Lyrics for Ignorance as interpreted by hobomclacey

Ignorance Lyrics
If I'm a bad person, you don't like me
Well, I guess I'll make my own way
It's a circle, a mean cycle
I can't excite you anymore

Where's your gavel?
Your jury?
What's my offense this time?
You're not a judge
But if you're gonna judge me
Well, sentence me to another life

Don't wanna hear your sad songs
Don't wanna feel your pain
When you swear it's all my fault
'Cause you know we're not the same, no
We're not the same, no
Oh, we're not the same
Yeah, the friends who stuck together
We wrote our names in blood
But I wish you could accept that the change is good
It's good, it's good

Well, you treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I best be on my way out
You treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I best be on my way out

Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend

This is the best thing that could've happened
Any longer and I wouldn't have made it
It's not a war, no
It's not a rapture
I'm just a person, but you can't take it

The same tricks that, that once fooled me
They won't get you anywhere
I'm not the same kid from your memory
Well, now I can fend for myself

Don't wanna hear your sad songs
Don't wanna feel your pain
When you swear it's all my fault
'Cause you know we're not the same, no
We're not the same, no
Oh, we're not the same
Yeah, we used to stick together
We wrote our names in blood
But I guess you can't accept that the change is good
It's good, it's good

Well, you treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I best be on my way out
You treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I best be on my way out

Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend

Well, you treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I best be on my way out
You treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I best be on my way out

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Bucket
05-18-2009

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loving the new song, defantly a good insite into the new album!


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Like_A_Dove
05-18-2009

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Not a fan of this song to be honest. I think the lyrics are very harsh, considering who it's about.

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NamesInBlood
05-18-2009

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We don't even know if it's about Josh!
I mean what if Hayley wanted it to be about a friend that they all had who judged.
It seems to be about him, but feelings that are expressed can be harsh.

It seems unfair, but hey.

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MashyPoo
05-20-2009

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If it IS about Josh. I have this feeling it is regarding his view on Chad Gilbert + the reason they cancelled a tour/ almost broke up.
But I don't know, it would make sense that way but it could be about another friend. Like 'Misery Business' was not what we thought it was. They wrote it about a girl who was manipulating and using one of their friends with her sexuality.
It is very wordy compared to their other songs. It hasn't really caught my attention as much as "Where the lines overlap". I wish there was a clearer version of that one.

Parts of it is kind of like a rap, like the "Don't wanna hear your sad songs" part. That whole bit is basically her speaking/ ALMOST rapping. Its awesome. I love how different it is and I can't wait to see what their new album is like!

My favourite line in this song by far is
"So sentence me to another life"
Its so clever. I love it.
Like it means the obvious (with the judge/jury connotations)
but also means just give her a whole other life without him if he is just going to judge her the whole time.

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TheUnicornNinja
05-22-2009

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I think that Ignorance is really good. I like it way more than Where the Lines Overlap. The new album is going to be great. I can't wait to see them on June 29 with No Doubt!

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BUMmed
05-27-2009

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I like this song tho it's kinda harsh with the words and all.

And I also have a feeling that this song's about Josh :(


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zishhyles09
06-05-2009

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actually josh wrote this song..
then he presented this to hayley.
and hayley liked it a lot..
because hayley said that this was actually what she felt during the canceled tour..when they almost break up..because of issues about her and about their band..
this song is about their band.. the album is most likely about their band...

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Like_A_Dove
06-07-2009

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Um.

Hayley certainly wrote the lyrics to this song. Josh wrote the music.

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zishhyles09
06-15-2009

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hayley said it... josh wrote the song and the music... she's been interviewed about this song... on mtv or kerrang.. and josh definitely wrote the song...

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Like_A_Dove
06-24-2009

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There are two parts to a song, the music and the lyrics.

Josh wrote the MUSIC.

Hayley wrote the LYRICS.

Please don't try to argue when you don't even know the full story.

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chrismarieee
06-25-2009

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Like_A_Dove is completely right. Josh wrote the MUSIC (although I'm sure they all had some of their own input there, but that's obvious). Hayley wrote the lyrics. If you keep up with their livejournal you'd know that much. Hayley has even said she felt a little bad that everyone here's her point of view mostly, since it's written by her. It's her voice, about the rough time the band went through. This is common knowledge.

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dancedesiree
06-26-2009

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i honestly don't think it's about josh.
i just saw them in concert.
and the whole "band-break-up" bullshit was just a rumor.

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dancedesiree
06-26-2009

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the new album isn't about just the hard times in the band. i've read up and watched alot of interviews with the band,, ita about more personal experiences in their lives. somethings that they're still dealing with.

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dearhannah
06-27-2009

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im not listening to any songs untill i have the album haha but i really like these lyrics :)

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euphilite
07-01-2009

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Ohhmygod, this is like All We Know Is Falling all over again when everyone assumed that like every single song was about Jeremy. You really can't assume that this song is about Josh. Think about it for a second. If it was about Josh with the whole Chad thing, do you really think he'd write the music for it and play it? There is evidence that Hayley and Josh did date, but that was FOUR YEARS AGO. Hayley is dating Chad, Josh is dating someone else ( can't remember her name :]) and they're just friends now. This song could be about the hard times the band had (THAT isn't just a rumor) or it could be about any of their friends, or personal issues with other people in their lives that we don't know about. We don't know for sure. Maybe the band will reveal more information later on, but for now stopppp jumping to conclusions!

