Lyrics for Miss America as interpreted by prayingmantis84

Miss America Lyrics
Another lonely night in Amersterdam
The stars are coming out in waves
And I miss my Miss America from Park Hotel
But I'm too stoned to call it a day

When everything you wanted
Is hard to hide behind your eyes
And I'm locked in my hotel room
Turning over our goodbyes

I will write this down for you
So you can read this
I will hold my breath for you
Till I can't feel it

Another lonely night in Amsterdam
And water moving through the sound
The blood is boiling in my veins
And the food I can't keep down

And I don't care if you don't love me
And I don't care if you don't change
I could live inside the shadow that I cast for you
If it meant that you would stay

And I'll be home before the morning comes,
You won't have to be alone

I will write this down for you
So you can read it
I will hold my breath for you
Till I can't feel it
You don't have to see me this way,
Cause this way I'm okay

I will write this down, I will write this down

Oh love, I'm tangled up again
Oh love, when does this twisting end?
When does this twisting end?

I will write this down for you
So you can read it
I will hold my breath for you
Till I can't feel it
You won't have to see me this way
Cause this way I'm okay

I will write this down for you,
So you can read it...

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thewhitepony33
04-11-2004

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being in love, but not being able to say what you want to say to the other person... the distance idea can be either interpreted as actual, or as a metaphor for the lover being so distant with you...

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BrandNewBoardshorts
04-25-2004

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A gentle person, well studied in literature, and abiding by the rules of ritual, will not go very wrong.

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andysgurl14
05-11-2004

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i think this song is about a guy and a girl meeting, and the guy falls hard on the girl, but the girl doesn't feel the same say. the girl is leaving, but the guy is devestated. he's saying he's gonna write a note to her so she'll remember him

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ThinkingOfTheSummer
05-27-2004

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I'm thinking this song is about being away from home touring, maybe actually being in Amsterdam at the time. "Miss America" could stand for his girlfriend, his family, or even America itself if he's actually out of the country. He misses his beloved and everything about her, and he's afraid the distance is tearing them apart a little. Maybe, if it is about his girlfriend, they had a fight before he left (possibly about the fact that he had to leave) and so now he's "turning over [their] goodbyes".

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prayingmantis84
06-25-2004

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I heard this was kind of a sequel to "Globes and Maps" Any thoughts?

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Desaparecida
07-02-2004

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i love this song. i especially like the lyrics "I don't care if you don't love me
I don't care if you don't change.
I will live inside this shadow that i cast for you
If it meant that you would stay" oh, and also "You don't have to see me this way, cause this way i'm okay" simply a beautiful song. as for the meaning... hrm... so he's in love with this girl that he met. and she doesnt feel the same way. she's all "i'm sorry but i dont like you like that" and he gets upset and gets stoned in his hotel room. and maybe he gets this idea to write her a letter hoping she'll change her mind, and give him another chance... and he tells her that he'll wait forever ("i'll hold my breath for you") and that he doesnt care if she doesnt love him or doesnt really change her mind about him just so long as she stays with him... really sad if you think about it.

DAMMIT i love this band!!

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nikki_is_short
11-14-2004

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This was taken from a MSN chat back when the album first came out:

EchoInEmptiness in Onstage1 asks: What's the meaning behind "miss america"? its a beautiful song..one of my favorites. is it about being alone?

Something_Corporate says: Andrew: Yeah, it was written while we were on tour with Newfound Glory in Amsterdam and had a wild evening, that's the only way to describe it. After leaving Amsterdam makes me miss home, that song was about the idea of being far from home and missing it. And you have this catharsis, do you want to be home or do you want to be in this crazy place where we were like Amsterdam.

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luvlycrashdown
12-09-2004

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Miss America, favorite song from the north album, possibly because i can personally relate to it. Its about love of course. A love that was hard and difficult. Now its over, and he is left still loving this person. He made a mistake, she made a mistake. And its too little too late. He can't talk to her. So he writes. Thats love, and its life. And sometimes, things happen we can't change, no matter how hard we want, or try to. The end.

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*~PunkySkunky~*
01-02-2005

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does andrew have an AIM sn?

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tlsx0227
01-25-2005

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i feel like this song is being neglected considering the fact it's awesome.

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xsimpledesignx
03-22-2005

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Wow, only 10 people commented on this song? I have to say, it is one of the most beautifully written songs ever.

Another lonely night in Amersterdam
The stars are coming out in waves


..lovely.

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concrete*castle
04-11-2005

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I love this song so much. My favorite part is when Andrew sings..."Oh love, I'm tangled up again/ Oh love, when does this twisting end?..." There is so much emotion going into it. I think he feels frustrated and maybe even confused in those lines. This is such a pretty song, I don't know how you cannot like it!

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Zachsta830
06-02-2005

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"I could live inside the shadow that I cast for you
If it meant that you would stay"

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

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*WASTEofPAINT*
06-13-2005

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Zach i think he means that when he is around her he is somewhat of a different person and that he would continue to be like that for her because he cares so much if only she would stay at least thats what i get out of it

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chapterscandles
06-19-2005

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how come so few people have commented on this song? When I first heard it I thought it must be a top ten or something. Its so inexplicably pretty. I think it's about being in a weird, foreign place and missing everything about your home. Does the part about 'park hotel' imply something sleazy? Cause if it does it probably goes to show that anything from home, no matter how sleazy, is still home.

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socoyouknow
06-25-2005

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Almost a year later prayingmantis I agree with the sequel to "Globes and Maps" Just the tone of the songs and the way hes talking to the same person it sounds like. "Globes and Maps" ends without really finishing the story of the song but "Miss America" sort of gives you a flash forward of how GandM's ends. There are a few different ways to take the end of the story but all of them are to the point.

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ryu_kage
08-09-2005

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I love this song

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sweet_catastrophe_x
10-23-2005

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definitely one of the best songs on North. way underrated.

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chafulle
12-23-2005

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this song could possibly have to do alot with andrews entire life "ill will write this down for you, so you can read it", Andrew writes his songs as a source of therapy for himself. "Miss america" could always be the perfect girl that every guy is after.
Best Amdrew McMahon lyrics EVER are: "Oh love, I'm tangled up again. Oh love, when does this twisting end?" how i can relate to that for every second so every day of my life. When he sings it the emotion he pours into it gives me shivers every time i hear it.

.......... "Oh love, I'm tangled up again. Oh love, when does this twisting end?"

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raisedonradio1109
12-25-2005

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I think it means he found the perfect girl and then she left and he's waiting for her to come back even though she probably won't.....

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raisedonradio1109
12-25-2005

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I take back what I said....this makes me think of someone I really care about and I know he cares about me but he has no choice but to leave me for 2 months....and yeah this song makes me think of that....although my other idea was ok.....

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Jaw12287
02-21-2006

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I think this song is about how a guy loves a girl with everything he has, but she only sees him as a friend (You won't have to see me this way
Cause this way I'm okay)
and it tears him up inside so he writes about her in the hope that one day she will read it and it will make her see how he feels and hopefully changes her mind

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enderu
03-12-2006

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I really like how Andrew described the song in the chat above, yeah it's about love, but it's also about being away from home and missing it but loving where you are so much. I can relate to that feeling exactly, and the fact that the song is so incredibly amazing has made it a favorite of mine for years.

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Liiva
03-19-2006

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This probably is my favorite song from Something Corporate.

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amberloves
07-27-2006

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I'm just going to reflect on one line here.
"I will hold my breath for you till I can't feel it"
I believe that means, he is going to wait and wait until he just can't feel no more.

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