we drive tonight,
and you are by my side.
We're talking about our lives,
like we've known each other forever.
the time flies by,
with the sound of your voice.
its close to paradise,
with the end surely near.
if i could only stop the car
and hold onto you,
and never let go...
i'll never let go.
as we round the corner
to your house
you turned to me and said,
"i'll be going through withdrawl of you for this one night we have spent."
and, i want to speak these words
but i guess i'll just bite my tongue,
and accept "someday, somehow"
as the words that we'll hang from.
and i... don't want to speak these words.
cause i, don't want to make things anyworse.
why does tonite, have to end?
why don't we hit restart,
and pause it at our favorite parts.
we'll skip the goodbyes.
if i had it my way,
i'd turn the car around and runaway,
just you and i.
and i... don't want to speak these words.
cause i, don't want to make things anyworse.



Lyrics submitted by rjbucs28

Track duration: 03:03


Tiger Lily song meanings
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    General Comment:This is a song I've listened to for years and only recently do I get it. I met a really great guy who I am very attracted to. We hit it off immediately, "talking about our lives like we've known each other forever". Two weeks later, I've totally fallen for him and haven't wanted to tell him that I am gay out of fear that it will at best complicate things and at worst make him hate me.

    I'm pretty sure the writer faced a similar dilemma, although not exactly in the same way. This song is about a love that cannot be.
    Flag braxtonleoon September 30, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:I think this song is about a guy and girl,who sound like they have a relationship that could lean towards being a romantic one but something or someone is holding them back ie. "i'll be going through withdrawl of you for this one night we spent". That leads me to believe that they would be good together and they enjoy being around each other but,something is stopping them. I am guessing possibly a boyfriend on the girls end because he keeps repeating in the song "I dont want to make any worse". Possibly knowing it could go further but it can't. For those of you asking, I looked up what a Tiger lily symbolizes and it is suppose to symbolize,"the feminine principle reflecting the qualities of mercy, compassion, kindness and unconditional love." If thats the case why Tiger lily was picked for a song name,it is spot on.

    p.s. I love the first line I qouted too <3
    Flag shadoweyes07on February 07, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:my interpretation of the lyrics is that, like everyone else was saying, its about a forbidden relationship, and they only really have one night together to share...either that or id say its summer love coming to an end.
    so the tiger lilly part, the tiger is a dangerous animal, and the lilly is a beautiful flower, so id say that the title says that the relationship is beautiful, but dangerous. adding onto that, the tiger lilly is a flower that only blooms during the summer, which goes along with my summer comment.
    but idk thats my interpretation lol.
    Flag greystripedshirton April 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:My band, April's March did a cover of this song, it was really fun
    Flag aprilsmarchon January 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Reminds me how much it's going to suck leaving my boyfriend when we go to college.
    Flag _Immortal_on July 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:for my sister ^_^
    Flag the_djinon March 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Well, this is so tough to talk about. But I dated a great girl for over a year and me being into alternative/indie, i knew this song and it was our song. Over a year later, we fell apart... But I'll always think of her and the good times we had and how hard it was to say goodbye to her, even if it was only for a night...
    Flag Soccerbest7on February 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I dunno. This song stands out from the rest of the album. All the other songs seem to be about his stuggle over losing the love of his life. And all the bad things about it. But this song is a little more....fantasy-like. He sings as if he's daydreaming. His little way of escaping the heartbreak.
    Flag apocalypse010on December 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:camaroguy- i didn't know that. but i think it's really cool.

    anyways, i totally love this song. matchbook romance rocks.
    Flag mollyxcoreon September 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this is most likely the greatest love song ever.
    simple, but amzing.
    Flag modernaudreyon August 23, 2007   Link

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