I absolutely love that people think this song makes no sense, because it honestly couldn't make anymore sense to me. Something about this song resonates with me very deeply, I constantly think about the lyrics "You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing, you are the only thing and everything I need in my life" and how easy it is to really not be enough no matter how hard you try to be. Really I get a strong sense of hopelessness from this song, that no matter what, I will never be able to fully feel any differently than I do now and that despite knowing that they will always have this emotional dog whistle that I will always hear despite no one else understanding it. I feel this so powerfully I think because I never really stop feeling for people even if I am wise enough to know I will never be with them, when I love, I love deeply and they will always hold a part of me.
I completely agree and relate to this interpretation of the song. There’s also so much story telling throughout that makes me remember certain specific situations in my life. I just love this song for so many reasons
@@dotdot7417 I really do hope you are doing better. Matters not if this is TH-cam comment from a year ago. It was written by a very real person with a complex experience, emotions, and thoughts. I hope you are okay brother/sister
When we were dating a month ago i felt like this was a love song and it made me so happy. 9 months. Now i feel like its a break up song and it makes me fuckin melancholy. Good. Fuckin. Song.
My brother played me this song a couple months ago (without telling me the title, of course) and I keep getting the end randomly stuck in my head... I can't believe I actually found this song. XD
My friends said that they are popular because she thinks that she heard one person other than me mention them before. LIKE NO, STFU, ALMOST NO ONE KNOWS THEM, AND HEARING ONE PERSON OTHER THAN ME TALK ABOUT THEM DOES NOT CHANGE THAT. I wish they were more popular, she just gets on my nerves about music.
Gwyn Brady literally five different people in my town of >500 listen to them. I know a few dozen who do in the area tbh. They're a pretty popular midwest indie band, ironically the same people like Tiny Moving Parts and Hotelier so it's not too surprising IG
I don't know what it is about this song, but every time it plays on shuffle or I play it, every time I hear this song I can feel the emotion that was used to write this. When I hear those first few notes on the guitar I immediately stop what I'm doing and take my time to relax because that is what this song does to me. I am very happy to say that this is the first song that I've ever experienced this with. Thank you and Congratulations, TFB, for making one of my favorite songs in existence.
" When I am sad , I am so sad but when I am happy boy am I happy. There's just no place in between for us to be" . These lyrics hit way too close to home.
This song is amazing. Although it's weird and doesn't make much sense. It's oddly comforting, it makes me feel nostalgic and miss old things and old times I never had.
Heres my theory of the song: Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room So when I wake up feel like yeah everything's alright You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life Now this will be later explained later in the song which you'll understand. There is a guy obsessed with his ex and she is "gone" so he keeps pictures of here to cherish the memories he had with her when she was happy and laughing before her life became fucked up. When she is gone, he wants to be reminded of her and so he inspects each picture he has of her to not feel lonely and "feel alright". While she is gone, he will wait for her for as long as it takes to get back from the place she has gone to. Let's get into the next piece of the puzzle. ~~~~~~ And it goes in in out through the mouth - breathing exercises I will never figure out til I am running in circles or (I am) walking in circles or (I am) crawling in circles or lying on the ground And I can hear your dog whistle from my bedroom Okay this one is weird. You may think this bitch does some yoga, but look close. "It goes in, in out through the mouth" is an analogy for smoking marijuana specifically, as it enters your lungs and you will usually cough alot if you're a regular smoker. The dog whistle, I believe, is an symbol for a blunt of some sorts, as a dog whistle produces high (haha do you get it? HIGH! I should seriously reconsider living at this point) frequencies of noises, which being high can cause certain people to laugh and talk alot. He doesn't get what's been going on with her lately and he doesn't know why she's been like this, so he tries his hardest to figure out what has her feeling like this, so he goes crazy as he exaggerates the movements to describe how hard he tries to fit the pieces together. Now that the puzzle is coming quite well so far, let's dive deeper. ~~~~~~ Yeah yeah And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house Yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah Ignore the "yeah"s and focus on the middle piece. Why is there flashlights flickering behind his house for no reason? The answer to that my fellow, is the cops arrive at the house during a session of her smoking, which is most likely illegal at the time whereever he met her at. The band is formed in Nevada, and weed has been legalized since 2011, which is the same date the album was created, but it takes alot of time to create music and lyrics in general. So let's assume he did write this in Nevada. Due to the last album they released was in 2009, it is safe to say that he took his time writing lyrics, like most albums are created; I do not believe he wrote this song nor album in one year. So before 2011, marijuana was illegal at the time. Let's get back to the song. The flashlights are the cops arriving at the door, busting her for an illegal activity. Let's get into more of why she is gone if you have not figured it out yet. ~~~~~~ She's says a lot of the