i'm a little frayed at the ends
it feels like we're coming unraveled again
is all this for nothing
is everything all just pretend
everyday and everynight
time pushes forward and we fall behind
the clock keeps on spinning us right back to where we began

all this time we keep trying so hard but we can't get it right
i know there's a way to get through this
just keep holding on and we'll find a way
i know that we can get through this it's not too late

i'm a little afraid this could end
i'm tired of being nuts and i'm wearing thin
the clock keeps on spinning us over and over again

all this time we keep trying so hard but we can't get it right
i know there's a way to get through this
just keep holding on and we'll find a way
i know that we can get though this it's not too late

time keeps on slipping away
and everyday ends the same way
each day we're closer and closer to finding a way

i know the way to get through this
just keep holding on and i'll show you the way
i know that we can get through this it's not too late

all this time we keep trying so hard but we can't get it right
and i know the way to get through this
just keep holding on and i'll show you the way
i know that we can get through this i'm not afraid


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    I think this song is about two married people, but they're always fighting. They try really hard to keep the marriage going but nothing seems to work. "all this time we keep trying so hard but we can't get it right". Each day the marriage is getting worse. "Time keeps on slipping away, and everyday ends the same way". They get really close to divorcing each other, "i'm a little afraid this could end i'm tired of being nuts and i'm wearing thin the clock keeps on spinning us over and over again" but once again they perservere. In the end though they finally find something that helps them and fixes their problems; "i know the way to get through this". He tells her to be strong and stand by him, "just keep holding on and i'll show you the way". however this path will requir sacrife, but it will be ok,"i know that we can get through this i'm not afraid". Thats what i think anyway. this is one of my favourite songs by them, Social Code are amazing!

    verweron January 29, 2008   Link

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