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Explosions pillaging the night
From the fireworks on the fourth of July
It's just my lady, our friends, and I
Smoking cigars and yelling at cars as they drive by
We scaled a ladder ascending to the roof
While five years ago I weeped and no one knew
Holding my guitar, I strummed a tune
I sang \"I love you but I have to cut you loose\"
As the neighbor lights off the small bombs we watch
from the rooftop safely, so safely
If I had never let go, then only God knows where I would be now
I made a bridge between us then I slowly burned it
Five years ago, in my backyard I sang love away
Little did I know that real love had not quite yet found me
From the fireworks on the fourth of July
It's just my lady, our friends, and I
Smoking cigars and yelling at cars as they drive by
We scaled a ladder ascending to the roof
While five years ago I weeped and no one knew
Holding my guitar, I strummed a tune
I sang \"I love you but I have to cut you loose\"
As the neighbor lights off the small bombs we watch
from the rooftop safely, so safely
If I had never let go, then only God knows where I would be now
I made a bridge between us then I slowly burned it
Five years ago, in my backyard I sang love away
Little did I know that real love had not quite yet found me
Lyrics submitted by ManGum, edited by Dressed2Depress
Track duration: 04:46
"July" as written by Trevor Powers
Lyrics © Royalty Network
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How he sings that songs its just awesome.
How he sings that songs its just awesome.
the "while 5 years ago i wept and no one knew" [and also the "5 years ago, in my backyard i sang love away] line makes me think that maybe he went there after a bad break up or something thinking that he lost his love or whatnot easing the pain with his guitar. but now 5 years later, with his "lady" and hes come to the realization that he has found love, the real thing this time, and she's sitting right beside him, on the rooftop, watching the little bombs explode in the sky on that 4th of july...
and all because he did let go and was able to move on [i made a bridge between us then i slowly burned it], he realized that what he had 5 years ago and what he has now 5 years later are completely different [as in, what he had 5 years ago was not real love, what he has today is]
just my thoughts..., anyone else get that feeling?
It's pretty much the opposite of regret.
The line "If I had never let go, then only God knows where I would be know" shows that cutting lose of the early damaging love was the best thing to do.
He is now happy, with his lady (new love) and friends. And it's only because he let go of the first mentioned relationship that he was able to reach the happiness he feels now