So, Is it "Babe" or "Bait"?

[Melissa Johnson]

Brand New (http://www.absolutepunk.net/brandnew) have added a lyrics page (http://www.fightoffyourdemons.com/lyrics_nnn3.html) to their website.

[deja andyroo]

Oh, wow. It's "babe."

This changes everything. :(

[Chriz2z]

Haha, I just saw that.

I always thought it was bait. But, I guess it is babe.

[RockVocalPower]

I never understood why people thought it was "bait."

[emo_boo]

whoa what happens to all those people who sent there dollar?

[Vanilla Bear]

haha...i knew it was babe, my friend yelled at me for singing it that way

[jusscali]

i love how anything brand new makes news because if it goes on front page it results in the greatest amount of traffic.

[crit]

whoa what happens to all those people who sent there dollar?
they will still receive the handwritten lyrics.

[konfusion151]

whoa what happens to all those people who sent there dollar?

they get sent a piece of paper that has the link to that page written on it

[dumbcorey]

pretend that you want me and be my babe, how does that not make sense? so it really doesnt change anything.

[Chriz2z]

whoa what happens to all those people who sent there dollar?
Look at the other Brand New post on the front page. It is explained there. But yeah, people will still get lyrics in the mail.

[CrenshawPunch]

Some of these dont match up. Like on handcuffs he says "hold them down and squeeze real soft" but the site says "lower them down and squeeze real hard"

[Melissa Johnson]

i love how anything brand new makes news because if it goes on front page it results in the greatest amount of traffic.
Tell that to the 12 people who e-mailed it in, instant messaged me, and sent it into our news queue. Hopefully this will appease them and they'll stop sending it to me now that I've posted it.

[sayyes]

Some of these dont match up. Like on handcuffs he says "hold them down and squeeze real soft" but the site says "lower them down and squeeze real hard"
I think that was the original lyrics but some we're changed while recording the songs

[saveyourshows]

It doesnt match in Sowing Season either... it says in the lyrics "And didnt want them back" and in the song he says "I got them back"

[konfusion151]

i want official lyrics to the creepy untitled song!

well not really "lyrics" but you know what i mean

[klitoris]

Does anyone know where i can find lyrics to the Demos (we shall never again speak of)?

[jusscali]

Tell that to the 12 people who e-mailed it in, instant messaged me, and sent it into our news queue. Hopefully this will appease them and they'll stop sending it to me now that I've posted it.
hahah i understand how it goes, but its also good for bizzz...you and jt know that

[jusscali]

Does anyone know where i can find lyrics to the Demos (we shall never again speak of)?
songmeanings.net....

[pricklypete79]

The post jesse writes is very interesting and further proves how much BN are growing to hate Interscope. He does come across a lot better than some people give him credit for.

[Chriz2z]

The earlier post made my respect for Jesse Lacey go up ten fold. I thought he was just a tortured soul (which he may be), but that made me think he was cool dude too.

[redsand62]

i'm glad i spent my dollar on a jbc!

[saveyourshows]

These lyrics are amazing....

[dsmil]

where's the chorus for Degausser?

[underthetalking]

I've always heard babe.

[underthetalking]

The post jesse writes is very interesting and further proves how much BN are growing to hate Interscope. He does come across a lot better than some people give him credit for.

So you're saying that Jesse Lacey doesn't get enough credit?

[werealldudes19]

ok, now i know

[YCfan]

They are being punks.

The lyrics are obviously not the same as on the record. But why ask people to send in a dollar for them?

they want you to hear your own song. And if it is so important on what the lyrics are then sure. send a dollar. Don't get me wrong i wanted to get the lyrics as well. The real ones. But by this move it just proves what i had felt about their direction and motives.
What they are doing is art. Music is a form of art. Art is open to interpretation. It is up to each individual person to hear their own song. It has already been proved that nobody hears the same exact thing as anybody else. Why do you think hearing your own voice is strange.

It is not with how the ear drum works. It is how our brain perceives this signal. I am positive i hear "bait" on "not the sun". And it makes very much sense to me. If you want to hear Baby. then hear baby.

(here is where the punk move comes in) If you hear baby, then you are not the target market for brand new. They are wanting to move away from the emo stereo type and open people's mind to the rock.

I.E. A better move them tom delonge

[domesticyeti]

even though some of them dont match up, some of the stuff added to these lyrics makes them alot better than i thought they were

[Steve Henderson]

they get sent a piece of paper that has the link to that page written on it

Hahahahaha this made me laugh :)

[redsand62]

They are being punks.

The lyrics are obviously not the same as on the record. But why ask people to send in a dollar for them?

they want you to hear your own song. And if it is so important on what the lyrics are then sure. send a dollar. Don't get me wrong i wanted to get the lyrics as well. The real ones. But by this move it just proves what i had felt about their direction and motives.
What they are doing is art. Music is a form of art. Art is open to interpretation. It is up to each individual person to hear their own song. It has already been proved that nobody hears the same exact thing as anybody else. Why do you think hearing your own voice is strange.

It is not with how the ear drum works. It is how our brain perceives this signal. I am positive i hear "bait" on "not the sun". And it makes very much sense to me. If you want to hear Baby. then hear baby.

(here is where the punk move comes in) If you hear baby, then you are not the target market for brand new. They are wanting to move away from the emo stereo type and open people's mind to the rock.

I.E. A better move them tom delonge


what the eff are you talking about?

[Steve Henderson]

These lyrics are amazing....

:blink:

[Sycro]

They are being punks.

The lyrics are obviously not the same as on the record. But why ask people to send in a dollar for them?

they want you to hear your own song. And if it is so important on what the lyrics are then sure. send a dollar. Don't get me wrong i wanted to get the lyrics as well. The real ones. But by this move it just proves what i had felt about their direction and motives.
What they are doing is art. Music is a form of art. Art is open to interpretation. It is up to each individual person to hear their own song. It has already been proved that nobody hears the same exact thing as anybody else. Why do you think hearing your own voice is strange.

It is not with how the ear drum works. It is how our brain perceives this signal. I am positive i hear "bait" on "not the sun". And it makes very much sense to me. If you want to hear Baby. then hear baby.

(here is where the punk move comes in) If you hear baby, then you are not the target market for brand new. They are wanting to move away from the emo stereo type and open people's mind to the rock.

I.E. A better move them tom delonge

I'm glad you were there when Jesse wrote and know exactly what he meant. Thank you for your insight.

[HazeLitRise]

why are these lyrics wrong
does the band not know their own words?

[YCfan]

P.S. I know there is no way of being able to tell if its babe or bait. Just thought i would raise the discussion of..
Does it matter?

[trash zoo]

they gonna send my dollar back?

yay Jesus lyrics

[YCfan]

I'm glad you were there when Jesse wrote and know exactly what he meant. Thank you for your insight.

you are welcome.

