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I Can Barely Say Lyrics
I said, "I told you everything"
But I left something out
Underneath the stairwell
And I'm under lock and key
Which you can probably tell
Brought a cake in a prison cell
I wanna return
But all you would do is turn to leave
If I can find my way home
Will you take hold of me?
Cause I've been gone so long
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say
I used to be the sun
Waiting silently
But they barely noticed me
And I've been talking in my sleep
If anybody sees
They'll turn, they'll run from me
I wanna return
But all you would do is turn to leave
If I can find my way home
Will you take hold of me?
Cause I've been gone so long
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say
I wanted to run
I wanted to love and be loved in return
But will I ever get back?
Do I know too much to return?
Cause I've been gone so long
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say
But I left something out
Underneath the stairwell
And I'm under lock and key
Which you can probably tell
Brought a cake in a prison cell
But all you would do is turn to leave
If I can find my way home
Will you take hold of me?
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say
Waiting silently
But they barely noticed me
And I've been talking in my sleep
If anybody sees
They'll turn, they'll run from me
But all you would do is turn to leave
If I can find my way home
Will you take hold of me?
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say
I wanted to love and be loved in return
But will I ever get back?
Do I know too much to return?
I can barely say
All I know is now I want to stay
Has it been too long
Since I went away?
Cause I'm trying to find the words but I can barely say
Best song of the new record in my humble opinion.
According to lead singer, Isaac Slade, the meaning is: "Life's too short to try to make everybody happy. I sort of put all of my relationships into that song - my marriage, my family, my friends. A lot has changed over the past seven years-eight years - ten years of being in this band. I tried so hard to make everybody happy and like me, and I failed so miserably and finally just gave up. But in the process of that giving up, there's a lot of heartache. It was really cathartic writing that song."
This song is so beautiful.