This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
It was a freezing night
And not a single cloud
I had a couple in me
So I reached out
And when I heard your voice
Felt you all inside
I prayed for the distance
To keep us in line
But there's things I've done
You understand like no one else
There's pain I kept buried deep inside myself
I've been saying for forever
Hey, that's not me
But me with you is who I think I'll always be
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Say anything you will
Except how you'd have me still
Say anything but know
When I go, I go, I go
It was the peak of summer
And I thought I'd drown
We couldn't get close
All the kids were around
But I could read you plain
You want a different life
Someday, hell, you might ruin mine
I'd lately come to wonder
What it might feel like
If one last time
We went and did this right
And so no one possibly could know our names
So no one bothers to remembers a face
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no, no, no, no, no
Say anything you will
Except how you'd have me still
Say anything but know
When I go, I go, I go
With you, with you, with you
If all you're really hoping for is peace of mind
Don't come to me with questions
You'll just waste your time
Exactly what you're looking for
Is what you'll find
All I see around me
Is a losing bag
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no, no, no, no, no
Say anything you will
Except how you'd have me still
Say anything but know
When I'll go, I'll go, I'll go
Say anything but know
And I'll go, I'll go, I'll go
And not a single cloud
I had a couple in me
So I reached out
And when I heard your voice
Felt you all inside
I prayed for the distance
To keep us in line
But there's things I've done
You understand like no one else
There's pain I kept buried deep inside myself
I've been saying for forever
Hey, that's not me
But me with you is who I think I'll always be
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Say anything you will
Except how you'd have me still
Say anything but know
When I go, I go, I go
It was the peak of summer
And I thought I'd drown
We couldn't get close
All the kids were around
But I could read you plain
You want a different life
Someday, hell, you might ruin mine
I'd lately come to wonder
What it might feel like
If one last time
We went and did this right
And so no one possibly could know our names
So no one bothers to remembers a face
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no, no, no, no, no
Say anything you will
Except how you'd have me still
Say anything but know
When I go, I go, I go
With you, with you, with you
If all you're really hoping for is peace of mind
Don't come to me with questions
You'll just waste your time
Exactly what you're looking for
Is what you'll find
All I see around me
Is a losing bag
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no
Please say no, no, no, no, no
Say anything you will
Except how you'd have me still
Say anything but know
When I'll go, I'll go, I'll go
Say anything but know
And I'll go, I'll go, I'll go
Lyrics submitted by catchfoxes, edited by bmclarnon, Fresko, Geoff11, BobTheRhino
Please Say No Lyrics as written by Richard Burch James Adkins
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I'm trying to put together a Love + Heartbreak blog playlist together in time for Valentines. I'm thinking of putting this down but the song's a mixture of contradictions. After reading your post, I shouldn't feel confused about the contradiction and neither should you. Some of the best pieces of art are those that evoke conflicting emotions and this is a perfect example.<br /> <br /> Yes he's saying "please say no". He wants her to make the call, he wants her to have the courage to stick to their decision of breaking up because he doesn't have the strength to. He's pleading for her to give a resounding no so he has no choice in the matter. Because if it were up to him, if she wasn't so strong willed, he'd try getting back together. These feelings are particularly potent when drunk!<br /> <br /> He knows that they won't work out. If they got back together, it'll be like the same old routine because old habits die hard. But love is familiar and behind the "please say no" facade is someone, despite knowing that nothing will change if they did get back together, he doesn't have the strength alone to distance himself through this separation. <br /> <br /> Also, on the surface it seems as though he's warning her not to get back together: <br /> <br /> "If all you're really hoping for is peace of mind<br /> Don't come to me with questions<br /> You'll just waste your time<br /> Exactly what you're looking for<br /> Is what you'll find<br /> All I see around me<br /> Is a losing bag"<br /> <br /> However, if we take it that he's saying "please say no" but if she accepted him back and wanted to try again, he would, then this verse takes a whole new meaning. He's broken up with someone who's been a big part of his life, who may have contributed partly or largely to the break up. He's self pitying here but also in denial, he feels he destroyed the relationship and doesn't deserve a second chance to be with her. He says "if you're hoping for is peace of mind, don't come to me with questions" yet he's the one that started this conversation in the first place "I had a couple in me so I reached out".<br /> <br /> Anyway, I think this is a long winded discussion when to understand this idea is to think about a relationship you've been in where you've loved your other half dearly and been with for a fair amount of time but hopelessly broke up because there was nothing left to salvage. How did you feel being without that person when you separated? It's all conflicting emotions! :)