kids we graduated with are now homeless which puts them in mad shady situations with mad shady people if not everyday then on an every other day basis This is the part where his ex describes the issue with what has been going on in her life at the time. As most teenagers become exposed to drugs at usually a young age, they are highly to become addicted within the next few years once they reach adulthood. The "shady situations" are the addiction problems her and her friends have, and the shady people can be symbolized for either those who expose these young adults to drugs, or the drug dealers themselves. The last part of the set of lyrics describe the addiction they have: "if not everyday then on an every other day basis", which describes how frequently the use the substances. ~~~~~~ And she's probably with a few of them right now and they are probably just drinking and talking about how she misses getting fucked up and hanging around At this point, you can see she also has a drinking issue as well, as she's hanging with her friends. The next part confused me a bit, but I have three theories for this. For my first, I believe since she was busted smoking, she could possibly be on probation, and since drinking is legal and smoking is not, she's trying to be careful of not going to jail at this point. My second theory is that she has possibly became so used to marijuana, she feels the same and it's just boring to her, so she wants to try something else to get even more fucked up. The last theory I have makes alot more sense, but not until the next two upcoming parts. The next set of lyrics will mainly back up my second claim, but will also create another concept that will eventually be solved within the next few lines. ~~~~~~ And I can smell plastic burning I can smell chemicals breaking down. I got your last three e-mails the ones where you said, "I was sorting some things out" This is coming together really well so far, but stick with me here. The plastic burning is obviously a meth addiction, and and chemicals "breaking down" are most likely other hardcore drugs mixing in with the methamphetamine, such as heroin or cocaine. The first two theories do not really match up with this, but also does at the same time; let me explain. The first claim I present is how she can only drink right now as she's on probation. I came up with a story of the guy she met at the party decides to hangout with her and get her addicted to more drugs. This story could be false, so I'd like to get to my second theory which is the addiction she's been used to and not really feeling anything anymore. With the first, I believe, again, the same outcome of the first is presented here as well, but we do not know that for certain which I'd like to bring up my last point. She's been addicted to these drugs before we've even knew, and when he wrote the lyrics; he wanted to make us feel just as confused as he was at the point until he figures it all out, like we just did. The "last three emails" were her covering up to not get him involved, thus the confusion he's had. All together, the lyrics beforehand was trying to foreshadow the events for first time listeners, which is pretty exciting to me. ~~~~~~ And he will be able to hear her dog whistle from his bedroom Yeah yeah And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house Yeah yeah And I will read the flashing like a morse code explanation that will mean nothing but take all night to figure out, out, out... Again, the cops arrive at her house, and he doesn't understand why. The Morse code flashing is another symbol of the lights on their vehicles that flash alot, which is "Morse code" he tries to figure out. He figures out why once we get to the last piece here. ~~~~~~ when I am sad, oh god I'm sad - but when I'm happy, I am happy There's just no place in-between for us to meet He repeats this line throughout the last few minutes and this is him finally figuring it out. He's happy because he loves her, but he also is sad because of the things she has done. The "place in between" is an analogy of jail. With her involvement of drugs eventually got her into jail, and the "place in between" is the wall between them when the first conjugal visit he has with her (the booth where outsiders can visit inmates, but are blocked between a wall for safety purposes), which she then explains everything to him. When he wrote this song, he included many foreshadows in order to engage his audience more, trying to have his fans figure it out. The "shady people" and "shady situations" is her describing the things she has done at the visit currently, instead of earlier throughout her life, and now she is gone in his life. Yes, I took like 3 hours to analyse this and yes it was worth it
i saw this song as a way of how one could be afraid of getting into a relationship and just generally struggling with anxiety/drug abuse cuz when he talks about breathing exercises and moving in circles n shit, i perceived it as anxiety/panic. but i mean i dunno thats just how i saw it as, as it does differ from person to person due to their own experiences :y
I had such a profound connection to this song and seeing it live after not getting out of bed for two months leaving s friendship and the girl I loved was an experience that helped me I can’t describe other then holy shit
Thank you to the girl who showed me this and now I feel like this music can let me be free and do anything. Thank you Hannah❤️ (hope I spelt your name right)
My boyfriend told me this song reminds him of me. The first part anyway. I'm paranoid he's going to see this comment, so boyfriend if you read this, hi boyfriend.
meow1346790 bro i feel you. i know how you feel man. i love it when i can just automatically connect with someone on a personal level when i've never even met them before. it's such a good feeling and there's nothing like it
When you realize that you fuck everything up in relationships. Even if it ends up being the other person, there are so many little things that could be done differently on my end.
