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#1 by ian mckinly at Jun 11, 1971 at 4:49 PM EST |
| i think it's a story, with lots of narrators. when he's saying count it a blessing that you're such a failure. it's going back to protect the family name, if the hadn't been such a failure, he may have ended up in the same boat as his brother, who didn't get his second chance. yay irony. | |
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Avinash Average |
#2 by Avinash Dutta at Sep 14, 1974 at 6:38 AM EST |
| This is an awesome song, as are all of David Bazan's work. It very much is a song if finding victory after many defeats. In addition, he encourages you to suffer through defeat to gain final victory. The "save your applause" is very interesting, obviously saying wait until the end to see who wins. And Winners never Quit. The most positive thing is how he wraps up, counting his suffering, failures, defeats, as a blessing. In fact, you find a greater joy, in the 2nd chance, and what you finally end up with is greater than what you would have had, if you had settled for something earlier. | |
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Eric Average |
#3 by Eric Boozer at Jan 28, 1981 at 11:42 PM EST |
| winners never quit, as potrayed in the cd booklet, is an allusion to suicide. the character was such a failure that he killed himself, it's satircal, david is saying that it's just as well that the character killed himself because he was so far gone that he probably wouldn't have had a second chance anyway | |
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taris Average |
#4 by taris leoncho at Jul 19, 1998 at 3:21 PM EST |
| Like behind0eyes, I believe this song is written from the perspective of one the two brothers. he is an alcoholic and the shame of the family. his brother kills and wife and is convicted of murder and goes to jail. so the brother who was the bad brother is now the good brother, because even though he is an alcoholic drug addict he looks good compared to the murderer. somehow the fact that his brother turned into such monster gives him a chance to be redeemed. | |
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Niko Average |
#5 by Niko Booth at Oct 16, 1998 at 2:51 PM EST |
| i know that the line "count it a blessing that your're such a failure..." got a lot of people but what really got me was "save your applause for the end of the show" it reminded me of when you do something really grate you get applause and this is reminding you that the show isnt over yet wate untill its done even if there isnt any grand ending its still the ending and we should wate untill the show/our is over. | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#6 by Jon Zell at Dec 24, 1998 at 2:44 AM EST |
| "saveeeeyour" -- saviour. :) pretty witty. i'm not really sure it's a bunch of narrorators... i think of it more as a bunch of thoughts running through one person's mind. (but that's pretty much the same thing.) this song, to me, is about going and going and going and going, and all of the thoughts that come with it. and how nothing really seems to matter until the end! and how it was essentially designed that way. ok.that'sallihavetosay. | |
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Kempy Lead Player |
#7 by Kempy at May 13, 2000 at 2:49 PM EST |
| well the title "winners never quit" pretty much explains what the song is all about and i think if we are going to win in the long run, we have to keep trying and trying. and i think in david's case the prize is heaven, and how sin is the failure. and jesus will aways forgive us ang give us chances. i dont know, im probably wrong...just what i think...hmm what do YOU think?? | |
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Euroynmous Average |
#8 by Euroynmous at Nov 1, 2001 at 12:11 PM EST |
| To me it is about someone who has been trying too long and got tired of that. "count it a blessing that your're such a failure your second chance might never have come" I like this part, because it tells to him it's a good thing, that failing helps you to see life is too hard to live. He doesn't know if everything will get better, so he can quit living since there's no hope. | |
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Phillip Wanna Be |
#9 by Phillip Doucette at Nov 5, 2001 at 6:01 PM EST |
| This is a perfect example of how an album should end. David is a great song writer and composer, but I just don't get the meaning of this song. It's titled Winners Never Quit, but later says "count it a blessing that you're such a failure." My best guess is that every one is a loser and a failure in God's eyes, but he forgives us all if we ask for it. "Your second chance might never have come," i think, means that he was forgiven but cam close. That would be my best guess, and I feel totally wrong. | |
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Charley Rhythm Player |
#10 by Charley Hockin at May 15, 2006 at 3:43 AM EST |
| I think its about the human race. That last line is saying that because we were so deep in sin, God sent Christ. So count it as a blessing that you were a sinner, because otherwise Jesus might not have come to save you. | |
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#11 by Tye williston at Oct 23, 2006 at 9:15 PM EST |
| "count it a blessing that your're such a failure your second chance might never have come" I feel like the narrator is saying to all those people that have gone from the top and drop to the bottom, to count it a blessing because if would have never fallen you might have never realize how muh you need Christ. | |