What once did exist now is meaningless
and doesn't it seem funny how soon you did forget (how soon you did forget)
All the words have now lost their weight
But I remember, I remember

Desperation, devastation
All I truly know . . . all that I know
Is isolation, self-damnation
All light that I'd owned
was shed and worthless now

What I knew was wrong, one who lived is gone
Guess it was just an echo when you would sing my song (when you would sing my song)
All the notes you'd forgotten now
You left abandoned, I remember

Desperation, devastation
All I truly know . . . all that I know
Is isolation, self-damnation
All light that I'd owned
was shed and worthless now

I can hate myself more, more than anyone.

Will you join me?

I know you know that this tortures me
Have I've created the suffering?
Show life
Or do you happily cut further in?
To sever words left inside
that binds me

Now all I feel is

Desperation, devastation
All I truly know . . . all that I know
Is isolation, self-damnation
All light that I'd owned
was shed and worthless now

Desperation, devastation
All I truly know . . . all that I know
Is isolation, self-damnation
All light that I'd owned
was shed and was this worthless now?



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Rabbits Are Roadkill on Route 37 song meanings
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    General Comment:Song could be about someone turning their backs on who they are. So the song really has two speakers.
    First speaker "Devastation..desperation..all I knew"
    Second speaker "what I knew was wrong, one who lived is gone"
    First speaker "I guess it was just an echo when you would sing my song"
    Second speaker "I know you know that this tortures me"
    Flag Jejune42on October 05, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Route 37 is an actual highway located in central jersey. It runs through Manchester NJ. All the way through TOMS RIVER, NJ. And leads to the bridge to Seaside Heights, NJ known for that rediculous misrepresentative show the Jersey Shore. Toms river is actually home to much local talent. And if I'm not mistaken My Chemical Romance's hometown is Manchester ( not 100% on the last fact.)
    Flag TaleStudioson December 06, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Did we ever know if this had something to do with it?

    rabbitsareroadkill.zoomshare.com/
    Flag catoutofhellon November 08, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation:To me the lines:
    "I can hate myself
    More,
    More than anyone"
    Don't suggest that the person being sung about (lets just say him to make it easier) hates himself but emphasises that he has the ability to. That he finds it easier to hate himself then he does to hate other people, but also that his potential for self loathing is so great that it cannot be surpassed by anyone elses feelings towards him.
    Also the bit after that where he's questioning his suffering, is it caused by himself, by his own self loathing and the despair that ensues or has it been helped along by another, someone who encourages it and helps it to grow and consume him.

    Idk, to me it feels like that section is almost seperate to the rest of the song, a little aside with it's own meaning.
    Flag blackwargreymon564on July 19, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Oh god!!! blaqk_fairy you are the biggest idiot ever! Davey's a vegan for christ's sake. why would he wanna kill rabbits?!

    I never thought of the lyrics really, but the selling out theory makes perfect sense! Too bad the people, who call them sell outs probably either haven't heard this or haven't payed attention to the lyrics.
    Flag MissNeuroticon February 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I LOVE this song! Im listening to right now! I agree with LetsFadeOn337 and i definitely like the direction axchillingxsilence is going with the selling out thing.I also didnt not what bey said and i have to admit: thats pretty fucking cool...anyways....i really like the chorus to this song because...well it can describe a lot of things...my life being one of them.
    Flag Bethamphetamineon November 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:"I know you know that this tortures me
    Have I've created the suffering?
    Show life"
    It's meant to be "Show me" not "show life"

    And this song and 37mm MUST have something to do with the AFI mystery. But we will only find out when the recording for the new album startsss.
    BA have almost finished their tour so it hopefully won't be too far away.
    Flag LetsFadeOn337on September 30, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I just thought it was about being dumped and in the frustration running over some rabbits?? Woa was I worng!
    Flag blaqk_fairyon September 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think that this song is about afi selling out. Davey's saying "and doesn't it seem funny how soon you did forget (how soon you did forget)
    All the words have now lost their weight
    But I remember, I remember" saying that his older fans turned their backs on him and now hate him for changing and playing different music and for "selling-out". then he says: "I know you know that this tortures me
    Have I've created the suffering?
    Show life
    Or do you happily cut further in?
    To sever words left inside
    that binds me"
    saying that old fans try to hurt him emotionally. then it goes: "I can hate myself more, more than anyone." saying that he hates himself for causing his old fans to think that afi has sold-out.
    now all he knows is isolation and self-damnation because he hates himself so much.
    Flag axchillingxsilenceon July 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:rabbits are the symbol of doom
    and fertility, but the band say they chose the rabbits as the sybol for doom
    as shown in the miss murder video. davey's gets the note with the rabbits and that means he's gonna die
    the album is not only winter, but doom themed
    and as they said rabbits are the doom
    they use 37 alot, because not oy is it a divine number but it's also a number for death [dunno why]
    also route 37 in california, blood alley
    its about fighting back against what you've been told
    but also being abandoned
    possibly also saying that death and misery isn't always certain, you can change it, stop some of it.
    Flag beyon May 10, 2007   Link

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