[Verse 1: Brian Sella, *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ] Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you And hang them in my room So when I wake I’ll be like, "Yeah, *everything's alright*" You are still *here*, you are still happy You are still smiling and laughing You are still the only thing and everything I need in my life [Pre-Chorus: Brian Sella, *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ] And it goes *in, in, out through the mouth* Breathing exercises I will never figure out ‘til I am *Running in circles* or (I am) *walking in circles* or (I am) *Crawling in circles* or lying on the ground [Chorus: Brian Sella, _Adrienne Gold_ , *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ] And I... Can hear your dog whistle *From my bedroom* *Yeah, yeah* And I… _(I can see)_ Can see a flashlight cuttin' _(A flash...)_ Up the trees behind my house _(...Light)_ *Yeah, yeah* *Yeah, yeah, yeah* [Verse 2: Brian Sella, *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ] She says a lot of the kids we graduated with are now homeless Which puts them in mad shady situations with mad shady people If not every day, then on an every-other-day basis And she's probably with a few of them right now And they are probably just drinking and talking about How she misses getting fucked up and hangin' around And he says "Hey, you're good at that" And she says *"Thanks, it's kind of all I got"* And then she looks away and says, *"It's also all I need"* [Pre-Chorus: Brian Sella] And I can smell plastic burning I can smell chemicals breaking down I got your last three emails, the ones where you said "I was sorting some things out" [Chorus: Brian Sella, _Adrienne Gold_ , *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ] And he will be able To hear her dog whistle *From his bedroom* *Yeah, yeah* And I… _(I can see)_ Can see a flashlight cuttin' _(A flash...)_ Up the trees behind my house _(...Light)_ *Yeah, yeah* [Bridge: Brian Sella] And I will read the flashing Like a Morse Code explanation That will mean nothing But take all night to figure out, out, out [Coda: Brian Sella (right), _Brian Sella (left)_ , *Adrienne Gold* ] I am sad when I am sad, but when I am happy, oh God, I'm happy _Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room_ There's just no place in between for us to meet _So when I wake up I'll be like, “Yeah, everything's alright”_ When I am sad, I am sad, but when I am happy, oh God, I'm happy _You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing_ There's just no place in between for us to meet _You are still the only thing and everything I need in my life_ When I am sad, oh God, I'm sad but when I'm happy, I am happy _Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room_ *I can smell plastic burning; I can smell chemicals breaking down* And there's just no place in between for us to meet _So when I wake up I'll be like, "Yeah, everything's alright"_ *I got your last three emails, the ones where you said...* When I am sad, oh God, I'm sad, but when I'm happy, I am happy _You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing_ *I can smell plastic burning; I can smell chemicals breaking down* And there's just no place in between for us to meet _You are still the only thing and everything I need in my life_ *I got your last three emails, the ones where you said...*
ironically i have many disorders and disabilities yet i still do not understand how is this a neurodivergent song, the FUCK ?? like honestly if it was it'd be by a band with some edgy ass name with a siufhsuifhsduigender otherkin feminist lead no hate bc im lgbt myself lmao
Taylor Britt the way I interpret that line; is that he’s saying he’s a dog lol. Not a perfect interpretation, however I was thinking along the lines of a literal dog whistle
Honestly, I dont think the meaning is as complex as people are thinking. How I hear it there is a guy that is struggling with mental health issues and his girlfriends left him because of it, but he hasn't moved on yet.
this is like late af, but this comment simply isn't true. from propertyofzack, post #9965543548: "It’s not usually our style to tell people what the songs are about it’s more about connecting to the listener and having the listener draw their own conclusions about the meaning. We look at it as a way to vent and once someone hears our music, it becomes a way for the listener to vent about their own shit. It doesn’t matter anymore at that point what the song is written about." right from the front bottoms themselves. so, this song has any meaning you want it to have. sure, the band did give it meaning later in the interview, but like they said, it's really up to the listener what the song is about.
"when i am sad, i am sad" whats not to understand!? haha. an example of some fine expression of emotion. they sure know how to simplify for the target audience. now for some ideas for their future lyrics "when i breathe i think it means im still alive at least a little bit" actually thats pretty good, me. that shit is now trademarked. its mine bitches.
Ha for real. This song reminds me of when my fiancé and I started dating at the end of 2013, that’s when I first started listening to it. We had a child together and he unexpectedly passed away a few months ago. This song hits me right in my fucking soul
"Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room." Stalker much XD Just kidding, I love this song. Thanks for the lyric video :3
Good Vibes you're not understanding the song bro, he's not a stalker, he's her ex and he misses her. im a strong believer that they are still sorta in it together, because he makes it seem like they're in the same room. you gotta listen deeper to the music before you put a label on it, ya know?
Sorry for the long comment, I'm here to give a hope shot to anyone struggling with addiction/mental illness since the two usually go hand in hand at least they do for myself. I doubt anyone reads it anyways but if it helps even one person than its worth it. If nobody told you they love you today, I love you. You do matter and you're worth so much. If you're fighting the good fight please don't give up, if you're actively using and you dont believe life can get better I promise you it can and will, it's hard and takes a lot of work but it's worth it. I've overdosed 7 times, been pronounced dead twice and brought back to life & been in 2 comas, have hypothyroid now and partially paralyzed the entire left side of my face for 3 months. I started using drugs at 13, by 16 I was full blown live to use - use to live addict so I tried to get clean for the first time that only lasted 3 months but I got a taste of what life could be like and seeing my dad with over 16yrs clean now and my grandpa with over 35yrs I knew I could do it too. So I kept trying never getting more than a few months here and there. Once I was 18 from the outside looking in I had the perfect life a house, cars, fiance & full ride to college and a great salary job and I lost it all by 19. I dropped out of college, was kicked out by my fiance and she broke off the engagement, lost my job & I was facing 11 felonies total 6 & 5 at separate times and a M1 the prosecutor wanted to give me 24yrs, 18yrs and 2 yrs ran consecutive but I beat the cases so I kept trying and got 6 months & then 8 months clean & then at 21 my ex-fiance and I had our son, but I relapsed so I couldn't see my son for 10 months and he is only 2 1/2, I never gave up though and at 22 I relapsed a day after my year clean. The thing is I don't regret anything I've done or put myself through because my weakness became my strength, it has took every mistake & lesson I learned for me to be where I am now as of November 1st I'm 6 months clean again. Now my fiance and I are back together, we just bought a house, I'm with my son again, I have that good job back and I'm enrolled in college again spring semester, and I'm not bragging at all I'm just saying if you do the next right thing, the next right thing will happen. Try to be a better person today than yesterday. More than any of that though I can say I'm genuinely happy for the first time in my life & that is a true blessing. Being at peace with my past and learning who I truly am through this long journey, and being able to love myself is a gift. Mr. Meseeks said it best, existence is pain. I don't think life gets easier I think we just learn to cope better. That being said, I wouldn't trade the lows I've had and dark places I've been, without them I couldn't truly appreciate the highs and all the amazing moments in life that I have now.