I understand your sarcasm. But from the way they have been making this record it is clear they don't care what we think about them. The concerts that are sometimes "shitty". staying away from the media and not communicating with the record label.

So sure. we can choose to trust him. Or we can not

[sayyes]

:blink:
might not be amazing, but not blantanly on the crazy eyes side of the spectrum

[AdamTheGreat]

hah.

[HanusMaximus]

Some of these lyrics are amazing.

and for those of you who know the story that Limousine was based on... it's even more amazing after that.

For those that don't... http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18dwi.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime s%20Topics%2FPeople%2FV%2FVitello%2 C%20Paul

really a sad story

about the lyrics though, I think they are some of brand new's best (the "William Tell" apple metaphor in You Won't Know, anyone?)

[av11d]

Well, obviously some of the lyrics are not what Jesse sings. Like someone said earlier, its most likely because the lyrics changed in the studio..... or takes/versions of the songs.

so,

i'm stickin with bait.

[mr chainsaw]

this is not news worthy!!!

[klitoris]

songmeanings.net....

thank you!

[Drew Beringer]

Told y'all it was babe.

[av11d]

this is not news worthy!!!


haha, dude, half the crap in the news section is not "news-worthy"

they post every little insignificant thing about every band... but thats what makes this place better than major music news sites.

[mpw]

Some of these lyrics are amazing.

and for those of you who know the story that Limousine was based on... it's even more amazing after that.

For those that don't... http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18dwi.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime s%20Topics%2FPeople%2FV%2FVitello%2 C%20Paul

really a sad story

about the lyrics though, I think they are some of brand new's best (the "William Tell" apple metaphor in You Won't Know, anyone?)

sad, very sad.

now parent should bury their child.

[redsand62]

maybe he alternates between "babe" and "bait".


therefore, everyone is right :)



and wrong.

[Brett9]

and for those of you who know the story that Limousine was based on... it's even more amazing after that.

For those that don't... http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18dwi.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime s%20Topics%2FPeople%2FV%2FVitello%2 C%20Paul

really a sad story
wow, that was news to me. what was Jesse's relationship to the little girl? Was he related or something? (Sorry if I'm not up on Brand New facts that might be known to everyone else...)

[Yanksm2]

in writing, i think i might like these lyrics better than deja :shrug:

[moore182]

where's the chorus for Degausser?

EXACTLY!
That's the part I want to know...
I can make out most of it...
"You're brought back but you're running
I fell asleep in the incline" is what it sounds like to me...
but I don't fuckin' know.

[speedofourcraft]

what in the hell is this fool talking about... besides staying up really late...

(Does everybody really need to know everyone?
Do you really think you're really a part of it?
And is your army really one of some thousands?
And will you declare war on the loony bin?)

do any brandnew fanboys know what this means?

[shawnb213]

Why are there lyrics for Coca-Cola and not Handcuffs?

[tfil7]

maybe these are the lyrics originally written but these are certainly not the lyrics that are sung on the album, that much is for sure

[RandomHero1230]

man. "bait" sounds so much cooler...

[Yanksm2]

"I am drearily bloodletting this bedwetting cosmonaut"

Right. :thumbup:

[zbrmike79]

Why are there lyrics for Coca-Cola and not Handcuffs?

handcuffs is right after Archers.. without a bolded title though

[sweetforever]

Why are there lyrics for Coca-Cola and not Handcuffs?
Handcuffs' lyrics are there, its just the word Handcuffs isn't bolded so you have to search for it.

[tfil7]

wow, that was news to me. what was Jesse's relationship to the little girl? Was he related or something? (Sorry if I'm not up on Brand New facts that might be known to everyone else...)

wow i just read that too, thats horrible, I was just pissed off because I failed an exam kind of puts things into perspective

[brandnewyork]

it's missing the end to "you won't know"

[brandnewyork]

what in the hell is this fool talking about... besides staying up really late...

(Does everybody really need to know everyone?
Do you really think you're really a part of it?
And is your army really one of some thousands?
And will you declare war on the loony bin?)

do any brandnew fanboys know what this means?

my guess is that it has to do with stupid little kids who NEED to meet the band
just to ask some stupid question about having the same favorite color.
and how it stresses him out to have to be nice, thats why he gets degaussed right after this lyric

[IAPAI]

man. "bait" sounds so much cooler...

really? because to me "bait" sounds exactly like "babe". I think you meant "I would think it was cooler if he said 'bait"

[tfil7]

My baby's frequency not strong enough
Her head in my hands and smiling.

I really wish I didn't find out what the line meant

[losethegirl]

sad, very sad.

now parent should bury their child.

Not only bury, but sit on the side of the road with all that's left of their child (in this case her head) in their lap. Could you even imagine? It is horrifying.

[brandnewyork]

Some of these lyrics are amazing.

and for those of you who know the story that Limousine was based on... it's even more amazing after that.

For those that don't... http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18dwi.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime s%20Topics%2FPeople%2FV%2FVitello%2 C%20Paul

really a sad story

about the lyrics though, I think they are some of brand new's best (the "William Tell" apple metaphor in You Won't Know, anyone?)

holy crap that is horrible reading about the mother holding the daughters head

[freakishandazed]

these lyrics are infinitely better than deja. it's not even a matter of opinion, they're just better written. the internal rhyme, overarching themes, and the stories being told are awe-inducing. anyone who doesn't think so has made up their mind prematurely.

[HanusMaximus]

I don't think jesse had any relation to the girl. I believe he has lost someone to drinking and driving though and since that too happened in Long Island Area, where he is from (...actually I believe that happened in Merrick, where brand new started) it probably really impacted him.

[thisismyname]

I just saved a Dollar! :-)

[xHittheWallx]

why are these lyrics wrong
does the band not know their own words?



are you a moron?

[xHittheWallx]

this is not news worthy!!!

then dont read it!!!

[bnizzle182]

why are these lyrics wrong
does the band not know their own words?

This isn't the first time I have read lyrics to songs that are different than the actual lyrics on the album itself. Lots of bands do it. mewithoutYou has done it a few times on Brother, Sister and Genesis used to do it all the time.

[Prestonxsmith]

Its sounds to me like he is singing
Be my babe, or be my bait.
I love that song anyways.

[abrandnewused]

they get sent a piece of paper that has the link to that page written on it

haha, that and a picture of jesse's face

[lightcollapse]

i'm surprised at how great they sound written out

[nonameguy99]

My baby's frequency not strong enough
Her head in my hands and smiling.

I really wish I didn't find out what the line meant



ditto. really sad.

[hxchairstylist]

well jesus christ, that's a pretty song.
the kind that you'd find on an album of the year.
if the kids stop blasting it...
It'd be a miracle...

[frankh22]

^gheeeeeyyyyy

[costello.]

