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Artist: The Killers
Track: When you where young

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The Killers - When You Were Young Lyrics
Its a song for all those girls out there that dreamed of something more in life, but seemed to have gotten stuck with dirt. Brandon is essentially saying, "don' ...
Taking Back Sunday - When You Were Young (The Killers cover) Lyrics
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Biffy Clyro - When You Were Young (The Killers cover) Lyrics
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
The Killers - Why Do I Keep Counting? Lyrics
Song Meaning. I think Brandon has very cleverly used his fear of flying to ... song when you were young. SO this song when it says help me get down is ...
The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale Lyrics
reminds me of when you were young... again... youth & falsed hopes... Song ... Obviously(The way i see the song at least), the song is about losing ...
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It Lyrics
Smile Like You Mean It Lyrics: Save some face, you know you've only got one / Change your ways while you're young / Boy, one day you'll be a man / Oh girl, ...
The Killers - Miss Atomic Bomb Lyrics
You were standing with your girlfriends in the street. Falling back on forever, I wonder what you came to be. I was new in town, the boy with the eager eyes
The Killers - I Feel It in My Bones Lyrics
You mean to say when you were young, you never got wild? Kid, don't you get it? I'm gonna make an example out of you for every mother's child. And I feel ...
The Killers - Andy, You're a Star Lyrics
However, if we were to believe that this album depicts a heterosexual relationship, why would our narrator declare Jenny simply a friend? All These Things That ...
The Killers - Be Still Lyrics
Be still. And go on to bed. Nobody knows what lies ahead. And life is short. To say the least. We're in the belly of the beast. Be still. Wild and young
The Killers - Runaways Lyrics
Anyways, I think this song starts off about the days from when they were a young couple, obviously. But it really means something to the guy that he was able to ...
The Killers - Read My Mind Lyrics
Someone told me that some magazine said that brandon flowers references springsteen in 'when you were young', so i don't think this is too far out there: 'I ...
The Killers Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More
The Killers – All These Things That I've Done. A comment was added to ... 15 · West Hills · 0 · When the Dreams Run Dry · 0 · When You Were Young · 266 · Where ...
The Killers - Show You How Lyrics
Show You How song meanings ... Why not add your own? Log in to add a tag. More The Killers Lyrics · Mr. Brightside Lyrics · Human Lyrics · When You Were Young ...
The Killers - My List Lyrics
Don't you know? [Chorus x 3] Don't give the ghost up. Just clench your fist. You should know by now. You were on ...
The Killers - Battle Born Lyrics
So how'd you lose the light? ... In the still of the night? ... Are you haunted by the sound? ... Won't you lean it on me? ... And did they break your heart? (Did they ...
The Killers - This River Is Wild Lyrics
really everything. Tons of Ryan Adams similarities on "When You Were Young," too. I'm not sure if this is because of a direct influence or because ...
The Killers - Joseph, Better You Than Me Lyrics
"When she took her stand did she hold your hand Will your faith stand still or run away" = Will you stay with Mary, or leave her? "And the desert It's a hell of ...
The Killers - Human Lyrics
Or are we dancer? Pay my respects to grace and virtue. Send my condolences to good. Give my regards to soul and romance. They always did the best they ...
The Killers - Here with Me Lyrics
And when there's nothing going on, I'm pretty sure he got to thinking that, yeah, maybe we were just too young for this relationship. Because we did boatloads ...
