I think I know what's on your mind
A couple words, a great divide
Waiting in the wings, a small respite
Crowding up the foreground from behind

Even though you're the only one I see
It's the last catastrophe
Place your bets on chance and apathy

Take anything you want, it's fine
Keep up the slow life for the night
Don't take it back, I'll just deny
This constant noise all the time

Even though you're the only one I see
It's the last catastrophe
Place your bets on chance and apathy
From the wind in front of me

Even though you're the only I see
It's the last catastrophe
Place your bets on chance and apathy
From the wind in front of me

Even though you're the only I see



Lyrics submitted by brittlynn

Track duration: 04:21

"Slow Life" as written by Christopher Bear, Edward Droste, Daniel Rossen, Christopher Michael Taylor

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BUG MUSIC

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  • -1
    General Comment:The sheet music says: "Even though you're the only one I see It's the last catastrophe
    Place your bets on chance and apathy time to win this openly."

    But to me the last part sounds like "time to win this honestly"
    Flag lovemusic90on October 24, 2011   Link
  • +2
    Lyric Correction:I think I know what's on your mind,
    
a couple words, a great divide. 

    Waiting in the wings, a sparring spite,
    
crawling out the foreground from behind. 



    Even though you're the only one I see, 

    it's the last catastrophe.
    
Place your bets on chance and apathy. 



    Take anything you want, it's fine.
    
Keep up the slow life for the night.
    
Dont take it back, I'll just deny 

    this constant noise all the time.

    

Even though you're the only one I see, 

    it's the last catastrophe. 

    Place your bets on chance and apathy
    
to the wind in front of you.

    

Even though you're the only one I see,
    
it's the last catastrophe.
    
Place your bets on chance and apathy 

    to the wind in front of you. 



    Even though you're the only one I see . . .

    (if you think that's wrong then your wrong, it's this thing on itunes (lyrica) says are the lyrics... and it sounds right.)
    Flag FeelingofLoveon April 10, 2011   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation:I think I know what's on your mind - The "victim" knows whats coming to them

    A couple words, a great divide - The words that express the previous line, a great divide sayin something is about to change.. drastically.

    Waiting in the wings, a small respite - Waiting in the wings, waiting for the Angel to usher him to Heaven

    Crowding up the foreground from behind - Saying that there is no way out



    Even though you're the only one I see - When he has his victim, and already knows how to execute, he thinks of nothing else.

    It's the last catastrophe - It was a catastrophe because the victim knew it was coming, it wasn't flawless

    Place your bets on chance and apathy - Saying, that it's irrelevant that the victim knows, and his fate is grim



    Take anything you want, it's fine - Reasoning with the killer

    Keep up the slow life for the night - Further more

    Don't take it back, I'll just deny - Here he is saying that the killer shouldn't try to repent because he knew how ruthless the killer is/was

    This constant noise all the time - The noise symbolises stress, cause he knew.



    Even though you're the only one I see - x

    It's the last catastrophe - x

    Place your bets on chance and apathy - x

    From the wind in front of me - At this point in his decision, the only way to move is forward, it's too late to turn back



    Even though you're the only I see - x

    It's the last catastrophe - x

    Place your bets on chance and apathy - x

    From the wind in front of me - x



    Even though you're the only I see - He says this last, cause it means something different this time. This time, the victim is speaking again. The victim is saying that he's no longer afraid to die, he feels he's lived righteously and that he doesn't have regrets.
    Flag SongInterpreteron February 02, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:My interpretation:

    "I think I know what's on your mind
    A couple words, a great divide "
    (You dont want to do this, you're going to say a few words that will push me away)


    "Even though you're the only one I see
    It's the last catastrophe
    Place your bets on chance and apathy"
    (I love you but this is the last time I can take a chance on love. This person has been hurt in the past.)


    "Take anything you want, it's fine
    Keep up the slow life for the night"
    (Ill give you anything if we can have one more night together)


    This person is in love and is willing to make one final chance at love with someone but this person is a bit worried that the person they love will slip away.
    Flag dm.tymon November 11, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Fuck twilight
    Flagged sweetandlowon November 08, 2010   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:This is so retarded, but everytime I listen to this song (the chorus in particular) I imagine myself sitting in the auburn library with glasses sitting on the tip of my nose (I don't even wear glasses btw) and I suddenly look up and my ex is staring at me and everything around us becomes slow motion and either freezes and slowly darkens...or explodes.
    Flag tanbarbiegirlxoxon October 04, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:
    I have this song all plotted out in my head, it's kind of pathetic...But that's what I do with songs I love.
    I see this song as a couple that's not on the same page. He loves her, but he's sick of the relationship, or how she's treating him. He's stayed with her through most of it because she's "the only one I see," but he's saying, this is the last time I'm putting up with this shit, I'm done.
    She sees the metaphorical storm on the horizon, "I think I know what's on your mind..." and knows he's going to leave her, but she is basically begging him to stay.

    Flag kmorrowon September 14, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:I feel this song is about a break up, perhaps a break where both love each other but it just wasn't meant to be so it's not possible to make it work. There was no betrayal from either side of any kind (other than like growing apart), it's just one of those situations that you can't control. 'Place your bets on chance and apathy
    From the wind in front of me'

    You still love each other, hence 'Even though you're the only one I see'

    You know the kind of environment where there's just arguments, and distance but you can't define why ..

    Because you love the other so much still you don't want to shout 'I'm taking the dog, or half this house is mine' you just want peace for the night, no more arguing, it's not worth it (slow life).. it's all been said and done. You won't patronise them by accepting their ownership of blame or take responsibility for it yourself either, because you've both realised there's no point in denying you've decided to give up, you don't want to listen to the noise anymore.. the arguments..

    Take anything you want, it's fine
    Keep up the slow life for the night
    Don't take it back, I'll just deny
    This constant noise all the time

    They've decided it's time to say goodbye 'It's the last catastrophe' (by the way, that's what I hear).

    While I find the lyrics very sad, the music itself makes you want to remember the good before it's too late.

    It's bittersweet, as is most things with twilight. I love this song.

    ** an after thought:

    'take anything you want, it's fine Keep up the slow life for the night' could mean - i love you so much, take anything you want, whatever makes you happy. I won't try to stop you, I'll put my brave face on & keep the peace tonight.

    'don't take it back, i'll just deny this constant noise all the time' could also mean you don't want the other to have any any regrets of what they once had because you're able to put aside all the 'noise' & 'arguing'.. pretend it didn't exist or deny it because you did have love once.
    Flag Kitson August 12, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:its about getting out relationship, or atleast thats what i think its about. talking about how even though theres still love, they can't put themselvs back into the relationship.

    "Even though you're the only one I see
    It's the last catastrophe", meaning the relationship will fail for the last time and they won't allow the cycle to continue.

    Its an all consuming concept, to love someone but to not trust yourself to manage the relationship in a way where the other and yourself won't inevitable be hurt in the process.
    Flag ohEMMAgeeon May 18, 2010   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation:well here's one part i think i can interpret "you know youre the only one i see it's the last
    catastophe.." well in the artist personal life i think she keeps seeing the person she loved over
    and over again.and in bella's case its about how she sees edward eveywhere she goes. the first time i think she sees the apparition of edward is when she's about to get on some random guy's bike to see if she can see him again. and last the last catastrophe is about i think suicide and when bella jumps off the cliff that's supposed to be the last catastrophe but then jacob saves her. :)) sorry for my rambling
    Flag xxdudeitsbellaxxon May 09, 2010   Link

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