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Leave You Now Lyrics
Ten long years I spent in the sun
Where I broke my back to avoid the gun
But I never cracked and never gave you up
I just did my time for you
Yeah, I can't leave you now
Yeah, I got nowhere to go anyhow
(How's that for a compliment girl?
How's that for a compliment?)
When you sleep, don't dream of me
I don't want to break your heart 'til I'm breaking free
When I get out I'm gonna run with ya
We're gonna make our way to America
Yeah, I can't leave you now
Yeah, I got nowhere to go anyhow
Ten long years I spent in the sun
(Yeah)
Where I broke my back to avoid the gun
(I can't leave you now)
But I never cracked and I never gave you up
(Yeah)
I just did my time for you
(I got nowhere to go anyhow)
They can call me public enemy
Brand my skin for treachery
What they long to have
They cant take away from me
My hope is going by the power of love
The highest wall that they erect is not a prison enough
And like a river that is running takes it water to sea
The only ending that is fitting is you and me baby
Yeah, I can't leave you now
Yeah, I got nowhere to go anyhow
When you sleep, don't dream of me
(Yeah)
I don't want to break your heart 'til I'm breaking free
(I can't leave you now)
When I get out I'm gonna run with ya
(Yeah)
We're gonna make our way to America
(I got nowhere to go anyhow)
Where I broke my back to avoid the gun
But I never cracked and never gave you up
I just did my time for you
Yeah, I got nowhere to go anyhow
How's that for a compliment?)
I don't want to break your heart 'til I'm breaking free
When I get out I'm gonna run with ya
We're gonna make our way to America
Yeah, I got nowhere to go anyhow
(Yeah)
Where I broke my back to avoid the gun
(I can't leave you now)
But I never cracked and I never gave you up
(Yeah)
I just did my time for you
(I got nowhere to go anyhow)
Brand my skin for treachery
What they long to have
They cant take away from me
The highest wall that they erect is not a prison enough
And like a river that is running takes it water to sea
The only ending that is fitting is you and me baby
Yeah, I got nowhere to go anyhow
(Yeah)
I don't want to break your heart 'til I'm breaking free
(I can't leave you now)
When I get out I'm gonna run with ya
(Yeah)
We're gonna make our way to America
(I got nowhere to go anyhow)
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this song is about being in prision. their lead singer also said at their concert in akron that he was sent to prision for one night because he tp'd the school's court yard =p
"Ten long years I spent in the sun Where I broke my back to avoid the gun But I never cracked and never gave you up I just did my time for you" Sounds like an accomplice to a crime that never gave up his partner but covered for him and did the time for him.
"(How's that for a compliment girl? How's that for a compliment?)" Sorry... but I don't hear that at all...?
"(How's that for a compliment girl? How's that for a compliment?)" i just think this part is so funny XD
This song kinda sounds like a modern rendition of the story of Jacob and Rachel in Genesis chapters 29-31. Jacob had to work for his Uncle Laban for many many years so that he could marry Rachel, and he stuck with it even when Laban cheated him.
"(How's that for a compliment girl? How's that for a compliment?)" It's a compliment, because it shows how much Jacob loved Rachel.
"But I never cracked and never gave you up I just did my time for you" He never gave up, and just completed his.. 14? years of service
"Yeah, I can't leave you now Yeah, I got nowhere to go anyhow" Jacob is unable to go back home because Esau hates him, and he doesn't want to leave Rachel.
"When you sleep, don't dream of me I don't want to break your heart 'til I'm breaking free When I get out I'm gonna run with ya We're gonna make our way to America" Not gonna say this works perfectly, but when he finally runs away from Laban and his service, he takes Rachel (and Leah) along with him to Canaan.
"They can call me public enemy Brand my skin for treachery What they long to have They cant take away from me
My hope is going by the power of love The highest wall that they erect is not a prison enough And like a river that is running takes it water to sea The only ending that is fitting is you and me baby" This is probably the least fitting part.. but ehh, after Jacob runs away, Laban does take a posse after him and accuses him of breaking his promises. In the end, though, Laban is not allowed by God to stop Jacob. Thus, Jacob eventually succeeds through the power of love. And stuff. Yes.
And this isn't what the band says is the interpretation.. so yea :/
So my take is that, since a lot of the album is about the WW2 era (said by the band), this song is about a guy who loves a girl that is in danger of being caught by the Nazi's for not being part of their "perfect race". So, he didn't give her up, even though he spent time in prison because of the fact that he was "protecting" her. And when he gets out of prison, they are going to escape to America, to get away from the Nazi regime.
Just my two cents.
Because this is a war-themed song (I think it's war in general, not just WWII) this seems like he's talking about a labour camp- he was forced to work to avoid 'the gun'. It seems he was interrogated too, but he's planning to escape to America and safety with his girl once he escapes.