Inquisitive and thoughtful
She was the challenge he'd been waiting for
A reminder that creativity runs deep like secrets
Dark eyed dreamers
They were a dangerous pair
Q next to U scribbled out on paper
They stop, they go, they're done

Go back to the place we knew before
Retrace our steps to the basement door
I'll ask you if the rain still makes you smile
Like so much time that we spent in the fall
It put color in our cheeks while the air turned cold
Preceding what became our bitter end

Round in circles
Let's start over
Round in circles
Let's start over

Unanswered questions
Would be the only thing to stop them now
He was the poet while she was the muse
But she had a pen that she knew how to use
With a touch of redemption, a hint of elation
A recipe for disaster

Go back to the place we knew before
Retrace our steps to the basement door
I'll ask you if the rain still makes you smile
Like so much time that we spent in the fall
It put color in our cheeks while the air turned cold
Preceding what became our bitter end

Let this be a lesson to us all

Round in circles
Let's start over
Round in circles
Let's start over

Round in circles
Round in circles
Round in circles
Round in circles



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  • 0
    General Comment:Why is this song not on itunes?!
    Flag Bekah14on June 10, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:gahhh, i love this song.
    i like the old all time low!
    i mean, they're okay now but way better back then.
    "Dark eyed dreamers
    They were a dangerous pair
    Q next to U scribbled out on paper
    They stop, they go, they're done"

    Flag rachelloveeeeon March 19, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:This song is about a girl and a boy breaking up but the boy still likes the girl. I just don't get the "q next to u" part.
    Flag StillxPaintingxFlowerson March 16, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Does anybody else love the line/s... (Its actually four) Haha, does that count as a verse?

    'He was the poet, while she was the muse,
    But she had a pen that she knew how to use,
    With a touch of redemption, a hint of elation,
    A recipe for disaster...'

    Isn't it beautiful... <3
    Aha, one of my favourite verses of all time !! (:
    Flag FuckRegretson February 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Inquisitive and thoughtful
    She was the challenge he'd been waiting for
    (he likes this girl a ton)
    A reminder that creativity runs deep like secrets
    (she's one of a kind but she has many secrets that he doesn't know about)
    Dark eyed dreamers
    (dark eyed because thats how people get when they are tired so hes tired of the relationship and wants it to be something its not, thus the dreamer part)
    They were a dangerous pair
    Q next to U scribbled out on paper
    (They were always together. One relied on the other. He either need her or she was too clingy.)
    They stop, they go, they're done
    (They're arguing)

    Go back to the place we knew before
    Retrace our steps to the basement door
    I'll ask you if the rain still makes you smile
    Like so much time that we spent in the fall
    It put color in our cheeks while the air turned cold
    Preceding what became our bitter end
    (He wants to go back to how it was when they were first together)

    Round in circles
    Let's start over
    Round in circles
    Let's start over


    Unanswered questions
    Would be the only thing to stop them now
    (there are secrets between them)
    He was the poet while she was the muse
    (she was his inspiration)
    But she had a pen that she knew how to use
    With a touch of redemption, a hint of elation
    A recipe for disaster
    (he forgave her or she forgave hime and then he/she did the same thing again because the things went back to how they were and nothing really changed.)

    Go back to the place we knew before
    Retrace our steps to the basement door
    I'll ask you if the rain still makes you smile
    Like so much time that we spent in the fall
    It put color in our cheeks while the air turned cold
    Preceding what became our bitter end

    Let this be a lesson to us all

    Round in circles
    Let's start over
    Round in circles
    Let's start over

    Round in circles
    Round in circles
    Round in circles
    Round in circles
    Flag xoxo13on January 01, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:A guy meets a girl who he thinks of as his perfect match, but they are always breaking up and making up, and they seem to be broke up at the moment(hence the chorus) and he wants to start over, because he still likes her. (Round in circles, let's start over)
    Personally, I ADORE this song. And every other song by them, but you get my point.
    Flag fallingupwardson December 28, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Amazing song... simply perfect <3
    Flag randommusicon December 13, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:only legit song that all time low will ever make. everything else is stupid cookie cutter pop rock.
    Flag escapeyourselfon December 06, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:if anyone has this song or memories that fade like photographs, last flight home, hometown heroes; national nobodies, noel, i cant do the one-two step, and sticks, stones, and techno,could you email it/them to me please??
    togo2727@yahoo.com
    ^i know my email is strange..
    Flag xgoxawayx1271on August 23, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Heres some lyrics that actually have meaning, and they mean different for everyone, they're open to be interpreted. REAL music. i miss this too.
    Flag xokvlon July 02, 2009   Link

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