Some of these lyrics are amazing.

and for those of you who know the story that Limousine was based on... it's even more amazing after that.

For those that don't... http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18dwi.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime s%20Topics%2FPeople%2FV%2FVitello%2 C%20Paul

really a sad story

about the lyrics though, I think they are some of brand new's best (the "William Tell" apple metaphor in You Won't Know, anyone?)

wow, i remember reading about that in Newsday right after it happened, and of course i had forgotten about it by now...
incredible how things really make an impact on people like that.

[ihatecayte]

My baby's frequency not strong enough
Her head in my hands and smiling.

I really wish I didn't find out what the line meant
ditto.
it's such a horrible news story.

[Joe DeAndrea]

I was really wondering what the chorus to Archers really was.

[wtfemokid]

Some of these lyrics are amazing.

and for those of you who know the story that Limousine was based on... it's even more amazing after that.

For those that don't... http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18dwi.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime s%20Topics%2FPeople%2FV%2FVitello%2 C%20Paul

really a sad story

about the lyrics though, I think they are some of brand new's best (the "William Tell" apple metaphor in You Won't Know, anyone?)

wow, i remember when that happened, and feeling sick about it. that poor mother. i never would have put two and two together that this song was written about that, but now it makes sense, and makes me more sad, ugh.

I don't think jesse had any relation to the girl. I believe he has lost someone to drinking and driving though and since that too happened in Long Island Area, where he is from (...actually I believe that happened in Merrick, where brand new started) it probably really impacted him.

was it on the wantagh parkway, or meadowbrook? i can't remember. but yeah it was either in or near merrick.
edit: it was on the meadowbrook parkway.

[underthetalking]

well jesus christ, that's a pretty song.
the kind that you'd find on an album of the year.
if the kids stop blasting it...
It'd be a miracle...

It'd be a bigger miracle if people didn't love this album for the simple fact that its a Brand New album. Deja is their best album and this album falls short of that. By a lot. It has some of their best lyrics ever but just as many, if not more, of their worst. I'd go as far to say Your Favorite Weapon is better than this.

[chokeychicken]

Oh, wow. It's "babe."

This changes everything. :(

for about 2 weeks i thought it was "veins."

im terrible with lyrics.

[mr chainsaw]

It'd be a bigger miracle if people didn't love this album for the simple fact that its a Brand New album. Deja is their best album and this album falls short of that. By a lot. It has some of their best lyrics ever but just as many, if not more, of their worst. I'd go as far to say Your Favorite Weapon is better than this.

I thought this album had the weakest lyrics but some of the most interesting music I've heard them make. Yeah, I like the lyrics in Your Favorite Weapon better too.

[underthetalking]

I thought this album had the weakest lyrics but some of the most interesting music I've heard them make. Yeah, I like the lyrics in Your Favorite Weapon better too.

The music is fine. Really my biggest problems with the album are Degausser (because that chorus of kids just turns me off almost right away), the lyrics, the random (and almost unneccessary) instrumental tracks, and the flow (or lack of). Musically its great. But it sounds like I'm listening to a bad mix tape of a bunch of songs thrown together as opposed to something that really moves like Deja did.

[underthetalking]

WHOA! WATCH OUT EVERYONE! UH-OH! OH-NO! HE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

Go back to the little corner you came from and write in your diary about it because no one here gives a shit and I can really see the band agreeing with me on this one. If you don't like it, then stop listening to it. Infinity On High will be out soon.

Loaded GoD Complex
CoCk it anD p Ull it.

What the fuck are you talking about?

[80minutes]

What the fuck are you talking about?

Nothing, you're right.

[chronomic]

What the fuck are you talking about?


yeah what the hell?

[SomethingLikeTJ]

holy shit some people in here are fucking idiots.
first of all, who cares if its babe or bait? listen and interpret how you will, thats the beauty of music and poetry. second of all, it says write on the page BABE. stop arguing.

i also think everyone should stop comparing all these albums. they're all entirely different in their own right. this one obviously has such a huge impact lyrically with all the stories behind them, as well as all the religious/faith-seeking references. i just listened to the album while reading the lyrics and it felt like the first time all over again. this record gets better and better everytime i listen to it. deja is a fucking phenomenal album. so is devil and god. why compare them? they were written and recorded over 3 years apart.

and 80minutes: shutup. stop judging somebody's musical taste. lamest thing in the world. not to mention you have K-Fed or some shit as your avatar.
and thus concludes my incredibly unnecessary rant for the evening.

[underthetalking]

Nothing, you're right.

Deal with it. You have your opinions, I have mine. Sorry this piece didn't change my life.


EDIT: If you like this album thats fine. I have no problem with that. I could talk about this album all day. Some songs I love, some songs I hate.

[heartsynapse]

holy shit some people in here are fucking idiots.
first of all, who cares if its babe or bait? listen and interpret how you will, thats the beauty of music and poetry. second of all, it says write on the page BABE. stop arguing.

i also think everyone should stop comparing all these albums. they're all entirely different in their own right. this one obviously has such a huge impact lyrically with all the stories behind them, as well as all the religious/faith-seeking references. i just listened to the album while reading the lyrics and it felt like the first time all over again. this record gets better and better everytime i listen to it. deja is a fucking phenomenal album. so is devil and god. why compare them? they were written and recorded over 3 years apart.

and 80minutes: shutup. stop judging somebody's musical taste. lamest thing in the world. not to mention you have K-Fed or some shit as your avatar.
and thus concludes my incredibly unnecessary rant for the evening.



grammar....

sorry.

[HazeLitRise]

i just dont get why a band would let the lyrics in print to be different than those that are sung.

[chronomic]

i dont believe its babe. i also dont believe thats the real album cover. its just a trick. because brand new is tricksy.

[kinevil kinevil]

whoa what happens to all those people who sent there dollar?

They all get extra grammar homework.

ps...Yeah, it was obvious. But honestly, what else to I have to live for these days?

[earlynovemberX]

anyone else realize the after 'written by' there is nothing.....hrmmm...


KD?

[sayyes]

I'm sick of people comparing this to Deja.....that album blew a lot of people away. They would've repeated themselves if they tried to out do Deja.....they've moved on and the lyrics are not "bad" by any means

[*crying stars*]

lol at the katie reference.

[SomethingLikeTJ]

grammar....

sorry.


ha. dont apologize. i would do the same thing. im an idiot for messing that up. thanks

[jawstheme417]

i'm getting sick of people saying "this cd is not as good as deja". Musical taste is all personal opinion. Personally, i haven't been able to decide which i like more at this point. On first listen, i liked deja more but i haven't been able to stop listenening to devil and god. Both cd's have great songs on them so who cares which is better, just enjoy them both.

