Lyric discussion by Nakedguy01 

Cover art for Deadlines lyrics by There For Tomorrow

And you were startled by the fact That you c-could've had it better off by now (person realizes that he or she could've improved his or her ability to meet deadlines by now or could've been stress free if she or he had just completed assignment by deadline) It's not over until the quiet are calmed down (The stress is not over until the "quiet" when working or studying, someone is usually quiet, and "calmed" is that the stress is not over and one can not be calm until assignment is accomplished) Oh yes, maybe its too plain To stand on solid ground (maybe has something to do with drinking/partying and this caused the procastination, or maybe singer is being sarcastic about this peron's lifestyle and saying that maybe completing an assignment without being rushed as when trying to complete an assignment the day before it is do, is too "plain" and too boring [singer is probably being sarcastic and criticizing person's procastination) It got old, but you cant blame it all on me (person blaming his procastination on singer)

I could be getting this all wrong and perhaps it could be about the singer with a person and as this person prefers to waste his or her time with the singer instead of completing an assignment that is due shortly (the deadline )... I get this from when your deadlines become my days and nights as the person would rather spend time with the singer instead of focusing on assignment... yeah deadlines could probablby taken metaphorically and not literal but yeah I try.