More Than This

Shane Mack

I've burned a hole in, in the map I made
And I'm not sure what I missed
And I just make the same mistakes
Can I be more than this?

If this is all, if this is all we ever were
At least I loved enough to hurt
Enough to hurt

I played a fool, yeah I played a losing game
And let go of my innocence
And I don't know, I'll never be the same
Can I just be more than this? more than this?

If this is all, if this is all we ever were
At least I loved enough to hurt
Enough to hurt

I was standing in the rain, had my face in the mirror
And made nothing into bliss
And I found losing was just a trend
Yeah is there more than this?


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    I think this is a song about hopeful regret. Regret that the speaker didn't do enough in the time available or with what he or he had but hoping and questioning whether there is more than this, whether or not there is more to life than what has already been experienced.

    AmoebaFloweron January 01, 2011   Link
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    I think this song, is about a relationship and this person, has made the same mistakes in one relationship and is doing it again, but they have loved more so they know how it feels already and they aren't going to be too bad. It is also about self expectations of the person who doubts they can be anything more than they are and that they are always losing out on life and they need to know if there is more to do than just lose

    Mystery19on June 21, 2012   Link

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