I had the second verse in the form of an actual conversation with an old friend of mine, literally last night. P.s. the actual, literal definition of the word "literally."
Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room So when I wake up feel like, "Yeah. Everything's alright." You are still here, you are still happy You are still smiling and laughing You are still the only thing and everything I need in my life
"Flashlight" Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room so when I wake up feel like yeah everything's alright You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life And it goes in in out through the mouth - breathing exercises I will never figure out til I am running in circles or (I am) walking in circles or (I am) crawling in circles or lying on the ground And I can hear your dog whistle from my bedroom Yeah yeah And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house Yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah She's says a lot of the kids we graduated with are now homeless which puts them in mad shady situations with mad shady people if not everyday then on an every other day basis And she's probably with a few of them right now and they are probably just drinking and talking about how she misses getting fucked up and hanging around And he says "Hey you're good at that" and she says "Thanks, it's kind of all I got," and then she looks away and says "It's also all I need." And I can smell plastic burning I can smell chemicals breaking down. I got your last three e-mails the ones where you said, "I was sorting some things out" And he will be able to hear her dog whistle from his bedroom Yeah yeah And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house Yeah yeah And I will read the flashing like a morse code explanation that will mean nothing but take all night to figure out, out, out... (Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room so when I wake up feel like yeah everything's alright) when I am sad, I am sad - but when I'm happy, oh god I'm happy there's just no place in-between for us to meet (You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life) when I am sad, I am sad - but when I'm happy, oh god I am happy there's just no place in-between for us to meet (Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room so when I wake up feel like yeah everything is alright) when I am sad, oh god I'm sad - but when I'm happy, I am happy there's just no place in-between for us to meet (You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life) when I am sad, oh god I am sad - but when I'm happy, I am happy and there's just no place in-between for us to meet
This music isn't bad at all but I can't get passed the vocals. I've heard that type of strong American accent before in music and it's put me right off.
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I absolutely love that people think this song makes no sense, because it honestly couldn't make anymore sense to me. Something about this song resonates with me very deeply, I constantly think about the lyrics "You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing, you are the only thing and everything I need in my life" and how easy it is to really not be enough no matter how hard you try to be. Really I get a strong sense of hopelessness from this song, that no matter what, I will never be able to fully feel any differently than I do now and that despite knowing that they will always have this emotional dog whistle that I will always hear despite no one else understanding it. I feel this so powerfully I think because I never really stop feeling for people even if I am wise enough to know I will never be with them, when I love, I love deeply and they will always hold a part of me.
the dog whistle is about his ex smoking meth
I completely agree and relate to this interpretation of the song. There’s also so much story telling throughout that makes me remember certain specific situations in my life. I just love this song for so many reasons
_you are still here, you are still happy_
But soon i won't be
You are still smiling and laughing
@@dotdot7417 hey. this may sound cliche but you are worth it. It may be painful now, but *now* will pass. It will get better. I hope you get better.
@@TheDonovanMcCormick "you are still the only thing everything I need I my life"
@@dotdot7417 I really do hope you are doing better. Matters not if this is TH-cam comment from a year ago. It was written by a very real person with a complex experience, emotions, and thoughts. I hope you are okay brother/sister
“I am running in circles, or walking in circles, or crawling in circles or lying on the ground.”Yes, exactly
When we were dating a month ago i felt like this was a love song and it made me so happy. 9 months. Now i feel like its a break up song and it makes me fuckin melancholy. Good. Fuckin. Song.
Definitely a song about loss not possesion
when you’re happy, oh god you’re happy, when you’re sad, oh god you’re sad. or something.
I hope things are goin good for you man
My brother played me this song a couple months ago (without telling me the title, of course) and I keep getting the end randomly stuck in my head... I can't believe I actually found this song. XD
such an underrated band
My friends said that they are popular because she thinks that she heard one person other than me mention them before. LIKE NO, STFU, ALMOST NO ONE KNOWS THEM, AND HEARING ONE PERSON OTHER THAN ME TALK ABOUT THEM DOES NOT CHANGE THAT. I wish they were more popular,
she just gets on my nerves about music.
Gwyn Brady literally five different people in my town of >500 listen to them. I know a few dozen who do in the area tbh. They're a pretty popular midwest indie band, ironically the same people like Tiny Moving Parts and Hotelier so it's not too surprising IG
Courtney K Courtney kardashian????? Lol no hate man. I like ur name.
Courtney K such an underrated person
Courtney K your a underrated person
I don't know what it is about this song, but every time it plays on shuffle or I play it, every time I hear this song I can feel the emotion that was used to write this. When I hear those first few notes on the guitar I immediately stop what I'm doing and take my time to relax because that is what this song does to me. I am very happy to say that this is the first song that I've ever experienced this with. Thank you and Congratulations, TFB, for making one of my favorite songs in existence.
Lillian Ackiss |-/ uve got a great taste in music fren
I do the same exact thing, I can feel every emotion in this song
" When I am sad , I am so sad but when I am happy boy am I happy. There's just no place in between for us to be" . These lyrics hit way too close to home.
it takes a true artist to give someone chills and make them feel exactly what they were feeling when they wrote this
This song is amazing. Although it's weird and doesn't make much sense. It's oddly comforting, it makes me feel nostalgic and miss old things and old times I never had.
it makes total sense. dude and chick break up. he misses and loves her and she is just fucking a new dude and getting drunk
omg same
Sam Bundy more like drugs with the police involved but yes very accurate
I hope everyone of you here knows what "plastic burning"
It makes perfect sense
When I am sad. Oh God, I'm sad. But when I'm happy, I am happy. There's just no place in-between for us to meet...
me *moving my head while closing my eyes to the beginning of the song*
"please fall asleep so I an take pictures of u"
fabrist ded
the way it switches from "oh god i'm happy" to "oh god i'm sad" is just... jesus i love this band
this gives me legit chills their music is so moving I am about to cry
And I will reading the flashing, like a Morse code explanation that will mean nothing but take all night to figure out. That gets me every time.
