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I broke into your house last night
And left a note at your bedside
I'm far too shy to speak to you at school
You leave me numb and I'm not sure why
I find it easier to sit and stare
Than push my lens up towards you right there
My heart is bursting in your perfect eyes
As blue as oceans and as pure as skies
I struggle for the words and then give up
My head's up with the birds and the seagulls
A little piece of mind that I know better
Than the plain disgrace of all my letters
But after that the floodgates opened up
And I fell in love with everyone I saw
Please take your time I'm not in any rush
And it's in everything I ever touched
It's not as if I need the extra weight
Confused enough by life so thanks a lot
Only written words for company
Just raise the roof this once and follow me.
I struggle for the words and then give up
My head's up with the birds and the seagulls
A little piece of mind that I know better
Than the plain disgrace of all my letters
And left a note at your bedside
I'm far too shy to speak to you at school
You leave me numb and I'm not sure why
I find it easier to sit and stare
Than push my lens up towards you right there
My heart is bursting in your perfect eyes
As blue as oceans and as pure as skies
I struggle for the words and then give up
My head's up with the birds and the seagulls
A little piece of mind that I know better
Than the plain disgrace of all my letters
But after that the floodgates opened up
And I fell in love with everyone I saw
Please take your time I'm not in any rush
And it's in everything I ever touched
It's not as if I need the extra weight
Confused enough by life so thanks a lot
Only written words for company
Just raise the roof this once and follow me.
I struggle for the words and then give up
My head's up with the birds and the seagulls
A little piece of mind that I know better
Than the plain disgrace of all my letters
Lyrics submitted by Twenty5HourDays
Track duration: 03:46
"Spitting Games" as written by Gary Lightbody, Mark Pete Mcclelland, Jonathan Graham Quinn, Nathan Connolly
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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he explains this in his letter "its in everything i ever write" he tells her he loves her but he doesn't say so in person because he is shy, the earlier verse tell us how much he cares.
and in the last few verse he is relieved to have finally done something about this this thus "the floodgates opened up" it's the relief from the tense he felt. though he explains that she should take her time in replying since it's no urgency he still has things to sort out in his life but he does want her to reply. knowing the answer is better then waiting for one.
Could this possibly be the writer himself? Could 'All I ever write' be all of snow patrol's music? Could this song be much more important than the teenage 'high school' interpretation that comes accross so obviosly?
hm. Just a thought.
Whatever it means, this song is amazing. First 12 seconds is some of the best and most addictive music I have ever heard.
I absoloutly love this song.. this describes my whole life lol!
As blue as oceans and as pure as skies
i love this line so much.
snow patrol has some of my favorite lyrics
"The floodgates opened up"... referring to the euphoria of the drug taking effect
"And i fell in love with everyone i saw"... ask someone who's taken E whether they can relate to this
"Its not as if i need the extra weight"... a lively night on ecstasy reduces your weight somewhat
"My heart is bursting" could also refer to an effect of the drug
Not saying the song is about drugs - I'm not sure, perhaps the imagery just provides a neat metaphor for the shyness and love aspects he is taking about.
could also mean what was said by someone before about him stuttering when speaking to her or kissing, which i think is unlikely though
What is frustrating to me is that it's so relate able. i like this guy at school and he likes me but neither of us has the guts to ask the other out. Ugh.
And that's just the first guy I liked this year... There's others, but I cant get too specific about that.
Also, I have to deal with my friends crushing on each other and not ever doing anything about it. I hang out in threes usually, me, a girl, and a guy, who always likes my friend. I guess it's POSSIBLE that they could like me... but not too likely.
However, I think the whole "stalking" thing is a little bit romantic... admit it, girls, we like to be pursued. It's pretty encouraging, actually, to see all these guys on here that are shy.
Im far too shy to speak to you at school
You leave me numb and im not sure why
(exactly how i felt, i've always been the shy type and i never could talk to this girl)
I find it easier to sit and stare
Than push my limbs out to you right there
My heart is bursting in your perfect eyes
As blue as oceans and as pure as skies
(again, i can relate a lot to this verse, we sat almost right next to each other, she was one desk behind me to the left, and instead of working up the courage to talk to her, it was a lot easier to just sit there and think about her)
I struggle for the words, and then give up
My head's up with the birds in the t-hut
A little piece of mind that I know better
Than the plain disgrace of all my letters
(for me this relates to the last verse, i wanted to talk to her and tell her how i felt but i could never work up the courage to tell her, so i just kept on thinking about her)
But after that the floodgates opened up
And i fell in love with everyone i saw
(i'm kinda in this stage now, every girl i talk to i seem to fall in love with, i just can't help it)
so yeah, this song relates to pretty much every high school guy ever on the face of the earth