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.
Yes you bet you'd be dead, but you came back home
You had no place to go, a failure all your own
Start again, find a friend need a hand to hold
A lack of self control, another all time low
Upset, you regret, you don't measure up
You gave it everything, it wasn't good enough
This is once what we were fighting for
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like I'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like I'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
Broken plans, folded hands, it all came undone
The favors traded in and now you're down to one
You're a mess in distress and you're falling fast
Who's gonna save you now and help erase the past
Time keeps ticking away, another waste of a day
Stuck in the middle with no solution
Just another let down, never gonna break out
I can't take this
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like I'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like I'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
Just another let down, never gonna break out
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like I'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like I'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
You had no place to go, a failure all your own
Start again, find a friend need a hand to hold
A lack of self control, another all time low
Upset, you regret, you don't measure up
You gave it everything, it wasn't good enough
This is once what we were fighting for
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like I'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like I'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
Broken plans, folded hands, it all came undone
The favors traded in and now you're down to one
You're a mess in distress and you're falling fast
Who's gonna save you now and help erase the past
Time keeps ticking away, another waste of a day
Stuck in the middle with no solution
Just another let down, never gonna break out
I can't take this
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like I'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like I'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
Just another let down, never gonna break out
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like I'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like I'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
Lyrics submitted by punk-gurl22
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i honestly cant even figure this song out... but its an amazing song and they are a very talented band. wont be long before this band makes it mainstream. check out this song and many others at
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I am addicted to this song! xD
I have no idea what the song is about, but Johnny Cade is a character from The Outsiders. :O
It's about Johnnycake, of course. :)
And people like him. But for now, I'm going to talk in very specific terms of Johnny Cade. Midnytefox is right - Johnny is a character from "The Outsiders".
I think that this is progressing through the book, because it seems like it skips around a bit.
Yes you bet you'd be dead, but you came back home You had no place to go, a failure all your own Start again, find a friend need a hand to hold A lack of self control, another all time low Upset, you regret, you don't measure up You gave it everything, it wasn't good enough This is once what we were fighting for
This could be a reference to him being beaten at home, yes? Johnny said in the book, "I used to think was about killing myself, but. . ." Johnny was just chracterized as this poor, lost kid who never did anything wrong, and still lost everything. So "You gave it everything, it wasn't good enough." Johnny loved his parent, they never loved him back. It's all quite sad, really. :( But the gang always fought to show Johnny that he was worth something - maybe that's some significance to the last line?
The chorus - he's a greaser, and marked as lousy and spat on by society. Where's the solution when you're really a good person, but no one can see past your reputation (read the book, it's wonderful.)
Broken plans, folded hands, it all came undone The favors traded in and now you're down to one You're a mess in distress and you're falling fast Who's gonna save you now and help erase the past Time keeps ticking away, another waste of a day Stuck in the middle with no solution Just another let down, never gonna break out I can't take this
I don't want to ruin the book, but their was a "plan" to help him out of something, and even that didn't change anything. He may've ended up worse than he was before.
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