Killing Time Lyrics

Lyric discussion by fer623 

Cover art for Killing Time lyrics by Bayside

the part i really wanna know the meaning of is "im halfway to happy now. and i always mistake it for progress"

It means he's being too complacent in terms of what he wants. He won't be truly happy until he stops accepting things the way they are just because they're "ok" and begins to actively pursue the change that he really wants.

It mimics the sentiment in other lines in the song, like "Hope for the best, but okay with anything" and "can a person make a difference if he never makes a sound." He is realizing if he keeps "waiting for his moment to come," he will always be stuck at just "halfway to happy."...