please, tell me how you life these heavy bricks
and how you built this path for me to walk on
carve yourself in the stones
with the strength of all convinced
but i know your skin is still as thin as mine

what does it take to believe in all the things you believe?
maybe i need to listen more carefully

i finally know how you stand against the worst there is

you enjoy coffee and Debussy,
i can't believe the calmness in your bones, after everything
when she dreams, she sees herself in her sunday dress
humming simple melodies she's known since she was only three

i finally found the strength you've tried to tell me about

oh, even when the sky is crashing down,
you-you locked your knees and stood up straight
you are the strength inside my veins
oh, i want to feel the strength you know



Lyrics submitted by izmo

Track duration: 03:40


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    General Comment:hands down.... COMPLETELY about God. hes talking about this girl whos into her religion and has strength because of how devoted she is. hes talking about wishing he could be like her in her beliefs. she stays true to what she knows and who she believes she is, and thats why she can "lock her knees and stand straight up" when the "sky is crashing down." thats why hes saying maybe i need to listen more carefully. AND its named Sundays... the Sabbath day? its for sure about religion.

    lovelovelove this song.
    Flag girlwithoutherboyon November 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:To me this song is about an insecure person who looks up to someone. They wish they had the confidence and optimism for the world just like their idol. When they see their idol stay strong through hard times, it gives them the strength to stay strong through their own troubles.
    Flag crazymango6on August 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song is definitely about religion. its titled "sundays" i think the reference about the girl is just a part that was added in, about how she has strength through her religion. its about finding god... because in the end hes talking about how he finally found the strength she was talking about.
    Flag girlwithoutherboyon July 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i also think that this song is about his mom like when he says
    "please, tell me how you life these heavy bricks
    and how you built this path for me to walk on"
    how she raised him and set up his future
    i'm also asian and asian parents bust their butts to make sure their kids are successful whether that means SAT practice or extra tutoring.
    also
    "you are the strength inside my veins"
    Flag JasonBlinkdon May 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:sorry forgot to mention that i know middle middle by daphne loves derby is about his mom for sure. I just thought i should mention this because i didn't want anyone to think i was dumb and mixed the songs up haha. But anyway, peace.
    Flag RIKKITIKKI!on October 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about his mom. I don't know if its right but it fits. The part when he says " what does it take to believe in all the things you believe, maybe i need to listen more carefully", its like his mom has all these beliefs and like any kid, he would just ignore them because sometimes you just don't listen to your parents. also when he says " you are the strength inside my veins", he gets his strength from his mom. Thats just what i think and i like thinking about this song that way cause... well... moms are the best ^_^.
    Flag RIKKITIKKI!on October 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song fits a song about a relationship. But it fits religon way better.

    Like a tribute to God or somthing. Especially the first verse.

    '...how you built this path for me to walk on'
    'I finally know all how you stand against the worst there is'
    Flag robertohon June 20, 2008   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:this reminds me of the twilight series..
    a lot..
    lol
    Flag thesocalledemoon April 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I believe this song is talking about a guy and a girl dealing with a breakup, and the girl is being strong. the guy is admiring a girl for her strength in dealing with the problems that she is going through.

    --The guy is amazed at how the girl can "lift the heavy bricks and build a path for him to walk on" so he can come back to her. She is dealing with the pain of the break up and at the same time working on getting him back. She is "carving herself in the stones", she believes that they will be together forever (as if she is carving herself permanatly into his life). Despite the fact that "her skin is still as thin as his." she is still dealing with the pain of the breakup.
    He does'nt understand how she believes the things that she believes (the fact that everything will be okay, and that they will get back together). He thinks he should listen more carefully so he can understand her beliefs.

    --he says he finally knows how she stands against the worst there is.. he realizes that she can stand up against anything if she sticks to what she believes.

    --"when she dreams, she sees herself in her sunday dress humming simple melodies that she's known since she was only three." ...to escape the pain, she dreams to go back to a time when there was no pain. Where she could just dress up and go to church and sing songs of God's love and happiness. That way she doesnt have to live with the pain.


    --Basically. she is his strength. he only wishes to be as strong as her in dealing with everything.


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    Flag poeticbeautyon September 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about the day of the sun; Sunday.
    Flag PoeticLuston May 16, 2007   Link

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