I don't believe in absolutes anymore
I'm quite prepared to admit I was wrong
This life it sucks your principles away
You have to fight against it every single day
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
It is like so many other things
As distant as your former sins
So sad and lonely and so derelict
As the optimism that we once shared
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
I'll send you postcards every single day
Just to prove I still exist
This world will not impose its will
I will not give up and I will not give in
And I will not give up and I will not give in
I won't betray your confidence
I won't pretend my way was lost
This world will not impose its will
I will not give up and I will not give in
I'm quite prepared to admit I was wrong
This life it sucks your principles away
You have to fight against it every single day
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
It is like so many other things
As distant as your former sins
So sad and lonely and so derelict
As the optimism that we once shared
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
I'll send you postcards every single day
Just to prove I still exist
This world will not impose its will
I will not give up and I will not give in
And I will not give up and I will not give in
I won't betray your confidence
I won't pretend my way was lost
This world will not impose its will
I will not give up and I will not give in
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Postcards from a Young Man Lyrics as written by Nicholas Jones James Bradfield
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The young man is in doubt. He wrote and posted so many postcards (this is to be taken literally) but is threatening to stop doing so, to wait for a response. But at the other side he will not give up and will not give in.
These postcards tell a sad story, a story of loss & a story of hope!
Furthermore, he holds close to what he thinks / believes is true. In his conviction, he will not betray confidence, whilst he is the one letting out his personal information.
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A confirmation for me to post some more letters towards my ex-girlfriend. Fuck you, James Dean!
Will wait for others to bring meaning.
This is specialy to people that have had strong ideals. You find your ideals are fadeing and all the small things that seemed trivial start geting to you. Then suddenly you think back and realise that even thought you promised you would never change you have.
@ Magimo
Don't think this is about Richey, but he is a symbole of not changeing not geting les radical. It is belived by many that he left because MSP had "sold out". They originaly made the band to speak there ideals.
This is a text where your old self are reminding you of a younger and more rebel you. Remembering old values, couses and ideas for a old political state. We have grown all to old hassen't we Sundance Kid?
- Nicky Wire