Last night I dreamt you called from Costa Rica
The place you've been for the last two weeks
You said, "I miss you, oh sweet boy, and will you come on down?"
I woke up to my cold sheets and the smell of New Jersey
When do I get to wake up to you?
Today I can't forget that I've got these open wounds
It's such a drag
I can't forget you've gone
My ribs have parted ways
They said, "We're not going to protect this heart you have."
Oh no, what can I do?
My lungs are breathing open air
And my spleen is dripping from my pants
You've left me here in the cold
And I miss you
You never told me it would be this hard
I think my body's saying so
When you're not here, it's leaving me
But I hope that you're o.k.
Even though I'm dying
I hope that you're still trying to have a killer time
Go see the volcanoes
Go see the rainforests
I'll be fine by myself
I'll be fine without these bones.



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Track duration: 02:28


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    My Interpretation:did anyone make the connection between the song title symbolizing how she stole his heart? maybe?
    Flag danamiteon August 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:It's hard to believe Chris could write such powerful lyrics at such a young age...he's a truly gifted human...


    ...I think this song is about truly missing someone to the point where it physically hurts...no bitterness about it
    Flag memorize49on January 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Bishop (FL) does a great cover of this. It's worth checking out.
    Flag LawrenceGhoulon September 15, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I've been told Chris wrote this song about his mom? Don't know how true that is.
    Flag linoleumxxon February 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Wow... I love this line "You said, "I miss you, oh sweet boy, and will you come on down?"
    I woke up to my cold sheets and the smell of New Jersey"....Totally spoke to me. Hehe i had a dream exactly like this last night so i had to wake up and listen to this song. ANd i'm from NJ! I mine as well just be singing this song cause it pretty much IS me right now. Lol great song.....
    Flag nick5892on September 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"My ribs have parted ways
    They said, "We're not going to protect this heart you have.""

    wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
    wowowowo
    Flag __angieslaughteron September 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this song is amazing, especially the bug sessions version.
    Flag dotheycollideon October 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:SAVES THE DAY is one of the best bands ever.
    and this is one of their best songs off of "through being cool".
    i love it.
    Flag ilovetrishon June 28, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I think its about a girl who tries to break up with him in one of those "we're still really good friends" kinda ways. She leaves this 'small town boy' to go out and try new things. And he hasnt excepted it yet. He trys to think of it as shes just on vacation and she'll be back, soon i'll be able to wake up next to her and this will just be a bad dream. Then he comes in and out of realitization and thats when his open wounds hurt. Then at the end it sounds like he kinda tells her off as in a way to say, "yeah, fine. go have a good time i'll be fine on my own" thats what i think
    Flag Punka182on July 25, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:holy shit this is so freaky. my girlfriend left for the Galápagos Islands for 2 weeks and i'm pretty much feeling the same way. she can't call me and i'm getting so fucking lonely.
    Flag fisheatsteelon July 02, 2005   Link

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