The Killers - Joel the Lump of Coal Lyrics
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Genius Meanings
The Killers – When You Were Young
The lead single off of Sam’s Town. The song contemplates the difference between expectations and reality through a love affair between a girl and a gentleman who ‘doesn’t look a
The Killers – When You Were Young (Calvin Harris Remix)
Frontman Brandon Flowers stated that he doesn’t know a lot about remixers but he knew that Calvin Harris was a heavy-hitter. This is also the track which Calvin chose to work on
Noisettes – When You Were Young
La, la, la, la, la / La, la, la, la, la / You sit there in your heartache / Waiting on some beautiful girl to / Save you from your old ways / You pray for forgiveness / Coz watch
CrazyEightyEight – When You Were Young
[Verse 1] / You sit there in your heartache / Waiting on some beautiful boy to / To save your from your old ways / You play forgiveness / Watch it now, here he comes / He doesn't
Ella Mae Bowen – When you were young
You sit there in your heartache / Waiting on some beautiful boy to / To save you from your old ways / You play forgiveness / Watch him now, here he comes / He doesn't look a thing
The Killers – Here with Me
“Here With Me” is a song by The Killers from their album Battle Born. Its lyrics focus on lead singer Brendan Flowers wanting a girl/woman to be there with him and how he misses
The Killers – Miss Atomic Bomb
Brandon Flowers told the backstory of the song to NME: “It’s a beautiful picture of this woman in the desert. I think she’s still alive. I met Bernie Taupin for the first time and
The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It
A fan favourite and classic that was allegedly written in a mere 8 minutes, “Smile Like You Mean It” originally released on the Mr. Brightside EP in 2003. The song reached the
The Killers – Bling (Confession of a King)
In “Bling,” Brandon shares the tale of struggling to cope with failure and how easy it is to lose focus on the goals we set on our lives.
The Killers – Somebody Told Me
“Somebody Told Me” is the second single by American rock band The Killers. The song is featured on the group’s debut album Hot Fuss and was written by Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci
Forever Came Calling (Ft. Joseph & the Jameson) – When You Were Young
[Chorus] / You sit there in your heartache / Waiting on some beautiful boy to / To save you from your old ways / You play forgiveness / Watch it now, here he comes / He doesn't
Billy Cobb – When You Were Young
[Verse 1] / You sit there in your heartache / Waiting on some beautiful boy to / To save you from your old ways / You play forgiveness / Watch it now, here he comes / [Chorus 1
The Killers – Human
[Verse 1] / I did my best to notice / When the call came down the line / Up to the platform of surrender / I was brought, but I was kind / And sometimes I get nervous / When I see
Cold War Kids – Blame
[Verse 1] / We were young and in love, those were different times / Wrecked the side of your truck in the drive-thru line / Might as well laugh it off, that was how we survived
The Killers – Read My Mind
[Verse 1] / On the corner of Main Street / Just tryna keep it in line / You say you wanna move on and / You say I'm falling behind / Can you read my mind? / Can you read my mind
The Killers – My List
[Verse 1] / Let me wrap myself around you / Let you show me how I see / And when you come back in from nowhere / Do you ever think of me? / Your heart is not able / Let me show you
The Killers – Sam's Town
Flowers bemoans lost Americana as he thinks about growing up in a small town with big ambitions that the people around him seemed to doubt. The opening song of the album, “Sam’s
The Killers – Terrible Thing
“Terrible Thing” is the third song from The Killers' seventh album Pressure Machine. The song centers on a gay teenager who’s contemplating suicide. This song just as the others in
The Killers – Your Side Of Town
[Verse] / If I could put my arms around you / Would you remember how it feels / To bask in the glow of my protection? / Stumble and fall head over heels / If I could only find the
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When You Were Young by The Killers - Songfacts
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Boy by The Killers - Songfacts
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Runaways by The Killers - Songfacts
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Lyrics for Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers - Songfacts
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Genius Albums
Direct Hits by The Killers
Direct Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by American group The Killers. It encapsulates a decade of releases, taking singles and hits from all four of the bands studio LPs.
Run for Cover (Workout Mix) by The Killers
Get all the lyrics to songs on Run for Cover (Workout Mix) and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Sam's Town by The Killers
Sam’s Town, the second album by American indie-rock group The Killers, leaves synths and vocal manipulation behind in an attempt at capturing the ostentatious showmanship of the
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The Killers
Founded by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning in Las Vegas, 2001, The Killers have become arguably the most successful rock band from Nevada. After their hit 2004 debut album Hot
The Killers Songs
The Killers has 253 songs with the most popular being Mr. Brightside, All These Things That I've Done and Somebody Told Me.