The Killers – This Is Your Life

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Candy talks to strangers
Thinks her life's in danger
No one gives a damn about her hair
It's lonely down on track street
She used to go by Jackie
The cops, they'll steal your dreams and they'll kill your prayers
Take a number where the blood just barely dried

Wait for something better
No one behind you
Watching your shadows
This feeling won't go

Crooked wheels keep turning
Children, are you learning
Acclimatize but don't you lose the plot
A history of blisters
Your brothers and your sisters
Somewhere in the pages we forgot

Take a number Jackie
Where the blood just barely dried
You know I'm on your side

Wait for something better
No one behind you
Watching your shadows
You gotta be stronger than the story
Don't let it blind you
Rivers of shadow
This feeling wont go

And the sky is full of dreams
But you don't know how to fly
I don't have a simple answer
But I know that I could answer
Something better

This feeling won't go

Wait for it [Repeat: x4]

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Track duration: 03:39

"This Is Your Life" as written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Brent Keuning, Mark August Stoermer, Ronnie Jr. Vannucci

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    My Interpretation:I agree with most of the interpretations that have concluded the story is about a prostitute. But I do have some of my own interpretations as well "take a number where the blood just barely dried" could have something to do with the phrase "he/she did a number on you" (that is in the form where you; "do someone physical damage or humiliate them"). The number here beeing the act of sex for pay one would conclude that Candy would always have a fresh wound ("where the blood just barely dried").
    The line "no one behind you watching your shadows" simply refers to the paranoia of the trade stemming from fear of the police, pimps and violent customers (or maybe any customers at all).
    Also i didn't find any interpretations on why they went with "shadows"rather than "shadow" - so i would like to add a last comment here: Shadows would make the story take place in night time, since in daylight you won't have several shadows, just the one.
    Flag feelharmonicon November 25, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This is a great example of an incredible song that doesn't even have a "chorus," per se. It takes a heck of a songwriter to do that.
    Flag TheRealMcLovenon March 20, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:I really like the part, "Crooked wheels keep turning, Children are you learning, Climatize but don't you lose the plot," I feel like Flowers is saying that when you grow up life is alot more complicated than when you're a kid. He's saying that you should have an interesting life, but not let it get too dramatic and out of control. Really applies to some people in my life lol.
    Flag aaw411on January 24, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:No, this is DEFINITELY about a prostitute... "Track Street" refers to walking the track, and Candy is definitely a hooker name. Plus refering to the cops killing dreams... If she gets busted, then she can't realize a lot of dreams because she will have a record.
    Flag priscillaloveon December 16, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:wait for it, wait for it.
    Flag Simone212on April 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:nobody think that's about a pedo kids who suffer from the troubles and he want get out by growing and forgotten his crisis past (waiting for somthing better ) is when u grow up u will be strong by knowing and major in your story this (feeling wont go) means this merory of your abused times will never vanishe and the important is to see the childern learning unless to desir them .(rivers of shadow ) means rivers of love and hop . i m sure lady and gentelme, that every youth betwen 15-20 suffer from pedophile they desir the cute kids 9-14 y the killers trow this signs to reduce the yout's trouble .... thts all
    Flag brightside1994on February 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this song, along with "Joy Ride" remind me so much of the Talking Heads. i love it!
    Flag laurenfofaurenon December 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:And the sky is full of dreams,
    But you don't know how to fly.

    Amazing lyrics! <3 Mr. Flowers!
    Flag tmaloneyon December 06, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:Has anyone ever heard the song Tarzan Boy by Baltimora??? This is the exact same song...still good, though...
    Flag irreversalon November 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:best song ever ... well, of this album
    just saw them in concert and to me it was just a big blur of excitement
    but there's a part i remember a lot...
    brandon singing "And the sky is full of dreams, But you don't know how to fly"
    and him pointing to the sky

    inspiring
    Flag fashion fauxon November 06, 2009   Link

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