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So let's face it this was never what you wanted
And I know it's fun to pretend
Now, blank stares and empty threats
Are all I have
They're all I have
So drown me and if you can
Or we could just have conversation
And I fall, I fall, I falter
But I found you, before I drift away
Now you still speak of day old hate
Though your whole world has gone up into flames
And isn't it great to find that you're really worth nothing
And how safe it is to feel safe
So drown me and if you can
Or we could just have conversation
And I fall, I fall, I fall down
But I found you, before I drift away
The things we do just to stay alive
The things we do just to stay alive
The things we do just to stay alive
The things we do just to keep ourselves alive
And I know it's fun to pretend
Now, blank stares and empty threats
Are all I have
They're all I have
So drown me and if you can
Or we could just have conversation
And I fall, I fall, I falter
But I found you, before I drift away
Now you still speak of day old hate
Though your whole world has gone up into flames
And isn't it great to find that you're really worth nothing
And how safe it is to feel safe
So drown me and if you can
Or we could just have conversation
And I fall, I fall, I fall down
But I found you, before I drift away
The things we do just to stay alive
The things we do just to stay alive
The things we do just to stay alive
The things we do just to keep ourselves alive
Lyrics submitted by deathcab83, edited by tbl
Day Old Hate Lyrics as written by Dallas Green
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This song is so stunning to listen to. It's so sad and complicated like real life is. I love Acoustic stuff because you can hear the rawness and pain in each word that is sung. You get the true meaning of the lyrics, because sometimes songs are over produced, so they kind of lose what was special about them in the first place, I'll take simplicity over bells, whistles and loops any day.
This is a very therapeutic song for me. I have a playlist on my ipod, for songs like this that really effect me ,so when i'm down or depressed i can listen to them and filter any negative feelings. Therapists recommend it, It really works.
Enough rambling, I think this song is about a complicated relationship of any sort but from one person's point of view.
'So lets face it, this was never what you wanted But I know that its fun to pretend Our blank stares and empty threats Are all I have They�re all I have'
I think he's pretending that everything is working but inside it's killing him. and it's what he's not saying that's important, He's deluding himself and making things more complicated.
'So drown me.. if you can Or we could just have conversation and I fall, I fall, I falter. I found you before I drift away'
He's drowning under the weight of his delusions and he's trying to find some way to help the situation but it's not gonna work.
'Now you still speak of day old hate Though your whole world has gone up into flames And isn't it great to find that you're really worth nothing And how safe it is to feel safe'
It's falling to bits and he feels worthless, but he'll live the lie if it means that he can tell himself that he's wanted, because walking away is worse (falling without a safety net).
The things we do just to stay alive (x3)
The things we do just to keep ourselves alive
He's referring to everyone being able to do exactly what he's doing, Lie to themselves, Makes it easier than having to face the cold hard facts.
'And isn't it great to find that you're really worth nothing And how safe it is to feel safe'
This gets me every time, everybody feels this at some point in their life, Not nice but necessary, Thanks for reading <3 <3