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My point of reference makes me afraid to begin convincing,
But you might as well just change your name.
'Cause I only recognize this shadow,
Kinda like a superhero with nobody's best interests in mind.
Now there's blood in the waters, that I squeezed from this stone, here
And we turned into our cheap wine.
And I swallowed every drop, yes, I could feel my stomach rotting,
You were so supportive as I drank through the pain.
You recognize this shape, it's the back of your hand. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
You placed it on my face here again, and again, yeah. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein.
Dove off the deep side platform, jack-knifed and bone dry, I hit floor
One broken ankle saved my name.
And this eraser burn, I dig in deep at every turn.
It keeps getting darker and the fear stays the same.
You recognize this shape, it's the back of your hand. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
You placed it on my face here again, and again, yeah. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place,
don't wanna be the one who takes,
I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein.
(Whoa-oh whoa-oh, Whoa-oh whoa-oh oh [x2])
I don't wanna take, I don't wanna take this place, no.
I don't want to take, I don't wanna take this place, no.
No-oh, no-oh. I don't wanna take this place, no.
No-oh, no-oh. I don't wanna take this place, no.
You recognize this shape, it's the back of your hand. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
You placed it on my face here again, and again, yeah. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place,
don't wanna be the one who takes,
I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein.
But you might as well just change your name.
'Cause I only recognize this shadow,
Kinda like a superhero with nobody's best interests in mind.
And we turned into our cheap wine.
And I swallowed every drop, yes, I could feel my stomach rotting,
You were so supportive as I drank through the pain.
You placed it on my face here again, and again, yeah. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein.
One broken ankle saved my name.
And this eraser burn, I dig in deep at every turn.
It keeps getting darker and the fear stays the same.
You placed it on my face here again, and again, yeah. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place,
don't wanna be the one who takes,
I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein.
I don't want to take, I don't wanna take this place, no.
No-oh, no-oh. I don't wanna take this place, no.
No-oh, no-oh. I don't wanna take this place, no.
You placed it on my face here again, and again, yeah. (Whoa-oh whoa-oh [x2])
And I don't wanna be the one who takes this place,
don't wanna be the one who takes,
I don't wanna be the one who takes this place in vein.
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I think the lyrics at the beginning are...
"My point of reference Makes me afraid to begin convincing But you might as well just change your name Cuz I only recognize a shadow. Can I be like a superhero, With nobody's best interests in mind? Now there's blood in the water That I squeeze from this stone here And we turned into our cheap wine And I swallowed every drop Yes I could feel my stomach rot And you were so supportive as I drank through the pain."
I think the song is about an abusive relationship, and how all attempts to make it work were "in vein."
yeah i dont really like the woah woahs, its all a bit AFI :/
but otherwise its pretty good. Nice to see the good old alk3 dark lyrics :)
i love this song but i have no idea what it means, any ideas?
Now that I see the lyrics I dont think it is this but I used to think it was about a heroin addict Because when their shooting up (Its not In VAIN its In VEIN) they usually have the front of their hands facing themselves, they wouldnt recognize the back of their hand cuz their always shooting up, but the rest of the song makes no sense in that meaning
Can I blank a superhero?
Should be:
Kind of like a Superhero
That bleeds from this stone here
Shold be:
That I squeeze from this stone here.
as for the blood|stone|water image:
to "get blood from a stone" means to do the impossible.
"like getting blood from a stone" some one really doubts the possibility of some thing happening they might say "that would be like getting blood from a stone" as in impossible-very difficult.
good old alk3 dark lyrics?
a) the lyrics on crimson are pretty dark, b) the lyrics on this song aren't that dark really
This sounds like it is refering to heroin,In Vein
im hearing the 'whoa' thing being done a bit too much nowadays... the beginning and chorus parts remind me of a.. cringe fallout boy song... I have a feeling it will take a bit of getting used to this album when the full thing comes out..