What You Learned Here
I’ve always wondered if maybe I fell in love too young; worried that I might have stumbled onto too much to early. If I was really honest I’d admit that I still have trouble finding what I found with her since we said goodbye. I think I always knew we’d lose each other in the whirlwind of the real world, but I don’t think either of us really ever felt like letting go; until we had to. When I was younger I used to worry that we can only fall in love once, and that I’d never feel that way again. I wrote this because I used to worry she felt the same way, and if I could have found the right words, this is what I would’ve said when she found him. Hot off the presses, and already in most of the band’s ears, tell me what you think….
Remember the morning you woke up
tried so hard to crash face up, and tow the line
remember the time we nearly broke up
thank God someone finally spoke up, to read the signs
Remember when it was ours to explore
two and a half feet from the floor,
but we don’t dream like that anymore
It’s like writing eulogies
for your friends and apologies
won’t help you now, won’t you please sit down
if this is the end of innocence
and from here life is all business
then just turn this car around
because we’ve come much to far
through the silence and the dark, to not dance to the sound
Chorus:
someday we’ll drown in these faces
and never come up for air
we’ll get lost in these races
that never seem fair
too old to change places
still young enough to care
baby try to forget, what you learned here
funny the way it feels
like living your whole life on your heels
then slowly balancing out
it seems like the best moments you steal
but if it all rolls like a wheel
baby our chance is coming round
but if we happen to change direction
let the death defy description
but still sing the same songs aloud
(Chorus)
what would you change
what choice would you arrange
if the tables were yours to turn?
would you twist the fists of fate
play God for just a day, and laugh while the building burns
because there’s no time like the present
to get lost and later regret it, without really being concerned
though I know you’ll never forgive, the beautiful thing we wrecked
I hope you’ll forget what you learned
(Chorus)
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