Heres my theory of the song:
Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room
So when I wake up feel like yeah everything's alright You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing
you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life
Now this will be later explained later in the song which you'll understand. There is a guy obsessed with his ex and she is "gone" so he keeps pictures of here to cherish the memories he had with her when she was happy and laughing before her life became fucked up. When she is gone, he wants to be reminded of her and so he inspects each picture he has of her to not feel lonely and "feel alright". While she is gone, he will wait for her for as long as it takes to get back from the place she has gone to. Let's get into the next piece of the puzzle.
~~~~~~
And it goes in in out through the mouth - breathing exercises
I will never figure out til I am running in circles
or (I am) walking in circles or (I am) crawling in circles or lying on the ground
And I can hear your dog whistle from my bedroom
Okay this one is weird. You may think this bitch does some yoga, but look close. "It goes in, in out through the mouth" is an analogy for smoking marijuana specifically, as it enters your lungs and you will usually cough alot if you're a regular smoker. The dog whistle, I believe, is an symbol for a blunt of some sorts, as a dog whistle produces high (haha do you get it? HIGH! I should seriously reconsider living at this point) frequencies of noises, which being high can cause certain people to laugh and talk alot.
He doesn't get what's been going on with her lately and he doesn't know why she's been like this, so he tries his hardest to figure out what has her feeling like this, so he goes crazy as he exaggerates the movements to describe how hard he tries to fit the pieces together. Now that the puzzle is coming quite well so far, let's dive deeper.
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Yeah yeah
And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Ignore the "yeah"s and focus on the middle piece. Why is there flashlights flickering behind his house for no reason? The answer to that my fellow, is the cops arrive at the house during a session of her smoking, which is most likely illegal at the time whereever he met her at.
The band is formed in Nevada, and weed has been legalized since 2011, which is the same date the album was created, but it takes alot of time to create music and lyrics in general. So let's assume he did write this in Nevada. Due to the last album they released was in 2009, it is safe to say that he took his time writing lyrics, like most albums are created; I do not believe he wrote this song nor album in one year. So before 2011, marijuana was illegal at the time. Let's get back to the song. The flashlights are the cops arriving at the door, busting her for an illegal activity. Let's get into more of why she is gone if you have not figured it out yet.
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She's says a lot of the kids we graduated with are now homeless
which puts them in mad shady situations with mad shady people
if not everyday then on an every other day basis
This is the part where his ex describes the issue with what has been going on in her life at the time. As most teenagers become exposed to drugs at usually a young age, they are highly to become addicted within the next few years once they reach adulthood. The "shady situations" are the addiction problems her and her friends have, and the shady people can be symbolized for either those who expose these young adults to drugs, or the drug dealers themselves. The last part of the set of lyrics describe the addiction they have: "if not everyday then on an every other day basis", which describes how frequently the use the substances.
~~~~~~
And she's probably with a few of them right now
and they are probably just drinking and talking about
how she misses getting fucked up and hanging around
At this point, you can see she also has a drinking issue as well, as she's hanging with her friends. The next part confused me a bit, but I have three theories for this.
For my first, I believe since she was busted smoking, she could possibly be on probation, and since drinking is legal and smoking is not, she's trying to be careful of not going to jail at this point.
My second theory is that she has possibly became so used to marijuana, she feels the same and it's just boring to her, so she wants to try something else to get even more fucked up.
The last theory I have makes alot more sense, but not until the next two upcoming parts. The next set of lyrics will mainly back up my second claim, but will also create another concept that will eventually be solved within the next few lines.
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And I can smell plastic burning I can smell chemicals breaking down.
I got your last three e-mails the ones where you said, "I was sorting some things out"
This is coming together really well so far, but stick with me here. The plastic burning is obviously a meth addiction, and and chemicals "breaking down" are most likely other hardcore drugs mixing in with the methamphetamine, such as heroin or cocaine.
The first two theories do not really match up with this, but also does at the same time; let me explain. The first claim I present is how she can only drink right now as she's on probation. I came up with a story of the guy she met at the party decides to hangout with her and get her addicted to more drugs. This story could be false, so I'd like to get to my second theory which is the addiction she's been used to and not really feeling anything anymore.
With the first, I believe, again, the same outcome of the first is presented here as well, but we do not know that for certain which I'd like to bring up my last point. She's been addicted to these drugs before we've even knew, and when he wrote the lyrics; he wanted to make us feel just as confused as he was at the point until he figures it all out, like we just did. The "last three emails" were her covering up to not get him involved, thus the confusion he's had. All together, the lyrics beforehand was trying to foreshadow the events for first time listeners, which is pretty exciting to me.
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And he will be able to hear her dog whistle from his bedroom
Yeah yeah
And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house
Yeah yeah
And I will read the flashing like a morse code explanation
that will mean nothing but take all night to figure out, out, out...
