Thursday – I Am The Killer

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Tuesday wakes up silent
And there aren't enough pills to sleep
And then it cuts out like miswired shortwave radio
It's over
But nothing can change to ever make it right
When you live in a nightmare
It's written all over your face.

And in a short time
You're never the same again
The distance is streamlined
Between decision and defense:

Distorient the senses
Loss of identity
No one to trust

Life runs through this trade
I am no killer
But I still hide my face
In the coming days

I wake up every morning
From the same dream
And then I kill it
But you can't change the letters when the ink dries

I woke up on the sidewalk and everything just changed
Now the lights are blinking but I can't see anything

Everything is falling apart:
Crumpled paper
Crushed tin cans
Broken bottles
Paper scraps
We all look the same
We all look the same
But I am the killer

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Track duration: 03:35


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    Lyric Correction:I can't figure out the screaming at the end, but it seems to start with "Silent"

    I've always thought the whispery lyrics at the beginning were "Use your head"

    Also, the screams before "Everything's falling apart" (around 2:00) sound like "Sign still points north"
    Flag nothin7on May 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:honestly, i heard this song was about how he killed someone that tried breaking into his house in the middle of the house for self-defense. he was talking about it at a show once, but i could be wrong.
    Flag xx_fbtmofon February 06, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:After all these years, I don't understand why Thursday isn't respected by EVERY promoter, band, music fan, record label owner. How much longer will we have bubble-gum bands on top of the music industry? Thursday's music is so hard hitting and truely emotional.. not the emo type of emotional where a lyricist writes lyrics to fulfill the ears of and the band backs with petty-written music for false fans of this scene/genre and all the sub-genres thereafter. Geoff writes such important lyrics of all types of situations that when the band's amazing heart-pounding music mesh's with it you can place yourself in the body of the song and it becomes you. Amazing. This post of 'why?' also goes out to those of this generation who won't shut up about classic rock. I like classic rock a lot. I have so much respect for it. I come from a big family spawning from different age groups thus different generations of music but c'mon everyone.. show homage to your generation or there won't be anything to be proud of in our generation of music.

    Thursday: one of the greatest bands today and ever. My favorite.
    Flag infmoeon March 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"And there arent enough pills to sleep"..
    *That is so my line*

    To me, this song is about losing self control of your emotions and your life has taken a turn for the worse within yourself.. To the point of losing your mind.. Everything is not the same when you were not going insane..
    Flag SkylinexBleedsxRedon December 07, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:What does he say in the very end after he says

    "The distance is streamlined
    Between decision and........"

    when he is screaming

    i think i make out the words "never" and "fucking living" but im not sure
    does anyone know
    Flag true_gamer14on October 26, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:where on wikipedia?

    i dont know if its just me but this song has a lot of things in common with the movie vanilla sky
    Flag spensermon July 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:according to wikipedia, it's about geoff rickley accidentally killing a man in self-defense.

    cool.
    Flag milanisonfireon June 12, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this song is about when Geoff killed a man in self-defense.
    Flag gloriousnosebleedon June 11, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I read on wikipedia that this song was about Geoff Rickly accidentally killing a man in self defence...?
    Flag Gates_Of_Midianon June 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:what i just said kinda sounds stupid..... o well
    Flag Take_to_the_skieson May 07, 2007   Link

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