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All Things All at Once

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In those days we were lions,
In those days we were kings.
It's not one thing or the other,
It's all things all at once.

Oh I will love you better than him,
Oh I will love you better than him,
Oh I will love you better than him,
Oh I will love you better than him.
Oh… oh…
Oh… oh…
Oh… oh…
Oh… oh…

These wings ain't for flying,
These wings are just for show.
It's years since I've been flying,
I'm damned to the earth.

Oh I will love you better than him,
Oh I will love you better than him,
Oh I will love you better than him,
Oh I will love you better than him.
Oh… oh…
Oh… oh…
Oh… oh…
Oh… oh…

In those days we were lions,
In those days we were kings.

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drngoc On Aug 09, 2013

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shadow2k

2013-08-20 10:40:02

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2013-08-18 11:14:16

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by CompressedAire

17d ago

Such a simple song lyrically, but so utterly compelling and heartbreaking.

My take on this song is that it's about a relationship after the first wave of connection and excitement has subsided, perhaps reaching the dreaded seventh year when many couples break apart, and the speaker is insisting he is still the one for her. Yes, he is no longer soaring, they are no longer lions or kings, but he will still love her better than the new person she is considering. It's the plea of the steadfast as opposed to the shiny new thing.

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