The Word You Wield

this might be another song about jesse lacey.... think about it.

"You�ve got nowhere to go but up To where you�ll dine with foreign kings"

over the years, he's gotten more and more "in touch" with god.

"And will they train you like a dog And will they walk you down my streets The wind will whistle our old songs The ones I�ll always keep"

will they train you like a dog might imply that maybe jesse's religion might control all of his views on certain things; he might be practicing what he preaches.

the wind will whistle all our old songs, the ones i'll always keep --- kind of a given, don't you think? maybe songs means memories...they basically used to be best friends, or close to it.

"I�ve got a bone to pick with you About the argument we had The day you got into that cab And said my world is in your past"

my world is in your past....jesse told max that he won't be a guest vocal on in defense of the genre because he doesn't want to be associated with "that type" of music anymore.

idunno. maybe it's just me though. i've just never thought twice about this song being written about a girl.

this song is fucking awesome. even though im not quite sure i know what its about. this song reminds me alot of "where is my mind" by the pixies. yeah??? yeah.

reminds me of weezer

maybe this song is about giving up?

I just think this song is simply about a relationship gone bad.

weezer? hmm the first verse gives off this cursive vibe.. i was so stoked the first time i heard this song.. the vibe stopped second verse in though. still, this songs great just for that part

this is THEE like best (2nd best next to "Walk Through Hell") Say Anything song....does any one else think this is the best band theyve ever heard? lyrics. the lyrics MAKE the band....omg...Max Bemis is my fucking idol!

"weezer? hmm the first verse gives off this cursive vibe.." uh which Cursive are you listening to? I def hear the weezer. There's little weezer sounding things throughout the whole album I noticed.

I think this song is about how he is obsessing over the fact that him and his girlfriend have OFFICIALLY stop being a part of each others lives. At the beginning of the song

You’ve got nowhere to go but up To where you’ll dine with foreign kings

This message is more or less being told to him by his friends and the people around him. He's better off without her, and his life is about to turn around. However, he can't forget about her and all he can do is replay the last encounter they had together. He feels defeated.

And why am I surprised You’re giving up on me Goodbye The words you’re wielding like a knife

...those lines kill me every time. it's like i can feel the knife too.

Here's my interpretation, it's a pretty personal song to me.

"You’ve got nowhere to go but up To where you’ll dine with foreign kings You can’t forget about our tryst And all those other fleeting things" I guess it introduces the song very bluntly with the narrarator (Max) being in a relationship issue and the relationship has ended. He is saying she has nowhere to go but up from him and find better guys, but he's not going to let her forget about his times with her.

"And will they train you like a dog And will they walk you down my streets The wind will whistle our old songs The ones I’ll always keep" The new guy will tell him whatever he wants and she'll believe him, and do some of the same things he did, and he knows it.

"You’ve got nowhere to go Whoa whoa Nowhere to go Whoa whoa Nowhere to go Whoa whoa Nowhere to go Whoa whoa" Basically saying you can't do better than me.

"I’ve got a bone to pick with you About the argument we had The day you got into that cab And said my world is in your past" He wants to talk things over about why she left him and got out of his life, but she doesn't seem willing to.

"There must be something wrong with me My mind is just a sickly little alibi And why am I surprised You’re giving up on me Goodbye The words you’re wielding like a knife" She gave up on him, and she's holding the fact that she left him over him and it's making him sick and making him feel down on himself.