And to reflect is to regret
Throwing it all away
And apathy my one way street
It took so much from me
Separated by this divide I created through my fears
And in your tears you tried to show
Blind eyes and tell deaf ears
If we can make it through the landslide standing
We’ll lift each other up to see the bliss on the horizon
Been looking in from the outside lately
I’ve seen who I used to be and it’s not me
And we can keep healing
And we can keep holding on
I just want to take you where our time won’t waste anymore
Through the mountains on the water we’ll stay engulfed in one another
And when I can wake up to see the sunrise in you eyes then we’ll finally be free and I’ll know I’ve made it home
So lets go out west and bask in the overcast
And walking through the rain we’ll see the beauty in life again, life again
And to reflect is to regret
Throwing it all away
And apathy my one way street
It took so much from me
Separated by this divide I created through my fears
And in your tears you tried to show
Blind eyes and tell deaf ears
And we can keep healing
And we can keep holding on



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    General Comment:Well basically the meaning goes like this.
    Starting with the title, A thousand words to say but one. He cant say hes sorry. either hes not apologizing for who he is or he just cant bring himself to say it. now lyrics wise hes saying that he wants to move beyond the past and go from there and find somewhere where they can be together by themselves and not have the outside world to bring them down.
    Flag AParadoxWithFlieson June 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:mann i just started listenin to rock after fallin in love with guitar hero so i am behind. but i started listenin to this band the most after playing thier song demons so much..i have 3 of thier albums and a few other rock albums..i dont think i listen to rap anymore..but darkest hour...they the truth..n dis song...lol idk a meaning yet i just wanted to cise darkest hour real quick
    Flag bigclilhon May 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Gahh, I love this song. It depicts how I feel so incredibly close right now.
    Flag effyoucaribouon March 26, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this was one of the first darkest songs I ever heard I first heard Demon(s) like most people and then stand and receive because I remember people were handing out victory samplers at a korn show when I was 15. emmure and DH were the only well known bands on there they also had the warriors, nodes of ranvier and beneath the sky
    Flag latrulason September 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:darkest hour is a great band. I ran into this song how many years ago and love it. Lyrics are great.

    Don't really need to give my opinion on the lyrics since everyone nailed them.
    Flag CKwillburnon June 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Holy CRAP -CatharsiS-, for the past two years I have been trying to figure out the meaning behind the title.
    Flag BeatOnTheBraton April 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i really like the hint of 3rd person perspective the song creates. its like he's on the outside looking at his own feelings, and actions. he knows what happiness is, and he knows his faults in the relationship. i think we all have the essence of a split personality at times, and i think this is what the song is addressing.
    i often think the relationship between a boy and girl is used to tell the story of a bigger picture in darkest hours work, and this is a prime example. its about stepping out of yourself and looking at within you.
    just an amazing song with beautiful imagery.
    a thousand words to say but one = sorry??
    Flag -CatharsiS-on February 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:wow such a great song... it's my favorite song so far... I am going through something similar to this and to me this could mean that something bad happened in their relationship and it was his fault and he's trying to explain to her how he wishes their relationship was and how he's hoping that she won't give up on him because he's trying his best to make everything alright again.
    Flag unseen eyeson December 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:wow, like i mean this song kicks ass, but they have better, but like they still put this togather greatly, but i mean wow, like wow the lyrics, just like....wow......................so beautiful, even though it's a metal song
    Flag EJ_Atreyu_SoCo_Manon November 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i think addiscool has the meaning dead on in my opinion
    Flag alex907on November 15, 2007   Link

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