The Wonder Years

Chaser

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When you clear out all the smoke,
The memories of those years seem dimly lit like I never replaced a light bulb.
When you clear out all the smoke,
They found me on your neighbor's lawn, rambling on, dizzy and upset and freezing cold.

I know how it looked when I fell to pieces around you.

I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds.
If you believe her, there's no going home again.
I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds.
If you believe her, there's no going home.
I'm not going home; I got suckered in.

Please, don't make me feel like a disaster.
I'm learning how to put the pieces back together and turn the aching to composure.
I'm thinking with my head first; no more broken phones or swollen knuckles
From putting holes in the booth by the back wall.

When you clear out all the smoke, I guess everyone's alone.
When you clear out all the smoke, I don't see why that's so wrong.

I got suckered in, there's no going home again.
I got suckered in, there's no going home again.

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surgical_tools On May 11, 2013

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I Was Scared and I'm Sorry

When you clear out all the smoke, 
The memories of those years seem dimly lit like I never replaced a light bulb. 
When you clear out all the smoke, 
They found me on your neighbor's lawn, rambling on, dizzy and upset and freezing cold.

I know how it looked when I fell to pieces around you.

I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds. 
If you believe her, there's no going home again. 
I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds. 
If you believe her, there's no going home. 
I'm not going home; I got suckered in.

Please, don't make me feel like a disaster. 
I'm learning how to put the pieces back together and turn the aching to composure. 
I'm thinking with my head first; no more broken phones or swollen knuckles
From putting holes in the booth by the back wall.

I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds. 
If you believe her, there's no going home again. 
I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds. 
If you believe her, there's no going home. 
I'm not going home; I got suckered in.

When you clear out all the smoke, I guess everyone's alone. 
When you clear out all the smoke, I don't see why that's so wrong.

I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds. 
If you believe her, there's no going home again. 
I'm a chaser but I found stronger winds. 
If you believe her, there's no going home. 
I'm not going home; I got suckered in.

I got suckered in, there's no going home again.
I got suckered in, there's no going home again.

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by whoareyuo

12y ago

I think this song is about the person who wrote its addiction to smoking. and he stopped and so now life is clearer but all his memories when he was on drugs, are not memories that are easy to reach. i think he is saying that the drugs made him fall apart and he is having a hard time getting away from them because they made him feel home. and the title seems to suggest that he chased drinks or drugs with more smoking. "Im a chaser but i found stronger winds" suggests that he found something better than smoking

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