[Verse 1]
You're three sides of my eight-sided circle
Two lovers juxtaposed with doorways
Broken window frames color her eyes in with black lines
Let it all run down
Let it all run down

[Chorus 1]
It's one way to opt for a horizon
'Cause in my opinion
It's one way to say we're abandoned
And we don't belong here at all

[Verse 2]
There's no explanation or forewarning
Underneath all the crimson linings
We approach the streets with a clear conscience, we'll survive
Let it all fall down
Let it all fall down

[Chorus 2]
It's one way to opt for a horizon
And not to mention
It's one way to say we're abandoned
And we don't belong here at all
And romance just is...

[Bridge]
Slow it all down, the damage is done
Play the music loud, don't make a sound
Let's raise a toast to a sad story
In a dirty cup, in a dirty cup
You made it, you made it hurt so bad
You made it hurt so bad

[Outro]
With a little poison
We can burn this whole place down to the ground again


Lyrics submitted by kiahcaitlin, edited by Mellow_Harsher

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    <3

    lovemusicdorkon February 02, 2010   Link
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    "The romance just is Slow it all down Damage is done Play the music loud Don't make a sound Let's raise a toast to the sad story And a dirty cup and a dirty cup" love thatt

    lovemusicdorkon March 02, 2010   Link
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    I think the meaning of this song is fairly obvious. It's about a relationship that fell apart without her realizing it would come to an end.

    They were her everything but she couldn't see any notion that it would end underneath all of the "silver linings."

    She goes on to say that the Romance just is. Nothing more. It's just there and it doesn't belong. She feels heartbroken and implies that it was the other person's fault.

    I love the line "With a little poison we can burn this whole place down to the ground again." To me it means that small things can ruin even the best laid plans.

    The meaning was pretty easy but there it is if anyone, for whatever reason, was lost.

    almostcoolenoughon July 19, 2010   Link
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    This needs to be updated for the newly released version on the Acoustic EP.

    "It's one way to abhor a horizon" This is supposed to be: "It's one way to opt for a horizon" And "silver linings" is "crimson linings"

    FangsUp8991on July 21, 2010   Link
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    This has the potential to be a #1 on the canadian charts

    KyleMartinon July 28, 2010   Link

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