Our legs begin to break
We've walked this path for far too long
My lungs, they start to ache
But still we carry on
I'm choking on my words
Like I got a noose around my neck
I can't believe it's come to this
And dear, I fear
That this ship is sinking tonight

I won't give up on you
These scars won't tear us apart
So don't give up on me
It's not too late for us
And I'll save you from yourself
And I'll save you from yourself

Our legs begin to break
We've walked this path for far too long
My lungs begin to ache
But still we carry on
I'm choking on my words
Like I got a noose around my neck

I'm not coming home tonight
I'm not coming home tonight
'Cause dear I fear, dear I fear
I'm not coming home tonight
I'm not coming home tonight
'Cause dear I fear
This ship is sinking
Is there hope for us?
Can we make it out alive?
I can taste the failure on your lips
Is there hope for us?
Can we make it out alive?
I can taste the failure

Close your eyes
There's nothing we can do
But sleep in this bed that we made for ourselves
You're trapped in your past
Like it's six feet under

I won't give up on you
These scars won't tear us apart
So don't give up on me
It's not too late for us
I'll save you from yourself
I'll save you from yourself
I'll save you from yourself
I'll save you from yourself

Try to numb the pain
With alcohol and pills
But it won't repair your trust
You can't stand on two fucking feet
With a substance as a crutch

I won't give up
I won't give up on you
We'll play this symphony
I won't give up
I won't give up on you
We'll play this symphony of sympathy

I won't give up
I won't give up on you
We'll play this symphony of sympathy
I won't give up
I won't give up on you
We'll play this symphony of sympathy



Lyrics submitted by Rickmassacre

Track duration: 06:03


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  • 0
    General Comment:Self-Harm.
    Flag laagusp09on December 21, 2012   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning:I've heard that the singer oli's friend had her boyfriend die and she got suicidal and drug dependent, so he wrote the song about how he's been trying to help her but she keeps pushing him away and he doesn't know how he can help her now. hence the i won't give up on you, save you from yourself and the dull the pain parts.
    Flag lll32on November 14, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Ohmygosh.!
    How,incredible.!I love this song.
    It obviously means that the guy will not give up on the girl.
    Right.?
    Well,her ways are what get him like sad and like he's trying his hardest to change her.

    Ha,I can totally relate to this song.
    Flag Justalittleemoon September 03, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:You're trapped in your past
    Like it's six feet under

    -memories that you cant go
    back to ?r,r
    Flag drdeeon June 14, 2010   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:this song is a about a vampiric love. "I won't give up on you
    These scars won't tear us apart
    So don't give up on me
    It's not too late for us
    And I'll save you from yourself
    And I'll save you from yourself"

    shes is a vampire and he wont give up on their love even though a part of her wants to drink his blood.


    "Is there hope for us?



    "I'm choking on my words
    Like I got a noose around my neck"

    he is wondering if all his words are in vain.

    how did i get the vampiric love thing u ask ? saw it in a video were oli sykes explains it :D!

    by far one of their best songs
    i think this might be my fav or diamonds are forever maybe chealsea smile ahh its soo hard to pickk BMTH rules !!! ;o!!

    Can we make it out alive?
    I can taste the failure"

    he wonders if the relationship will last long.
    Flag nsnamyon May 20, 2010   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:this song is a about a vampiric love. "I won't give up on you
    These scars won't tear us apart
    So don't give up on me
    It's not too late for us
    And I'll save you from yourself
    And I'll save you from yourself"

    shes is a vampire and he wont give up on their love even though a part of her wants to drink his blood.


    "Is there hope for us?



    "I'm choking on my words
    Like I got a noose around my neck"

    he is wondering if all his words are in vain.

    how did i get the vampiric love thing u ask ? saw it in a video were oli sykes explains it :D!

    by far one of their best songs
    i think this might be my fav or diamonds are forever maybe chealsea smile ahh its soo hard to pickk BMTH rules !!! ;o!!

    Can we make it out alive?
    I can taste the failure"

    he wonders if the relationship will last long.
    Flag nsnamyon May 20, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:To me this song sounds like it's about moving on and accepting the past, taking responsibility for the things you've done, and accepting good help when you need it.

    "Our legs begin to break
    We've walked this path for far too long
    My lungs, they start to ache
    But still we carry on
    I'm choking on my words
    Like I got a noose around my neck
    I can't believe it's come to this"

    They want to give up hope because the pain is too much, but once they stop reliving it and being stuck in the past, they realize that they can move on with their lives, though it will probably take more time than they expected.

    "There's nothing we can do
    But sleep in this bed that we made for ourselves"

    We all have to deal with what we've done, the past is over and now we have to live with the things we've done or caused.

    "Try to numb the pain
    With alcohol and pills
    But it won't repair your trust
    You can't stand on two fucking feet
    With a substance as a crutch"

    The only time the person actually acknowledges that they need a hand is when they turn to drugs, and, rather than helping them, the drugs are making them more and more helpless.

    "I won't give up on you
    These scars won't tear us apart
    So don't give up on me
    It's not too late for us
    And I'll save you from yourself"

    They went through something extremely traumatic together, and it's basically killing them from the inside out. He's trying to be strong for his friend, because if he's not, the friend could pull away, and then either the friendship or the friend could die. But, he needs the friend's help too, because it's eating him too, and if he tries to go on alone, the same thing could happen to him.
    Flag OliWithAnHon April 20, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Try to numb the pain
    with alchohol and pills
    but it wont repair your trust
    you cant stand on the fucking feet
    with a substance as a crutch
    ...genius. it has so much meaning to me, and it doesnt just speak for itself, if kind screams for its self ")
    and singing the symphony of sympathy...awesome.
    Flag xXCryingAngelXxIfallon April 18, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is friggen AWSOMEEE
    Flag iluvbmth123on December 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:This is my favorite song
    it is amazing
    everything about it, including the video.
    This song is about a guy and a girl getting in a fight
    and the guy does something that kills her trust
    she than becomes addicted to drugs/alcohol
    and he is saying that they have both made mistakes
    but he will not stop at making her happy again
    he wants to get them both happy again
    but it is too hard
    but he still won't stop trying.
    Flag BringShawnTheHorizonon November 22, 2009   Link

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