You never really wanted it
You'll settle for a bit of it
It started with a big bang (coming over everything)
And now it's coming back again

Hey don't you feel it now
My shiny side down
Hey burning brighter still
And you're getting sick
And you're feeling it

It'll wear you down and wear you down
You chase it breathing in and out and in and out
They push you up against the wall against the wall
You didn't think you'd feel it all but you were wrong about it
Push

It started with a handgun
loaded with excuses
We started faking it (and then we started breaking it)
All the pieces used to fit
Using like it's going out of style (maybe just a little while)
This'll be the last time (everytime's a last time)

Hey don't you feel it now
My shiny side down
Hey burning brighter still
And you're getting stuck
And you f**ked it up

It'll wear you down and wear you down
You chase it breathing in and out and in and out
They'll push you up against the wall against the wall
You didn't think you'd feel it all but you were wrong about it
push

I regretted it, i regret a lot of things
I regretted it, i regret a lot of things

And youre feeling it
itll wear you down and wear you down
you chase it breathing in and out and in and out
theyll push you up against the wall against the wall you didnt think youd feel it all but you were wrong
about it

And youre feeling it
itll wear you down and wear you down
you chase it breathing in and out and in and out
theyll push you up against the wall against the wall you didnt think youd feel it all but you were wrong
about it
push



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Track duration: 03:24


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    Song Meaning:It is actually not about rape or sex, It's about Josh's heroin addiction. If you look anywhere, you'll find that out. And it's pretty easy to notice with the "Using like it's going out of style (maybe just a little while)
    This'll be the last time (everytime's a last time)" part.
    Flag Waraka520on May 02, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:by listening to this song many times, i think it is about someone who is just throwing their body away to anyone(ya know what i mean right??) and the singer(narrator) is telling them that they cant and that they should "push" harder to get out of the situation...
    "They'll push you up against a wall" they are taking advantage of the person.
    "You didnt think you'd feel it all but you were wrong about it" they are thinking that this is a bad idea.. well anyway thats what i think of it...
    Flag MusicL0v3ron August 22, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:I personally think its about rape specifically, not generally about sex, but i guess it can also be about drugs.
    Flag theZKAMon June 08, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Sorry to burst any bubbles, but this is not at all about sex. If you were a fan of the band, you'd know the lead singer - song writer, Josh, had bulimia and a heroin addiction. I think it's a mixture of both, but also possibly about the pressure that came with trying to overcome both of them.
    Flag wearmelikealocketton September 09, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:.. or his eating disorder ..
    Flag iPooOnYooon August 15, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:for the people who are saying it's about sex... josh is still a virgin .. he has a purity ring .. and this song is about his heroin addiction . -.o
    Flag iPooOnYooon August 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Josh you are amazing for what you have gone through and over come! You are amazing and i will always love you <3
    Flag deannas4con July 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:ok so i see alot of you are saying that josh wrote this song about sex and his heroin addiction.
    yea nope this song Josh wrote about his eating disorder that he wet through when he was young!
    Yes he did write a song about a heroin addiction but it is not this one, the one he wrote about his heroin addiction is called lover dearest.
    This one is about his eating disorder he had when he was younger
    Flag deannas4con July 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about a eating disorder. Josh is AMAZING <3
    Flag TheLadyMalfoyon July 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I don't agree with all you people that think this song is about sex, its oviously about heroin!
    heres what i think of this song.

    You never really wanted it
    You'll settle for a bit of it
    It started with a big bang (coming over everything)
    And now it's coming back again

    -he started because of peer pressure. he tryed it, and the high from it was amazing for him, it made him feel better. afer the high waers off though all the bad feeling comeback.

    Hey don't you feel it now
    My shiny side down
    Hey burning brighter still
    And you're getting sick
    And you're feeling it


    - hes doing the drug more and when hes doing it he becomes someone else, someone who doesnt care. the drug is making him happy, but reaaly he's feeling sick. he knows it and its stating to show to everyone.

    It'll wear you down and wear you down
    You chase it breathing in and out and in and out
    They push you up against the wall against the wall
    You didn't think you'd feel it all but you were wrong about it
    Push


    - the more you do the drug the less it works. he does more and more of it so that he can get that feeling again. its getting harder and harder to hide his problem. he didnt think that he would get addicted, but he did.

    It started with a handgun
    loaded with excuses
    We started faking it (and then we started breaking it)
    All the pieces used to fit
    Using like it's going out of style (maybe just a little while)
    This'll be the last time (everytime's a last time)

    - it started out as something he would do ocne in a while, when he thought he had good excuses to do it. he starts using stupid or fake excuses for doing heroin. his life is falling apart. now he is using the drug all the time, he needs it now, he's badly addicted. he wants to stop, he keeps telling himself that he wont do it again. but he always does.

    Hey don't you feel it now
    My shiny side down
    Hey burning brighter still
    And you're getting stuck
    And you f**ked it up

    -the first three lines are explained above. he's stuck, he feels that he can't be any lower, but also that he cant get up either. he knows its his fault, that he did this to himself.

    It'll wear you down and wear you down
    You chase it breathing in and out and in and out
    They'll push you up against the wall against the wall
    You didn't think you'd feel it all but you were wrong about it
    push

    -explained above.


    I regretted it, i regret a lot of things
    I regretted it, i regret a lot of things

    he's looking back on his drug addition and he regrets doing it, but its apart of hm. he's not overly ashamedof it he's done alot of other bad things too, so that one just blends in to his past.

    And youre feeling it
    itll wear you down and wear you down
    you chase it breathing in and out and in and out
    theyll push you up against the wall against the wall you didnt think youd feel it all but you were wrong
    about it

    And youre feeling it
    itll wear you down and wear you down
    you chase it breathing in and out and in and out
    theyll push you up against the wall against the wall you didnt think youd feel it all but you were wrong
    about it
    push

    -explained above.
    Flag MTrenchRoxon July 04, 2010   Link

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