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Stay Awake Lyrics
Live it up, live it up
Or just come back home
Yeah, cause these city lights
Are too much for you alone
But San Francisco sounds quite lovely
And so I'll just wait for your call
I promise, I promise, I'm holy, lonely
So stay awake, and I'll stay
I try and go, but your game
It waits for me and you, love
So cover up for the rain
You see in way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But we sure know best
Now that you're gone
Because I can't breathe
With these words on my tongue
But San Francisco still sounds lovely
And he swears he still loves you
He still loves you
He called, lonely
So stay awake, and I'll stay
I try and go, but your game
It waits for me and you, love
So cover up for the rain
You see in a way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But you're still keeping me sane
It's still in the way that I think
That nobody's watching
Yeah, nobody's watching me and
It's still in the way that I think
Cause nobody's watching
Yeah, nobody's watching me and
It's still in the way that I think
Cause nobody's watching
Yeah, nobody's watching
The rain
You see in a way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But you're still keeping me sane
The rain
You see in a way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But you're still keeping me sane
Or just come back home
Yeah, cause these city lights
Are too much for you alone
But San Francisco sounds quite lovely
And so I'll just wait for your call
I promise, I promise, I'm holy, lonely
I try and go, but your game
It waits for me and you, love
So cover up for the rain
You see in way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But we sure know best
Now that you're gone
With these words on my tongue
But San Francisco still sounds lovely
And he swears he still loves you
He still loves you
He called, lonely
I try and go, but your game
It waits for me and you, love
So cover up for the rain
You see in a way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But you're still keeping me sane
That nobody's watching
Yeah, nobody's watching me and
It's still in the way that I think
Cause nobody's watching
Yeah, nobody's watching me and
It's still in the way that I think
Cause nobody's watching
Yeah, nobody's watching
You see in a way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But you're still keeping me sane
You see in a way too much safety
Because I don't stand a chance
Any longer than you do my friend
But you're still keeping me sane
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This is one of the best songs. It's beautiful the way he yells "rain". God, I love the chorus.
Anyone else think it may be "i promise, i promise, i'm wholly lonely." instead of "i'm holy, lonely." I just can't see "holy" fitting in. Lydia's never expressed any religion that I've noticed.
His girl probably told him they need time apart to figure stuff out, and skipped town (to San Francisco where she found someone else, it sounds like). Also seems like he's more willing to take a chance on their relationship than she is. So he's left alone, holding onto this idea that she might come back for him. He thinks he doesn't "stand a chance" without her, so he says kind of sarcastically "we sure know best now that you're gone" (regarding what they needed to figure out). Yet at the same time, her absence has this sobering effect on his mentality--he can think more clearly without her around involving him in her mind games. It is indeed sad. But a beautiful song all around, I love the meter changes, the echoes and the yelling chorus.
"Because I don't stand a chance Any longer than you do my friend But you're still keeping me sane"
aww hell yeah. great song.
this is my favorite of the new album, so, so good.
"The rain, you see in way too much safety Because I don't stand a chance."
This is sung beautifully.
The acoustic version may almost be better....
corrections "I promise I'm holding, lonely" not holy
"the rain, you've seen way too much safety"
correction to the correction its: "i promise i'm wholly lonely."
correction to the correction its: "i promise i'm wholly lonely."
so they were right, it was just wrong spelling.
so they were right, it was just wrong spelling.
this song is my favorite.
this song is my favorite.
also, in an interview with Leighton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugjuJomJosI)he says at the end, that the line is "You see in way too much safety."
also, in an interview with Leighton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugjuJomJosI)he says at the end, that the line is "You see in way too much safety."
First song of theirs that I bought... God I love this band...
san francisco is quite lovely and so is lydia, :].