This song has kind of a laid back, mellow tone, almost to the point of making the protagonist sound a little tired (not in a bad way). I think a lot of young adults in their late 20s or early to mid 30s can feel this way. You feel your energy level winding down after years of new beginnings, just starting out, and maybe a little too much partying ("Well I'm Bored of the Game, and I'm too tired to rage"). You're not new at being an adult anymore. Maybe you have a "been there, done that" mentality, but you also realize that you still have a lot to learn ("And even when I'm wrong I tend to think I'm right").
For whatever reason, these days, it seems like people prolong their youth as much as possible. This is a song about finally acknowledging impending (or already realized) adulthood, but maybe not knowing what exactly to do about it. Whether it's trying not to fall into the same relationship traps again ("Makes me wanna surrender and wrap you in my arms") or facing the fact that maybe you aren't always the hero in your relationships ("I seem to hurt the people that care the most"), you're "coming of age" and finding that you don't always know how to take the next step.
Diana, I think you have the best interpretation. Not ever song is about a relationship (at least not a romantic one). I think what Mark Foster is trying to say that when you start growing up you realize that you actions are not always reflective of your best intentions as so well put in the lines...
I'm always moving forward and not looking back
But I tend to leave a trail of dead, while I'm moving ahead
So I'm stepping away
'Cause I got nothing to say
Diana, I think you have the best interpretation. Not ever song is about a relationship (at least not a romantic one). I think what Mark Foster is trying to say that when you start growing up you realize that you actions are not always reflective of your best intentions as so well put in the lines...
I'm always moving forward and not looking back
But I tend to leave a trail of dead, while I'm moving ahead
So I'm stepping away
'Cause I got nothing to say
This song is catchy and the lyrics make me think back to days...
This song is catchy and the lyrics make me think back to days when I was younger (early 30's) but realized mortality is a real thing. The lines about being a ship lost at sea where the stars are hidden by fears make me relate to my relationship with parents, my children and my ex. I know I want to the best person for them but sometimes pride, selfishness and my enemies (enemies being the person we wish we weren't) sometimes just get in the way. In short, I think Mark is just trying to say, that even as hard as we try to grow up we all have shortcomings that get in our way.
This song has kind of a laid back, mellow tone, almost to the point of making the protagonist sound a little tired (not in a bad way). I think a lot of young adults in their late 20s or early to mid 30s can feel this way. You feel your energy level winding down after years of new beginnings, just starting out, and maybe a little too much partying ("Well I'm Bored of the Game, and I'm too tired to rage"). You're not new at being an adult anymore. Maybe you have a "been there, done that" mentality, but you also realize that you still have a lot to learn ("And even when I'm wrong I tend to think I'm right").
For whatever reason, these days, it seems like people prolong their youth as much as possible. This is a song about finally acknowledging impending (or already realized) adulthood, but maybe not knowing what exactly to do about it. Whether it's trying not to fall into the same relationship traps again ("Makes me wanna surrender and wrap you in my arms") or facing the fact that maybe you aren't always the hero in your relationships ("I seem to hurt the people that care the most"), you're "coming of age" and finding that you don't always know how to take the next step.
Diana, I think you have the best interpretation. Not ever song is about a relationship (at least not a romantic one). I think what Mark Foster is trying to say that when you start growing up you realize that you actions are not always reflective of your best intentions as so well put in the lines... I'm always moving forward and not looking back But I tend to leave a trail of dead, while I'm moving ahead So I'm stepping away 'Cause I got nothing to say
Diana, I think you have the best interpretation. Not ever song is about a relationship (at least not a romantic one). I think what Mark Foster is trying to say that when you start growing up you realize that you actions are not always reflective of your best intentions as so well put in the lines... I'm always moving forward and not looking back But I tend to leave a trail of dead, while I'm moving ahead So I'm stepping away 'Cause I got nothing to say
This song is catchy and the lyrics make me think back to days...
This song is catchy and the lyrics make me think back to days when I was younger (early 30's) but realized mortality is a real thing. The lines about being a ship lost at sea where the stars are hidden by fears make me relate to my relationship with parents, my children and my ex. I know I want to the best person for them but sometimes pride, selfishness and my enemies (enemies being the person we wish we weren't) sometimes just get in the way. In short, I think Mark is just trying to say, that even as hard as we try to grow up we all have shortcomings that get in our way.