The First Lyrics
Gonna be a formal dressdown hey day
We decide, why not go downtown?
How about you and me we go get wasted?
(You'll have, have to excuse me )
Hey, lets get wasted
(Please please, please excuse me)
This will be my first time
(You'll have, you'll have to excuse me)
We quietly become strong so early
Take it or leave it they can't believe it
They go from kindergarten to killing sprees
They go from heartache to inner peace
100 foot ceilings 100 percent deceit
He said let's leave this between you and me
(take it or leave it)
Between you and me the cat burglars are
(I can't believe it)
What did you see what did you steal
Tell me baby how does it feel?
Yeah how do you feel?
(Take it)
That move me the most
A top ten list of things
(Leave it)
That bother me the most
A top ten list of things
(Take it)
That scare me the most
I'd have to say that the future
I decide to walk the fine line
And celebrate life celebrate death
I choose to celebrate the first
I celebrate the first
The whole time that we're talking
Convinced that we're living
Whole time that we're dying
The whole time that you're talking
Convinced that you're living
The whole time that I'm dying
Where did the time go
You keep me on my toes
Where did the time go
Where the gravel's thin
They're gonna wear you down
Until you're thin and tired, tired, tired
I decide to walk the fine line and
Celebrate life celebrate death
I choose to celebrate
The first to go
The first to say yes
The first to say no
I'm gonna seize this moment
The first to come
The first to go
The first to say yes
The first to say no
Whole time that we're talking
Convinced that we're living
Whole time that we're dying
Where did the time go? yeah
Where did the time go?
Where did the time go?
(keep me)
You keep me on my toes
(keep me)
This was written when Tegan walked in on cat burglars in her house. It was also her attempt at being more "positive" at that point in her life, when she was "just tired of focusing on that negative part, "I just seemed to be obsessed. I had no faith that anything was going to be good anymore. I was so sad for kids, so sad for the future. One day I just thought, I have to stop this, things are good. If you think good then you give out good energy, it was a reminder to myself to stay positive."
keeps me on MAAAAAAAA toes... where'd the TOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIMMMME GO?!?! you keep me on myyyy toes, where did the time go??
Totally the correct lyrics, lol...
Totally the correct lyrics, lol...
ok this isn't quite folk there SCT, in fact it's pretty far.. but it is still good and oldschool T&S
I really like this song a lot. I feel like I relate to it right now and it's so catchy...
What other comment can you expect from an elitist? "mtv or whatever shit they saw it on." translation I'm a true fan, and if you heard them on mtv you smell funny. sigh
im not sure why but this is one of my favourite songs :)
this is definitly by far one of the best t&s songs ever, weather you like the old stuff more, or the new stuff(cant wait for the new cd), im a fan of both, but regaurdless, you should love this one, its full of so much compassion and energy!!! it couldent of had a bigger meaning if they had tried, its great! and by the way, what does it matter where you fing them out(mtv or what have yo) if you like them you like them, grow up:)
"grow up" spot on couldn't have put it better myself
I really love this song, one of my all time favourites. But I can't really figure what the meaning REALLY is. (Although the first comment gives me a clue. Haha)
To me it may be be about seizing the day and celebrating life
I agree with Plunks... I came here in search of what others thought this song meant. Unfortunately there isn't much in the way of explaining the song at all.
"To me it may be be about seizing the day and celebrating life" ...sounds good to me
very catchy hook... keeps me on my toes, where did the time go...