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Remember how they always seemed to know
We had the forest in our eyes
But the earth was in our clothes
And they thought we'd fall
Not at all
So look back on the treasured days
We were young in a world that was so tired
Though it's not what we wanted before
Even the saints had to crawl from the floor
Summers when the money was gone
You'd sing all you're little songs
That meant every thing to me
And I'll remember you
And the things that we used to do
And the things that we used to say
I'll remember you
That way
Remember how they tried to hold you down
And we climbed those towers
And looked down upon our town
And everything you hoped would last
Just always becomes your past (it hurts)
Summers when the money was gone
You'd sing all your little songs
That meant everything to me
And I'll remember you
And the things that we used to do
And the things that we used to say
I'll remember you
That way
But then this world
Slipped through my fingers
And even the sun seemed tired
I still cared
As I lowered you down
My heart just jaded
In that moment the earth made no sound
But you were there
You helped me lift my pain into the air
And I'll remember you
And the things that we used to do
And the things that we used to say
I'll remember you
That way
If it don't hurt you
It won't hurt me
It don't hurt me
Then it won't hurt you
If it don't hurt you
It won't hurt me I know
We had the forest in our eyes
But the earth was in our clothes
And they thought we'd fall
Not at all
So look back on the treasured days
We were young in a world that was so tired
Though it's not what we wanted before
Even the saints had to crawl from the floor
Summers when the money was gone
You'd sing all you're little songs
That meant every thing to me
And I'll remember you
And the things that we used to do
And the things that we used to say
I'll remember you
That way
Remember how they tried to hold you down
And we climbed those towers
And looked down upon our town
And everything you hoped would last
Just always becomes your past (it hurts)
Summers when the money was gone
You'd sing all your little songs
That meant everything to me
And I'll remember you
And the things that we used to do
And the things that we used to say
I'll remember you
That way
But then this world
Slipped through my fingers
And even the sun seemed tired
I still cared
As I lowered you down
My heart just jaded
In that moment the earth made no sound
But you were there
You helped me lift my pain into the air
And I'll remember you
And the things that we used to do
And the things that we used to say
I'll remember you
That way
If it don't hurt you
It won't hurt me
It don't hurt me
Then it won't hurt you
If it don't hurt you
It won't hurt me I know
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For me, this is a song of remembrance, a promise that you will not forget someone, and that he/she will hold a special place in your heart whatever circumstances or whenever time may takes you, you can never forget him/her. The song is about two persons growing up together, probably childhood sweethearts, and then they fell in love with each other. Their story was reflected in the song, how that love had complications for some reasons: maybe they were too young, maybe their parents were too strict or maybe their parents just didn’t want them to be lovers at all. Then it narrates the foolishness they had done as children, the times they spent, the experiences how the unaccepted relationship left the boy hurting, and how they conquer everything with their love.
I love the line “summers when the money was gone you’d sing, all your little songs that meant everything to me” which reflects on how they were able to cope up with the trials of their relationship including financial matters, and it didn’t concern them much that they were able to handle it, even have to sing on it.
And what I love the most is how their love has stood above all things even in death. And as he stood in the grave of the girl, he still feels her presence. She is there with him always, comforting him, and lifting his pain. And on that grave he made his promise to always remember her. Losing her was painful, and he finds himself expecting that one day, she would show up in the doorstep, but deep inside him, he knows that it will never happen, and all he could do was to remember her. And by remembering he finds comfort in his loneliness.
The song for me is very beautiful and the message is very clear, “a promise that you would not forget someone, and that he/she will always hold a special place in your heart that nobody could ever replace”.
It was so sad and emotional. The song made the scene!
I first heard this song in the first season of Smallville at their freshman prom, and it is now one of my favorite songs. It's so beautiful! It always makes me smile.
This is most deffinately a completely comforting song when you're in a time of grief. It helps you cry. I played it as a sort of memorial for my friends that knew her after she died, and I think it all affected us differently.
Although I don't know what the writer's take is on this song, I love having my own theory, because it fits.
FAVORITE PART: "but then how this world slipped through my fingers, and even the sun seemed tired; i still cared. as they lowered you down, my heart just jaded; in that moment the earth made no sound. but you were there. you helped me lift my pain into the air.."
He's great:)