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Intro Only I'll post the full song sometime
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josh Average |
#1 by josh stagel at Feb 18, 1970 at 6:51 PM EST |
| I saw an Thursday concert earlier in 2006. The lead singer explained that this song is about how his best friend shot himself a few days after they had a huge fight. | |
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frosty Average |
#2 by frosty Angel at Dec 29, 1977 at 11:27 AM EST |
| The perfected lyrics are: [Note: Where the ** are around "He's" in the final verse, means he only says it once and repeats the line without "He's" the other times....and sorry for being so specific...] Thursday - Steps Ascending Steps ascend, to a loaded gun The scent of matches hangs in the air A lit one flickers out in a heartbeat We don't want to see this A flash of light that's letting go Of an empty bullet case, but By the time it hits the ground, He's out of reach (Let go, let go) Out of reach (Let go, let go) Out of reach (Let go, let go) Out of reach (Let go, let go) (Out of, reach!) The wolves are closing in There's no room left to make ammends, but Do you remember when we'd fly that kite so high? All the time we've (wasted!) Spent (fighting!) We'll (burn!) in the fire of our regrets All the time we've (wasted!) Spent (fighting!) It's (blood!) And it's running down the stairs Freeze the frame Between the gunshot and the hole it makes A spinning bullet hangs in the middle There's no way to stop it It will surely hit the mark You can try to understand, but I'm giving up Giving up Giving up The synapses fire is right in time I'm giving up (Giving up) Giving up (Giving up) Giving up This should always stay...out of reach (Let go, let go) Out of reach (Let go, let go) Out of reach (Let go, let go) Out of reach (Let go, let go) The wolves are closing in There's no room left to make ammends, but Do you remember when we'd fly that kite so high? All the time we've (wasted!) Spent (fighting!) We'll (burn!) in the fire of our regrets All the time we've (wasted!) Spent (fighting!) It's (blood!) and it's running down the stairs (Here I...go...to him) (Here I...go...to him) (Here I...go...to him)[All throughout the verse] I ran down the stairs and into the garden (*He's* Out of reach)[All throughout the verse] Put both my hands into the soil In the spring You will bloom Like her heart through the blouse In the back of the ambulance As it turned and it turned in the streets Just one more turn won't you come back to me? As it turned it's red lights You were turning into... Red roses Red roses Red roses Red roses I'm not giving up... | |
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Spanky Lead Player |
#3 by Spanky Man at May 2, 1978 at 6:12 AM EST |
| poetictragedy is 100% correct. Geoff got in a fight with one of his friends and didn't speak to him for a very long time. his friend was killed and thrown down the stairs. he never got to say goodbye and this is his remorse. | |
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tim Rhythm Player |
#4 by tim cronin at Dec 31, 1981 at 12:45 PM EST |
| Chihuahua, and poetictragedy5 I think both of you are right. Geoff talked about getting in a fight with his friend and how he died a year later. But I think that Chihuahua's got the other half of the story, the part of Geoff having all those nightmares. But that’s just my opinion of this great Masterpiece. lol. | |
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rikiscorner Average |
#5 by rikiscorner at Apr 23, 1982 at 2:24 PM EST |
| This song is about when Geoff had a fist fight with one of his best friends, and he got so mad at him that he didn't speak to him, and a year later he was shot and killed, and Geoff never got to say goodbye. This was his way of doing it. | |
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amy Average |
#6 by amy at Nov 23, 1983 at 11:18 AM EST |
| Man, this song sends chills down my spine. The imagery and the storytelling is nothing I've ever read (actually experienced in my head!) before. Just taking a clip of a scene when she gets shot to how everything transfers over from the blood to the red roses on her grave just makes you think. You really don't have to go into the meaning of this song or interpretation as it's pretty cut-and-dry. But it is interesting to see how it affects everyone because it makes me think about the tragedy of every single innocent person who had not a chance to live through something. Thursday really accomplished this well. | |
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Josh Professional |
#7 by Josh Wilson at Oct 31, 1985 at 8:23 AM EST |
| i read an interview as well, and its about his friend and the dream of the atic, great lyrics, and one of my favorites from WATT.. | |
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anthony Average |
#8 by anthony clark at Oct 14, 1987 at 3:35 PM EST |
| If it's the same show I'm thinking of, yeah, I "aquired" it from some legal internet download thing.... yes... *runs* | |
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Shreder Dude Wanna Be |
#9 by Shreder Dude at Apr 14, 1989 at 9:04 AM EST |
| i really love this track - espcially the last minute and 40 secs where it just changes and slows down. beautiful | |
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John Wanna Be |
#10 by John Agopian at Jan 17, 1990 at 4:27 AM EST |
| ahhh I love thursday. & I love this song. I especially love the last part. Geoff has a very unique sense of writing style, and it's one of the reasons I love Thursday so much. | |
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chris Average |
#11 by chris ovari at Jun 24, 1990 at 1:37 PM EST |
| does anyone else see a slight resemblance to w.h. auden's poem "victor" near the end? i feel as if i have seen inspiration from auden in thursday's work before, and that poem was the first i thought of upon hearing this song, though the similarity is only in the very end and is fairly weak... | |
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nick Wanna Be |
#12 by nick at Dec 30, 1992 at 4:49 AM EST |
| 'Theres no room left to make ammends by'. thats such a powerful line and i think this one line makes this song what it is. This song reminds me to never let the sun go down on my anger. If i get in any form of argument, i make ammends right away. | |
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jacob Average |
#13 by jacob ap at Nov 11, 1996 at 1:53 PM EST |
| yep poetictragedy5...you are correct. Geoff said it at a show in texas awhile back. REALLY awesome song. a very talented bunch of guys and since drums, bass, and guitars are not my forte i'll have to say that Geoff has an amazing voice. Even in acousic Thurdsay stuff he still sounds really great. Melodic, passionate, powerful whether he's singing or screaming. This band is amazing...espcially live...go see them | |
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the white hendr Badass |
#14 by the white hendrix at Nov 5, 1999 at 8:53 AM EST |
| life in general?how it can goe so quick if you let it just pass you by? well anyway THURSDAY are amazing, seeing them again in may, LONDON ASTORIA, its gonaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa RULE! Geoffs Voice is soooooo good, i got the thursday dove tattooed on my arm! check out my band, www.thelongtimepromise.8k.com Grehg | |
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Austin Average |
#15 by Austin Schrauben at Jul 8, 2006 at 9:32 PM EST |
| Those lyrics are absolutely AMAZING!!!! "as it turned on its red lights you were turning into red rosessssssssssssssssssssssss" omg! how can he write beautiful lyrics like this!!!!! | |
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Rodney Wanna Be |
#16 by Rodney at Nov 15, 2006 at 6:10 PM EST |
| i saw thursday and geoff explained what the song was about and then he told every one to tell someone they were close to how much they love them. this is one of the saddest songs ive ever heard, and its really scary how fast a life can just be snatched away like that. its not fair..but it happens...i urge every one of you to tell everyone of your friends and family how much they mean to you, cause they wont be here forever...they could be gone before you know it | |
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