I can barely move
I can barely see where we’re going now
The road is washed out from the river that flooded just north of town
We stick stick stick stick to the plan we laid out but we know their saying
The best best best best plans where both mice and men can go terribly wrong
And probably will, so please
Nobody speaks, nobody get any smart ideas
If we don’t have any heroics we may just get out of here
And home to your families by dinner time safely and soundly sleeping
Cause we don’t want trouble, we’ll take what we came for and we’ll leave quiet
Or maybe we will tear you up, take what you love, and burn it down, and burn it down

Nobody moves, nobody moves and no one gets hurt
Nobody opens their mouth and we have nothing to worry about
We’ll keep keep keep keep you alive cause we always need bargaining chips
(For their lives, we will trade; thee will make your getaway)
We’ll keep keep keep keep you alive cause you’re pretty
And we need something to look at while we tear you up, take what you love
And burn it down, and burn it down
You swear to build, we swear to come and burn it down

[Chorus]
Weighing the cost of the love you make
Make you again, yeah
Feeling the weight of the bones you break
Break them again, yeah

Weighing the heart (let ‘em wait)
Sinking our teeth into (let ‘em lie)
Her wants of life (here we are)
In magazines (tonight)

Break all the locks without the combination
I know where you’re headed, I consider it mine
Went to the crowns without a planning or feeling
And keep me alert until the next valentine

Please cut me out, cut me out
Plot and make me the lover you wanted
When you were young and asleep
And I’m fine when you, you burn my core from a bottle
The lover you wanted while you waited so long

[Chorus x4]



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    General Comment:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…

    i mean not like this answers all questions about this song, and i other stand that the line "mice and men" is taken from a well-known saying, but this is just something to think about.

    "Break all the locks without the combination
    I know where you�re headed, I consider it mine
    Went to the crowns without a planning or feeling
    And keep me alert until the next valentine

    Please cut me out, cut me out
    Plot and make me the lover you wanted
    When you were young and asleep
    And I�m fine when you, you burn my core from a bottle
    The lover you wanted while you waited so long"

    I think these should say...

    "Break all the locks without the combination
    I know where you hid it, I consider it mine
    Went to the crowns without a planning or feeling
    And keep me alert until the next valentine

    Please carve me out, carve me out, carve and make me
    the lover you wanted
    When you were young and asleep
    And I�m fine waiting here, burn my core from the bottom.
    The lover you wanted while you waited so long"
    Flag littlelighton September 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Its hard to decide, went to the crowds would make more sense, but it could mean triple crowns..?
    Flag robedob22on August 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is clearly not about a robbery. It does however use a robbery situation as a metaphor for perhaps being in a relationship where one person is being unfaithful to their significant other. (At home to your families by dinner time safely and soundly sleeping). It's about being afraid that our natural instincts of being non-monogamous and feeling unfulfilled when in a relationship will be uncovered. I sort of get the feeling that they are both happy and unhappy with going behind someone's back and being successful.

    Does anyone get the same feeling from this song? It's just my interpretation of it. I don't mean to bury the robbery aspect, but I think that Brand New and Jesse Lacey are more cunning in their song writing than just being blunt.
    Flag pdoeon July 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I would kill to know what is really said right here:

    "Please cut me out, cut me out
    Plot and make me the lover you wanted
    When you were young and asleep
    And I’m fine when you, you burn my core from a bottle
    The lover you wanted while you waited so long"

    I don't believe that's correct.
    Flag citizen dildoon February 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about the War in Iraq and how "pointless" it is?.. possibly the robery metaphore is relating how we are "robbing our enemy" and trying to take what is not ours
    Flag BrandNewman55on October 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:its obviously using a bank robbery or any kind of robbery as a metaphor for something i'm not quite sure about yet. i'll let you know if i hit something.
    Flag MOSHIxMOSHIx92on September 25, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:it's "measure again" instead of "make you again"
    Flag lunestaaaon August 09, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Wait, i figured it out

    maybe

    if the road is washed out, the cops can't come as fast...

    right?
    Flag CORPSErawron August 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with the robbery notion, Its about holding up a bank or something along those lines

    I know its wrong but for some reason i find these lyrics really provocative and somewhat sexy

    I'm a weirdo, yahhhh but god DAMN these lyrics turn me on

    XD tmi? ya think?

    What I don't understand though is this part:

    I can barely move
    I can barely see where we’re going now
    The road is washed out from the river that flooded just north of town

    How does this entail to the rest of the song?!
    Flag CORPSErawron July 26, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"and for the dude above me, shut up! i dont know if it makes any sense to you, but the fidelity on some of the songs on this album were meant to be somewhat low, like sowing season, limousine, and even degausser. you find a little bit of raw emotion in songs that dont have to be computer enhanced to sound good. "

    Youi're talking about production. The production on the album is fine. I love the production on the album. The MASTERING is terrible.
    Flag IEATFOODOKAYGUYon March 21, 2008   Link

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