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i was packing bags like a bat out of hell,
and you were slipping on your dress
i was punching holes in a ticket to downtown
mass, where the spirit fled
away from my body and away from my blood
like fire that we never lit
have you ever seen a man so shattered
as the man that you are looking at
no
i could try again if you wanted me to
i swear i'd be a better man
if roses and daises won't do the trick
that ill create another perfect plan
i swear to the heavens ill forget the past
just tell me that you need me back
have you ever seen a man so shattered
as that man you refuse again to write back
oh
i just need you, my river
i just need you, my love
you are looking east with the heaviest heart
that i can ever recall seeing
time is not the answer that you wanted to hear
but time is what your going to get
have you ever seen a love burn brighter
than this mans love that you are looking at
love, come and save me... from the burning
love, go and save him... from the drowning
love.
and you were slipping on your dress
i was punching holes in a ticket to downtown
mass, where the spirit fled
away from my body and away from my blood
like fire that we never lit
have you ever seen a man so shattered
as the man that you are looking at
no
i could try again if you wanted me to
i swear i'd be a better man
if roses and daises won't do the trick
that ill create another perfect plan
i swear to the heavens ill forget the past
just tell me that you need me back
have you ever seen a man so shattered
as that man you refuse again to write back
oh
i just need you, my river
i just need you, my love
you are looking east with the heaviest heart
that i can ever recall seeing
time is not the answer that you wanted to hear
but time is what your going to get
have you ever seen a love burn brighter
than this mans love that you are looking at
love, come and save me... from the burning
love, go and save him... from the drowning
love.
Lyrics submitted by measure3three, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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Have you ever seen a man so "broken"
as the man that you are looking at.
I swear to the heavens I'll forget "all" the past
just "say" that you need me "again".
Have you ever seen a man so "broken"
as that man that you "won't" write back
Time is not the answer that you want,
but time is what your going to get.
Have you ever seen a man burn brighter with love
than the man that you are looking at.
Well I was packing bags like a bat out of hell
And you were slippin on your dress
I was punching holes in a ticket to downtown mass
Where the spirit fled
Away from my body and away from my blood
Like a fire that we never lit
Have you ever seen a man so broken
As that one man that you are looking at
No, No
I could try again if you wanted me to
I swear I'd be a better man
If roses and daisies won't do the trick
I'll create another perfect plan
I swear to the heavens I'll forget all the past
Just say that you need me again
Have you ever seen a man so broken as that one man
That you won't write back
Oh
I just need you, my river
Oh
I just need you, my love
Oh
You were looking east
With the heaviest heart
That I can ever recall seeing
Time is not the answer you want
But time is what your gonna get
Have you ever seen a man burn brighter with love
Then the man that you are looking at
The answer is no
No, no
The answer is no
No. No, no.
It's no
So love,love
Come and save me from the drowning
Love go and save him from the drowning.
Love
I was packing bags like a bat out of hell
And you were slippin on your dress
I was punching holes in a ticket to downtown mass
Where the spirit fled
Away from my body and away from my blood
Like a fire that we never lit
Have you ever seen aman so broken
As that one man that you are looking at
No, No
I could try again if you wanted me to
I swear I'd be a better man
If roses and daisies won't do the trick
I'll create another perfect plan
I swear to the heavens I'll forget all the past
Just say that you need me again
Have you ever seen a man so broken as that one man
That you won't write back
Oh
I just need you, my river
Oh
I just need you, my love
Oh
You were looking east
With the heaviest heart
That I can ever recall seeing
Time is not the answer you want
But time is what your gonna get
Have you ever seen a man burn brighter with love
Then the man that you are looking at
The answer is no
No, no
The answer is no
No. No, no.
It's no
So love
Come and save me from the drowning
Love go and save him from the drowning.
Love
to me it's about a guy who is leaving, and all he wants is for someone (this one girl in particular) to just ask him to stay and be with her, and to give him a reason not to go. but maybe i'm only taking it this way because i'm in the same situation.
favourite line of the whole song, the way he sings it and everything.
By the way, he actually recorded the entire album over the course of three days while staying in an old log cabin.
In this song, he's had time to let everything sink in and despite his pain, he loves her, he misses his wife. He will forget the past if she just says she needs him too. He still wants her because he is still in love with her. The problem is that she doesn't want him, so he's willing to change himself and forget everything just to be with her. You have to keep in mind, they had kids too, and his wife had sex with his own brother. You can not imagine the heartbreak.
"packing his bags like a bat out of hell" and he felt bad so he wanted to repent at the "downtown mass,
where the spirit fled" meaning his conscious or soul led him there.
This song could be about the girl that he usually writes about, Anna, but it is not for certain.
I think that the girl wants to be back with him again but he says that it will have to wait,
possibly because he is not in the right position spiritually speaking to have be with her.
He loves her but hers may be more of a lust for him than actual love. He asks her if she has seen
love as bright as his is for her.
This is just an interpretation and its my first one also.. so just tell me what you think.