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Throw It All Away Lyrics
Take your cautionary tales
And take your incremental gain
And all the sycophantic games
And throw 'em all away
Burn your TV in your yard
And gather 'round it with your friends
And warm your hands upon the fire
And start again
<i>Take the story you've been sold
The lies that justify the pain
The guilt that weighs upon your soul
And throw 'em all away</i>
Tear up the calendar you bought
And throw the pieces to the sky
Confetti falling down like rain
Like a parade to usher in your life
<i>Take the dreams that should've died
The ones that kept you lying awake
When you should've been all right
And throw 'em all away</i>
With the time I waste on the life I never had
I could've turned myself into a better man
There is nothing you can buy
And there is nothing you can save
To fill the hole inside your heart
So throw it all away
<i>Help me to empty this house
The wool i've gathered all these days
And thought I couldn't do without
And throw it all away</i>
And take your incremental gain
And all the sycophantic games
And throw 'em all away
Burn your TV in your yard
And gather 'round it with your friends
And warm your hands upon the fire
And start again
The lies that justify the pain
The guilt that weighs upon your soul
And throw 'em all away</i>
And throw the pieces to the sky
Confetti falling down like rain
Like a parade to usher in your life
The ones that kept you lying awake
When you should've been all right
And throw 'em all away</i>
I could've turned myself into a better man
And there is nothing you can save
To fill the hole inside your heart
So throw it all away
The wool i've gathered all these days
And thought I couldn't do without
And throw it all away</i>
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Submitted by
toadtws On Jan 14, 2002
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This is a great song about being able to start over and let all the pointless things in life that bog you down go.
How much time do we waste on what's not important?
This songs lyrics have such a simple yet SO powerful message. Incredible.
Awesome song, I like the philosophy it proposes.
What do you think he means with "the dreams that should've died" ?
Someone might point out that Glen Phillips is not a Christian, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't think like one. The lyrics read like something out of the gospels. "The dreams that should have died" refer to any selfish ambition.