This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da, da-da
Da, da, da, da-da, da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da, da-da
Da-da, da-da
Let's go
It's not easy making a name for yourself
Where do you draw the line?
I never thought I'd be in this far
Let's have some fun and never change, not for anyone
Try not to miss me when I'm gone
(Whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
I sold my soul to the open road
(I'll live my life alone)
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
This town will be the downfall of us all
I'm gonna need you to try to follow along
I did the best that I could to try to write you songs
Now go tell them we sold out, like we're the ones who changed
I write what I feel, I say what I mean, you can't buy sincerity
(Whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
I sold my soul to the open road
(I'll live my life alone)
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
This town will be the downfall of us all
Don't forget yourselves, we made up our minds
And we signed three, four, five on that dotted line
Don't forget yourselves, we made up our minds
And we signed three, four, five on that dotted line
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
This town will be the downfall of us all
This town will be the downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
Da, da, da, da-da, da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da, da-da
Da-da, da-da
Let's go
It's not easy making a name for yourself
Where do you draw the line?
I never thought I'd be in this far
Let's have some fun and never change, not for anyone
Try not to miss me when I'm gone
(Whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
I sold my soul to the open road
(I'll live my life alone)
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
This town will be the downfall of us all
I'm gonna need you to try to follow along
I did the best that I could to try to write you songs
Now go tell them we sold out, like we're the ones who changed
I write what I feel, I say what I mean, you can't buy sincerity
(Whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
I sold my soul to the open road
(I'll live my life alone)
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
This town will be the downfall of us all
Don't forget yourselves, we made up our minds
And we signed three, four, five on that dotted line
Don't forget yourselves, we made up our minds
And we signed three, four, five on that dotted line
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
You won't find me in the same spot
Believe me, I could never stop
My life's turned upside down
Meet me out past the train tracks
I'm leaving and not coming back
You're right and I was wrong
This town will be the downfall of us all
This town will be the downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
Downfall of us all
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Dear Uneed2recognizeaplaya, You, sir, are an idiot. You are correct in that they are still on Victory. However, as far as it being a label that "doesn't twist arms," that is bullshit. Maybe not as much as major labels, but it is definitely worse than any other "independent" label (and far worse than any hardcore label around). Bridge9, Deathwish, Rivalry, etc. all give their bands much more leverage. Not to mention, Victory records is solely out to make money, not to build any sort of positive community. But on the main topic: I agree that this song is great. Seriously good work from ADTR.