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The Finish Line Lyrics
I though I knew it all,
I've been through the highs, said all my goodbyes,
Learned to run before I learned how to crawl.
It's not worth fighting for if one of us is sure,
And one of us is dying, trying to find love's cure.
I have waited all my life to paint these cities red,
Thoughts I've always had here
are stuck inside my head,
It's not worth fighting for if one of us wants more,
And one of us is dying, trying to find love's door.
When we learn how to fly,
We forget how to walk,
When we learn how to sing,
We don't want to hear each other talk,
Here we are at the finish line,
Here we are at the finish line.
And you, you really thought you knew,
Everything to do.
With holding onto me and holding on,
This time is making me slip right through your hands.
And now you don't understand,
Trying to find love all yourself.
When we learn how to fly,
We forget how to walk,
When we learn how to sing,
We don't want to hear each other talk,
When we know what we want,
We forget what we need,
When you find who you are,
You forget about me.
Here we are at the finish line
Here we are at the finish line
Here we are at the finish line.
I've been through the highs, said all my goodbyes,
Learned to run before I learned how to crawl.
It's not worth fighting for if one of us is sure,
And one of us is dying, trying to find love's cure.
Thoughts I've always had here
are stuck inside my head,
It's not worth fighting for if one of us wants more,
And one of us is dying, trying to find love's door.
We forget how to walk,
When we learn how to sing,
We don't want to hear each other talk,
Here we are at the finish line,
Here we are at the finish line.
Everything to do.
With holding onto me and holding on,
This time is making me slip right through your hands.
And now you don't understand,
Trying to find love all yourself.
We forget how to walk,
When we learn how to sing,
We don't want to hear each other talk,
When we know what we want,
We forget what we need,
When you find who you are,
You forget about me.
Here we are at the finish line
Here we are at the finish line.
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I love this song! I found this beautiful video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24czsaC-meA
In my opinion the song's meaning is that we should never forget to take the time for our spouse, friend, girlfriend, or the like.
I think this song is about a relationship where the man is letting go and the woman is holding on. They both want the relationship to work but the man realizes that letting go is the only option. They would be better off apart and free than being together and broken. Her attempts at saving the relationship are fruitless because he has given up and is not willing to fight, and the more she fights for him, the more he slips away. He tries to explain that we are blinded by what we want so badly we loose sight of what we truly need and what is best for us. She is so focused on holding on to him, she has lost herself along the way and He tries to comfort her by saying that once he has left, she will be able to find herself again, and in turn, be able to let him go.
An achingly and bittersweet song
This is exactly the way I hear the song as well, thank you for your post KangarooCry.
This is exactly the way I hear the song as well, thank you for your post KangarooCry.
Stunning song.
Stunning song.
Thank you for your post.
Thank you for your post.
Beautiful. I hear the same thing. I wish someone I know would stop following me all around the Internet. He's fearless there, but he has no balls when it comes to face-to-face. I should tell him to listen to this song and then leave me the hell alone...
Beautiful. I hear the same thing. I wish someone I know would stop following me all around the Internet. He's fearless there, but he has no balls when it comes to face-to-face. I should tell him to listen to this song and then leave me the hell alone...
I think this song is about a rebound relationship. The guy fell in love with this girl when was sad and alone: "I've been through the highs, said all my goodbyes, Learned to run before I learned how to crawl."
Then he regained his perspective in life and is trying to find a way out of a relationship he no longer wants to be in: "This time is making me slip right through your hands. And now you don't understand, Trying to find love all yourself."
I think the chorus is trying to say that when you've already had the best parts of the relationship (in his case the healing), that it's hard to go back to being just a normal couple.