
everything that we could to save this.
but now--we do nothing.
if you're leaving again, then you're leaving again
and you're gone.
and i feel nothing anymore, so just keep walking away
thirty-thousand steps,
i'll watch you for every second and never feel alone.
for at least the last two years
my dear, my princess, my sister, my lover, my friend.
i made you a bed of thorns for every rose you ever left outside my door,
that's all you ever left me.
lay your scars out in rows,
lay your scars out in rows
to show me what i've done to you.
lay your scars out in rows,
it was my weakness that couldn't save us.
so lay your scars out in rows,
so lay your scars out in rows for me.
and don't turn around.
if i'm leaving, then i'm leaving, and i'm leaving, and i'm
gone.)
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"underneath the laughs there lies a need that nobody is getting. and an honesty that doesn't stretch far enough to show us all how much this will mean to us, my dear. and when we're old we'll tell ourselves that we did everything that we could to save this. but now--we do nothing."
"i've slept for twenty years, but i've acted strong at least if you're leaving again, then you're leaving again and you're gone. and i feel nothing anymore, so just keep walking away thirty-thousand steps, i'll watch you for every second and never feel alone."
"i've been sleeping for at least the last two years my dear, my princess, my sister, my lover, my friend. i made you a bed of thorns for every rose you ever left outside my door, that's all you ever left me."
"we were one, and what are we now? (act strong, at least and don't turn around. if i'm leaving, then i'm leaving, and i'm leaving, and i'm gone.)"
That's what the song means to me, anyway. I've been in a 6 year relationship very similar to this that I just had to end. It was one of the hardest things I've had to do, but it was a vicious cycle that had to be done. Like they say in New Storms For Old Lovers, "I guess love's a funny thing the way it fades away without a warning."
Man, I love this song.
Thursdaylove, I think you're correct. It's also exactly what I'm going through right now. It will be our 6 years this Aug and I'm not quite sure what to do. La Dispute has to be my favorite band of all time. I one day hope to share stories with Jordan and inspire a song.
Thursdaylove, I think you're correct. It's also exactly what I'm going through right now. It will be our 6 years this Aug and I'm not quite sure what to do. La Dispute has to be my favorite band of all time. I one day hope to share stories with Jordan and inspire a song.