He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Wait, where you say you've been?
Who you been with?
Where you say you're goin'?
Who you goin' with?
Keep me on my toes,
Keep me in the know.
Wait, keep me in your skin,
Keep me in your chest.
I'll wait for it to start,
I'll wait for it to end.
Keep me on my toes,
Keep me in the know.
But when I looked at her,
I thought of only you.
If only there was proof I could use to show it's true.
We were young,
We were in our teens.
It wasn't real love,
Spent behind bars.
Oh it's sad to think,
We just let it be.
Prisoners of love.
It's so easy for it to be,
Something second guessed.
Easy to read,
Don't let it become,
A meaningless routine.
It's meaningless to me.
But when I looked at her,
I thought of only you.
If only there was proof I could use to show it's true.
Just crash, fall down,
I'll wrap my arms around you now.
Just crash, it's our time now,
To make this work second time around.
We grew up,
We worked and changed our ways.
Just like wildfire,
Been burning now for days.
Tearing down those walls,
Nothing's in our way.
I said, nothing's in our way.
And I know,
I've said this all before,
But opposites attract.
We try and run away,
But end up running back.
And all I want to do,
All I want to do,
Is lie down and...
Crash, fall down.
I'll wrap my arms around you now.
Just crash, it's our time now,
To make this work, second time around.
Oh crash, fall down.
Just crash, fall down.
Just crash, fall down.
Just crash, fall down.
Who you been with?
Where you say you're goin'?
Who you goin' with?
Keep me on my toes,
Keep me in the know.
Wait, keep me in your skin,
Keep me in your chest.
I'll wait for it to start,
I'll wait for it to end.
Keep me on my toes,
Keep me in the know.
But when I looked at her,
I thought of only you.
If only there was proof I could use to show it's true.
We were young,
We were in our teens.
It wasn't real love,
Spent behind bars.
Oh it's sad to think,
We just let it be.
Prisoners of love.
It's so easy for it to be,
Something second guessed.
Easy to read,
Don't let it become,
A meaningless routine.
It's meaningless to me.
But when I looked at her,
I thought of only you.
If only there was proof I could use to show it's true.
Just crash, fall down,
I'll wrap my arms around you now.
Just crash, it's our time now,
To make this work second time around.
We grew up,
We worked and changed our ways.
Just like wildfire,
Been burning now for days.
Tearing down those walls,
Nothing's in our way.
I said, nothing's in our way.
And I know,
I've said this all before,
But opposites attract.
We try and run away,
But end up running back.
And all I want to do,
All I want to do,
Is lie down and...
Crash, fall down.
I'll wrap my arms around you now.
Just crash, it's our time now,
To make this work, second time around.
Oh crash, fall down.
Just crash, fall down.
Just crash, fall down.
Just crash, fall down.
Lyrics submitted by geehavepluto
Crash Lyrics as written by Dan Flint Matt Barnes
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My girlfriend and I keep discussing this song. Because I love it and she doesn't. She thinks its about him cheating (she only listened to the chorus) and him trying to convince her that all he saw was her when he cheated. I, however, think its about never letting go of that first love. When they were younger they didn't know it was real love but as they grew up and compared it to other, they realised it was. How all he saw was her in every girl he got with. But now they have a second chance with each other knowing what they now know about love, knowing they were in fact in love. Maybe to begin with he didn't trust her or was just insecure about the feelings he had when they were 'in their teens'. 'We Try To Run Away, But End Up Coming Back' <<< My favourite line in the song. Maybe they have always felt drawn back to each other despite being opposites in personality? Never being able to let each other go, seeing this girl in everyone he sees or tries to love.
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