these are some of my favorite lyrics of all time. it's just talking about the way that this guy chris knows is really angry with the world and the way his life is shaping up. it seems like many/most lawrence arms songs deal with growing up and the way people and relationships change over time. it's a great metaphor to show how their friendship is becoming more and more distant: "a void the size of oceans stretches out between us." i also get the feeling it's his brother, since their blood is supposed to be the bridge across that ocean. i also really love the line "there's a world of tired faces who understand this pain," because it seems to address the punk community (that's stupid, i guess), or anyone at all who feels that society has shafted them. i'm sure a good deal of lawrence arms fans have felt this way at one point or another. i love when brendan does his little scratchy backups toward the end. they rock so hard. please don't hate yourself.
these are some of my favorite lyrics of all time. it's just talking about the way that this guy chris knows is really angry with the world and the way his life is shaping up. it seems like many/most lawrence arms songs deal with growing up and the way people and relationships change over time. it's a great metaphor to show how their friendship is becoming more and more distant: "a void the size of oceans stretches out between us." i also get the feeling it's his brother, since their blood is supposed to be the bridge across that ocean. i also really love the line "there's a world of tired faces who understand this pain," because it seems to address the punk community (that's stupid, i guess), or anyone at all who feels that society has shafted them. i'm sure a good deal of lawrence arms fans have felt this way at one point or another. i love when brendan does his little scratchy backups toward the end. they rock so hard. please don't hate yourself.