its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
one chance to show your face. this one shot all you get. pass by your one good thing. lift your head back shoot and chase. never hear you laugh like that, so full. not since you were nine. learn your restricted ropes. paint a cross on your left hand. one good thing signed away and with it your only hope. attention focused on today. so quiet slip behind my back. unsettled, severing always severing old ties. one last good-bye may last the rest of your life. one way trip can work both ways and loose ends kept untied make better friends. the things you buy may someday leave you. can you say full ride? i can still see you around.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
I love a girl named Claire. Too bad she doesn't and will never have mutual feelings. Well, life's a kick in the teeth isn't it? This song arguably has more meaning to me than it does to anyone else in the world. I love this song and Jimmy Eat World.
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God I love this song! so so so so much! I can tottally relate! I get the feeling it's the end of a relationship and decideing if he can remain friends or not! never an easy choice!
well Claire off of STACTIC PREVAILS a great album two people who grew up together and ended up being in a relationship all through highschool and when the time was up the both had to go there seperate ways and move on-- i love it jim's voice rocks totally on this track well to jim adkins rock and roll brother if you ever get to read this one day i'll respond hopefully...............
I can relate to this song completely. To me, this song is about a serious infatuation with someone. Knowing this is going to be the last time you'll ever see them, and your last chance to let them know how you feel. This has happened to me before, and many other people, and that is what the song means to me.
to me, the end of the relationship j.e.w. sings about is nearly inevitable. however, he still wants the relationship to continue (i can still see you around). i think the song is about the hard choices we have to make in our life & the refusal to see obvious changes occuring (attention focused on today)
i covered this song with my friend josh at an open mic i hosted. we each played an acoustic guitar, him on lead. i sang the lyrics & he did the back-up & harmony vocals. this is the song that first got me interested in jimmy eat world.
i love this song! and not just because my name is claire =) my favorite part it "one last goodbye, may last the rest of your life"...stuff to think about
probably my favourite Jimmy Eat World song.....definatley a break-up song. I agree that the realtionship had long-time roots(not since you were nine)
great great sond. almost makes them emo. but not quite. lol good song though. very sad and lost romance-itic.
"loose ends kept untied make better friends" what a great lyric
My fave song of Static Prevails. It really hits you when Jim sings the line "One last goodbye maybe the rest of your life". Just kills me this song! Kills me!