[neo506]

I'm sick of people comparing this to Deja.....that album blew a lot of people away. They would've repeated themselves if they tried to out do Deja.....they've moved on and the lyrics are not "bad" by any means

"And I’ll let your bad parts in. the bad parts in"

"But life is a test and I get bad marks"

"You’re so good at talking smack, you heart attack
But you're the apple of my eye anyway"

[xliz]

pshh...they misspelled breath on milestone..

[MKEcasey]

In regards to the 'be my babe/bait' line... i work at a record store and we were playing the CD one night and a guy goes "is he saying 'pee my face'. So now I can't help to think of that even though it is clearly not it. I myself always thought it was babe and never thought twice about it. But I can see where 'bait' could be mistaken.

[SwedishHeat]

"They turn out hate in factories" Dammit, it makes so much more sense now. I can't believe I didn't think of that.

[atticusfinch]

FINALLY. It's so good to be able to read along now.

[violencexgrace]

"settle baby, you are not the sun" = "you've set on me but you are not the sun." I MUST BE DEAF. SERIOUSLY.

the "limousine" context is horrifying. i had no idea.

[discodanceparty]

the lyrics for limousine rip me apart everytime i read them/hear the song. its so sad :(

[houseofleaves]

haha i didn't think it was "babe" or "bait". i thought it was "be my veins" hahaha ah well.

[irthesteve]

the lyrics say babe, no reason to think it's bait... i don't understand

[safetycanary]

It's bait. He clearly sings bait on the record, you can here 't' sounds after every time he sings it. Well, you can if you have fully functioning ears anyway. ;-)

It's great to read these lyrics, but they are only 90% right, remember, and I'm sure Jesse doesn't care about that. There have obviously been multiple lines written at various points for all the songs, and he probably can't even remember which ones he sang on the takes that made the record. It doesn't matter - the guy who said earlier that it's art, it's open to interpretation, everyone hears their own song, etc etc... is right. That's the way to look at it I think.

But he does sing bait on the album. I also wish they'd put the chorus to Degausser up but there you go.

[Butaire]

The lyrics are actually a lot better than I though. Good job jesse

[NotForTheThrill]

im assuming all these "mistakes" are because these are the original lyrics. Two things are weird though. Going along with the "original lyrics" hypothesis if you listen to some early live recordings of sowing season he does say "dont want em back." so that would support the original lyrics hypothesis, except if you also go back to old degausser live recordings theyre not the same as the ones on brand news site, so i dunno.

[bobbob]

im assuming all these "mistakes" are because these are the original lyrics. Two things are weird though. Going along with the "original lyrics" hypothesis if you listen to some early live recordings of sowing season he does say "dont want em back." so that would support the original lyrics hypothesis, except if you also go back to old degausser live recordings theyre not the same as the ones on brand news site, so i dunno.

Brand New changed the lyrics of the songs they played live for quite a while for some reason. They were probably the ver they went into the studio with.

[brushedred]

fuck that what happened to the $1 i sent in & my to be my bait screenname >:O

[xcarlupanddiex]

i new it was babe. i knew it !!!

[Killforgrace]

i dont believe its babe. i also dont believe thats the real album cover. its just a trick. because brand new is tricksy.

its not the cover.... if you take a razor blade and kinda etch it off (for lack of a better word) you get the real cover... and my god its amazing.... like this kinda surreal blankness.... try it and you'll understand... but make sure you scrape all of the "orignal" cover off first

[jetsto]

babe

[Branevember31]

Babe

[NoseOverTail]

these lyrics are outstanding.

[overoverme]

EXACTLY!
That's the part I want to know...
I can make out most of it...
"You're brought back but you're running
I fell asleep in the incline" is what it sounds like to me...
but I don't fuckin' know.

I will fix my songmeanings version soon...It might be 'alkaline' something...

The part about being degaussed is GREAT lyricwise...but it isn't in the song......right?

[jimmy22888]

I think it just sounds like "bait" because the initial consonant sound of the following word (to) is misleading.

To be my babe, to be my babe.

[ThatGirl]

I never understood why people thought it was "bait."
because youre a freakin genius evan. shut up.

[mortal soldier]

I think it just sounds like "bait" because the initial consonant sound of the following word (to) is misleading.

To be my babe, to be my babe.

Man's got a point. It's babe, everyone needs to get over it. Yeah, it's 'art' and open to interpretation, but if someone tells me the Mona Lisa's a man I'm going to tell them they are wrong.

These lyrics are on the same level as Deja, when written out. Especially Limosuine, which is now the most touching song of the year. I never thought I'd ever drink and drive, but after hearing this I know there's no way I could do something like that, if it could cause something like what happened there.

Be my serene > Come on, Sherri. As much as people love drama.

[overoverme]

Goodbye to sleep
I think this staying up is exactly what i need
Take apart your head
Take apart the counting and the flock it has bred

Goodbye to love
It’s just a ride that will push you
Up right against the wall*
Take apart your head...right against the wall...
Chew it up and swallow it

*(Does everybody really need to know everyone?
Do you really think you're really a part of it?
And is your army really one of some thousands?
And will you declare war on the loony bin?)

But I'll bet that you're running
I've been sleeping in the alkaline
I can't shake this little feeling
I'll never get anything right

Goodbye you liar
Well, you sipped from her cup
But you don't own up to anything
And you think you will inspire*

*(When I arrive will God be waiting and pacing around his throne?
Will he feel a little Old Testament?
And will he celebrate with fire and brimstone
Yeah, I admit, I am afraid of the reckoning)

Take apart your head...yeah, I wish I could inspire
Take apart the demon up in the attic to the left*

But I'll bet that you're running
I've been sleeping in the alkaline
I can't shake this little feeling
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right (I'm on my own)
I never say anything right...right...right (I'm on my own)

*(Goodbye my love
You wait right here, and they will come and pick you up
I've been on pause
But I’m shaking off the rust
I’ve lost my charge
I've been degaussed
I've been degaussed
I've been degaussed)

Take me, take me back to your bed
I love you so much that it hurts my head
Please say, "I don't mind you under my skin
And I’ll let your bad parts in. the bad parts in"
When we were made we were set apart
But life is a test and I get bad marks
Now some saint got the job of writing down my sins
The storm is coming
The storm is coming in

But I'll bet that you're running
I've been sleeping in the alkaline
I can't shake this little feeling
I never did anything right (I'm on my own)
I never did anything right (I'm on my own)

Take me, take me back to your bed
I love you so much that it hurts my head
I don't mind you under my skin
I’ll let the bad parts in the bad parts in
Well, you’re my favorite bird and when you sing
I really do wish that you would wear my ring
But no matter what they say, I am still the king
The storm is coming
The storm is coming in.



That is what I have up on songmeanings right now.
The * parts are background lyrics.
I can't understand why the chorus isn't in these lyrics...we still don't have a good handle on it.

