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"
You love me more than those dirty clothes
'Cause you can't imagine me as someone old
But in the moment of sinless embrace
Your eyes stare right through me to the back of my face
I sleep all day
(I sleep all day)
You're the price I paid
(You're the price I paid)
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
Talks of club connection was the way it began
Not necessary dope but it was straight obsession
Couldn't sleep it out but, oh hell, who needs sleep?
Now you're six months later, it was, well, you know
I sleep all day
(I sleep all day)
You're the price I paid
(You're the price I paid)
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
I sleep all day
(I sleep all day)
You're the price I paid
(You're the price I paid)
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
'Cause you can't imagine me as someone old
But in the moment of sinless embrace
Your eyes stare right through me to the back of my face
I sleep all day
(I sleep all day)
You're the price I paid
(You're the price I paid)
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
Talks of club connection was the way it began
Not necessary dope but it was straight obsession
Couldn't sleep it out but, oh hell, who needs sleep?
Now you're six months later, it was, well, you know
I sleep all day
(I sleep all day)
You're the price I paid
(You're the price I paid)
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
I sleep all day
(I sleep all day)
You're the price I paid
(You're the price I paid)
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
We're always good on the road
(Now you, you were my favorite show)
As long as buses were rollin' on
The destination's unknown
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I really don't care about all that mainstream crap everyone is talking about. Bands weren't concerned about their music defining their generation, or any other musician of any genre of music. If you don't like the song find something else to listen to. They perform because they love music and want other people to enjoy it as well. Let the corporations and the radio charts take care of themselves.
finally the new album is put up... anyways another song about mary i believe... one of my fav off the new album
why is this song called peacoat?
Robert says that they always give silly names to songs that they are working on. Peacoat was a working title and originated from a old picture that he had of his son i think walking in central park when he was 4 in a peacoat.
its about a pic of deans son... not roberts
You love me more in those dirty clothes Cause you can’t imagine me as someone unknown But in the moment of stillness and grace Your eyes stare right through me to the back of my face I sleep all day You’re the price I paid We’re always good on the road No! You! You were my favorite show As long as busses are rolling on The destination’s unknown Toxic love connection was the way it began Not necessarily dope but it was straight obsession Couldn’t sleep it off but ah hell who needs sleep 96 months later it was, well you know I sleep all day You’re the price I paid We’re always good on the road No! You! You were my favorite show As long as busses are rolling on The destination’s unknown I sleep all day You’re the price I paid We’re always good on the road No! You! You were my favorite show As long as busses are rolling on The destination’s unknown We’re always good on the road No! You! You were my favorite show As long as busses are rolling on The destination’s unknown
^^^^ you should change the lyrics bc these ones arent right
dean said scott wasnt sure if this song could have made the album and the band thought he was crazy
great song! i heard the title was inspired of a picture of deans son and has nothing to do with the song
9."Peacoat" was composed by Dean, inspired by a photograph of his four-year old son standing in Central Park during winter, wearing a peacoat. Weiland and Dean got into a disagreement about whether or not the song should have been included on the album. "I couldn’t believe [Weiland] was having second thoughts about it — his singing was so strong!... [He] knocked it out of the park vocally." Weiland's lyrics, of course, changed the ultimate meaning of the song, but the title remained. Dean explained, "These titles crack me up. A lot of them were the working titles and they just stuck. Peacoat is one of them. As a title, it has nothing to do with the song at all."[29]
kinda crazy scott wieland was having second thoughts about putting this song on the record... its one of the best on the new album and thats saying something... this album is insane because it just gets better and better with each listen
simple drum beat and guitar riff... musically this is one of the weaker ones of the new album but it just makes scotts vocals stand out more which are great by the way... altogether this is a great song