I swear that you don't have to go
I thought we could wait for the fireworks
I thought we could wait for the snow
To wash over Georgia and kill the hurt
I thought I could live in your arms
And spend every moment I had with you
Stay up all night with the stars
Confess all the faith that I had in you
To late, I'm sure and lonely
Another night, another dream wasted on you
Just be here now against me
You know the words so sing along for me baby
For heaven's sake I know you're sorry
But you won't stop crying
This anniversary may never be the same
Inside I hope you know I'm dying
With my heart beside me
In shattered pieces that may never be replaced
And if I died right now you'd never be the same

I thought with a month of apart
Together would find us an opening
And moonlight would provide the spark
And that I would stumble across the key
Or break down the door to your heart
Forever could see us not you and me
And you'd help me out of the dark
And I'd give my heart as an offering

And I will always remember you as you are right now to me
And I will always remember now
Sleep alone tonight with no one here just by your side
How does he feel, how does he kiss
How does he taste while he's on your lips
I can't forget you
I know you want me to want you
I want to
But I can't forgive you
So when this is over don't blow your composure baby
I can't forgive you
I know you want me to want you I want to



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Three Cheers for Five Years song meanings
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    General Comment:): no mas
    Flag rooied1on January 10, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:what I think is means is that he dated her for five years and was going to propose to her but he found out that she cheated on him
    Flag xMeGaN2012xon January 11, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I think the true meaning of this song is a girl screwed up a long relationship and then she wanted to fix it but it was too late and no matter how many times she tried to fix it it just couldnt be and not because the guy didnt want it too but they just were not ment to be and he understoode that but she did not.......................
    Flag angel123on October 03, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:"I swear that you don't have to go
    I thought we could wait for the fireworks
    I thought we could wait for the snow
    To wash over Georgia and kill the hurt
    I thought I could live in your arms
    And spend every moment I had with you"

    He didn't think they'd end and he expected them to last longer.

    "Stay up all night with the stars
    Confess all the faith that I had in you"

    He trusted her when he shouldn't have.

    "To late, I'm sure and lonely
    Another night, another dream wasted on you
    Just be here now against me
    You know the words so sing along for me baby"

    He's sure he's leaving her, but he'll miss her and want to be with her still.

    "For heaven's sake I know you're sorry
    But you won't stop crying
    This anniversary may never be the same
    Inside I hope you know I'm dying
    With my heart beside me
    In shattered pieces that may never be replaced
    And if I died right now you'd never be the same"

    She's apologizing and crying, but he can't look at the relationship/anniversary the same after that. His heart is broken, and inside he wants to show her that, but on the outside he doesn't really want to guilt her and hurt her because he loves her.

    "I thought with a month of apart
    Together would find us an opening
    And moonlight would provide the spark
    And that I would stumble across the key
    Or break down the door to your heart
    Forever could see us not you and me
    And you'd help me out of the dark
    And I'd give my heart as an offering"

    He took a month of them being broken up, and hoped that she'd realize she wants him instead of the other guy.

    "And I will always remember you as you are right now to me
    And I will always remember now"

    He'll always remember how she cheated, and always look at her as nothing more than a cheater.

    "Sleep alone tonight with no one here just by your side
    How does he feel, how does he kiss
    How does he taste while he's on your lips"

    This is kind of the 'F*ck you, You're a whore, how do you like HIM now that I'M gone?' Line.

    "I can't forget you
    I know you want me to want you
    I want to
    But I can't forgive you
    So when this is over don't blow your composure baby
    I can't forgive you
    I know you want me to want you I want to"

    He wants to forgive her and she wants him back, but he can't forgive her.
    As for the title, I think the ' 3 Cheers' part is sarcasm, consider that on their '5 years' he finds out she's cheating.









    Flag XxMyxxTragedyxXon April 10, 2011   Link
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    General Comment: This song is about the guy in a relationship finding out the girl had cheated on him after five years of being together. The girl feels extremely guilty, but doesn't know which guy she wants. The guy, however, is conflicted as to whether he should end the relationship or not. In the first verse, he begs the girl not to choose the other guy. He demonstrates his desire for their relationship to be perfect once again, but soon realizes it's "too late". The chorus displays his pain from his girl betraying him. The second verse is the guy wishing for a utopian relationship with the girl, but the pain in his voice hints that he knows it can never be like this. The bridge shows the conflict the guy feels: he loves the girl, but claims he will "always remember her as she is right now to him", as in, he will always look at her differently for cheating on him. He knows it's best for them to break up, judging by the line "sleep alone tonight, with no one here just by your side". But he also is wistful of her, claiming he "can't forget her". The line "I know you want me to want you I want to" reveals he truly wants to fix their relationship, but cannot forgive her for what she did, and therefore he cannot fully "want" her. He apologizes and wishes her the best as he says "when this is over don't blow your composure baby", and ultimately leaves her.
    This song is probably my favorite Mayday song and breaks my heart! :(
    Flag mb9squealon March 06, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about a girl who cheated on him, but she's sorry and he knows she is. But he can't forgive her because she broke his heart. No matter how hard he tries to love her the same as he did before, he can't. He's saying he's sorry and he still loves her, but they have to let eachother go... story of my life. :[
    Flag BreeBrokeNCYDEon January 20, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:The Punk Goes Acoustic version is much better than the original, for so many reasons, one, Jason sings it which gives it more emotion and he's got an amazing voice. two, Mayday Parade performs it (simple logic duh!), and three Mayday Parade makes rock music that relates to all of us, this song reminds me of all my horrible relationships of getting cheated on so many times but I still loved that person, to me it doesn't matter if I get cheated on as long as I feel loved, I got cheated on in basically all my relationships, even when I thought I found Mrs.Right for me. At first it made me cry when I heard it but now it makes me feel like I have a purpose in trying to find that perfect girl for me, a great song to remind me of that is my song Wondering, Struggling.
    Flag BloodyStrangerSkyon January 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Reason the Punk Goes Acoustic version 'has more emotion' is because it's mainly Jason singing, the album version is mainly Derek :)

