August Is Over

obvious song. there was a summer fling, and now its over cause the summer's over. really good song.

this song reminds me of this summer. i met this kid and we were together all summer. he lived over 500 miles from me. so as soon as i had to leave for school it was over. there was nothing we could do about it. it was probably the hardest thing i had to do. it was the closest i had come to loving someone. it ended as quickly as it started.

this song always reminds me of that summer. def. one of my favorite songs.

and now i want to make an extended answer. "The summer nights are dead The fall is coming We were careless hearts Who got caught up in this" summer's over, along with the summer fling.

"You were shy Till the night you drove me wild And you crashed into me And I won't lie I wish it lasted a lifetime" the beginning of the summer fling.

"Please stay Won't you stay tonight?" self explanatory.

"Breathe in deep and say goodbye The saddest song I'll ever write For anyone, anytime Breathe in deep before I say I can feel us slip away You're almost gone You're good as gone August is over" the fling is over.

"Now we wait Cause August had to end All our bags are packed Just two broken hearts That got caught up in this" they're heartbroken that their relationship ended.

"I deny that tomorrow you'll be gone And so far from me It's something strange Never love the same way" he'll never forget her cause he never had a fling like the one he had with her.

"We can try to drown it out But it never stops breathing We can take it all in But it never slows down We've come down from that cloud" we can try to slow down and drown out time, but it never stops, so they came down from "cloud nine" and everyone knows that means love, or relationship, or however you put it.

"Well, say what you gotta say Please say what you gotta say Whoa-oh, oh Whoa-oh, oh" say what you need to say cause its over.

"We're not the reason August is over" its not us, its summer.

i feel smart now (:

2 comments? This song is one of the best they have. I love it. :]

The line : Breathe in deep and say goodbye The saddest song I'll ever write Is very significant to me. I love it =]

yeh definitely one of their best. ..i can see it foreshadowing the future for me (off to uni &all!)

The idea of a summer fling is a typical one, but this song is really unique, and carries so much power and emotion. Let me break it down.

"Say a prayer The summer nights are dead The fall is coming We were careless hearts Who got caught up in this" -The summer is ending. They were carefree and foolish and fell in love, and now they have to face the end.

"You were shy Till the night you drove me wild And you crashed into me And I won't lie I wish it lasted a lifetime" -She was hesitant, but he fell madly in love with her, and she gave it a chance. Now he doesn't want it too end.

"Please stay Won't you stay tonight?" -She's leaving, the fling is over. And he desperately wants her to stay.

"Breathe in deep and say goodbye The saddest song I'll ever write For anyone, anytime Breathe in deep before I say I can feel us slip away You're almost gone You're good as gone August is over" -Fairly self-explanatory. The first two lines are possibly the most powerful in the whole song. I think that "breath in deep and say goodbye" means that he is about to break down and cry, but he's trying to stay strong and let her go. He's heartbroken and this song shows his sadness. They were trying to stay together, but it wasn't working out and the summer fling dies with the end of the month.

"Now we wait Cause August had to end All our bags are packed Just two broken hearts That got caught up in this" -The first verse that shows that she is heartbroken about it ending too, but still is leaving.

"I deny that tomorrow you'll be gone And so far from me It's something strange Never love the same way" -He doesn't want to think about the fact that she will be gone tomorrow. He'll never forget how he loved her, and no one can ever really replace someone you loved.

"We can try to drown it out But it never stops breathing We can take it all in But it never slows down We've come down from that cloud" -They are trying to keep time and other forces from pulling them apart, but they just can't. It's not the same anymore, and it won't ever be again.

"Well, say what you gotta say Please say what you gotta say Whoa-oh, oh Whoa-oh, oh" -I think he's saying that he just wants her to tell him how she feels, that it's better for him to know the truth and get over it, then for her to make up an excuse or try and avoid saying it straight up.

"We're not the reason August is over" -It's not her fault, and it's not his. But the summer is over, and it just can't work anymore.

Sorry that was so long. I love this song, it makes me so sad, yet so happy every time I listen to it!

this song is great it pretty much explains what im going through right now. if u can give examples that relate for each line for a song im pretty sure its a really powerful song.

this song is great it pretty much explains what im going through right now. if u can give examples that relate for each line for a song im pretty sure its a really powerful song.

This reminds me of the notebook, for obvious reasons. Even how it's called "August is over", there's a part when fin says "summer's over it's time to go home". It reminds me of that.