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After the Flood Lyrics
you can't be well enough alone
you're twisting, going further from home,
we're spinning out of control
no touch, no feel
you take you steal
you're slipping into patterns again
another night of cigarettes and short breath
it's hard to keep it holy
i try to keep it clean, but honesty is wearing thin
don't make me give in
it went too far,
it left us scarred
and you've come apart
it went too far,
far from the start
and changed who we are
you're desperate, you're used to being cold
so wounded; now go do what you're told
another night of cigarettes and short breath
it's hard to keep it holy
i try to keep it clean, but honesty is wearing thin
don't make me give in
it went too far,
it left us scarred
and you've come apart
it went too far,
far from the start
and changed who we are
it went too far and changed who we are
you're twisting, going further from home,
we're spinning out of control
you take you steal
you're slipping into patterns again
another night of cigarettes and short breath
i try to keep it clean, but honesty is wearing thin
don't make me give in
it left us scarred
and you've come apart
it went too far,
far from the start
and changed who we are
so wounded; now go do what you're told
another night of cigarettes and short breath
i try to keep it clean, but honesty is wearing thin
don't make me give in
it left us scarred
and you've come apart
it went too far,
far from the start
and changed who we are
it went too far and changed who we are
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Heard it on the season finale of BMS
great song on a great show
Such a well played song!
best lines...
it went too far, it left us scarred and you've come apart it went too far, far from the start and changed who we are
Well played song indeed. normally I dont like the typical relationship views on songs or how every music song people think is about drugs. but here we go, this is the bs i could think of.
I think it could be about someone cheating in a relationship or a lie that someone told in the relationship that had gone too far. I think it could be a lie in a friendship too but tough to think if that would be powerful enough in a friendship to have the line - another night of cigarettes and short of breath meaning they're upset about something it seems.
None the less it involves a lie I think due to the line of honesty is wearing thin.
@the_howee: Yes, same place I heard it. Great song for the scene too.
It's a guessing game, but this is what I've come up with thus far.
you can't be well enough alone you're twisting, going further from home, we're spinning out of control
You're screwed up and cannot handle it alone, and your actions are driving us apart...driving you further away from "home" (our life)
no touch, no feel you take you steal you're slipping into patterns again another night of cigarettes and short breath
Clearly, the last statement suggests that whoever is speaking has been seeing the same stuff over and over again....cigarettes are stress relievers. Too much stress = shortness of breath. Question is: What is the problem? Could the beginning mean "don't touch me without permission"?
it's hard to keep it holy i try to keep it clean, but honesty is wearing thin don't make me give in
This is a tough one. It could be from the perspective of the speaker, suggesting that they'll be unable to keep it civil and honest (about what's going on) for much longer. However, someone suggested some kind of relationship issue (cheating). Perhaps...but the lyrical method suggests it's referring to the person speaking.
it went too far, it left us scarred and you've come apart it went too far, far from the start and changed who we are
This is fairly obvious IMO. "Ya screwed up so much it's left a dent/scar...our relationship is far from what it was when we got together"
Sounds good, but what do I know. I'm in my very first relationship since I married in the late 80's....
Sounds good, but what do I know. I'm in my very first relationship since I married in the late 80's....