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If could change your days
Arranging them in some sweet new sequence
Like any new arrangement is going to make a difference
Because it is the moment that you are living in
And not the one that follows
That makes the mess you are cleaning in your head
And time still drags you forward
Although you keep resisting
Because you know it is what you leave behind
You will soon start missing and the people you once counted on
Says it's all depending on how you act and how you treat yourself
And that is not very well
So baby, when I call for you
I want you to come and explain yourself to everyone
You nod in an acknowledgment of your frequent mood swings
But what good is an acknowledgment
It still don't change things
We've tried all forms of encouragement
And it's still no better
You can't seem to fake or force a smile
Not even a little one
So baby, when I call to you
I want you to come and lay it out for everyone
Exactly how it was before any of this happened
And why you can't leave it behind
Don't just sit there when I call to you
I told you to come and lay it out for
Don't feel awkward
Lay it out for everyone
Arranging them in some sweet new sequence
Like any new arrangement is going to make a difference
Because it is the moment that you are living in
And not the one that follows
That makes the mess you are cleaning in your head
And time still drags you forward
Although you keep resisting
Because you know it is what you leave behind
You will soon start missing and the people you once counted on
Says it's all depending on how you act and how you treat yourself
And that is not very well
So baby, when I call for you
I want you to come and explain yourself to everyone
You nod in an acknowledgment of your frequent mood swings
But what good is an acknowledgment
It still don't change things
We've tried all forms of encouragement
And it's still no better
You can't seem to fake or force a smile
Not even a little one
So baby, when I call to you
I want you to come and lay it out for everyone
Exactly how it was before any of this happened
And why you can't leave it behind
Don't just sit there when I call to you
I told you to come and lay it out for
Don't feel awkward
Lay it out for everyone
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And not the one that follows
That makes the mess you are cleaning in your head"
what an incredible gift he has.
this whole song is an incredible piece of art.
And not the one that follows
That makes the mess you are cleaning in your head
And time still drags you forward
Although you keep resisting
Because you know it is what you leave behind "
This reminds me of how I wish I didn't have to grow older.
You keep resisting Father Time, but whether I want it or not, it will inevitably drag you in its grasp.
But- the song. The song in it's whole seems to be about a girl that never speaks her mind, that bottles things up like a confetti shooter while everyone around her waits for a blow.
It's hard on the people close to her because she's got a lot to say but might not know really how to say it.
Seems like Conor is just asking her to try.
To open herself up
and just
spit
it
out.
What are thoughts worth if they're bound with silent string?
So by saying: 'so baby/when I call to you/I want you to come/and lay it out for everyone/exactly how it was before any of this happened/and why you can't leave it behind,' The person who's watching this person they're writing about, destruct themselves the way they did, they're trying to tell their friend that they should explain why they do what they do, because no one seems to understand but the person who's writing this song.
The songwriter is telling his loved one to take away the mask they wear, and show everyone they know what's on the inside, so that they will better understand them. Also because they're all getting tired of feeling that they're being lied to by someone they used to be close with. They're tired of the distance that the self-destructive person is creating, so they blame it on their self-destructive ways, instead of trying to understand what makes them that way, and trying to help them with that, instead of trying to make them stop. The person who's writing this song, understands that all his/her loved one wants is to open up, and reveal the problems that make them act self destructive. They are the only one out of the person's friends who truly understand that it's not the behavior they should worry about, but WHY they are behaving that way. The person who understands the self-destructive person's feelings, is telling them that they must open up eventually, no matter how hard it is, because it is what they truly want. However, the person doesn't listen to his friends advice, and continues in the destructive behavior, as his/her friends continue to misunderstand the situation, still trying to get them to stop hurting themselves, instead of being supportive friends and helping them with whatever it is that causes them to act destructively.
I agree with a subtle allegory in that it might be the songwriter writing in 3rd person, because usually only you understand yourself, unless someone has been through the same thing, but it is still unlikely for them to grasp what it is you truly want.
it's kind of annoying, considering they're used so much in this song.
I definitely see regret, but the breakup may just be a result of my past week. In any case, it has made me feel much better: the reason I love Bright Eyes.