[justanact]

you are welcome.

I understand your sarcasm. But from the way they have been making this record it is clear they don't care what we think about them. The concerts that are sometimes "shitty". staying away from the media and not communicating with the record label.

So sure. we can choose to trust him. Or we can not

I get what you're trying to say and I whole-heartedly agree. It's all about interpretation. I remember awhile back Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids said in an interview, something like he doesn't like talking about what the songs mean to him because he wouldn't want to skew other people's personal connections and interpreations of the songs. I mean this all makes sense, I don't know why people in this thread automatically attacked you. Just letting you know I see what you mean.

[LPMagic]

these lyrics are infinitely better than deja.
This is where your opinion goes.

it's not even a matter of opinion, they're just better written.
This is where I stopped reading.

- Jeff

[Cato11087]

Jesus, Brand New threads are almost comparable to the riots at Umass riots last night after they lost in the finals.

[nickdallasanta]

Panic! did a lot of stuff like this with their lyrics too. they left out a lot of important lyrics too and changed a lot around.

and i always thought it was "babe"
i also like the "squeeze real soft" more than "squeeze real hard"

[safetycanary]

I think it just sounds like "bait" because the initial consonant sound of the following word (to) is misleading.

To be my babe, to be my babe.

That's actually really good thinking... it never occurred to me, I think because I never actually realised that the word "to" was in there at all, apart from the very first time. I'd always been thinking that the repeated line was "be my..." and not "to be my...". Listening to it now, I can hear babe for the first time. hallelujah. I'll go back to worrying about vaguely important things now - thanks.

[HanusMaximus]

to the guy saying "you're so good at talkin' smack, you heart attack, but you're still the apple of my eye, anyways" is an example of a bad lyric...

taken in context that is one of the best lyrics

before it it says "let's go outside and play 'William Tell'"

William Tell was forced to shoot an apple of his son's head... thus making that apple of my eye metaphor actually pretty good. Plus that part of the song sounds amazing.

[tfil7]

overcome, you go to uconn?

[thesego211]

goodbye my love, i'd bring you back but you're running
goodbye my love, let's sleep in the afterlife
i can't shake this little feeling
i'll never say anything right

is that the chorus to degausser? it's what i'm hearing

[thesego211]

Panic! did a lot of stuff like this with their lyrics too. they left out a lot of important lyrics too and changed a lot around.

and i always thought it was "babe"
i also like the "squeeze real soft" more than "squeeze real hard"

please don't bring that band up in this forum...

[thesego211]

the you won't know lyrics are incredible. i love the modest mouse homage

[themilove]

It's bait. He clearly sings bait on the record, you can here 't' sounds after every time he sings it. Well, you can if you have fully functioning ears anyway. ;-)

It's great to read these lyrics, but they are only 90% right, remember, and I'm sure Jesse doesn't care about that. There have obviously been multiple lines written at various points for all the songs, and he probably can't even remember which ones he sang on the takes that made the record. It doesn't matter - the guy who said earlier that it's art, it's open to interpretation, everyone hears their own song, etc etc... is right. That's the way to look at it I think.

But he does sing bait on the album. I also wish they'd put the chorus to Degausser up but there you go.

You're actually retarded.

[druck]

anyone know what he says in the background at around 3:09 in archers? its been bugging me.

[GAD_guy]

i really like the background lyrics at the end of limousine.

"I'll never have to buy adjacent plots of earth
We'll never have to rot together underneath dirt
I'll never have to lose my baby in the crowd
I should be laughing right now"

so good.

[overoverme]

overcome, you go to uconn?

Yes.

goodbye my love, i'd bring you back but you're running
goodbye my love, let's sleep in the afterlife
i can't shake this little feeling
i'll never say anything right

is that the chorus to degausser? it's what i'm hearing

Maybe...

[WordzandDreamz]

I really do quesiton how anyone, at any point, even before these lyrics were posted, could have said that this album was lyrically bad.

[GAD_guy]

these lyrics are infinitely better than deja. it's not even a matter of opinion, they're just better written. the internal rhyme, overarching themes, and the stories being told are awe-inducing. anyone who doesn't think so has made up their mind prematurely.

so wrong it goes from funny to sad, back to funnny, back to sad and then on to pathetic.

[saving jonathan]

after looking at the lyrics to "jesus christ", amazing.

if that made any sense. absolutely amazing.

[kylestarr]

I never understood why people thought it was "bait."

I agree. I was singing babe all along.

[RandomHero1230]

really? because to me "bait" sounds exactly like "babe". I think you meant "I would think it was cooler if he said 'bait"

you know what I meant....

[Shatter_Glass]

I never understood why people thought it was "bait."

me either :shrug:

[GAD_guy]

put me in the "'bait' never even crossed my mind" category.

[Lovewaslove]

what is the significance of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 in limo
7 being the key number with this song and this band?
Does anyone know

i probably wont be able to find the anwser cause there are too many post
so let me know on my myspae page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendid=2758971

I love the lyrics Im little disapointed there are no stabs at taking back sunday anymore

"these are the words you wish you wrote down,this is the way you wish your voice sounds"
"Take a drink and drive yourself home, I hope theres ice on all the roads"
or
Mics are for singing not swinging

Evan taking back sunday has seemed to stop stealing Brand news lyrics (too many to list) hey they even stole the guitar riff from soco ameretto and lime for the last song of the 2nd cd. And they seemed to have stoped Attacking John
"to hell with you (john) and all your friends (the first cd)"
They also stole stray light run lyrics
and in the lyric sheet it is more obvious
The lyric sheet reads
Older and wiser, still filled with resent ment yada yada yada
We get it we get

And straylight run obviously disses taking back sunday
in pretty much every song on the first set of demos

I miss all of that stuff.

It reads babe but since we all agree that the lyrics are not 100 percent. its safe to say he says bait, if he said babe that is actually kinda lame something you would get on a pop punk album

[Lovewaslove]

Oh I wanted to just let everyone know that 12/28/07 Taking back Sunday will be reuniting with John Nolan

How do I know this?
Well 12/28/05 Thursday (who was broken up, its true don't believe the hype) Got back together and I saw them in New jersey

then 12/28/06 Glassjaw who is my fav band have been broken up for years, Will be playing again in Mass.

So my only other loose end is for a taking back Sunday reunion lets face it breaking Pangaea sucked and so does this new douche bag

[WordzandDreamz]

Are you on crack?


Oh I wanted to just let everyone know that 12/28/07 Taking back Sunday will be reuniting with John Nolan

How do I know this?
Well 12/28/05 Thursday (who was broken up, its true don't believe the hype) Got back together and I saw them in New jersey

then 12/28/06 Glassjaw who is my fav band have been broken up for years, Will be playing again in Mass.

