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I think about how it might have been
We'd spend our days travelin'
It's not that I don't understand you
It's not that I don't want to be with you
But you only wanted me
The way you wanted me
So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
And we can hang our heads down as we skip the goodbyes
You can tell the world what you want them to hear
I've got nothing left to lose, my dear
So, I'm up for the little white lies
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone, and you're still there
I'll buy a magazine searching for your face
From coast to coast, or whatever I find my place
I'll track you on the radio
And I'll sign your list in a different name
But as close as I come to you
It's not the same
So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
We can pat ourselves on the back and say that we tried
And if one of us makes it big
We can spill our regrets
And talk about how the love never dies
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone, and you're still there
So, steal the show
And do your best to cover the tracks that I have left
I wish you well and hope you find whatever you're looking for
The way I might've changed my mind
But you only showed me the door
So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
We can pat ourselves on the back and say that we tried
And if one of us makes it big
We can spill our regrets
And talk about how the love never dies
But you and I know the reason why
We'd spend our days travelin'
It's not that I don't understand you
It's not that I don't want to be with you
But you only wanted me
The way you wanted me
So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
And we can hang our heads down as we skip the goodbyes
You can tell the world what you want them to hear
I've got nothing left to lose, my dear
So, I'm up for the little white lies
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone, and you're still there
I'll buy a magazine searching for your face
From coast to coast, or whatever I find my place
I'll track you on the radio
And I'll sign your list in a different name
But as close as I come to you
It's not the same
So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
We can pat ourselves on the back and say that we tried
And if one of us makes it big
We can spill our regrets
And talk about how the love never dies
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone, and you're still there
So, steal the show
And do your best to cover the tracks that I have left
I wish you well and hope you find whatever you're looking for
The way I might've changed my mind
But you only showed me the door
So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
We can pat ourselves on the back and say that we tried
And if one of us makes it big
We can spill our regrets
And talk about how the love never dies
But you and I know the reason why
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So in reference to the song, they used to travel on the road while touring and could have continued to do so if they had stayed together. After breaking up, she used to look for him in magazines and would listen to them on the radio. Now James is the the lead singer (they used to sing together) so he'll steal the show and try to go back and cover the song tracks that featured Rachael. If either of them made it big, they could talk about their failed romance fondly.
So while the song can be interpreted many different ways because Rachael made it open ended and threw in a lot of double meanings, this song to me is ultimately about the demise of her relationship with James.
So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
And we can hang our heads down as we skip the goodbyes
You can tell the world what you want them to hear
I've got nothing left to lose, my dear
So, I'm up for the little white lies
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone, and you're still there"
Amazing lyrics. I can see how it's about her band, but it works for a relationship too. I like the positivity in it, like "say what you want to say, lie if you want to, but we both know the truth." Great stuff.
i'm a new fan (or should i say obsess-ee) and i think the reason i love her music so much is because of how personal it feels.
in everything she writes, it feels like my own memior.
the things i'm going through, the toiling emotions tugging at my heart, she writes songs about them.
it's almost like she's a friend that sits down and simply listens to my hurts/fears/stories of my past and then masterfully puts them to music in the exact way i would if i had the talent.
this song was the first i had heard from her. i absoutely love the picture it paints. i think it's about how honesty really comes out through the breakup rather than in the relationship. as pessimistic as it may sound, one of the only ways to really see the way he felt about you is to notice the way in which he reacts to your leaving. in the song, you see this girl that's been through this really very wonderful relationship and as she's leaving, for whatever reason, she realizes that he is almost unaffected and has to come to terms with the fact that he wasn't exactly genuine through the course of the relationship.
five stars, rachael, five stars.