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I took a drive today, thought about you.
I thought about a friend who passed, and how much we just went through.
I saw the sun shine off the hood of a Cadillac,
I thought about some things I'd say, and some that I would take back.
I thought about how fortunate I feel to be alive.
And if you're scared of the future tonight,
We'll just take it each hour one at a time.
It's a pretty good night for a drive,
So dry up those eyes, dry up those eyes.
Because the radio will still play loud,
Songs that we heard as our guards came down.
Like in the summertime when we first met,
I'll never forget, and don't you forget,
These nights are still ours.
I still love the way you smile.
I still love the ocean.
We should remember to slow down more often and maybe we will.
Theres a lotta good things coming our way right now,
A lotta bad has passed but we survived the breakdowns
All is forgiven, water under bridges now.
And if you're scared of the future tonight,
We'll just take it each hour one at a time.
It's a pretty good night for a drive,
So dry up those eyes, dry up those eyes.
Because the radio will still play loud,
Songs that we heard as our guards came down.
Like in the summertime when we first met,
I'll never forget, and don't you forget,
These nights are still ours.
And if you're scared of the future tonight,
We'll just take it each hour one at a time.
It's a pretty good night for a drive,
So dry up those eyes, dry up those eyes.
Because the radio will still play loud,
Songs that we heard as our guards came down.
Like in the summertime when we first met,
I'll never forget, and don't you forget,
These nights are still ours.
I thought about a friend who passed, and how much we just went through.
I saw the sun shine off the hood of a Cadillac,
I thought about some things I'd say, and some that I would take back.
I thought about how fortunate I feel to be alive.
We'll just take it each hour one at a time.
It's a pretty good night for a drive,
So dry up those eyes, dry up those eyes.
Because the radio will still play loud,
Songs that we heard as our guards came down.
Like in the summertime when we first met,
I'll never forget, and don't you forget,
These nights are still ours.
I still love the ocean.
We should remember to slow down more often and maybe we will.
Theres a lotta good things coming our way right now,
A lotta bad has passed but we survived the breakdowns
All is forgiven, water under bridges now.
We'll just take it each hour one at a time.
It's a pretty good night for a drive,
So dry up those eyes, dry up those eyes.
Because the radio will still play loud,
Songs that we heard as our guards came down.
Like in the summertime when we first met,
I'll never forget, and don't you forget,
These nights are still ours.
We'll just take it each hour one at a time.
It's a pretty good night for a drive,
So dry up those eyes, dry up those eyes.
Because the radio will still play loud,
Songs that we heard as our guards came down.
Like in the summertime when we first met,
I'll never forget, and don't you forget,
These nights are still ours.
Song Info
Submitted by
voit On Jun 24, 2007
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I love this song, one of my favorites from Gaslight.
I'm thinking this song is about a death, a crumbling relationship, just a huge shit storm in general going on for the narrator. But he's just trying to see everything through with some optimism; trying to save his relationship, not letting that death of a friend be the end of him and/or his girl, just standing his ground through the hard times.
I think this song is being sung to a friend that's having just as hard of a time as the singer with life and its consequences. As he addresses both death and relationships, i think the song is a general reflection on their lives, and appreciation for having gotten through some rough patches.
I think "Dictionaries and Boomboxes" is a reference to the movie Say Anything. There's a part where Lloyd (John Cusack) and Diane (Ione Skye) are in Diane's room and Lloyd points out Diane's "mother dictionary" and Diane tells him that when she was little she used to look up a new word in the dictionary every day. And then there's the famous boombox scene, where Lloyd stands under Diane's window blasting "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel after they fought. If the song title is a reference to Say Anything, then the guys in TGA did a great job of picking out objects that show what make the characters tick. In Diane's case, it's language and academics, and Lloyd has his music. My apologies if I focused too much on the movie rather than the song.
sink florida sink
iancurits: yeah, that was the first thing I thought when I first heard this song. The "whoa's" in this song is a little TOO similar to the chorus of "Sink, Florida, Sink".
Maybe it's an homage? I mean, these guys salute their idols many times on the record. And you can tell that they've taken lots of inspiration from Against Me! (as well as the clash, bob dylan, bruce springsteen and others)
Obviously, "sink, florida, sink". but also the chorus sounds like ramones' "Poison Heart". c
I think its about seeing an ex - girlfriend after going through a bad breakup. Maybe he wants her back. Maybe he doesnt. He now realizes that the painful things they said to each other now don't matter. But they are going to go for a drive and try to start over as friends.
I think its about seeing an ex - girlfriend after going through a bad breakup. Maybe he wants her back. Maybe he doesnt. He now realizes that the painful things they said to each other now don't matter. But they are going to go for a drive and try to start over as friends.
I think it's "And if you're scared of the future tonight, We'll just take it each ALBUM one at a time."
Given the references to letting the radio play loud, and also the general music-centricness of the album.
You're right, it does sound alot like "album"...hmmm.
You're right, it does sound alot like "album"...hmmm.
these are amazing.
no, guys. It's hour. It doesn't have anything to do with the references to the volume, it has to do with the previous line, "if you're scared of the FUTURE tonight", we'll break down Time and take it one HOUR at a time.
That said, I like "album" a lot more :)