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hobomclacey
07-06-2009

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wow all of you need to read or watch some fucking interviews. this song IS FOR A FACT about hayley feeling judged and ignored by the other band members. josh wrote the music first, and the music brought all the frustrated emotion out of hayley and she couldn't help but write these honest and harsh lyrics. when they went on the break after the final riot tour, her and the boys weren't talking at all until "decode" happened and they were forced to cooperate ...and then after "decode" they still weren't really talking until they went into the recording studio for this album and sorted some shit out. and come on guys we all know decode is about her feelings towards the boys (or more so josh), not twilight "how did we get here, I used to know you so well". this band is divided (jeremy and hayley are close now and always chilling, while you never really see the other band members with her outside of a gig) and not the same friends they used to be, specifically with hayley and josh. hopefully they can find the amazing friendship they once had and enjoy being in a band together again.

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katiecoco3
07-06-2009

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great song. I can't wait to hear the rest of the album!

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dearhannah
07-07-2009

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i think its about the whole bands hardtimes how they werent talking and stuff not just about hayley and josh.

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OrdinaryHigh
07-07-2009

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I absolutely adore the song, definitely different and I'm loving it.
The passion is evident in her voice and I have very high hopes for the new album.

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peacelovepiex3
07-07-2009

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Like_A_Dove what do you suspect?
Her to keep her feelings G-rated?
It's harsh, but it's real.
And perhaps Josh was feeling a little hostile too,
seeing as he's the one that wrote the music.
I mean, it isn't exactly cheery.

I personally love it. I can't wait to hear more. :]


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cinnamonXsynonym
07-07-2009

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I honestly don't care who it's about.

It's a good song and that's all that matters :)

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lilyloves
07-07-2009

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All the personal meaning is something only Hayley will really ever know. But in search of a more general meaning we can all relate to, I think this song is about a best friend who's sort of ditched or defriended you without explanation, most likely saying that you've "changed". Which doesn't really explain things since we all change in life. I think it's about being just pissed off and hurt that someone you used to call a best friend would just judge you and turn on you like that. Kind of like a betrayal.

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PurplePanther
07-08-2009

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Wow, I didn't realize that this song was about the band almost breaking up, but it's so obvious now. "Oh, we're not the same. The friends who stuck together. We wrote our names in blood". Heartbreaking. I hope everything works itself out, because if I have to go without awesome songs like these in the future (and it is awesome, BTW), then I won't know what to do.

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Joe_Dull
07-10-2009

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I'm sure someone's already noticed this but it's really getting on my nerves - the opening to the chorus of this song is EXACTLY the same as "Fences" from Riot. I wonder if it was deliberate, or if nobody in the band actually noticed ... Personally I think it's a very healthy sign when a band that wants to progress musically recycles old hooks :S

Anyway, the new album should turn out to be great - just needed to point that out.

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BrighterEidolon
07-11-2009

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Well, the lyrics of this song piss me off, but this is what I think the song is about anyway:

If I'm a bad person, you don't like me
I guess I'll go
Make my own way
It's a circle, a mean cycle
I can't excite you anymore

(She is pretty much referring to her relationship with Josh and how pissed off he was when she left him to date Chad and how she couldn't make him happy about it anymore.)

Where's your gavel? Your jury?
What's my offense this time?
You're not a judge
But if you're gonna judge me
Well, sentence me to another life

(Here, Hayley is bringing up the point that she did nothing wrong to him, but he went off on her. Another metaphor used here is the whole judge/jury thing here, where she says it's not his place to judge her.)

Don't wanna hear your sad songs
I don't wanna feel your pain
When you swear it's all my fault
'Cause you know we're not the same
Oh, we're not the same
The friends who stuck together
We wrote our names in blood
But I guess you can't accept that the change is good
It's good

(Here, she is bringing up the sad songs Josh had been writing after their breakup. Another thing is that "we wrote our names in blood," I think it means one of two things: They swore they'd be a band together but Josh almost made the band break up itself after this, or another meaning for that term, which makes less sense could mean that Hayley and Josh had sex.)

You treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I best be on my way out
Ignorance is your new best friend

(This simply shows how Josh has been ignoring Hayley since they're breakup and how he wanted her to leave.)

This is the best thing that could've happened
Any longer and I wouldn't have made it
It's not a war, no
It's not a rapture

(Once again, she is bringing up another metaphor on the feud she's been having with Josh.)

I'm just a person, but you can't take it
The same tricks that once fooled me
They won't get you anywhere
I'm not the same kid from your memory
Now I can fend for myself

(The last line pretty much sums up the verse, she says that she can fend for herself and can control her own relationship with Chad and doesn't feel the same for Josh anymore.)


That my interpretation of the song, it may be far off, but that's what I think it is.

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