Again, the cops arrive at her house, and he doesn't understand why. The Morse code flashing is another symbol of the lights on their vehicles that flash alot, which is "Morse code" he tries to figure out. He figures out why once we get to the last piece here.
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when I am sad, oh god I'm sad - but when I'm happy, I am happy
There's just no place in-between for us to meet
He repeats this line throughout the last few minutes and this is him finally figuring it out. He's happy because he loves her, but he also is sad because of the things she has done. The "place in between" is an analogy of jail. With her involvement of drugs eventually got her into jail, and the "place in between" is the wall between them when the first conjugal visit he has with her (the booth where outsiders can visit inmates, but are blocked between a wall for safety purposes), which she then explains everything to him.
When he wrote this song, he included many foreshadows in order to engage his audience more, trying to have his fans figure it out. The "shady people" and "shady situations" is her describing the things she has done at the visit currently, instead of earlier throughout her life, and now she is gone in his life.
Yes, I took like 3 hours to analyse this and yes it was worth it
Tybear this comment deserves way more likes, this took you 3 hours!
its not about weed, its about a meth addiction
also you could just go look up the meaning on genius instead of wasting 3 hours lmao
Oneofem I agree with one you kind of just put everything into your tiny sandwich
i saw this song as a way of how one could be afraid of getting into a relationship and just generally struggling with anxiety/drug abuse cuz when he talks about breathing exercises and moving in circles n shit, i perceived it as anxiety/panic. but i mean i dunno thats just how i saw it as, as it does differ from person to person due to their own experiences :y
I had such a profound connection to this song and seeing it live after not getting out of bed for two months leaving s friendship and the girl I loved was an experience that helped me I can’t describe other then holy shit
This is my favorite band and i think i found my new favorite song by them holy shit
And I will read the flashing like a Morse code explanation that will mean nothing, but take all night to figure out
It means she is dead from crack
Thank you to the girl who showed me this and now I feel like this music can let me be free and do anything. Thank you Hannah❤️ (hope I spelt your name right)
this song makes a lot of sense and means a lot to me, this describes my life to a T
My boyfriend told me this song reminds him of me. The first part anyway. I'm paranoid he's going to see this comment, so boyfriend if you read this, hi boyfriend.
I always read stuff like this and wonder if people are still together. So, are you guys... still together lol?
@@BrokenGodEnt same it gives me so much anxiety for some reason
@@BrokenGodEnt Same.
@@BrokenGodEnt sameee
@@BrokenGodEnt i hope they are
Thanks for the upload. Was trying to figure out the lyrics to this one. Cheers! :)
That drummer though
Reminds me of the drummer from Sunny Day Real Estate
HI PEOPLE IM NEW TO THIS BAND AND LIKE THIS SONG SO FAR.
I used to listen to this shit when I was fucking mind numbingly depressed. Almost brings a tear to my eye. Glad that time is over with.
To everyone saying it doesn’t make sense, it makes perfect sense. It’s about a man who’s lost someone to drug abuse
at least 100 of the views from me....I HAVE NO SHAME!!!! great video by the way :)
This is the only thing left that reminds me of my ex girlfriend I miss her
meow1346790 bro i feel you. i know how you feel man. i love it when i can just automatically connect with someone on a personal level when i've never even met them before. it's such a good feeling and there's nothing like it
meow1346790 it's been two years and I still think of mine everyday, is that wierd?
Ryan Parker no, trust me, it's not weird
Same here bud it was such a toxic blur of a relationship but I loved every second of the chaos this song explains the whole relationship so nostalgic
Ahh such a good band tbh
I miss them very much.
man, i love it
When you realize that you fuck everything up in relationships. Even if it ends up being the other person, there are so many little things that could be done differently on my end.
One of the best songs I've ever heard.
glitter wizard yesh! You should listen to the song Peach. It's by them and it's like as good as this song if not better...
I dont know how this song doesn't make sense the lyrics are quite literal!
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Tortilla Chips thanks
2016 was the best summer of my life n this is the exact video i used to watch (‘:
i have been looking for this song for like a year now!!!!!
First time listening, these guys MAKE NO SENSE AND ITS AMAZING
flashmanfred Hahahah omg
read the lyrics again it makes lots of sense
I'm not sure why people think the lyrics are weird. I guess they don't listen to TFB very often.
[Verse 1: Brian Sella, *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ]
Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you
And hang them in my room
So when I wake I’ll be like, "Yeah, *everything's alright*"
You are still *here*, you are still happy
You are still smiling and laughing
You are still the only thing and everything
I need in my life
[Pre-Chorus: Brian Sella, *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ]
And it goes *in, in, out through the mouth*
Breathing exercises I will never figure out ‘til I am
*Running in circles* or (I am) *walking in circles* or (I am)
*Crawling in circles* or lying on the ground
[Chorus: Brian Sella, _Adrienne Gold_ , *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ]
And I...
