i may not smile
as you turn and walk away
my heart just falls
on every word you say
i will not fight
'cause you will not listen
and though i never led my troops to war
and though i never learned what my life was for
and all i ever got was nothing
'cause you always said one day
you always said soon i'd do it
you always said now that you waited
now you've waited too long
waited too long
i thought you was right
'cause i knew i was wrong
well you can cry if you want
cry if you want
i will hang in myself
myself
myself
i will return
as a brilliant shinning light
the things i've said
will all be proven right
one fill one knife
and you whole life's wasted
and though you never led your troops to war
and though you never learned what your life was for
and all i ever gave you was nothing
'cause i always said one day
i always said soon i'd do it
i always said now that you waited
now you've waited too long
waited too long
you thought i was weak
but i proved i was strong
well you can cry if you want
just cry if you want
while you hanging yourself
yourself
yourself
you can cry if you want
i can cry if i want
we can cry if we want
let's stop hanging ourselves
as you turn and walk away
my heart just falls
on every word you say
i will not fight
'cause you will not listen
and though i never led my troops to war
and though i never learned what my life was for
and all i ever got was nothing
you always said soon i'd do it
you always said now that you waited
now you've waited too long
waited too long
i thought you was right
'cause i knew i was wrong
well you can cry if you want
cry if you want
i will hang in myself
myself
myself
as a brilliant shinning light
the things i've said
will all be proven right
one fill one knife
and you whole life's wasted
and though you never led your troops to war
and though you never learned what your life was for
and all i ever gave you was nothing
i always said soon i'd do it
i always said now that you waited
now you've waited too long
waited too long
you thought i was weak
but i proved i was strong
well you can cry if you want
just cry if you want
while you hanging yourself
yourself
yourself
i can cry if i want
we can cry if we want
let's stop hanging ourselves
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"and though i never led my troops to war"
I really like this line
I hate to say it but this song is about a break-up.
that is also my favorite line.. it is indeed about a break up. my favorite song by them though!
It goes beyond a break up song. It's about two people that are searching the depths of themselves to discover some meaning to existence and the struggle that entails. He is singing about his inability to fulfill his partners needs and by "hanging in himself" he can release the torment of trying to satisfy an insatiable person.