You want to see me disappear
Well, it starts here
Trying my best
Not to say what you don't want to hear
But it's all right
You can cover your, cover your ears
Face my fears
Just once a year
The feeling I get
When I want to return everything
That's in my life
I'll be busting at the seams
It's a gamble either way
If you play your cards
It's another tidal wave
I'll be waiting with my eyes closed
No, I don't want to be
The one who lives a lie
But never knew it
We're just a world away from where
I can feel like I've never felt before
So lock the door
You want to see me disappear
Well, it starts here
Trying my best
Just to say what you don't want to hear
But it's all right
You can cover your, cover your ears
It's a gamble either way
If you play your cards
It's another tidal wave
I'll be waiting with my eyes closed.
No, I don't want to be
The one who lives a lie
But never knew it.
We're just a world away from where
I can feel like I've never felt before
So lock the door.
You're the one who told me
To pack up all my things
And leave in the morning
It's just a world away from here
And I will never bother you no more
And that's for sure
No, I don't want to be
The one who lives a lie
But never knew it.
We're just a world away from where
I can feel like I've never felt before
So lock the door
You're the one who told me
To pack up all my things
And leave in the morning
It's just a world away from here
And I will never bother you no more
And that's for sure
Well, it starts here
Trying my best
Not to say what you don't want to hear
But it's all right
You can cover your, cover your ears
Face my fears
Just once a year
The feeling I get
When I want to return everything
That's in my life
I'll be busting at the seams
It's a gamble either way
If you play your cards
It's another tidal wave
I'll be waiting with my eyes closed
No, I don't want to be
The one who lives a lie
But never knew it
We're just a world away from where
I can feel like I've never felt before
So lock the door
You want to see me disappear
Well, it starts here
Trying my best
Just to say what you don't want to hear
But it's all right
You can cover your, cover your ears
It's a gamble either way
If you play your cards
It's another tidal wave
I'll be waiting with my eyes closed.
No, I don't want to be
The one who lives a lie
But never knew it.
We're just a world away from where
I can feel like I've never felt before
So lock the door.
You're the one who told me
To pack up all my things
And leave in the morning
It's just a world away from here
And I will never bother you no more
And that's for sure
No, I don't want to be
The one who lives a lie
But never knew it.
We're just a world away from where
I can feel like I've never felt before
So lock the door
You're the one who told me
To pack up all my things
And leave in the morning
It's just a world away from here
And I will never bother you no more
And that's for sure
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When hes talking about World Away, I think he means Heaven.
It also seems his girlfriend, or this other person does not want to choose a side, and so he is saying that he will be going to heaven and she won't be there with him.
"It's just a world away from here
and I will never bother you no more,
and that's for sure."
Thats my opinion.
Instead, it feels like someone put in a situation where his girlfriend is telling him to leave and he doesn't know whether to fight for her or not. Ultimately, deciding that he wont bother her anymore and he's given up/escaping.
I've dated plenty of crazy girls, they let you get caught up in their emotions thats why he says "I dont want to be the one that lives the lie"
whether you personally like it or not, emery is a quote unquote christian band. they are christians and therefore live by chrisitan morals. though i agree with a later comment that is likely to come up from this "not all songs from a chrisitan artist are abotu God" however, you have to take into account that as christians, God is everything, and God is in everything. so though God may not be a main focus in each and every song, the underlying meaning will often have christian morals and subtle mentionings of God.
that being said, i agree with Nothingtoknow911, i beleive that this man in the "story" (as all of the songs on this album are more detailed stories than songs) is christian and struggling with his own beleifs while his girlfriend is not a christian and is most likely taking part in actions that he would find immoral and wrong.
the lines thatstrike out most to me are the interchanging lines "I'm trying my best not to say what you dont want to hear" and "i'm trying my best just to say what you don't want to hear".
these lines portray a problem many chrisitians have. telling the ones most dear to them that they are walking down a path that will lead to only destruction. it's so hard to say these things and talk of God with them because you are close to them and do not want to say anything that would offend them, but it comes to a point where you have to say exactly what they dont want to hear whether they accept it or not you have to give it a shot.
as the sng progresses he obviously has told her how he feels and her response was not of loving embrace but to tell him to leave. he never wanted to be the one to live a lie, which to live any other way than the way of God is a lie to chrisitans (just to clarify i am not saying any of us beleive we are perfect for being christian, but exactly the opposite, we knwo we do wrong but we try our best to right our own wrongs). in the end the two broke up and he is left knowing that he can no longer help her the way he intended.
that is just my oppinion on the song, i tried my best to incorporate what i beleive the band members would also feel abotu the song, but in reality all i can do is speculate. though you may not agree with my interperetation that is only my oppinion based on my own beleifs and backgrounds. but we all have the freedom to form our own oppinions of songs and place oru own meanings on them as we please, especially with most songs from emery. as though I beleive God is in all of their songs, it is added in so subtly that even secular listeneners can enjoy it. well that's all i have to say about the song...may God bless you for all of your days. peace
Thats my take anyway =) I can totaly relate too.
this is where my confusion kicks in. is he talking about the lie taking him a world away, or staying true taking him a world away. I think it may be the lie. "Its a gamble either way." Wether he's true or lies, it's a gamble. But this lie may take him to a new place where he's never felt like he has until now. Whether that world is good or bad I guess depends on you're outlook on life.
Are you a pessimist or optimist?