Damn! I wanted to be the one to submit the lyrics! =P
I first heard this a couple weeks ago from a clip you could download on their site. Should've just bought the song..
Yeah, it's definitely boxes, as in presents. I think the whole song is about the holidays and the giving of gifts: "And you asked me what I want this year". That's like when somebody asks someone they love what they want for Christmas or whatever. And then he replies that he just wants "a chance that maybe we'll find better days". Yeah, pretty cheesy.
He's saying he doesn't want any ordinary gifts on a holiday that's so commercially-driven ("empty things"), rather the chance to find better days; "I wish everyone was loved tonight / and we somehow stopped this endless fight" is probably talking about all the fighting that is constantly going on around the world (political partisanship, religious differences, national pride, et cetera). "cause everyone is forgiven now / cause tonight's the night the world begins again" is most likely saying the new year is coming and everyone can start again with a clean slate. Now that I think about it, this is kind of a strange song to release in September. :\
Man, I can't wait for a new Goo Goo Dolls album, though. It's been too long. I thought they'd called it quits till a couple months ago. And hopefully Robby will be given a little more lovin'. It's not all about John, though I have to admit I like mosty of his songs more.
And yeah, Give A Little Bit is awful. They really couldn't find a better song to cover?
Damn! I wanted to be the one to submit the lyrics! =P
I first heard this a couple weeks ago from a clip you could download on their site. Should've just bought the song..
Yeah, it's definitely boxes, as in presents. I think the whole song is about the holidays and the giving of gifts: "And you asked me what I want this year". That's like when somebody asks someone they love what they want for Christmas or whatever. And then he replies that he just wants "a chance that maybe we'll find better days". Yeah, pretty cheesy.
He's saying he doesn't want any ordinary gifts on a holiday that's so commercially-driven ("empty things"), rather the chance to find better days; "I wish everyone was loved tonight / and we somehow stopped this endless fight" is probably talking about all the fighting that is constantly going on around the world (political partisanship, religious differences, national pride, et cetera). "cause everyone is forgiven now / cause tonight's the night the world begins again" is most likely saying the new year is coming and everyone can start again with a clean slate. Now that I think about it, this is kind of a strange song to release in September. :\
Man, I can't wait for a new Goo Goo Dolls album, though. It's been too long. I thought they'd called it quits till a couple months ago. And hopefully Robby will be given a little more lovin'. It's not all about John, though I have to admit I like mosty of his songs more.
And yeah, Give A Little Bit is awful. They really couldn't find a better song to cover?