So my only other loose end is for a taking back Sunday reunion lets face it breaking Pangaea sucked and so does this new douche bag

[Soco Lime]

what is the significance of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 in limo
7 being the key number with this song and this band?
Does anyone know

i probably wont be able to find the anwser cause there are too many post
so let me know on my myspae page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendid=2758971

I love the lyrics Im little disapointed there are no stabs at taking back sunday anymore

"these are the words you wish you wrote down,this is the way you wish your voice sounds"
"Take a drink and drive yourself home, I hope theres ice on all the roads"
or
Mics are for singing not swinging

Evan taking back sunday has seemed to stop stealing Brand news lyrics (too many to list) hey they even stole the guitar riff from soco ameretto and lime for the last song of the 2nd cd. And they seemed to have stoped Attacking John
"to hell with you (john) and all your friends (the first cd)"
They also stole stray light run lyrics
and in the lyric sheet it is more obvious
The lyric sheet reads
Older and wiser, still filled with resent ment yada yada yada
We get it we get

And straylight run obviously disses taking back sunday
in pretty much every song on the first set of demos

I miss all of that stuff.

It reads babe but since we all agree that the lyrics are not 100 percent. its safe to say he says bait, if he said babe that is actually kinda lame something you would get on a pop punk album



This is post is ridiculous for SO many reasons

[hype]

so wrong it goes from funny to sad, back to funnny, back to sad and then on to pathetic.

Wow you need to stop typing. It's his opinion.

[klitoris]

Oh I wanted to just let everyone know that 12/28/07 Taking back Sunday will be reuniting with John Nolan

How do I know this?
Well 12/28/05 Thursday (who was broken up, its true don't believe the hype) Got back together and I saw them in New jersey

then 12/28/06 Glassjaw who is my fav band have been broken up for years, Will be playing again in Mass.

So my only other loose end is for a taking back Sunday reunion lets face it breaking Pangaea sucked and so does this new douche bag



riiight.

[alltoyou]

see now all this damn trouble then they go and put it up on their site when you could just print it out. what a dumbass idea and what a mediocre record. its almost as if they felt they were going to lose money on this record so had to think of an idea to recoup atleast one dollar from every sale. idiots

[hype]

see now all this damn trouble then they go and put it up on their site when you could just print it out. what a dumbass idea and what a mediocre record. its almost as if they felt they were going to lose money on this record so had to think of an idea to recoup atleast one dollar from every sale. idiots

Yea man, I'm sure that's exactly it. You solved the puzzle, nothing gets past you. Asshat.

[redsand62]

see now all this damn trouble then they go and put it up on their site when you could just print it out. what a dumbass idea and what a mediocre record. its almost as if they felt they were going to lose money on this record so had to think of an idea to recoup atleast one dollar from every sale. idiots


I'm sure it had nothing to do with covering the cost of shipping.

[Yanksm2]

what is the significance of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 in limo
7 being the key number with this song and this band?
Does anyone know

i probably wont be able to find the anwser cause there are too many post
so let me know on my myspae page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendid=2758971

I love the lyrics Im little disapointed there are no stabs at taking back sunday anymore

"these are the words you wish you wrote down,this is the way you wish your voice sounds"
"Take a drink and drive yourself home, I hope theres ice on all the roads"
or
Mics are for singing not swinging

Evan taking back sunday has seemed to stop stealing Brand news lyrics (too many to list) hey they even stole the guitar riff from soco ameretto and lime for the last song of the 2nd cd. And they seemed to have stoped Attacking John
"to hell with you (john) and all your friends (the first cd)"
They also stole stray light run lyrics
and in the lyric sheet it is more obvious
The lyric sheet reads
Older and wiser, still filled with resent ment yada yada yada
We get it we get

And straylight run obviously disses taking back sunday
in pretty much every song on the first set of demos

I miss all of that stuff.

It reads babe but since we all agree that the lyrics are not 100 percent. its safe to say he says bait, if he said babe that is actually kinda lame something you would get on a pop punk album



Admit it, you're not really 24.

[GAD_guy]

Wow you need to stop typing. It's his opinion.

did you even read what he said?

might wanna do that.

[Jason Tate]

I told you so.

[xburningcoffin]

"my own stone arround my neck"...i really thought it was milestone around my neck and i loved the connection i made with millstone it had a great metaphor to me but i think overall it gave some closure to things i was really curious about

[12:46AM]

I told you so.
i was wondering when you'd say that. what took you so long? hahaha.

[IAPAI]

what is the significance of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 in limo
7 being the key number with this song and this band?
Does anyone know

i probably wont be able to find the anwser cause there are too many post
so let me know on my myspae page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendid=2758971

I love the lyrics Im little disapointed there are no stabs at taking back sunday anymore

"these are the words you wish you wrote down,this is the way you wish your voice sounds"
"Take a drink and drive yourself home, I hope theres ice on all the roads"
or
Mics are for singing not swinging

Evan taking back sunday has seemed to stop stealing Brand news lyrics (too many to list) hey they even stole the guitar riff from soco ameretto and lime for the last song of the 2nd cd. And they seemed to have stoped Attacking John
"to hell with you (john) and all your friends (the first cd)"
They also stole stray light run lyrics
and in the lyric sheet it is more obvious
The lyric sheet reads
Older and wiser, still filled with resent ment yada yada yada
We get it we get

And straylight run obviously disses taking back sunday
in pretty much every song on the first set of demos

I miss all of that stuff.

It reads babe but since we all agree that the lyrics are not 100 percent. its safe to say he says bait, if he said babe that is actually kinda lame something you would get on a pop punk album


I think my mind was just blown.

[Kevin Kevins]

what is the significance of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 in limo
7 being the key number with this song and this band?
Does anyone know

i probably wont be able to find the anwser cause there are too many post
so let me know on my myspae page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendid=2758971

I love the lyrics Im little disapointed there are no stabs at taking back sunday anymore

"these are the words you wish you wrote down,this is the way you wish your voice sounds"
"Take a drink and drive yourself home, I hope theres ice on all the roads"
or
Mics are for singing not swinging

Evan taking back sunday has seemed to stop stealing Brand news lyrics (too many to list) hey they even stole the guitar riff from soco ameretto and lime for the last song of the 2nd cd. And they seemed to have stoped Attacking John
"to hell with you (john) and all your friends (the first cd)"
They also stole stray light run lyrics
and in the lyric sheet it is more obvious
The lyric sheet reads
Older and wiser, still filled with resent ment yada yada yada
We get it we get

And straylight run obviously disses taking back sunday
in pretty much every song on the first set of demos

I miss all of that stuff.

It reads babe but since we all agree that the lyrics are not 100 percent. its safe to say he says bait, if he said babe that is actually kinda lame something you would get on a pop punk album


^24 year olds are allowed to be that dumb???

