Lyrics for Flying at Tree Level (Version 1.0) as interpreted by BrandNew1208

Flying at Tree Level (Version 1.0) Lyrics
We were doomed from the start
As lovers are
Why am I doing this?
Digging my own grave
though it's shallow
I would lie in it
Work down in the basement
in the dark
after we crash your car
Hoping fast that the arrow hits the mark
so you know who we are

Please keep the reporters at bay
This is a matter of life and death, but I deal with things like this every day
Please keep the reporters at bay
You never do what I tell you to
You never do what I say

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We can make it work like this, like this, like this

Yes we are a bullet in the heart
and the message is sent
Always dragging your feet on the sand and the hot cement
Make a list of your favorites, write it down, make it legible
A problem we're always facing, we never rest
You either push or pull

Please keep the crowd under control
This is a matter of life and death and we're not prepared, we just want you to know
Please keep the crowd under control
This is the weight of my conscience
This is our all time low

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We can make it work like this, like this, like this

I see my baby
She's starry eyed
I feel my bones break all the time
I see my baby
She's starry eyed
She follows
Don't call me a god

I see my baby
She's starry eyed
I feel my bones break all the time
I see my baby
She's starry eyed
She follows
Don't call me a god

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We can make it work like this, like this, like this

We've been hurting a long time
trying hard for this
We all have sizable scars
We got it
You'd break it all apart
We got it
We could make it work like this, like this, like this

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crashintome
06-13-2003

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where can this song be found????

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rb
06-14-2003

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this soing is not 'flying at tree level (version 1.0).' it is 'play crack the sky'

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rb
06-14-2003

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or 'song,' if i could spell :/

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updowndead
06-15-2003

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this song isnt "play crack the sky"either...im not so sure if this is even a brand new song:-/

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American Horse
06-17-2003

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YES this is actually a brand new Brand New song. Its going to be on the Beer:The Movie soundtrack. Though i have never heard it before. I would like to learn how to obtain it. if anyone knows please post or e-mail, thanks. BN rocks

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luckyduck70x7
06-17-2003

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no, this is all wrong. this song is play crack in the sky an its on the new cd. if you want the lyrics to flying at tree level click on "good to know..."

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X38thCalumetX
06-17-2003

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I have the Beer: The Movie sound track and on the cd its really "Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die" which I found confusing. But hey, I guess they can do what they want.

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minwage585
06-17-2003

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this is really "Play Crack the Sky"...but thats apparently already been established.

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getupkid211
06-18-2003

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your a moron....dont say stuff that your totally wrong about....this songs not on the new album...it might be on that sound track...i dont know. But i do know its not "play crack the sky"..its not "good know know that if i ever need attention alll i have to do is die"...

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luckyduck70x7
06-18-2003

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no i think that someone finally fixed it, it wasnt the right song yesterday

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BrandNew1513
06-18-2003

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Yet again getupkid211, stop to think before you flame. The lyric posted here WAS "Play Crack the Sky" when they people posted that it was. It was recently changed, so you are the moron and stop flaming people.

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jmudo
06-18-2003

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getupkid is right, this is NOT play crack the sky or any other song on Deja Entendu, if you guys would actually buy the cd instead of downloading crap you may actually know what you are talking about...and i'm not sure if this is even on the beer soundtrack

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BrandNew1208
06-18-2003

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UH JMUDO, this IS on Beer: The Movie Soundtrack... and when I bought both cds (Deja Entendu and Beer: The Movie Soundtrack) yesterday I figured out I mixed up some of the lyrics, so I fixed em...

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ascoldasyou
06-19-2003

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this song is amazing. im kinda upset it isnt on deja entendu. if you want this song im me ill send it to you. morgiepgh

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ascoldasyou
06-22-2003

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by the way, if your going to im me for this song, dont ask for the whole album. buy deja entendu, support brandnew.

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failurebydesign117
06-23-2003

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This is not Play Crack The Sky. Play Crack The Sky is about a shipwreck off of Long Island. My friend and I had a burnt CD of the Deja demos and this was on it. I'm upset it wasn't on Deja because it's so good...and it wasn't all acousic. I dunno if it's Flying at Tree Level but I hope it's released on some CD whether it be a soundtrack or the album. Mad props to Brand New. I feel Jesse's pain and his happiness. I'm backing him for sure.

