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My Little Ruin Lyrics
Come on, my little ruin, won’t you open up and let us in?
Time has not been kind, but you're still standing here.
Leave a light on in your window, won’t you let me see a sign?
It’s gonna take more than smoke and mirrors now for me this time
Come on, my little sorrow, won’t you sing yourself a different song?
The melody that made you is now a worn-out sing-along.
Every body’s looking at you, but I can’t stand to watch,
I’ve seen this scene come and go too much
And oh, how you struggle through the hours
With your sorrow leading the way,
And as you stood there among the cowards,
You were letting them win
But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up
No, I’m not,
'Cause you're better than they are,
And I can’t say it enough
That’s enough
What are you doing?
Come on, my little ruin, won’t you build yourself back up again?
Won’t you take the time you were given; you promised it to yourself.
You could stand among the best of them if you could hold your own,
But no-one's gonna do it for you now, but you and you alone
And oh, how you struggle with your power,
And keep your back tight to the wall,
And as you were counted among the cowards,
They didn’t see you at all
Now you're caught on a rising wave, and I can’t get you off,
But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up
No, I’m not,
'Cause you're better than they are,
You're better than they are,
You're better than they are,
You're better than they are,
And I can’t say it enough
That’s enough.
What are you doing?
Come on, my little ruin, won’t you tell me where the feeling’s gone?
There's nothing lost between us; you can come back anytime you want
Time has not been kind, but you're still standing here.
Leave a light on in your window, won’t you let me see a sign?
It’s gonna take more than smoke and mirrors now for me this time
The melody that made you is now a worn-out sing-along.
Every body’s looking at you, but I can’t stand to watch,
I’ve seen this scene come and go too much
With your sorrow leading the way,
And as you stood there among the cowards,
You were letting them win
'Cause you're better than they are,
And I can’t say it enough
What are you doing?
Won’t you take the time you were given; you promised it to yourself.
You could stand among the best of them if you could hold your own,
But no-one's gonna do it for you now, but you and you alone
And keep your back tight to the wall,
And as you were counted among the cowards,
They didn’t see you at all
But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up
'Cause you're better than they are,
You're better than they are,
You're better than they are,
You're better than they are,
And I can’t say it enough
What are you doing?
There's nothing lost between us; you can come back anytime you want
Song Info
Submitted by
blakewest On Dec 14, 2015
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Absolutely Love this song from the new album. Glen mentioned on some of his live performances that this song was about a friend who regardless of having many advantages in life keeps on screwing up his life.
For me this song does hit somewhat close to home when I remember all the ways I have screwed up my own life. It could have been so much better. But I was young and stupid and thought I knew everything.. Now all there is left is a lot of regret. Nothing much to do now...
@blakewest Can't live in the past my friend, it's where you're going that matters. I'm sure Glen would agree as his last line in the song says "You can come back anytime you want".
@blakewest Can't live in the past my friend, it's where you're going that matters. I'm sure Glen would agree as his last line in the song says "You can come back anytime you want".
To mem this is about addiction and falling back. He tries to help but the one needs to do it himself. He is not allowing the other to fall back but but is difficult because the addicted person needs to do some himzelf.