[underthetalking]

It says on the fucking site that it is babe. And people still refuse to believe Brand New could write such a crappy line.

[underthetalking]

Oh I wanted to just let everyone know that 12/28/07 Taking back Sunday will be reuniting with John Nolan

How do I know this?
Well 12/28/05 Thursday (who was broken up, its true don't believe the hype) Got back together and I saw them in New jersey

then 12/28/06 Glassjaw who is my fav band have been broken up for years, Will be playing again in Mass.

So my only other loose end is for a taking back Sunday reunion lets face it breaking Pangaea sucked and so does this new douche bag


You have to be the biggest dumbass on the face of the planet.

[marian]

i swear to god, lovewaslove made this whole thread worth reading... that is too funny and then everyone's reaction- priceless

[JohnDorian]

What's so bad about the possibility that it's 'babe'?

[heroes die]

Panic! did a lot of stuff like this with their lyrics too. they left out a lot of important lyrics too and changed a lot around.

and i always thought it was "babe"
i also like the "squeeze real soft" more than "squeeze real hard"

yay that means that brand new is like panic! !!! i hate you.

[jetsto]

how about someone from absolutepunk just arrange a interview with the band and then ask them whether or not its babe or bait...cause everyone hear doesnt believe anything.

[FailedSenses]

Does anyone else think the three repeats of 7 in "Limousine" is a reference to God? I can't figure out the meaning of the other numbers... but that's what the repeat of 7 does for me (777). I'm probably completely wrong though.

[costello.]

what is the significance of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 in limo
7 being the key number with this song and this band?
Does anyone know

i probably wont be able to find the anwser cause there are too many post
so let me know on my myspae page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendid=2758971

I love the lyrics Im little disapointed there are no stabs at taking back sunday anymore

"these are the words you wish you wrote down,this is the way you wish your voice sounds"
"Take a drink and drive yourself home, I hope theres ice on all the roads"
or
Mics are for singing not swinging

Evan taking back sunday has seemed to stop stealing Brand news lyrics (too many to list) hey they even stole the guitar riff from soco ameretto and lime for the last song of the 2nd cd. And they seemed to have stoped Attacking John
"to hell with you (john) and all your friends (the first cd)"
They also stole stray light run lyrics
and in the lyric sheet it is more obvious
The lyric sheet reads
Older and wiser, still filled with resent ment yada yada yada
We get it we get

And straylight run obviously disses taking back sunday
in pretty much every song on the first set of demos

I miss all of that stuff.

It reads babe but since we all agree that the lyrics are not 100 percent. its safe to say he says bait, if he said babe that is actually kinda lame something you would get on a pop punk album

you may have ten years on me, but i am willing to bet that i have quite a bit more than ten IQ points on you.

[costello.]

Does anyone else think the three repeats of 7 in "Limousine" is a reference to God? I can't figure out the meaning of the other numbers... but that's what the repeat of 7 does for me (777). I'm probably completely wrong though.

seven cardinal sins, seven days to create the earth...
i'm not sure of the significance of repeating seven three times, however...

[chokeychicken]

how about someone from absolutepunk just arrange a interview with the band and then ask them whether or not its babe or bait...cause everyone hear doesnt believe anything.

stop posting on internet forums and return to 3rd grade grammar class.

thank you

[Bloody_Lil_Boy]

Wow, I think I just read the words "bait" and "babe" about 200 times.

[Zoo6666]

They are being punks.

The lyrics are obviously not the same as on the record. But why ask people to send in a dollar for them?

they want you to hear your own song. And if it is so important on what the lyrics are then sure. send a dollar. Don't get me wrong i wanted to get the lyrics as well. The real ones. But by this move it just proves what i had felt about their direction and motives.
What they are doing is art. Music is a form of art. Art is open to interpretation. It is up to each individual person to hear their own song. It has already been proved that nobody hears the same exact thing as anybody else. Why do you think hearing your own voice is strange.

It is not with how the ear drum works. It is how our brain perceives this signal. I am positive i hear "bait" on "not the sun". And it makes very much sense to me. If you want to hear Baby. then hear baby.

(here is where the punk move comes in) If you hear baby, then you are not the target market for brand new. They are wanting to move away from the emo stereo type and open people's mind to the rock.

I.E. A better move them tom delonge

i never post on here...i usually just read and continue on....but this guy is an idiot.

dont post again please

[Kevin Kevins]

Whatever you think it is, it doesn't matter.

These lyrics are still a lot better than I thought.

I suppose Jesse wins again.

[dukeboy1986]

You have to be the biggest dumbass on the face of the planet.

Will you marry me, Erick?

[concernedparent]

Sweet cd

[concernedparent]

They are being punks.

The lyrics are obviously not the same as on the record. But why ask people to send in a dollar for them?

they want you to hear your own song. And if it is so important on what the lyrics are then sure. send a dollar. Don't get me wrong i wanted to get the lyrics as well. The real ones. But by this move it just proves what i had felt about their direction and motives.
What they are doing is art. Music is a form of art. Art is open to interpretation. It is up to each individual person to hear their own song. It has already been proved that nobody hears the same exact thing as anybody else. Why do you think hearing your own voice is strange.

It is not with how the ear drum works. It is how our brain perceives this signal. I am positive i hear "bait" on "not the sun". And it makes very much sense to me. If you want to hear Baby. then hear baby.

(here is where the punk move comes in) If you hear baby, then you are not the target market for brand new. They are wanting to move away from the emo stereo type and open people's mind to the rock.

I.E. A better move them tom delonge
hahahaha, this was the stupidest thing i've ever read. Thanks dude.

[atticusfinch]

lovewaslove, what the hell are you smoking?

[godzillany]

i think if h e counts too 7 to reference the days it took to create the earth, then by repeating 7 he could be emphasising that since that 7th day he's done nothing but continue to rest...

i didnt read the 12 pages of hubbub here just adding that into the mix. I think these lyrics add a whole story element to the cd. I really wish the cd ended with Coca Cola and i REALLY wish that was the last line of that song that would have been perfect. so sadly this cd will just have to be as close to perfect as i've seen in recent years.

[Jenn23]

The music is fine. Really my biggest problems with the album are Degausser (because that chorus of kids just turns me off almost right away), the lyrics, the random (and almost unneccessary) instrumental tracks, and the flow (or lack of). Musically its great. But it sounds like I'm listening to a bad mix tape of a bunch of songs thrown together as opposed to something that really moves like Deja did.
It does say "various recordings" on the packaging. Considering the span of time that elapsed while these songs were written and recorded, I think the album flows pretty well. The overarching theme does a good job of tying them all together.


pshh...they misspelled breath on milestone..
And "breathe" on Luca!


