It's the realization that if the person you care about leaves or leaves their hometown for you or because you encourage them, everyone will think you drove them away. When you desperately want the best for them even if it means being left behind.
DUUUUUDE at a live session they revealed that actually (Dave I guess??) forgot to mention that he made a chorus for the song and after the release he was upset that it didn't get in. After that everybody was like "What chorus????" and now this is the official unnofficial version of First Rate Town in whatever places it appears from now on
(Lyrics) This is a first rate town And all you ever notice Are the ways it's stretched too far Well, it has been knocked down But some of us are still Left here between the scars And when you look around All you ever notice is you can not see the stars This is a first rate town, a first rate town you know You just can't see very far You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me You can never leave When the last door closed You packed your clothes And went back to Montreal Said it was colder there A chill hangs into the air It helps you forget it all You left an empty bookshelf That I didn’t fill till fall This is a first rate town a first rate town you know You just can't see it at all You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me You can never leave Well it will fade as all things must I loved you but, you didn't love me enough Winter comes, the car will rust I'll start it up, then always run a little rough This is a first rate town And all you ever notice Are the ways it's stretched too far They keep the death rates down It's colder than a winter Spent in defrosting cars We talked a lot of leaving Didn't think you'd get that far This is a first rate town a first rate town you know You just can't see very far
if you wanna hear a better version, they have a full acoustic session with sonic studios (i think) where they performed this version! just look up good kid acoustic :)
just figured out its £30 shipping to get these vinyls to the uk right now. gotta hold out till june to grab it so these'll definitely hold me over for the time being
I’m gonna answer half of the people of why they like second rate town. It’s like first but “you can never leave, cause they’ll hold it against me.” Is the reason.
The "You can never leave 'cause they'll hold it against me" part really changes the meaning of the song.
It's the realization that if the person you care about leaves or leaves their hometown for you or because you encourage them, everyone will think you drove them away. When you desperately want the best for them even if it means being left behind.
DUUUUUDE at a live session they revealed that actually (Dave I guess??) forgot to mention that he made a chorus for the song and after the release he was upset that it didn't get in. After that everybody was like "What chorus????" and now this is the official unnofficial version of First Rate Town in whatever places it appears from now on
THEY NEED TO STOP HIDING MORE GOOD KID FROM ME
(Lyrics)
This is a first rate town
And all you ever notice
Are the ways it's stretched too far
Well, it has been knocked down
But some of us are still
Left here between the scars
And when you look around
All you ever notice is
you can not see the stars
This is a first rate town, a first rate town you know
You just can't see very far
You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me
You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me
You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me
You can never leave
When the last door closed
You packed your clothes
And went back to Montreal
Said it was colder there
A chill hangs into the air
It helps you forget it all
You left an empty bookshelf
That I didn’t fill till fall
This is a first rate town a first rate town you know
You just can't see it at all
You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me
You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me
You can never leave, ‘cause they’ll hold it against me
You can never leave
Well it will fade as all things must
I loved you but, you didn't love me enough
Winter comes, the car will rust
I'll start it up, then always run a little rough
This is a first rate town
And all you ever notice
Are the ways it's stretched too far
They keep the death rates down
It's colder than a winter
Spent in defrosting cars
We talked a lot of leaving
Didn't think you'd get that far
This is a first rate town a first rate town you know
You just can't see very far
As someone moving away for college soon, this song portrays how I feel perfectly
I actually really like the sound of that 😊
I want the full version of this artwork for my profile SO BAD! 😭
if you wanna hear a better version, they have a full acoustic session with sonic studios (i think) where they performed this version! just look up good kid acoustic :)
That one’s great quality but honestly I think I prefer Nick’s singing here, he sounds so good in this.
I can't wait until the 13th when this song is officially released.
just figured out its £30 shipping to get these vinyls to the uk right now. gotta hold out till june to grab it so these'll definitely hold me over for the time being
Love this ♥️
listened to this at my boyfriends house, i miss him so much rn
I guess this is the song of missing boyfriends, hope you’re doing well stranger
I’m gonna answer half of the people of why they like second rate town. It’s like first but “you can never leave, cause they’ll hold it against me.” Is the reason.
dare i say i pefer this version
Is there a way to make the audio even?
Not that I’m aware of at the moment
I wonder what the chords are 🤔
drop D, capo on 4 and it's a C but 2 frets down from the capo and then the second chord just move the ring finger up
They need to start releasing tabs for their acoustic songs they’re so good!!!!
(No pun intended)
September 23rd baby
NO WAY I FOUND THIS
Isn’t that the og version of first rate town