You're running free at record speed
My legs are crushed - my arms they bleed
Inside of me turns like a washing a machine
While outside I form a smoke screen

What happened to that girl I knew?
You look like her, but this can't be you
You're traveling to the Upper East Side
Make sure you enjoy the skyline

The rain comes down and hits my window
Proves to be
The rain is knocking at my window
Source of company

What if I died?
Would it make any difference now
I know I'll feel better in the morning
But this is how I feel now

If you need anything just call
The understatement of the year
Waving to an empty window
Once filled by your shadow

Disappear before my eyes
Before my eyes have time to cry
Help myself to a plate of
dissatisfaction


Lyrics submitted by neurotic

Most Accidents Occur 10 Miles From Your House song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

16 Comments

sort form View by:
  • +1
    General Comment

    it was beetlejuice. . . winona ryder

    happypunkon March 28, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i think this song is pretending to be ok with a breakup or a failing relationship..."if you need anything just call. The understatement of the year." Great song, so relatable.

    TMCblinkon June 20, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    emofan... i agree with you completely on that one...

    kungfumaster09on August 28, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    does anyone know where I could get this song?

    EMOgency247on August 30, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love this band. anything that is acoustic and emo is wonderful...ahhhh yes this is great

    Ender101726on September 01, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love this band! dose anyone know what the opening part from a movie was ? i was thinking it was from girl interupted but i dont know

    melancholy_child23on October 15, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    beatlejuice maybe?

    neuroticon March 17, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is amazing. so realistic.

    where_we_breatheon April 25, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song describes how i feel perfectly 'i know i'll feel better in the morning but this is how i feel right now' i've thought that so many times.. feeling left out is deffinatly my favorite band.. kate

    killerkates69on June 23, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Feeling Left out are just the best band eva!! this is mi fave song of all time "What if I died? Would it make any difference now" I think every1 can relate to it @ some point!

    Pottsy_87on September 27, 2004   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Album art
Holiday
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday". I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Album art
No Surprises
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Album art
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
Album art
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.