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Date Line (I Am Gone) Lyrics
This is just a matter of
Me getting what I needed
Till I was safe upon the other side
Of the international date line
It was just a matter of
(Just a matter of)
Me keeping myself seated
(Keeping myself seated)
Till the pilot killed the overdrive
And landed in a place where you can't
Find me there
Find me there
When you hold one chance
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
Then I am gone
I'm tired of you and me
(Tired of you and me)
And the space that's in between
(Space that's in between)
And I would rather be somewhere
With better thoughts and warmer air
I'm tired of trying to be
(Tired of trying to be)
Somebody different than me
(Different than me)
I'm tired of trying to shine it on
When the lights go out tonight, I'm gone
I'll run from here
Run
When you hold one chance
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
When the hurt gets real
And you still can't feel
When you can't escape
And you cannot stay
Then I am gone
Safe upon the other side
Of the international date line
I landed in a place that you can't find
You can't find me there
You can't find me there
When you hold one chance
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
When the hurt gets real
(The hurt gets real)
And you still can't feel
(Still can't feel)
When you can't escape
(Can't escape)
And you cannot stay
Then I am gone
Safe upon the other side
Of the international date line
I landed in a place that you can't find
When the last plane leaves
And you cry for me
When you lie awake
And you feel it break
Then I am gone
Me getting what I needed
Till I was safe upon the other side
Of the international date line
(Just a matter of)
Me keeping myself seated
(Keeping myself seated)
Till the pilot killed the overdrive
And landed in a place where you can't
Find me there
Find me there
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
Then I am gone
(Tired of you and me)
And the space that's in between
(Space that's in between)
And I would rather be somewhere
With better thoughts and warmer air
(Tired of trying to be)
Somebody different than me
(Different than me)
I'm tired of trying to shine it on
When the lights go out tonight, I'm gone
I'll run from here
Run
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
When the hurt gets real
And you still can't feel
When you can't escape
And you cannot stay
Then I am gone
Of the international date line
I landed in a place that you can't find
You can't find me there
You can't find me there
And you break your hands
When the secret's safe
And you call my name
When the hurt gets real
(The hurt gets real)
And you still can't feel
(Still can't feel)
When you can't escape
(Can't escape)
And you cannot stay
Then I am gone
Of the international date line
I landed in a place that you can't find
And you cry for me
When you lie awake
And you feel it break
Then I am gone
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"When the last plane leaves And you cry for me When you lie awake And you feel it break Then I am gone"
Such a powerful ending. I see the use of the 'plane' in these lines almost as a synonym for 'chance.' Basically like telling somebody, you don't have any more chances to make it up to me and when you finally realize how much I meant to you, I'll already be gone. It took a little bit to grow on me, but now I really really like this song.
This song just sounds like getting very far away from something or someone. It's a pretty good song, one of the weaker ones on Paper Walls though. I think the whole international date line is pretty clever though.
Yup, I love the beginning of it. it is a bit weak though, compared to fighting or the takedown
When you hold one chance And you break your hands.. good line
like it has been said, this is just about getting far away from someone...sounds like someone that's always let you down and hurt you, and you just want to get away.
oh, and in the very first verse, it's actually "this was just a matter of..." it's not actually a question. =]
it actually goes:
This is just a matter of Me getting what I needed Til I was safe upon the other side Of the international date line
It was just a matter of Me keeping myself seated Till the pilot killed the overdrive And landed in a place where you can't Find me there, Find me there
When you hold one chance And you break your hands When the secret's safe And you call my name Then I am gone
I'm tired of you and me And the space that's in between And I would rather be somewhere With better thoughts and warmer air
I'm tired of trying to be Somebody different than me I'm tired of trying to shine it on When the lights go out tonight, I'm gone I'll run from here, Run
When you hold one chance And you break your hands When the secret's safe And you call my name
When the hurt gets real And you still can't feel When you can't escape And you cannot stay Then I am gone
Safe upon the other side Of the international dateline I landed in a place that you can't find You can't find me there You can't find me there
When you hold one chance And you break your hands When the secret's safe And you call my name
When the hurt gets real And you still can't feel When you can't escape And you cannot stay Then I am gone
Safe upon the other side Of the international dateline I landed in a place that you can't find
When the last plane leaves And you cry for me When you lie awake And you feel it break Then I am gone
at first this was one my least favorite parts, but after listening to it a lot it's one of my faves. I LOVE RYAN KEY'S VOICE!! um... meanings...... it's basically about him leaving someone and saying how they'll regret it, but he'll be gone.
one of my fav songs in this band =)