Let You Down Lyrics

Lyric discussion by _biggreenmonkey_ 

Cover art for Let You Down lyrics by Our Lady Peace

'hey what do you see its not me not me why won't you share it's not fair.'

I think it's about a friend, and his best friend has stumbled across a huge, once in a life time chance. So his best friend completely ignores him, involving himself wholly in whatever he's doing. The friend is asking why his best friend won't share his life wiht him anymore.

'there's a bicycle show where the bicycle's float and I wouldn't of cared.'

I think that line is saying the friend is so loyal, that something stupidly shallow (like gossip) wouldn't have torn them apart.

'I won't be the one who bothers you I won't be the one who lets you down.'

The friend is saying he'll gracefully step out of his best friend's life- he won't bother his best friend, and because he's not there, he also can't let him down.

'now that you're there you're not scared why would you care it's your dream not theirs.'

The friend hears that his best friend has his dreams chased down, and now that they've come to fruitation, his best friend is super confidant. So the friend is mentally asking himself why he had any doubts that his best friend was fine without him- why would his best friend have cared, or had problems?

'there's a cigarette thief stealing cigarette disease I wish I was there.'

Something happens to his best friend, and the friend wishes he were there, to offer support.