I think you've nailed it with that post.<br /> In particular, I hadn't thought of the idea that the last verse could be the second person's response, but now that I've read that idea from you it makes that part make a lot more sense.<br /> <br /> Great song.<br /> <br /> <br /> I'm also not sure what he means by "Say anything but no, and I'd go, I'd go, I'd go", but my first impression of that was that he was basically saying "If you do anything other than give me a clear, definitive 'no', I'd go for you immediately". <br /> So this would be him explaining why he wants her to say "no"; he's pretty certain that starting the relationship up again would be a bad idea, but he feels like he wouldn't be able to stop himself from trying to "go for it" unless she gives him a solid "no".<br /> Also, with the idea of the "Somewhere no one possibly could know our names" part in mind (the idea that they could hypothetically move far away together to try again somewhere new), "I'd go" could be referring to how he'd leave his current life straight away to go and start a new one with her, if she doesn't clearly tell him that that's off the table.<br /> <br /> But maybe I'm wrong about the "Say anything but no / And I'd go" part; I'm not sure.
...just realized that the "with you" part after one repetition of "Say anything but no / And I'd go, I'd go, I'd go" makes it seem more likely that I was right in the idea that "I'd go" in that part refers to the idea that he'd leave his current life to go and start a new one with her
I believe that Jim is speaking of a girl that he had a relationship with once or maybe just a special night.
He never actually says what the question is, but I think the "No" that he doesn't want her to say is in response to the question of something like "Do you think we could have worked out?"
When he says "Say anything you will, Except how you'd have me still" its him saying that he has spent his life since their relationship wishing that he had her back and now that he's confronting her, its breaking his heart to hear her say that she wanted to get back with him just as bad. Now things can't be the same because of everything they've been through since the break up.
Just my first impression! Such a beautiful song and I think we've all been in similar situations. Great album!
I made an account just to say that I think you hit the nail right on the head with your interpretation. At least, I think the exact same.
Optimistic crowd here hey?
The way I see this the song is from the point of view of a guy who's tempted have an affair with another woman. He's saying please say no, because he's he's not strong enough to.
The lyrics shown here are mostly right, but just slightly inaccurate. I listened to the song several times, and I referred to both the lyrics shown here and the lyrics in the lyric booklet included with the album (which was almost totally accurate, but actually wrong on a few minor things such as having "all you're looking for" in place of "all you're hoping for"). This is what I determined the lyrics to be:
It was a freezing night And not a single cloud I had a couple in me So I reached out And when I heard your voice Felt you all inside I prayed for the distance To keep us in line
But there's things I've done You understand like no one else There's pain I kept buried deep inside myself I've been saying for forever Hey, that's not me But me with you is who I think I'll always be
Please say no Please say no Please say no Please say no
Say anything you will Except how you'd have me still Say anything but no And I'd go, I'd go, I'd go
It was the peak of summer And I thought I'd drown We couldn't get close All the kids were around But I could read you plain You want a different life Someday, hell, you might ruin mine
I've lately come to wonder What it might feel like If one last time We went and did this right And somewhere no one possibly could know our names Somewhere no one bothers to remember a face
Please say no Please say no Please say no Please say no, no, no, no, no
Say anything you will Except how you'd have me still Say anything but no And I'd go, I'd go, I'd go
With you, with you, with you
If all you're really hoping for is peace of mind Don't come to me with questions You'll just waste your time Exactly what you're looking for Is what you'll find And all I see around me Is a losing fight
Please say no Please say no Please say no Please say no, no, no, no, no
Say anything you will Except how you'd have me still Say anything but no And I'll go, I'll go, I'll go
Say anything but no And I'll go, I'll go, I'll go
He loves his wife. He’s had an affair. His wife asks questions that he really doesn’t want to answer because “exactly what she’s looking for” will hurt her deeply, and he doesn’t want to hurt her. Thing is, he already has.
You’re a fucking coward.