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The time has come for colds, and overcoats.
We're quiet on the ride, we're all just waiting to get home.
Another week away, my greatest fear.
I need the smell of summer, I need its noises in my ears.
If looks could really kill, then my profession would staring.
Please know we do this cause we care and not for the thrill.
Collect calls to home to tell them that I realize
that everyone who lives will someday die and die alone.
And we won't let you in.
Though we're down and out.
We won't let you in.
I wrote more postcards than hooks.
I read more maps than books.
Feel like every chance to leave is another chance I should have took.
Every minute is a mile.
I've never felt so hallow.
I'm an old abandoned church with broken pews and empty aisles.
My secrets for a buck.
Watch me as I cut myself wide open on this stage.
Yes, I am paid to spill my guts.
I won't see home till spring.
Oh, I would kill for the Atlantic,
but I am paid to make girls panic while I sing.
And we won't let you in.
Though we're down and out.
We won't let you in.
And we won't let you in.
We don't want what isn't ours.
We won't let you in.
You win.
And the coastline is quiet.
While we're quietly losing control.
Yes, we're silent but sure we inventened the cure
that will wash out my memories of her.
"The harpoon is loaded.
The cage is lowered.
The water is red." Like you.
We're quiet on the ride, we're all just waiting to get home.
Another week away, my greatest fear.
I need the smell of summer, I need its noises in my ears.
If looks could really kill, then my profession would staring.
Please know we do this cause we care and not for the thrill.
Collect calls to home to tell them that I realize
that everyone who lives will someday die and die alone.
And we won't let you in.
Though we're down and out.
We won't let you in.
I wrote more postcards than hooks.
I read more maps than books.
Feel like every chance to leave is another chance I should have took.
Every minute is a mile.
I've never felt so hallow.
I'm an old abandoned church with broken pews and empty aisles.
My secrets for a buck.
Watch me as I cut myself wide open on this stage.
Yes, I am paid to spill my guts.
I won't see home till spring.
Oh, I would kill for the Atlantic,
but I am paid to make girls panic while I sing.
And we won't let you in.
Though we're down and out.
We won't let you in.
And we won't let you in.
We don't want what isn't ours.
We won't let you in.
You win.
And the coastline is quiet.
While we're quietly losing control.
Yes, we're silent but sure we inventened the cure
that will wash out my memories of her.
"The harpoon is loaded.
The cage is lowered.
The water is red." Like you.
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
Track duration: 03:57
"I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light" as written by Jesse Lacey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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then my profession would staring.
B E A U-tiful!!! They have so much talent!
My secrets for a buck
Watch me as I cut myself wide open
on this stage. Yes, I am paid to spill my guts.
-i saw an interview and jesse was saying that people reckon he writes more moeney when he is depressed and writing about his life. this line is pretty obvious in saying that his songs use life experiences and they are getting exploited by it.
at this point in time, they were making really great music, and being overshadowed by jesse's magazine cover appearance.
Brand New:
"The harpoon is loaded, the cage is lowered,
the water is red-
like you "
Archers of Loaf:
"And harpoons are loaded, the cage has been lowered.
The mask's on, the diver is down, now.
And they're chumming the oceans.
The signal is sent
I think he's in trouble.
The water is red, red, red, red. "
because i was realy high the other night, lying in my car and i just discovered this band due to Brand New (i love them...got the devil and god are raging inside me" tattooed on me...)
but anyway
i noticed it too, even if i was in and out of existence lol im glad someone else did too = )
brand new introduced me to a LOT of music and quite frankly i dont know how i survived without it
like neutral milk hotel
jesus lizard
archers of loaf
superchunk
i had no idea these people existed
easily one of their best lines. It sums up the whole "business" side of the scene. totally ridiculous
but when i first hear it, i thought it was about going back to school after summer vacation. " another week away. my greatest fear. i need the smell of summer. i need its noises in my ear"
pretty much the first few verses could be about going away to college, at least up until he talks about "on the stages" etc.
then its pretty obvious.
but its my favorite song by BN. i first heard it playing while they were setting up for the used at HOB in atlantic city
'we won't let you IN'
but rather
'we won't let you WIN.'
as the following lyrics imply. it kind of makes more sense and sounds better so...having faith in brand new as lyricists, i assert that those are the actual words.