All Alone

as nate said when i saw him on tour, "this song is about falling in love with an inanimate object" hahaha

By far the best of their unknown/unpopular songs. Tied with Some Nights (Intro) and Some Nights for best song on the album.

When I listen to this song I think about how sometimes people are described as vapid or empty, like a pretty, lifeless doll. This kinda comes through in the lines "and she sits on my shelf, it makes me think of you [...] she's a lot like you," like he's comparing a past lover to an inanimate object, and maybe when he says "I feel so all alone," he isn't just thinking about himself now, with the doll, but the time he was with his lover too.

I fell in love with a wind-up souvenir I bought her downtown as I was on my way to meet you She sounds the like the songs you used to sing to put me to sleep Now that you're gone, she's all that I've left to hold

And I feel so all alone No one's gonna fix me when I'm broke How do you cry with inanimate eyes? You're never gonna smile with the way that you are

And I feel so all alone

I came to you I thought you might appreciate The way that she dances The painted look upon her face She must have come from the sun I want to take her through the park Where she'll tell me I'm all that she wants If she could even talk

I feel so all alone No one's gonna fix me when I'm broke How do you cry with inanimate eyes? You're never gonna smile with the way that you are

And I feel so all alone I feel so all alone

And she sits on the shelf She makes me think of you The way she carries the things that remind me of who We used to be before we became antiques She's a lot like you When I hold her too tight, I know she'll break She'll just take some glue to stay

And I feel so all alone No one's gonna fix me when I'm broke How do you cry with inanimate eyes? You're never gonna smile with the way that you are

And I feel so all alone

I feel so all alone I feel so all alone

I think it's about replacing love with inanimate things, like possessions.

Have u being dumped from your girlfriend or lost someone really important to you and there are some things they remind you of this person? well i think he is singing that he fell in love with her and now she is gone and have no one by his side just that insignificant lifeless doll and throught the song he talks about how things would be if she was here again like going out to the park and she´d tell her that he is all she wants but then he says like "if she could even talk" and thats like falling from te clouds and hitting so hard in the concrete because she is no longer

so he feels so alone.. :)

does she seem on a shell or sit on a shelf?

I just wanna break it all down lol seems easier. I fell in love with a wind-up souvenir (He's comparing his girlfriend to a doll) I bought it downtown as I was on my way to meet you (He met her before coming to see someone) She sounds the like the songs you used to sing to put me to sleep (I'm guessing maybe she could sing?) Now that you're gone, she's all that I've left to hold (I think he might've lost someone special and his girlfriend is all he has left)

And I feel so all alone No one's gonna fix me when I'm broke How do you cry with inanimate eyes? (I think this means she never cries no matter what happens) You're never gonna smile with the way that you are (This means she has no feelings what-so-ever)

And I feel so all alone (I think this means he has no one to feel anything with like being happy, sad, mad, etc.)

I can't be you I thought you might appreciate The way that she dances The painted look upon her face She must have come from the sun I want to take her through the park Where she'd tell me I'm all that she wants If she could even talk (This is the only part of this verse I really understood a lot, haha, but I think this means she never really says anything or she never says I love you.)

I feel so all alone No one's gonna fix me when I'm broke How do you cry with inanimate eyes? You're never gonna smile with the way that you are

And I feel so all alone I feel so all alone

And she sits on my shelf It makes me think of you (She makes him miss his ex or the person he lost) The way she carries the things that remind me of who We used to be before we became antiques (I think this means he turned into a doll like her) She's a lot like you But when I hold her too tight, I know she'll break She just takes some glue to stay (Its hard to keep her around)

And oI feel so all alone No one's gonna fix me when I'm broke How do you cry with inanimate eyes? You're never gonna smile with the way that you are

And I feel so all alone I feel so all alone I feel so all alone

Overall, I think this is just about someone falling in love with a girl who has no feelings and no soul but he doesnt want to leave her since shes all he has but he still feels really alone. I think you'll be surprised to know I'm only 12 (:

I LOVE THIS SONG SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8D

Thank you!!!! I’ve been trying to figure out what is being said under the lyrics since I first heard it!