    And anyone else forgetting the line "how does he taste when he is on your lips" - says to me that it's about someone who's cheated, not just growing apart..
    Flag TheGuru123on November 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this song kinda reminds me of the movie "forgetting sarah marshal"

    but really, amazing song, first one that i heard by mayday parade and love them ever since
    Flag denfanalwayson November 03, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is my life. I love the acoustic version so much. <3
    I'm so freaking in love with my best friend, but she doesn't know it. And she sure as hell doesn't feel the same way about me. It hurts so much, knowing that you'll never ever be with the person you love so much. No one in this world could compare. I've been in love with her for almost a year now, we've been casual friends for two, and best friends for a year. That sounds a little confusing, but bare with me.
    She is the closest thing in the world to me. No one could ever come close to taking her place. But we're drifting, slowly, because of school(we go to different schools), and her and her best friend becoming closer. I hate it.
    This song is more like a guy breaking up with his girlfriend because she cheated on him, but, for some weird reason, I relate to it. I'll explain, darlings:

    I swear that you don't have to go
    I thought we could wait for the fireworks
    I thought we could wait for the snow
    To wash over Georgia and kill the hurt

    This kinda reminds me of, like, all the things that we planned. We had so many things planned to do together, but I'm so scared that none of them will happen now that we are drifting and her and her best friend are more inseparable than ever. It's kinda like, she doesn't have to leave, I just want her to stay. Stay and do all of the things we had planned - watching fireworks, camping under the stars, traveling, riding all the roller coasters in the country, playing in the snow. That kinda thing. The last line is kinda like, if we just stay here and do everything we planned, if I can just be with you, it will kill this pain.

    I thought I could live in your arms
    And spend every moment I had with you
    Stay up all night with the stars
    Confess all the faith that I had in you

    Again. I thought that as we grew closer and closer, we would spend all of our time together. But we rarely see each other.
    I want to just lie there with her under the stars and tell her how much I love her.

    To late, I'm sure and lonely
    Another night, another dream wasted on you
    Just be here now against me
    You know the words so sing along for me baby

    Everyone so far in my life has left me at one time or another. I thought she was different, I still do think that she is different. None of this pain is intentional. But it seems like it's too late to just turn everything around at this point. It's kinda like saying even if things are different, just be here with me. Just being around her makes me happy.

    For heaven's sake I know you're sorry
    But you won't stop crying
    This anniversary may never be the same
    Inside I hope you know I'm dying
    With my heart beside me
    In shattered pieces that may never be replaced
    And if I died right now you'd never be the same

    I know that she's sorry for changing, for growing apart, for not being there when I needed her. But she doesn't know I'm dying on the inside, my heart is breaking, everything sucks. The anniversary of when we officially became best friends/when i fell in love with her, will never be the same now that things suck between us. She says I've changed her life. I want to go back to the night I fell in love with her, the night we became close, and say, "if I died right now, you'd never be the same."but you don't know it.

    I thought with a month of apart
    Together would find us an opening
    And moonlight would provide the spark
    And that I would stumble across the key
    Or break down the door to your heart
    Forever could see us not you and me
    And you'd help me out of the dark
    And I'd give my heart as an offering

    I want to suggest something like, I dunno, like not talking for a month. In the hope that she realizes how close we really are. But maybe we aren't supposed to be. She helped me out of the dark, she cured my depression, she brought the light into my life. And I give her my heart in return.

    And I will always remember you as you are right now to me
    And I will always remember now
    Sleep alone tonight with no one here just by your side
    How does he feel, how does he kiss
    How does he taste while he's on your lips
    I can't forget you
    I know you want me to want you
    I want to
    But I can't forgive you
    So when this is over don't blow your composure baby
    I can't forgive you
    I know you want me to want you I want to

    <33333
    Flag liveforthemomentnowx407on October 03, 2010   Link

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