In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Nobody believes me when I tell them that you're out of your mind
Nobody believes me when I tell them that there's so much you hide
You treat me like a queen when we go out
Wanna show everyone what our love's about
All wrapped up in me whenever there is a crowd
But when no ones around
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
Did I ever do anything that was this cruel to you?
Did I ever make you wonder who was standing in the room?
You made yourself look perfect in every way
So, when this goes down, I'm the one that will be blamed
Your plan is working, so you can just walk away
Baby, your secret's safe
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
Such a long way back from this place we are at
When I think of all the time I've wasted, I could cry
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
Nobody believes me when I tell them that there's so much you hide
You treat me like a queen when we go out
Wanna show everyone what our love's about
All wrapped up in me whenever there is a crowd
But when no ones around
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
Did I ever do anything that was this cruel to you?
Did I ever make you wonder who was standing in the room?
You made yourself look perfect in every way
So, when this goes down, I'm the one that will be blamed
Your plan is working, so you can just walk away
Baby, your secret's safe
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
Such a long way back from this place we are at
When I think of all the time I've wasted, I could cry
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me, it's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life
You're not the person that I once knew
Are you scared to let them know it's you?
If they could only see you like I do
Then they would see a stranger too
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"You treat me like a queen when we go out, wanna show everyone what our love's about All wrapped up in me whenever there is a crowd"
"Baby your secret's safe"
"Such a long way back, from this place we arrived When I think of all the time I've wasted, I could cry"
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Maybe it's supposed to be from her mother's perspective. And they ("If they could only see you like I do") could be their kids.
yeah i think its about a boy too. Either way, I love hilary's new album. very dancey n all that. :D go Hilary!
Yeah, it is pivotandsway. Its like what her mother felt about her dad and stuff.. about the whole split thing. Hilary said so herself.
Somewhere between Hilary recording new material for last CD and her new CD, her parents got divorced. Hilary is quoted several times in magazines that this is about her parents split, through her mother's perspective. Her Dad was having an affair.
I love the music video for this song.. I've watched it to death.
Pardon me for saying this, but this song can be really deep for a Hilary Duff song! At first I was like, a song about a boy, big woop. But now, looking at it as if she's singing through her mothers prospective; not only does it make perfect sense, it's totally moving. The video is smokin' hot but at the same time makes me want to cry. :p
do we able to think that hillary has a same story with her mother... this song definitely guy thing hurting woman thing?oops
I don't think that belly dancing thing is really working for her.
Oh, and the lyrics make absolutely no sense.
I like this song, only song i like from hilary duff.