Lyric discussion by knarfelak 

Cover art for Bad Idea lyrics by Motion City Soundtrack

this album fell flat on my ears the first time i listened to it. however, after a week a steady listening, it's really coming alive and this song is one of the leaders.

seems to be about coming to terms with unhappiness in your current status/phase in life.

My Interpretation

Totally agree with you, knarfelak. I was also not a fan of this album to begin with, but the songs on this album have grown on me more than any other.

This song is definitely to do with being unfulfilled in your life. Could be interpreted in a couple of ways from there, but to me it's about having had someone close to you earlier in your life who you believed in. You used to share all your bad (and good) ideas with, and maybe you only realised later in life whether those ideas were good or bad. Then wondering...