settle up you're calling up the pain
sitting dead the sinker and the string
you came, you saw, you sawed her brain
cut out all the parts that held your stain

sitting clad you're feeling wild to blame
she's crying as you're climbing down your claim
sitting up you're counting up your names
seen enough to bend him off the frame

you came you saw you sawed her brain
cut out all the parts that held your stain

you clipped you clawed to no applause
you lost the will to ___ the lying off

so try to be somebody
so try to feel somebody
so try to leave somebody
so hard to be somebody

(where can you run) x 8

so try to be somebody
so try to feel somebody
so try to leave somebody
so try to be somebody



Lyrics submitted by stacieliza


Hazelton song meanings
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    General Comment:Great song. Really, really hard to understand it. :D
    Flag jcasado94on April 26, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Great song. Really, really hard to understand it. :D
    Flag jcasado94on April 26, 2013   Link
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    My Opinion:I love this song. It might be my favorite by Justin. Seriously love it.
    Flag Gabriellaella23on September 16, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the song, but Hazelden is the name of a series of drug/alcohol center located throughout Minnesota, near where he grew up.....it would fit with the music video?
    Flag Smolson17on August 16, 2011   Link
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    Lyric Correction:I'm not gonna say I'm right, but I'm fairly positive the lyrics are wrong. The rhyme scheme helped me pick out these lyrics instead:

    settle up you're calling up the pain
    still in doubt you single out the strain
    you came you saw you sawed her brain
    you cut out all the part that held your stain

    still inclined you're billing wide the blame
    she's crying now you're climbing down your claim
    sitting up you counted up your names
    seen enough to bend him off the frame

    you came you saw you sawed her brain
    you cut out all the parts that held your stain

    you clipped your claw to no applause
    you lost the will and bought the lying gauze

    so try to be somebody
    so try to flee somebody
    so try to leave somebody
    so hard to be somebody

    (you wreck and then you run)

    so try to be somebody
    so try to flee somebody
    so try to leave somebody
    so hard to be somebody

    Flag jward93on September 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song may be about his father honestly.

    Settle up, we're calling up the pain
    Stealin' dad? You're single, hide the strain
    You came, you saw, you sawed her brain
    You cut out all the parts that held your stain

    Settle up as in get ready for pain, for heartache.
    If this part is what I feel he is saying, He is talking to some woman or something that is stealing his dad away from someone or something.
    This is where I feel that he is discussing how he was "cutting out all the parts that held his stain" such as memories and ties to that person/thing.


    sitting clad you're feeling wild to blame
    She's crying now you're climbing down your claim
    Sitting up you're counting up your names
    Seen enough to bend him off the frame

    The woman who is stealing dad is caught or something along those lines and is crying (could even be adultery, dunno)...Seen enough to bend him off the frame....of the picture. We "picture" families together ect...

    You came, you saw, you sawed her brain
    You cut out all the parts that held your stain

    You clipped, you clawed to no applause
    You lost the will to bolt the lying gauze.

    They fought and clawed to no end to make the relationship work but unfortunately, nothing seemed to get better. Eventually loosing the will to try to fix the relationship (think of whatever the situation as a wound)

    so try to be somebody
    so try to fee somebody
    so try to leave somebody
    so hard/try to be somebody

    Life is tough.
    Flag mdm9260on September 06, 2010   Link
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    Lyric Correction:
    "still in doubt to single out the string"

    "still inclined you're building wild the blame"

    "you lost the will to bought the lying gauze"

    "wreck and then you run"
    Flag heartxbroadcaston July 13, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:wonderful artist, singer and songwriter.
    all things considered an undescribable man.
    Flag indiepiraton May 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:you lost the will that bought the lying off.
    Flag YouKnowStuffon April 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:you lost the will that bought the lying gauze*
    Flag odaddarioon March 18, 2010   Link

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