Can hear your dog whistle
*From my bedroom*
*Yeah, yeah*
And I…
_(I can see)_
Can see a flashlight cuttin'
_(A flash...)_
Up the trees behind my house
_(...Light)_
*Yeah, yeah*
*Yeah, yeah, yeah*
[Verse 2: Brian Sella, *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ]
She says a lot of the kids we graduated with are now homeless
Which puts them in mad shady situations with mad shady people
If not every day, then on an every-other-day basis
And she's probably with a few of them right now
And they are probably just drinking and talking about
How she misses getting fucked up and hangin' around
And he says "Hey, you're good at that"
And she says *"Thanks, it's kind of all I got"*
And then she looks away and says, *"It's also all I need"*
[Pre-Chorus: Brian Sella]
And I can smell plastic burning
I can smell chemicals breaking down
I got your last three emails, the ones where you said
"I was sorting some things out"
[Chorus: Brian Sella, _Adrienne Gold_ , *Brian Sella & Adrienne Gold* ]
And he will be able
To hear her dog whistle
*From his bedroom*
*Yeah, yeah*
And I…
_(I can see)_
Can see a flashlight cuttin'
_(A flash...)_
Up the trees behind my house
_(...Light)_
*Yeah, yeah*
[Bridge: Brian Sella]
And I will read the flashing
Like a Morse Code explanation
That will mean nothing
But take all night to figure out, out, out
[Coda: Brian Sella (right), _Brian Sella (left)_ , *Adrienne Gold* ]
I am sad when I am sad, but when I am happy, oh God, I'm happy
_Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room_
There's just no place in between for us to meet
_So when I wake up I'll be like, “Yeah, everything's alright”_
When I am sad, I am sad, but when I am happy, oh God, I'm happy
_You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing_
There's just no place in between for us to meet
_You are still the only thing and everything I need in my life_
When I am sad, oh God, I'm sad but when I'm happy, I am happy
_Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room_
*I can smell plastic burning; I can smell chemicals breaking down*
And there's just no place in between for us to meet
_So when I wake up I'll be like, "Yeah, everything's alright"_
*I got your last three emails, the ones where you said...*
When I am sad, oh God, I'm sad, but when I'm happy, I am happy
_You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing_
*I can smell plastic burning; I can smell chemicals breaking down*
And there's just no place in between for us to meet
_You are still the only thing and everything I need in my life_
*I got your last three emails, the ones where you said...*
@ ppl saying tht this song doesn't make sense: we get it you're neurotypical
Apollo Britton we get it you use tumblr
o shit!!!!!!
ironically i have many disorders and disabilities yet i still do not understand
how is this a neurodivergent song, the FUCK ??
like honestly if it was it'd be by a band with some edgy ass name with a siufhsuifhsduigender otherkin feminist lead
no hate bc im lgbt myself lmao
The only part I dont get is the line about the dog whistle, the rest makes perfect sense to me
Taylor Britt the way I interpret that line; is that he’s saying he’s a dog lol. Not a perfect interpretation, however I was thinking along the lines of a literal dog whistle
Honestly, I dont think the meaning is as complex as people are thinking. How I hear it there is a guy that is struggling with mental health issues and his girlfriends left him because of it, but he hasn't moved on yet.
i love this song its probly my fave besides laugh til cry!!!
God I relate to this
I really like the font idk. It looks soft and cartoony
Dont think I've ever related to a song this much before
thanks wilbur
A-mazing! I just found a new band to listen to! 😖😫😟😢😐😌☺😊😀
Thank you guys for all your support for this awesome song! :3
YESS I'VE FOUND ANOTHER BAND LIKE MODERN BASEBALL
bloodyphannah lol
This song reminds me of my bestfriend , she worries me.
Good song to miss someone to
A song shouldn't be able to be this relatable. It's freaky.
@PsycopathWendy font name? Love it
At least this vid over 200,000+ views ok guys btw nice song
If you don't understand the lyrics then you're not as sad as you think.
it's about bipolar, i can relate
this is like late af, but this comment simply isn't true. from propertyofzack, post #9965543548: "It’s not usually our style to tell people what the songs are about it’s more about connecting to the listener and having the listener draw their own conclusions about the meaning. We look at it as a way to vent and once someone hears our music, it becomes a way for the listener to vent about their own shit. It doesn’t matter anymore at that point what the song is written about." right from the front bottoms themselves. so, this song has any meaning you want it to have. sure, the band did give it meaning later in the interview, but like they said, it's really up to the listener what the song is about.
"when i am sad, i am sad"
whats not to understand!? haha.
an example of some fine expression of emotion.
they sure know how to simplify for the target audience.
now for some ideas for their future lyrics
"when i breathe i think it means im still alive at least a little bit"
actually thats pretty good, me. that shit is now trademarked. its mine bitches.
stop being edgy, it doesnt matter if someone has less shit to deal with than others, depression isn't a competition
Ha for real. This song reminds me of when my fiancé and I started dating at the end of 2013, that’s when I first started listening to it. We had a child together and he unexpectedly passed away a few months ago. This song hits me right in my fucking soul
i need to pee
do you still need to pee?
not currently@@PanFriedFish
@@bunnie- kudos to you then
"Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room." Stalker much XD Just kidding, I love this song. Thanks for the lyric video :3
Good Vibes you're not understanding the song bro, he's not a stalker, he's her ex and he misses her. im a strong believer that they are still sorta in it together, because he makes it seem like they're in the same room. you gotta listen deeper to the music before you put a label on it, ya know?
ok but why did you use the garfield font??
