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Cinco De Mayo Lyrics
This town had sunk its teeth
Deep inside of me
And now I struggle just to breathe
And this used to be my own safety
The sidewalks, they're torn up
And the memories are grey
I'd rather keep them all that way
Cuz I can't relive
All of those nights when I was afraid
That I wouldn't ever be the same
When I was shaking in a cold sweat
Cursing all the pain
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this now
Look at me, I'm a mess
A mess of everything
That I never wanted to be
I can't repeat, I can't relive
Those nights when I was afraid
That I wouldn't ever be the same
When I was shaking in a cold sweat
Cursing all the pain
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
Back to all this now
Nights when I was afraid
That I wouldn't ever be the same
When I was shaking in a cold sweat
Cursing all the pain
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
Back to all this now
Deep inside of me
And now I struggle just to breathe
And this used to be my own safety
And the memories are grey
I'd rather keep them all that way
All of those nights when I was afraid
That I wouldn't ever be the same
When I was shaking in a cold sweat
Cursing all the pain
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this now
A mess of everything
That I never wanted to be
Those nights when I was afraid
That I wouldn't ever be the same
When I was shaking in a cold sweat
Cursing all the pain
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
Back to all this now
That I wouldn't ever be the same
When I was shaking in a cold sweat
Cursing all the pain
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
(the pain I've had)
I can't go back to all this
Back to all this now
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This is one of my favorites from senses fail. This is my little interp
Buddy is using a town to symbolize, in my opinion, alcohol addiction. By saying "This town has sunk it's teeth deep inside of me" I can sense buddy saying alcohol has a grip on him. Buddy says it in a way that implys he hasn't been around the drug for a while, or is just coming back to drug use.
"And this used to be my own safety" This line makes me think the drug is alcohol, only because Senses fail's other songs refer to it so often. Buddy is saying that alcohol was his escape mechanism, and he is returning to it.
the song has a feel of saying Buddy doesn't want to become the person he was, but in a sense already has. When he describes the nights of pain he's suffered because of the alcohol, there's a feel that he doesn't want to go back, but already made the steps towards returning.
The other lines of this song speak for themselves, when buddy states "i'm a mess of everything that i never want to be"
honestly, i think when buddy talks about those nights, he's just saying how lonely he was while drunk and how he felt like he'd stay that way his whole life. He also talks about the pain alcohol brings him and how he never wants to go back.
One thing that's odd is the title, possibly the 5th of may has some significant date, like when he quit alcohol or returned, i don't think it's necessarily tied back to the spanish holiday.
I have a tendency to over analyze, so if you don't agree, or find something flawed, please comment, i won't be offended. Thanks guys
I agree with you very much on this but am not sure that it is 100% about alcohol. I think it's more about being in a dark place mentally and the feeling of hopelessness/desperation
I agree with you very much on this but am not sure that it is 100% about alcohol. I think it's more about being in a dark place mentally and the feeling of hopelessness/desperation
@blacktyger after attending a concert in Detroit, something Buddy said about losing his innocence when many people died in his town when he was 11 (he may have mentioned a cause but I couldn't discern it) I immediately thought of this song. of course, "when i was afraid i wouldn't ever be the same" and "losing your innocence" seem fairly synonymous.
@blacktyger after attending a concert in Detroit, something Buddy said about losing his innocence when many people died in his town when he was 11 (he may have mentioned a cause but I couldn't discern it) I immediately thought of this song. of course, "when i was afraid i wouldn't ever be the same" and "losing your innocence" seem fairly synonymous.
Never listined to this song but
"Look at me, I'm a mess A mess of everything That I never wanted to be"
Very true
Great song, I think it's about dealing with an addiction, and never wanting to relive what they've gone through earlier.
Damn only 2 comments? this song is one of the best i have ever heard. I think he's being literal, like he is revisiting a place from his childhood, and his childhood was abusive or something. It would fit with the rest of the album. However, i don't know what the chorus means, but it's alot deeper.