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The Great Escape Lyrics
Paper bags and plastic hearts
All are belongings in shopping carts
It's goodbye
But we got one more night
Let's get drunk and ride around
And make peace with an empty town
We can make it right
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
Tonight will change our lives
It's so good to be by your side
But we'll cry
We won't give up the fight
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
And they'll think it's just cause we're young
And we'll feel so alive
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
All of the wasted time
The hours that were left behind
The answers that we'll never find
They don't mean a thing tonight
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
All are belongings in shopping carts
It's goodbye
But we got one more night
Let's get drunk and ride around
And make peace with an empty town
We can make it right
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
It's so good to be by your side
But we'll cry
We won't give up the fight
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
And they'll think it's just cause we're young
And we'll feel so alive
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
The hours that were left behind
The answers that we'll never find
They don't mean a thing tonight
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Writer
David Katz, Martin Johnson, Sam Hollander
Duration
3:26
Submitted by
xdanixgirlx On Jun 25, 2007
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No offence, but I think you all are wrong lol. To ME; I think it's about a girl & boy, who can't be together, but go out anyway and are spending their last night together.
We'll make the great escape We won't hear a word they say They don't know us anyway Watch it burn Let it die Cause we are finally free tonight
But that's just me, I guess everyone sees it differently. :]
thats exactly what i thought!
thats exactly what i thought!
haha man this song is mean... first one to comment i think... unless someone beats me right now... yah well this is a great song to sing if u just graduated or some shet... seems like their saying to forget everything you've learned from your peers for just one night and have the time of your life... or maybe for the whole summer... but yah great song to dance to as well
great song. ;D loving it.
the song is pretty self explainitory but yea what lostboywithgirls said. i love boys like girls. one of my favorite bands
no one really cares buggie... sorry but no one does...
I have to agree. Nobody gives a shit xD
I have to agree. Nobody gives a shit xD
ehhh. not their best song. but it's not bad. i think this song is teenager-ish - it sort of makes me think it's about these teenagers that are going to run away from a place they hate, but before they run away, they're gonna do everything they've always wanted to do to the place they hate - no matter how bad their actions will be. i think it's just about people wanting freedom and to do whatever they want.
love this song. its just about kids getting away from everything, no matter how they do it like through music, driving away, going out. whatever. forget everything, leave it behind and just escape. plain and simple.
dude, i didn't say anything about your opinion. i don't mind it when people say "I hate a song" that I like, i accept it. at least i don't try to throw discrediting insults in too.
hey buggie... i'm sorry dog, my friend sometimes goes on and causes trouble to ppl and irritates the crap out of them.... changed the password but yah... i don't really care if ppl hate the song either.. my friend was just being immature
oops. apology accepted than, man. :)