this song reminds me so much of looking for alaska
My new addiction
Sorry for the long comment, I'm here to give a hope shot to anyone struggling with addiction/mental illness since the two usually go hand in hand at least they do for myself. I doubt anyone reads it anyways but if it helps even one person than its worth it. If nobody told you they love you today, I love you. You do matter and you're worth so much. If you're fighting the good fight please don't give up, if you're actively using and you dont believe life can get better I promise you it can and will, it's hard and takes a lot of work but it's worth it. I've overdosed 7 times, been pronounced dead twice and brought back to life & been in 2 comas, have hypothyroid now and partially paralyzed the entire left side of my face for 3 months. I started using drugs at 13, by 16 I was full blown live to use - use to live addict so I tried to get clean for the first time that only lasted 3 months but I got a taste of what life could be like and seeing my dad with over 16yrs clean now and my grandpa with over 35yrs I knew I could do it too. So I kept trying never getting more than a few months here and there. Once I was 18 from the outside looking in I had the perfect life a house, cars, fiance & full ride to college and a great salary job and I lost it all by 19. I dropped out of college, was kicked out by my fiance and she broke off the engagement, lost my job & I was facing 11 felonies total 6 & 5 at separate times and a M1 the prosecutor wanted to give me 24yrs, 18yrs and 2 yrs ran consecutive but I beat the cases so I kept trying and got 6 months & then 8 months clean & then at 21 my ex-fiance and I had our son, but I relapsed so I couldn't see my son for 10 months and he is only 2 1/2, I never gave up though and at 22 I relapsed a day after my year clean. The thing is I don't regret anything I've done or put myself through because my weakness became my strength, it has took every mistake & lesson I learned for me to be where I am now as of November 1st I'm 6 months clean again. Now my fiance and I are back together, we just bought a house, I'm with my son again, I have that good job back and I'm enrolled in college again spring semester, and I'm not bragging at all I'm just saying if you do the next right thing, the next right thing will happen. Try to be a better person today than yesterday. More than any of that though I can say I'm genuinely happy for the first time in my life & that is a true blessing. Being at peace with my past and learning who I truly am through this long journey, and being able to love myself is a gift.
Mr. Meseeks said it best, existence is pain. I don't think life gets easier I think we just learn to cope better. That being said, I wouldn't trade the lows I've had and dark places I've been, without them I couldn't truly appreciate the highs and all the amazing moments in life that I have now.
I always think the music at first is an add 😂-- Great song
My girlfriend showed me this song and welp i love this band now
Hey guys! If you like The Front Bottoms you may like our songs.
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i don't
I FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG!
2020?
I had the second verse in the form of an actual conversation with an old friend of mine, literally last night.
P.s. the actual, literal definition of the word "literally."
Can anyone find the trumpet sheet music for me
Who is listening in 2018 😂
people say they dont understand open your ears its really sad actually..
Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room
So when I wake up feel like, "Yeah. Everything's alright."
You are still here, you are still happy
You are still smiling and laughing
You are still the only thing and everything I need in my life
It feels like this song is about, maybe bipolar disorder and the other guy he talks about in that song is actually just a different side of him.
Its not. Its about him talking about a girl that has alcohol problems and does meth (or marijuana).
I'm always skeptical.
God I need a fucking drink
2018
The end never related to bpd so hard
✌️
This makes my grasping feel like a privilege
For anyone that doesn't understand the song go here.
genius.com/The-front-bottoms-flashlight-lyrics
Where are the lyrics? Please put them int he description.
They are in the video.
"Flashlight"
Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room
so when I wake up feel like yeah everything's alright
You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing
you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life
And it goes in in out through the mouth - breathing exercises
I will never figure out til I am running in circles
or (I am) walking in circles or (I am) crawling in circles or lying on the ground
And I can hear your dog whistle from my bedroom
Yeah yeah
And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
She's says a lot of the kids we graduated with are now homeless
which puts them in mad shady situations with mad shady people
if not everyday then on an every other day basis
And she's probably with a few of them right now
and they are probably just drinking and talking about
how she misses getting fucked up and hanging around
And he says "Hey you're good at that" and she says "Thanks, it's kind of all I got,"
and then she looks away and says "It's also all I need."
And I can smell plastic burning I can smell chemicals breaking down.
I got your last three e-mails the ones where you said, "I was sorting some things out"
And he will be able to hear her dog whistle from his bedroom
Yeah yeah
And I can see a flashlight cutting up the trees behind my house
Yeah yeah
And I will read the flashing like a morse code explanation
that will mean nothing but take all night to figure out, out, out...
(Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room
so when I wake up feel like yeah everything's alright)
when I am sad, I am sad - but when I'm happy, oh god I'm happy
there's just no place in-between for us to meet
(You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing
you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life)
when I am sad, I am sad - but when I'm happy, oh god I am happy
there's just no place in-between for us to meet
(Please fall asleep so I can take pictures of you and hang them in my room
so when I wake up feel like yeah everything is alright)
when I am sad, oh god I'm sad - but when I'm happy, I am happy
there's just no place in-between for us to meet
(You are still here, you are still happy, you are still smiling and laughing
you are still the only thing and everything I need in my life)
when I am sad, oh god I am sad - but when I'm happy, I am happy
and there's just no place in-between for us to meet
i have a feeling OP is browsing this through a DSi
635WERY3WETGSHQY5A3WSHEG7QAY53WRESZ they were in the video.....
If you think these lyrics are weird, listen to Loser by Beck. They make even less sense
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For me the lyrics are pretty self explanatory, his lover is more into drugs than him.
Guardin brought me here
Look up Justin and the juice tones
Do what
Anyone else here from JaackMaate?
This music isn't bad at all but I can't get passed the vocals. I've heard that type of strong American accent before in music and it's put me right off.
This song is good and bad at the same time lol
My mom is here so I'm just pretending to text right now lol
And I have homework so I'm just trying to procasinat
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