Get you through the border
Keep the new car up all night
Hide you in the city
They're watching, so I'll take my time
When the lights go out
Behind the bridge, last exit
Through the highway's yellow glare
Have we been out this far?
When you think you're falling
You can change your face again
If you think you're falling,
Know I'll catch you just the same
Hit the North 400
The high beams slowly kiss the lake
The trees are dark, it's just as well
The fog shines off the hospital
As the night goes past,
A silver light begins to show
As if you could prevent a call
Your hair, it starts to smell like fall
When you think you're falling
You can change your face again
If you think you're falling,
Know I'll catch you just the same
Just the same
When you think you're falling
You can change your face again
If you think you're falling,
Know I'll catch you just the same
Just the same
I think you're mostly right, particularly with the changes
I think you're mostly right, particularly with the changes
"Get you through the border"
"Hide you in the city"
"A silver light begins to show"
"Get you through the border"
"Hide you in the city"
"A silver light begins to show"
but I think also it's
"As if you could prove it, a call" (not prevent)
but I think also it's
"As if you could prove it, a call" (not prevent)
and the chorus is
and the chorus is
"When you think you're going,
you can change your face again
And if you think you're going,
know I'll catch you just the same"
"When you think you're going,
you can change your face again
And if you think you're going,
know I'll catch you just the same"
which makes it a lot more sinister. As in, "You'll never get away from me. Even if you run away and...
which makes it a lot more sinister. As in, "You'll never get away from me. Even if you run away and disguise yourself, I will find you and catch you." Almost as if he is considering kidnapping her before she leaves him, which is why I think it's "As if you could prove it, a call." In the imagined scenario, he wants her to think that nobody is going to believe that she got kidnapped by her boyfriend/husband/lover if she calls for help because everybody knows they were together.
This one is pretty dark, even for Junior Boys. But he delivers it with serial killer charm, which potentially turns it into a response to a southern belle/helpless woman fantasy/ruse: "I'm with another man and I can't do anything about it unless you forcibly remove me from my surroundings and take me away with you. So I will taunt you with promises of running away with you until you snap and actually abduct me. And then ravish me so that I am 'stained' and can't return to my former lover; then I will belong to you." Twisted, yes, a little--but nothing that isn't covered in a basic course on human sexuality. And yes, obviously, it would probably be pretty horrific if that actually happened. But it's also brutally honest and indicative of just how insane people can get to feeling if they are in a "oh, it's you again--I guess I'll see you next lifetime" sort of situation, especially if one of them isn't planning on coming back for another one.
Perhaps I ventured off the deep end just now, but I really do think he's saying "you will never be able to escape me," which can be interpreted many ways.
Get you through the border Keep the new car up all night Hide you in the city They're watching, so I'll take my time When the lights go out Behind the bridge, last exit Through the highway's yellow glare Have we been out this far?
When you think you're falling You can change your face again If you think you're falling, Know I'll catch you just the same
Hit the North 400 The high beams slowly kiss the lake The trees are dark, it's just as well The fog shines off the hospital As the night goes past, A silver light begins to show As if you could prevent a call Your hair, it starts to smell like fall
When you think you're falling You can change your face again If you think you're falling, Know I'll catch you just the same Just the same
When you think you're falling You can change your face again If you think you're falling, Know I'll catch you just the same Just the same
It's work in progress.. the chorus is still bad! I Just can't figure out what he's saying.
It's work in progress.. the chorus is still bad! I Just can't figure out what he's saying.
I think you're mostly right, particularly with the changes
I think you're mostly right, particularly with the changes
"Get you through the border" "Hide you in the city" "A silver light begins to show"
"Get you through the border" "Hide you in the city" "A silver light begins to show"
but I think also it's "As if you could prove it, a call" (not prevent)
but I think also it's "As if you could prove it, a call" (not prevent)
and the chorus is
and the chorus is
"When you think you're going, you can change your face again And if you think you're going, know I'll catch you just the same"
"When you think you're going, you can change your face again And if you think you're going, know I'll catch you just the same"
which makes it a lot more sinister. As in, "You'll never get away from me. Even if you run away and...
which makes it a lot more sinister. As in, "You'll never get away from me. Even if you run away and disguise yourself, I will find you and catch you." Almost as if he is considering kidnapping her before she leaves him, which is why I think it's "As if you could prove it, a call." In the imagined scenario, he wants her to think that nobody is going to believe that she got kidnapped by her boyfriend/husband/lover if she calls for help because everybody knows they were together.
This one is pretty dark, even for Junior Boys. But he delivers it with serial killer charm, which potentially turns it into a response to a southern belle/helpless woman fantasy/ruse: "I'm with another man and I can't do anything about it unless you forcibly remove me from my surroundings and take me away with you. So I will taunt you with promises of running away with you until you snap and actually abduct me. And then ravish me so that I am 'stained' and can't return to my former lover; then I will belong to you." Twisted, yes, a little--but nothing that isn't covered in a basic course on human sexuality. And yes, obviously, it would probably be pretty horrific if that actually happened. But it's also brutally honest and indicative of just how insane people can get to feeling if they are in a "oh, it's you again--I guess I'll see you next lifetime" sort of situation, especially if one of them isn't planning on coming back for another one.
Perhaps I ventured off the deep end just now, but I really do think he's saying "you will never be able to escape me," which can be interpreted many ways.
I suppose I should mention I am aware that most of the ways "You will never be able to escape me" can be interpreted are not positive
I suppose I should mention I am aware that most of the ways "You will never be able to escape me" can be interpreted are not positive
"As if you could, who's there to call?"
"As if you could, who's there to call?"