High life
I know that yesterday is gone and it won't come back to me
But I miss it after all it never really lasts as long as we'd meant for it to be
There'll be twists and turns to pull at us and tear into the seams
But I'll meet you where we started once again, 'cause I miss you
Maybe we were right to carry on, to carry on
Even when they said we'd be undone
Take it as a sign, we can still go on, we still belong
Even when the worst is yet to come
We're only waiting on the sun to clear away the haze
'Cause we can't see where we've gone from where we started
Where we strayed and where we're meant to be
There'll be ash and dust to bury us but I will keep you clean
And I'll meet you where we started once again
Maybe we were right to carry on, to carry on
Even when they said we'd be undone
Take it as a sign we can still go on, we still belong
Even when the worst is yet to come
And when tomorrow comes and we've shown everyone
What they can never take away
Maybe we were right to carry on, to carry on
Even when they said we'd be undone
Take it as a sign we can still go on, we still belong
Even when the best is yet to come
And when tomorrow comes and we've shown everyone
What they can never take away
And when tomorrow comes and we've shown everyone
What they can never take away
But I miss it after all it never really lasts as long as we'd meant for it to be
There'll be twists and turns to pull at us and tear into the seams
But I'll meet you where we started once again, 'cause I miss you
Maybe we were right to carry on, to carry on
Even when they said we'd be undone
Take it as a sign, we can still go on, we still belong
Even when the worst is yet to come
We're only waiting on the sun to clear away the haze
'Cause we can't see where we've gone from where we started
Where we strayed and where we're meant to be
There'll be ash and dust to bury us but I will keep you clean
And I'll meet you where we started once again
Maybe we were right to carry on, to carry on
Even when they said we'd be undone
Take it as a sign we can still go on, we still belong
Even when the worst is yet to come
And when tomorrow comes and we've shown everyone
What they can never take away
Maybe we were right to carry on, to carry on
Even when they said we'd be undone
Take it as a sign we can still go on, we still belong
Even when the best is yet to come
And when tomorrow comes and we've shown everyone
What they can never take away
And when tomorrow comes and we've shown everyone
What they can never take away
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There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
This is a great song! Dashboard Confessional will always be one of my favorite bands and the music just always hits home.
saw them live not to long ago with a local orchestra backing them up, it was quite beautiful :) annyywayyy this new cd owns chris and the guys deserve every bit of fame and attention thrown their way AHEM anyway, to me, this song is saying, screw what they say, cuz we're perfect for eachother, babe :')
From the title and the lines... "I know that yesterday is gone and it won't come back to me But I miss it after all" Wanting to alter the ending of a relationship(yesterday) and still believing and hoping for a good tomorrow:)