As sure as the floor 'neath my toes,
And somehow not surprised,
That I was superimposed
Somehow in this life.
And if my friends and my foes
Would just drop me a line
That'd be nice

You see love is a drink
That goes straight to my head
And time is a lover
And I'm caught in her stead
And the sentiment there follows me
Straight to my bed
Through the night

I've got my life in a suitcase
I'm ready to run run run away
I got no time cause I'm always
Trying to run run run away
Cause everyday *when it* feels like it's only a game
I've got my life in a suitcase, a suitcase, a suitcase
A suitcase

What could be an anchor here,
With a storm on the rise,
When you never meant to see so clear,
When smoke gets in your eyes
And the man in the moon
Never makes his replies understood

I've got my life in a suitcase
I'm ready to run run run away
I got no time cause I'm always
Trying to run run run away
Cause everyday *when it* feels like it's only a game
I've got my life in a suitcase, a suitcase, a suitcase

For a moment I was warm and the world made sense
For a moment in this storm made of consequence

I've got my life in a suitcase
I'm ready to run run run away
I got no time cause I'm always
Trying to run run run away
Cause everyday *when it* feels like it's only a game
I've got my life in a suitcase, a suitcase, a suitcase
A suitcase



Lyrics submitted by PatrikDavidson, edited by jonathanho

Track duration: 04:40


The Day I Lost My Voice (The Suitcase Song) song meanings
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    My Interpretation:I'm not sure if anybody even comes here anymore, but I really feel like this song is about depression.

    When you're depressed you tend to (or at least I tend to) feel like running away and leaving everything behind. In the beginning of the song he describes how strange and distant he feels as compared to the rest of the world ("that I was superimposed somehow in this life"). And this loneliness makes him wish his friends would call him to remind him of his existence in reality.

    And when he says he has "no time", it's because he's too busy comtemplating running away from reality. And when he says "what could be an anchor here with a storm on the rise" he's desperately searching for something to hold on to while his depression takes over, something to keep him from running away for real.
    Flag diyzerzon April 07, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:karma- he'd want his foes to drop him a line just to know someone gives a shit about him, even if it's someone he doesn't really care for.

    I think this song is about loneliness and being afraid to settle down at the same time. he talks about love like an addiction (drink) because he's a hopeless romantic, but he can't commit and is ready to run at a moments notice with his life all holed up in a suitcase.
    Flag lilyloveson June 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I never understood why he'd want his foes to drop him a line
    Flag ka11itkarmaon April 30, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I'm pretty sure that it is "man in the moon" v. "men in the moon"
    Flag Aaron4AUon March 22, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:I've always thought it meant no matter where he is or who he's with he can never get too comfortable because he's always ready "run run run away"
    Flag sarachauon March 07, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:
    For a moment I was one man and the world made sense
    For a moment in this storm made of consequence

    this part is supposed to be:

    For a moment I was warm and the world made sense
    For a moment this storm had no consequence

    I think.
    Flag Floellon September 03, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:im in love with this song
    Flag simplysaruhon June 13, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:her name's Rae Cassidy
    Flag penelope_on February 09, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Whos the girl singing in this? I loveeeeee this
    Flag migrationson January 16, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This is definitely one of my favorite songs off of You Are My Sunshine.

    I agree with le_savant, I think it's about being lost.
    Flag spcnfeneon December 31, 2008   Link

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