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I'm on Standby Meanings & Lyrics Discussion | SongMeaningsEdited by delial on May 28 2008, at 03:09AM" />
feeling like everything is pointless, no matter what you say, it won't change anything...so you revert to default generic or vague replies.
as for it being about being turned down, i don't know... i got more of a general sense of lack of purpose from the song, not necessarily having to do with anything love related. to me it fits how i feel lately... like a kite without a string or a car without an engine. aimless and...on standby, hoping wherever you're trying to go is somewhere better than where you are and where you've come from. the "according to the work order you signed" bit just makes me think of people telling him he's worthless or aimless too, saying he's going nowhere...and he agrees, but he hopes to get somewhere other than nowhere soon.<p><b><i>Edited by delial on May 28 2008, at 03:09AM</i></b></p>
feeling like everything is pointless, no matter what you say, it won't change anything...so you revert to default generic or vague replies.
as for it being about being turned down, i don't know... i got more of a general sense of lack of purpose from the song, not necessarily having to do with anything love related. to me it fits how i feel lately... like a kite without a string or a car without an engine. aimless and...on standby, hoping wherever you're trying to go is somewhere better than where you are and where you've come from. the "according to the work order you signed" bit just makes me think of people telling him he's worthless or aimless too, saying he's going nowhere...and he agrees, but he hopes to get somewhere other than nowhere soon.<p><b><i>Edited by delial on May 28 2008, at 03:09AM</i></b></p>