The Curse of Perfect Days Lyrics
You gave your heart and all of it
Without a thought of what you meant
You knew you couldn't live without this
So make your excuses now
That time has stolen all that you've earned
Make your excuses now
That time has stolen her
Time has stolen her
That I've exaggerated the situation
Cause' I've never been scared like this
Of losing more than i have to give
I swore I could fix everything
But I told myself lies all these years
I told myself lies all of these years
The words that replay in your ears
The grip that you held has weakened
Was the life that was yours forsaken
But I can't take my eyes off of you
Our Bodies smooth and young
The dreams of getting older
Were never supposed to come
The curse Of perfect days
You forget just what you've made
And you find yourself just praying
For something more than this life
To prescribe their medicines
And hold their bad news
As if later it will make more sense
But I've never been scared like this
(Its so unfair)
Just waiting for my strength to give
(I thought I could handle this)
But this is the rock I broke myself against
(I swore i could fix anything)
The memories we have made (everyday was the best day of my life)
I could never repay what i owe (I'll replace, I'll reload)
Even though i read the ending before the start
I would have never changed a single part
Tell me I'm just scared
Say I'm such a drama queen
Its not even fair
Let me see your eyes
The love that's right behind
And I'll promise you
That it will never die
That it will never die
Our bodies smooth and young
The dreams of getting older
Were never supposed to come
The curse of perfect days
You forget just what you've made
And you find yourself just praying
For something more than this life
And you knew exactly when You gave your heart and all of it Without a thought of what you meant You knew you couldn't live without this So make your excuses now That time has stolen all that you've earned Make your excuses now That time has stolen her Time has stolen her
Tell me that I'm a fool That I've exaggerated the situation Cause' I've never been scared like this Of losing more than i have to give
Its so unfair I believed I could handle this I swore I could fix everything But I told myself lies all these years
I told myself lies all of these years I told myself lies all of these years
The fear that moves in and stays here The words that replay in your ears The grip that you held has weakened Was the life that was yours forsaken But I can't take my eyes off of you
And we were still so cool Our Bodies smooth and young The dreams of getting older Were never supposed to come The curse Of perfect days You forget just what you've made And you find yourself just praying For something more than this life
We wait for the doctors To prescribe their medicines And hold their bad news As if later it will make more sense But I've never been scared like this (Its so unfair) Just waiting for my strength to give (I thought I could handle this) But this is the rock I broke myself against (I swore i could fix anything)
We believed we'd have our way (And we did, and we did) The memories we have made (everyday was the best day of my life) I could never repay what i owe (I'll replace, I'll reload) Even though i read the ending before the start I would have never changed a single part
Tell me I'm a fool Tell me I'm just scared Say I'm such a drama queen Its not even fair Let me see your eyes The love that's right behind And I'll promise you That it will never die That it will never die
And we were still so cool Our bodies smooth and young The dreams of getting older Were never supposed to come The curse of perfect days You forget just what you've made And you find yourself just praying For something more than this life
I want so much more than this life
"Or replace the book we wrote", not "I'll replace, I'll reload"
"Or replace the book we wrote", not "I'll replace, I'll reload"
Alternative Press interviewed Toby Morrell from Emery about each song. He said this song is about a dream he was having about his wife. Here's the interview:
"This song is one of my favorites. I love the way it starts so simply and then turns into a great rock song. It contains one of my favorite screaming parts on the album–the middle screaming part that is basically a second verse. It really reminds me of Stretch Arm Strong, and I like how tough but scared it sounds. This song is based on dream I had about my wife having cancer and dying."
Here's a link to the interview: http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/track_by_track_emery/
great song! at the concert toby said how this song is about his wife. He said he has been so happy with her but he keeps having these dreams of her dying and he doesn't know what to do.