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Scratched out a note I wrote for you
to wake and read
to know that I was there once
I knew that there was nothing that I could write to assure you
of my return
But all the paper said when I was done is
'do you still want me?'
because I'd be terrified if I had to leave this place today
We haven't saved the baby
As I said
my darling
spring is constantly calling me
and there's no place that I'd rather be
I won't be angry
if you have to leave,
but I won't be waiting
for that day
So don't say you're sorry because
I won't believe you
Didn't see a sticker on the door when we walked in
but I know it's going to cost us
the same amount of love it takes to get you through
but it never moves you
I'd be terrified if I had to leave this place today
It's where I threw my love away
Then we saw a different side of 'Annie' nobody saw
She tried to kill the baby
and the earth and its skin will open up
and birth out a perfect mirror
that makes all our reflections clear
I won't be angry
if you have to leave,
but I won't be waiting
for that day
So don't say you're sorry because
I won't believe you
to wake and read
to know that I was there once
I knew that there was nothing that I could write to assure you
of my return
But all the paper said when I was done is
'do you still want me?'
because I'd be terrified if I had to leave this place today
We haven't saved the baby
As I said
my darling
spring is constantly calling me
and there's no place that I'd rather be
I won't be angry
if you have to leave,
but I won't be waiting
for that day
So don't say you're sorry because
I won't believe you
Didn't see a sticker on the door when we walked in
but I know it's going to cost us
the same amount of love it takes to get you through
but it never moves you
I'd be terrified if I had to leave this place today
It's where I threw my love away
Then we saw a different side of 'Annie' nobody saw
She tried to kill the baby
and the earth and its skin will open up
and birth out a perfect mirror
that makes all our reflections clear
I won't be angry
if you have to leave,
but I won't be waiting
for that day
So don't say you're sorry because
I won't believe you
Lyrics submitted by HomerunHenry
Track duration: 05:31
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Or........I don't know
We haven't saved the baby" i'm almost positive its literal. he's saying that he refuses to leave the hospital without knowing that the baby is okay. also, Anthony is saying that if the miscarriage drives either of them away from each other it wont be something easily forgivable, almost as if that's what him and Meredith were saying the night of the miscarriage.
My interpretation:
"Scratched out a note I wrote for you to wake and read to know that I was there once. I knew that there was nothing that I could write to assure you of my return. But all the paper said when I was done is 'do you still want me?' Because I'd be terrified if I had to leave this place today. We haven't saved the baby."
Clearly, he's leaving (I'm assuming to the mental institution that afflictionate mentioned). He tried writing a note to his wife before he left to let her know he's always been there for her, until now. He wants to let her know that he will be back, but knows that there's just no way of convincing her that's the truth. And all he ended up with on the note was questioning her if she'd still want him after he comes back home; when he's gone for the time. Nevertheless, he is hesitant to leave.
"As I said, my darling, spring is constantly calling me and there's no place that I'd rather be."
'Spring' meaning the time when they finally have the child. And 'no place that I'd rather be' meaning he's looking forward to the whole aspect of having this baby, he wouldn't want to spend his time any other way than raising it with his wife.
"I won't be angry if you have to leave, but I won't be waiting for that day. So don't say you're sorry because I won't believe you."
He understands if she wants to end the relationship after all of this, but he's not, nor will ever be, ready for that to happen.
"Didn't see a sticker on the door when we walked in, but I know it's going to cost us the same amount of love it takes to get you through, but it never moves you. I'd be terrified if I had to leave this place today. It's where I threw my love away. Then we saw a different side of 'Annie' nobody saw. She tried to kill the baby."
He's referring to anorexia as 'Annie'. They didn't realize what they may be getting into, given his wife has an eating disorder (read the comment posted by notyours), but they got pregnant anyway & it's cost them now. The eating disorder caused his wife to have a miscarriage. They never imagined this would happen though, & that's the 'different side of 'Annie' nobody saw.'
"And the earth and its skin will open up and birth out a perfect mirror that makes all our reflections clear."
This is the line that convinced me that his wife has anorexia. If you know anything about anorexia, you know that anorexics don't see themselves the way everyone else does; the classic picture of a thin girl standing in front of a mirror with an overweight person's reflection. So he's saying that this may be what it takes for his wife to realize how serious the eating disorder is, this disease has taken away their child. But maybe all of this is a blessing in disguise, which is what he refers to as 'a perfect mirror that makes all our reflections clear.'
And, in the chorus "If you have to leave", suggests that she doesn't blame him if he wanted to leave. And, I do think "Annie" may refer to Anthony.
But, I am glad to say that Anthony and his wife now have a son named James.
"Scratched out a note I wrote for you
to wake and read
to know that I was there once"
>like he's been gone in the war for so long it almost seems like he was never there in the first place.
"I knew that there was nothing that I could write to assure you
of my return"
>maybe saying that he wants to reassure her that everything will be all right and he'll be home soon, but the truth is that he knows that he could be killed any day and never come home.
"But all the paper said when I was done is
'do you still want me?'"
>he knows how long she's been waiting for him to come home, and he knows that she may be becoming impatient or unfaithful in respect to both their marriage and hopes that he'll ever come back.
"I won't be angry
if you have to leave,
but I won't be waiting
for that day
So don't say you're sorry because
I won't believe you"
>he doesn't blame her if she feels like straying away from their marriage because he's been gone for so long and there's nobody there for her to satisfy her wants and needs, and he wouldn't be too surprised if he came home one day to an empty bed.
once again I know that this isn't even close to the real meaning of the song, but I thought that it was a pretty cool idea :0
before he sang, he said with strong emotion, "this song is for my son."
it's just too beautiful, and extremely thought provoking.