American Football – Honestly?

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Honestly I can't remember (teen dreams)
All my teenage feelings
And the meanings
They seemed too see-through
To be true

All the whos are there
But the whys (but the whys)
Whys are unclear (are unclear)

Picture this:
The long awaited
Sickening kiss
How does it feel (explain)
To know (how)
We've re-written history (these things change)
Despite the complicated
Beginning to all of this
Honestly?

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Track duration: 06:11


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    General Comment:i love this song and im 18 now, but when im 28 ill probably will love it even more
    Flag PiffLs516on June 06, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Mike Kinsella is soo talented..in all his projects..seriously

    a friend who isn't much of my friend anymore showed me this band one night..it was pretty late actually..and i remember i was instantly hooked. good stuff...i love every song
    Flag RhondaJeanKellyon January 14, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i already know i'll listen to this song when i'm 30 and relate.
    Flag brockknowsbeston November 02, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:great song, amazing album! :)
    Flag BearsAndBeetson April 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:EMO means EMOTIONAL. which is ALL music!! INDIE means INDEPENDENT which is all music that isn't POP, which means POPULAR. so i hate calling bands emo. and indie is a huge category. I would call anything by the Kinsellas and their brother bands Progressive/Indie/Math/Rock. anything that is breaking the mold is progressive to me. they were nothing like the pop music that was out at the time, so they're indie. and i have to respect the amazing guitar playing that goes on in these bands and call them Math rock because of the intricate, doodling guitar parts. and most importantly: they just ROCK. that's my opinion. this song is really good too. this one and "i'll see you when we're both not so emotional" are by far my favorite on the album. the lyrics are pretty straight forward when you actually know what they are.
    Flag juandiazon August 03, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Honestly, I can't remember all my teenage feelings either. They indeed did seem to see-through to be true. This song is amazing.
    Flag residuumon January 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This is probably my favourite American Football song. So beautiful, it's like one of those late night driving songs. Hells yes.
    Flag RecoveringPainon June 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Agreed. this album is very nostalgic.
    Flag pink_loveon January 15, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:The entire self-titled album is very nostalgic and bittersweet, and although I consider the album extremely cheesy, it strikes a chord with me; and this is one of my favorite songs off of the album. I would have to agree with Shutup Vanity. Looking back on my teenage years, confusion on finding my place in the world seems to be one of the feelings that was permeated throughout, and I think this song describes that perfectly with only a few words. "The whos are there, but the whys are unclear" meaning that you remember all the people who played a part in your life during those years (even if it was insignicant) but you're not sure why certain awkward situations happened or why these people played some lasting part in your life. The last stanza that starts out about re-writing history is I think, suggesting how we may misinterpret our memories of teenage life, or how we can't even comprehend about how certain events/people played parts in our lives during those years. On a sidenote, all of you should check out Cap'n Jazz (who Kinsella played with before American Football). On another sidenote, how about those weird guitar tunings for American Football? I know I was surprised.
    Flag RobotRockon March 12, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:White Tide.

    You are a pretentious dumbass. Seriously, The Get Up Kids aren't emo? Hilarious. They may be a bit on the mainstream side, but they are indeed emo. Don't talk shit unless you know it buddy.

    Anyways, this song pretty much owns. One of my favorite American Football songs behind Never Meant.
    Flag Colin B.on March 11, 2006   Link

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