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Rest of Years Lyrics
I’m keeping you mine
For the rest of years
For the rest of years
And your watery eyes are gonna rest someday
And your watery eyes are gonna rest someday
And your watery eyes are gonna rest someday
And your watery eyes
Tell the saint I’m gonna be a little late
Drawing bands around the river
For the rest of years
All the time that you faded away from
All the time but you faded away from me
They can’t see what I can see
Tell them to wait for me
Turn everything around
I can turn everything around
They can’t see what I can see
Tell them to wait for me
Turn everything around
I can turn everything around
I’ll have you in my sleep
For the rest of Years
For the rest of Years
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
All the time but you faded away from
All the time but you faded away from me
They can’t see what I can see
Tell them to wait for me
Turn everything around
I can turn everything around
They can’t see what I can see
Tell them to wait for me
I can turn everything around
I can turn everything around
They can’t see what I can see
Tell them to wait for me
I can turn everything around
I can turn everything around
All the time that you faded away from
All the time that you faded away from
All the time but you faded away from me
For the rest of years
For the rest of years
And your watery eyes are gonna rest someday
And your watery eyes are gonna rest someday
And your watery eyes are gonna rest someday
And your watery eyes
Drawing bands around the river
For the rest of years
All the time but you faded away from me
Tell them to wait for me
Turn everything around
I can turn everything around
Tell them to wait for me
Turn everything around
I can turn everything around
For the rest of Years
For the rest of Years
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
Turn the watery eyes trying to hear you
All the time but you faded away from me
Tell them to wait for me
Turn everything around
I can turn everything around
Tell them to wait for me
I can turn everything around
I can turn everything around
Tell them to wait for me
I can turn everything around
I can turn everything around
All the time that you faded away from
All the time but you faded away from me
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to me it sounds like he says "I'm keeping you in mind" in the first line and "In your watery eyes I'm gonna rest some day" in the fourth line but I could be wrong. I rediscovered this song and it is now on repeat. I pretty much love anything by the national. Their songs can be interpreted in many ways which is something I love in a song.
Pretty sleeve-hearted if you ask me: Berninger is depressed about his loss, and pissed at himself for being depressed, and depressed becuase he's pissed off at himself. This is pretty much the theme of every song on the album.
Fantastic song. Lots of thoughts, but still haven't figured out a meaning.
There was someone on the "Forever After Days" page that interpreted it as having something to do with God. I feel like that interpretation makes more sense in regards to this song.