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For Want Of Lyrics

I, I believed
Memory might mirror no reflections on me
I, I believed
That in forgetting I might set myself free

But I woke up this morning
With a piece of past caught in my throat
And then I choked

I, I bled
I tried to hide the heart from the head
And I, I said I bled
In the arms of a girl I'd barely met

'Cause I woke up this morning
With the present in splinters on the ground
And then I drowned

And if I can't see it's for want of you

You said, "I see"
If there's nothing here then it's probably mine
My, my turn to see
If there's nothing here it'll always be mine, mine

I woke up this morning
With a piece of past caught in my throat
And then I choked

I, I guess I've learned
The taste of the days that will always burn
I, I guess I've learned
If it's in the corner of my eye, well I can always turn

'Cause I woke up this morning
With the present in splinters on the ground
And then I drowned

And if I don't see it's for want of you, you
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fenwik On Mar 22, 2002
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This is my all time favorite song. Its so beautiful and well written. Guy Piccoto's voice is amazing. The music is amazing. THis song is flawless.

Cover art for For Want Of lyrics by Rites of Spring

this song kills me everytime i hear it, such emotion and feeling. an amazing examination of being unable to move on from a girl in his past.

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ahhh, the story of my life...

Cover art for For Want Of lyrics by Rites of Spring

awesome song...thanks pr0le i had never heard of these guys until i read your one comment on the small brown bike song.awesome band,awesome song.

guy picciotto is a lyrical genius. i love them soooooo much. you can tell jawbreaker's early stuff is influenced by them. they are definitely one of the greatest post-hardcore bands that were ever around.

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Song's about (in my opinion). A guy that just experienced a break up, but still wishes for the past. The break up obviously wasn't mutual. he's looking back knowing that the relationship was bad for him, but it felt so good to care for someone he just doesn't give a f*ck. All he has now are the memories, and he'll live his own fantasies every night remembering and hopefully that's good enough for his ailing heart.

This is a very beautiful song. The way emo was and should always stay, drenched with emotion, powerful lyrics. When you're as anguished as Guy here. You just want to SCREAM, scream as if a million splinters are tearing at your heart propelled by the girl/guy you loved while looking at them with shocked eyes with a voice that pleads for them to stop screaming because they can't hear you while at the same time shrieking at how much of a bitch they are for forsaking your feelings like that.

so much raw emotion! Before the Jimmy Eay Worlds and Get up kids, and saves the days, emo bands like rites of spring and early fugazi screamed out the dark feelings of their heart, how shitty they feel inside, and in their shows would thrash around in a masochistic like manner with blood on the floor and petals scattering the ground proving to the one they once loved that they can attempt to hurt themselves more than they could ever hurt them, but to no avail. Rites of Spring scream and sing like a soul that's dying. Their songs should be forced through the ears of any ex that has hurt you.

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rites of spring is most definatly one of the greatest bands. i think their style is the best way to put emotion into music. beautiful stuff.

Cover art for For Want Of lyrics by Rites of Spring

you hit the nail on the head, tsk8rkff. if only all emo sounded like this. bands like jawbreaker and rites of spring don't get the recognition they deserve. they opened the doors for bands like the get up kids and saves the day. if you listen to saves the day's earlier recordings (circa "can't slow down") they're a bit reminiscent of earlier emo, but now they've been watered down and deprecated. what a shame. but at least we've got rites of spring and the likes to fall back on.

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sings So much better than Dashboard So much better than Dashboard So much better than Dashboard --But then again what is not?

Cover art for For Want Of lyrics by Rites of Spring

This song is so damn good...So much emotions in it, Rites Of Spring really started it all and they did it with talent!