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Dear Jack
I'll write you as a friend
Dear Friend
I write I fear the end is coming soon
To you it's not so clear
It's clear to me
It's clear as glass
Dear Jack (x2)
Dear Hope
Attach it to the end of your rope
A rope that wove ambition in with sorrow
Distancing tommorow, tomorrows come and past
Dear Jack (x2)
You were the fighter
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isn't there
We'll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you're bound
Bound to the ground
Dear Jack
Wherever you are hold tight
Wherever he is shine light right there
Be strong I dare
I know it's hard but I will wait
I will wait, yeah
You were the fighter
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isnt there
We'll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you're bound
You're bound to the ground
I, I had songs for you
I had all your music written out
The words came when I heard you screaming
I, I, I, I had plans for you
Until the plans fell through
Now there is no turning back my dear jack
You were the fighter
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isn't there
We'll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you're bound
You're bound to the ground
And oh, oh, oh
We're bound to the ground
bound to the ground
We're bound to the ground
I'll write you as a friend
Dear Friend
I write I fear the end is coming soon
To you it's not so clear
It's clear to me
It's clear as glass
Dear Jack (x2)
Dear Hope
Attach it to the end of your rope
A rope that wove ambition in with sorrow
Distancing tommorow, tomorrows come and past
Dear Jack (x2)
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isn't there
We'll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you're bound
Bound to the ground
Wherever you are hold tight
Wherever he is shine light right there
Be strong I dare
I know it's hard but I will wait
I will wait, yeah
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isnt there
We'll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you're bound
You're bound to the ground
I had all your music written out
The words came when I heard you screaming
I, I, I, I had plans for you
Until the plans fell through
Now there is no turning back my dear jack
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I'll use a lighter so you can see what isn't there
We'll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you're bound
You're bound to the ground
And oh, oh, oh
We're bound to the ground
bound to the ground
We're bound to the ground
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Why isn't there a comment on this absolutely beautiful and frightenly honest song? Andrew really is amazing..
"I will fight" <3
Man now that I heard it I finally paid attention to the lyrics. It's so sad. I had leukemia as well, and while in the hospital I shared a room with a boy named Josh who had a very serious, complicated type of cancer. He didn't make it. Since then I've known many, many people, mostly kids younger than 18, that have died because cancer took their life. It is such an awful, awful shame. I will keep this song in my head and in my heart for all of the young lives lost due to cancer. =/
I agree with SwimFan4her... To me, this song is almost written to himself. Like he is referring to Jack's Mannequin, his solo identity. Though i know the song is referencing his friend who had previously had cancer I still think there is a double meaning there. It becomes especially obvious when he says "I, I had songs for you I had all your music written out," meaning he had big plans for Jack's Mannequin that he fears will never happen because of his cancer. It also makes sense since his album was already near finish and release right when he found out about his cancer.
You can take it that way if you want, but this was written before Andrew was diagnosed. The song was for his friend, Jack, and he also named Jack's Mannequin after him. In a way, this song was sort of the start of JM because he didn't feel it would work with SoCo's music. But the fact that Andrew also got cancer is just a freaky coincidence.
You can take it that way if you want, but this was written before Andrew was diagnosed. The song was for his friend, Jack, and he also named Jack's Mannequin after him. In a way, this song was sort of the start of JM because he didn't feel it would work with SoCo's music. But the fact that Andrew also got cancer is just a freaky coincidence.
where can i find this song?
i just ripped the audio from a youtube video.. i can't find an mp3 anywhere. here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAxJMJ5HTis
i just ripped the audio from a youtube video.. i can't find an mp3 anywhere. here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAxJMJ5HTis
ahh amazingg i wish there was a studio recording of it...
i think the "the world couldnt hold you down" part is about how jack just couldnt stay on his feet and everytime something good happened his cancer kept coming back to him
does anyone know what actually happened to jack, though? ive been wondering for a really long time but i cant find anything...like is he still alive and if so, is he in remission?
The singers name is Andrew McMahon and he is in remission he has been in remission for about 4 years, Youtube Jack's Mannequin you can find tons of his stuff and he just released a new album called The Glass Passenger you should check it out!
The singers name is Andrew McMahon and he is in remission he has been in remission for about 4 years, Youtube Jack's Mannequin you can find tons of his stuff and he just released a new album called The Glass Passenger you should check it out!
no i know that hahah andrew mcmahon is my hero, i have every song he's ever done on my ipod. i was wondering what happened to jack, though, because this song isnt about andrew, its about a kid named jack who was andrew's friend's brother who had cancer when andrew was in high school. thats why its such a coincidence because he named the band jacks mannequin after this kid before he found out that he also had cancer, so its very ironic.
no i know that hahah andrew mcmahon is my hero, i have every song he's ever done on my ipod. i was wondering what happened to jack, though, because this song isnt about andrew, its about a kid named jack who was andrew's friend's brother who had cancer when andrew was in high school. thats why its such a coincidence because he named the band jacks mannequin after this kid before he found out that he also had cancer, so its very ironic.
I always thought he died, but I just watched Dear Jack, and apparently he was at Andrew's wedding...
I always thought he died, but I just watched Dear Jack, and apparently he was at Andrew's wedding...
yeah i saw that too! and i had also always assumed the same thing, but i guess not
yeah i saw that too! and i had also always assumed the same thing, but i guess not
At first i thought this was about Andrew but then i read this on youtube....
I remember reading when jacks mannequin first formed that this was the first song andrew wrote after soco broke up and this is where they got the name jacks mannequin from because he wrote it for a kid named jack who had lukemia and he was diagnosed with it himself a few months later. hence, he is jacks mannequin. ive been looking for a way to hear this song for three years. im so glad he decided to finally start playing it
this song is so touching and indescribably beautiful, it's pretty self explanatory when you think about who it was written for. it gives me chills. andrew is amazing.
i was in the audience the first time he played this song for anyone. incredible song.
This song is phenomenal. The lyrics have so much meaning.
Ohhhh my. i am so unhealthily obsessed with andrew mcmahon. I have been waiting for his really good stuff to come out and I'm so happy that Dear Jack (the documentary) and the ep came out. He is truly a piano genius. And the way he feels about Jack (the Jack behind Jack's mannequin) just makes me tear up. I cried listening to this for the first time.