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kaskomm09
06-30-2003

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They now changed the lyrics...so this is the correct lyrics right now...this is flying at tree level (v 1.0) and its on the beer: the movie soundtrack and might have been on some of the deja demos you might have downloaded early, cuz it was on mine

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heresyourletter
07-06-2003

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Ahh! I was reading Brand New's lyrics and I read the lyrics to this song..and I knew I heard it before..but I couldn't find it on my CDs and was getting soo frustrated, but I finally found it on some compiled CD I have, but it was labeled wrong when I dled it! Go figure, they labeled it "I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light"
Whew

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heresyourletter
07-06-2003

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Ahh! I was reading Brand New's lyrics and I read the lyrics to this song..and I knew I heard it before..but I couldn't find it on my CDs and was getting soo frustrated, but I finally found it on some compiled CD I have, but it was labeled wrong when I dled it! Go figure, they labeled it "I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light"
Whew

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deeper_meanings
04-12-2004

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Okay, let me get you all straightened out, because this song is mis-labeled a lot out there...
The lyrics on this page are from 'Flying at Tree Level'
The acoustic song that you are talking about that talks of a shipwreck is 'Play Crack the Sky'
And 'I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light' is track number 4 on Deja Entendu...("I am heaven sent, don't you dare forget")

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Last But Not Least
05-02-2004

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i agree with all of you when you say this song is amazing. i also think its funny how people have been fighting about what song this is since almost a year ago. i guess brand new just has that affect on everyone. <3

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ailemme
05-12-2004

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so, i'm lame.
i had a copy of this song. but my computer freaked out.
would anyone be willing to send it to me over aim? i have dsl.
thexsarsxfall
on aim.
lame_lime69@hotmail.com
msn.
thank you loves.

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Jonnyxx
05-24-2004

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nobody has posted at all on what this song is about... the only posts are arguin which song it is.

well anyway, this is flying at tree level, which i think is a really interesting name, i mean why the (ver. 1.0) bit? does that mean BN will work on this song before making it an album release.. hmm..

this is just wild speculation and im not even pretending to be right about this or anything but does anyone see the link to Failure By Design from YFW?

"work down in the basement, after we crash your car"
and
"what say we go and crash your car?"

i have no idea about when either of those songs were written but i have just started thinking that this song could be about Brand New getting more famous and how they cope with this.

we know from "I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spinlight" that Jesse views his lyrics as "spilling his guts" and that he "cuts himself wide open on stage". i think this song has more references to these feelings.

such as "digging my own grave, though its shallow, i will lie in it" i think that this means by writing this stuff he is digging his own grave, the act of writing about his personal feelings is shallow, but he finds success because of it and he is confused by this.

"the arrow hitting the mark" is him hoping that he makes songs which people can identify with it, thus bringing the band more success.

the chorus reminds me a little of "A Slow Descent" by Straylight Run, dont ask me why.

i think that the chorus shows that they have been working hard to get where they are in the industry, but "you" (the fans) could break it all apart. i think that the "sizeable scars" they suffer is another reference to the emotional turmoil that Jesse goes through writing these lyrics.

"we are a bullet in the heart" smacks of the self-aggrandizement found in "Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Dont" and i think again Jesse is trying to transmit the way his lyrics are supposed to affect the listener but in a vaguely ironic way, i dont believe that Jesse REALLY believes that his lyrics affect people this way, the same as he surely doesnt mean in "Okay i believe you..." that he is the best at what he does, etc.

the problem with this confused examination of these lyrics is the "i see my baby..." bridge, which i cannot really fit into the theme.

anyway, i would be interested to see if anyone agrees with these points cause im not entirely sure anyway!

what does everyone else think?

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Caaat
05-25-2004

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I’m aware of how cliché this sounds but I think these lyrics primarily disclose the end of a relationship.
The first lines summarise the central theme of the song. “We were doomed from the start, As lovers are”
This suggests that considering the concept of lovers, the demise of their relationship was always inevitable.
I agree with the point Jon made, about the shallowness of writing a song based upon his personal feelings. This song walk us through the break-up itself.
“The arrow hitting the mark so you know who we are” tells us that he hopes what he says comes out right and when he says “and the message is sent” this implies that he’s told her how he feels.
The sizeable scars he refers to could be how he perceives his former relationships.
The line “Always dragging your feet over sand and over hot cement” illustrates her dragging her feet over materials which harm/irritate the body, thus causing a scar or discomfort. It sounds as if he’s also saying that this is self-imposed; she's hurt herself intentionally or has motivated him to hurt her.
I think the line “you either push or pull” states that you can’t push and pull at the same time in a relationship or else the forces will be balanced, i.e. the relationship stays stationary.
He addresses the person who is the subject of the song directly throughout the song, “so you know who we are” but I believe that the bridge is his escapism; where he detaches himself from the situation his is in, “I see my baby. She’s starry-eyed”.
“Please keep the crowd under control, this is the weight of my conscience” confirms that the crowd of thoughts in his head is weighing him down.

i could have completely misinterpreted the song but oh well. i'm sure i'll get over it. :o)

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ailemme
05-25-2004

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in reply to Jonnyxx
the whole, "i see my baby..." part... could that be going on with the "we don't believe in filler baby.."
...do you konw what i mean>?
i don't know.. just a random guess... probably not right at all..

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