Does anyone else think the three repeats of 7 in "Limousine" is a reference to God? I can't figure out the meaning of the other numbers... but that's what the repeat of 7 does for me (777). I'm probably completely wrong though.
I think it might also have to do with the little girl that inspired the song, seeing as she was seven years old when she was killed.

"Seven loves you so much..."

[price2pay4glory]

My theory:

These are the lyrics that Brand New wanted. The different or changed lyrics are those that their label told them to change, and they replaced the lyrics that had to be taken out with lyrics that describe how they feel about changing them. makes sense. think about it and listen to what you hear in place of the lyrics on the page.


side note: Millstones lyrics are "I'm my own stone around my neck... makes so much sense, i love it"

[Jason Tate]

I feel dumber for having read parts of this thread. This last page itself was fucking brutal.

[Jason Tate]

I really do quesiton how anyone, at any point, even before these lyrics were posted, could have said that this album was lyrically bad.
Life is a test and I get bad marks.

[Jason Tate]

Panic! did a lot of stuff like this with their lyrics too. they left out a lot of important lyrics too and changed a lot around.

and i always thought it was "babe"
i also like the "squeeze real soft" more than "squeeze real hard"
But Panic! did it so they wouldn't be sued for plagiarism.

[Jason Tate]

It's bait. He clearly sings bait on the record, you can here 't' sounds after every time he sings it. Well, you can if you have fully functioning ears anyway. ;-)

It's great to read these lyrics, but they are only 90% right, remember, and I'm sure Jesse doesn't care about that. There have obviously been multiple lines written at various points for all the songs, and he probably can't even remember which ones he sang on the takes that made the record. It doesn't matter - the guy who said earlier that it's art, it's open to interpretation, everyone hears their own song, etc etc... is right. That's the way to look at it I think.

But he does sing bait on the album. I also wish they'd put the chorus to Degausser up but there you go.
Wrong.

[Jason Tate]

I am drearily bloodletting this bedwetting cosmonaut.

First time I've ever seen "bedwetting" used in a song.

[Jason Tate]

Some of these lyrics are amazing.

and for those of you who know the story that Limousine was based on... it's even more amazing after that.

For those that don't... http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/nyregion/18dwi.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime s%20Topics%2FPeople%2FV%2FVitello%2 C%20Paul

really a sad story

about the lyrics though, I think they are some of brand new's best (the "William Tell" apple metaphor in You Won't Know, anyone?)
I hate the William Tell line, and that's not a metaphor - he straight out says it. Haha.

[leftcoastposer]

I am drearily bloodletting this bedwetting cosmonaut.

First time I've ever seen "bedwetting" used in a song.

i'm sure there's some sort of reason to include a reference to a cosmonaut who is not fully potty trained...but...i really can't relate to or understand that line.
...although i can't relate to drowning babies either...but at least i understand where terribly dark and disturbing thoughts like that could come from. i think.

[Soco Lime]

i'm sure there's some sort of reason to include a reference to a cosmonaut who is not fully potty trained...but...i really can't relate to or understand that line.
...although i can't relate to drowning babies either...but at least i understand where terribly dark and disturbing thoughts like that could come from. i think.

in my opinion...it has to do with the deja cover...

[HanusMaximus]

sorry I meant double entendre on the "apple of my eye" not metaphor, but the whole william tell allegory because in context it is an extended metaphor, the apple of my eye in itself is a turn of phrase and a double entendre of apple. I happen to like that line though, for the delivery, if nothing else.

I still however, don't understand the bedwetting cosmonaut line, scared to experience new things or something?

[drudo182]

Yeah, it's sad yet funny....ohh well. New album is awesome. I still wanna send a buck in to get the notes. I suck.

[(SceneNameHere)]

if you think deja entendu is better than this album you should probably just keep playing dashboard confessional.

[Lovewaslove]

I am really 24, I was kidding about the tbs reunion, you guys are living in a dead scene, it sucks that no remembers any of this stuff. Is there anyone out there that used to go to shows in basements, and upstairs at the palladium where there is no stage and no security, Do you even know what this is like. Do you remember singing short stories with tragic endings on stage

[goyoyofosoco]

Wow, Tate, you really hate the "life is a test and I get bad marks" line, don't you?




I refuse to compare this with Deja, any longer, just as I refuse to compare Deja with YFW. They couldn't be more different, and I, for one, am grateful.

[Jason Tate]

if you think deja entendu is better than this album you should probably just keep playing dashboard confessional.

Yeah, fuck people having their own opinions - SCENEKID will tell you what to believe! Woooo. Fuck your own thoughts, fuck your own mind, your own ears have NOTHING on scenekid!!!

Shut the fuck up.

Wow, Tate, you really hate the "life is a test and I get bad marks" line, don't you?




I refuse to compare this with Deja, any longer, just as I refuse to compare Deja with YFW. They couldn't be more different, and I, for one, am grateful.

It's a horrible line. It could have been changed and been so much better -- but that line is so contrived and ... ugh ... it's not even funny.

[BigMouthStrikes]

Three completely different albums, means fans of Brand New are likely to come from a much broader demographic, surely this is a good thing?!

[Chris Fallon]

Fuck sending in that dollar. This will do.

[manican sex]

so many of you kids over analyze this shit and get hung up on hating one line. its cool to express your opinion but i dont see the need to get hung up on hating a line and intern hating the whole song.

i dont like all the lines either but their solid songs with witty lyrics.

[Domenic182]

Wow to this whole thread.

[jetsto]

i wonder if any of the members of brand new read these threads about them. I could just see them reading some of this and laughing their asses off. I know I would be entertained if I was one of them. -random thought

[GAD_guy]

if you think deja entendu is better than this album you should probably just keep playing dashboard confessional.

or maybe just records that aren't tragically top heavy...

[mpw]

their post on the 15th under news was pretty interesting.

check it out instead of arguing over lyrics.

[elvis]

hmmm

[jimmy22888]

Deja and The Devil are on two different levels. Lacey/Brand New compose each album to represent [Lacey's] life at the time of writing, and I think that to compare Deja to The Devil is akin to comparing two individual's lifestyle choices; you can attempt it, but what are you going to get from it?

[brody13]

Is there anybody else who sees this album as a story. I mean, it's right there, there's even (curtain) in the lines of limo, so it seems like a play. There's foreshadowing of the accident in Millstone, and Sowing Season seems like a prologue to the story. Welcome to Bangkok sounds like someone's descent into hell, though I'm not sure what character in the story this would be. Read all of the lyrics together, notice how many things are similar in the songs tying them all together, and see if you can figure out a story. I've got the just of it, but I can't figure it all out.

[imlame.]

brand new is an amazing band.

and it's ashame that every detail of them has to be debated till there is even no more focus on the music and the passion they express.

[Matt_Dizzle]

haha br00t4l ass thread rippin peepsz.

[ryandrew15]

anyone get the $1 lyrics yet?