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Where I'll be tomorrow... God only knows... *Jack's Mannequin
Its funny how no matter where i go, Florida, Miami.... New Fairfield never really leaves me, and if i had to name my best friends many of the people there would still make that list. That just never ceases to amaze me...
Anyway... the other day I went up to visit David which was by far the best day of my winter break so far, and we talked about a lot of things including Andrew of course. David met me at a Jack's Mannequin concert so he knows what my enthusiasm used to be, and he also sees how lately Andrew's arrogance and personality have really started making me second guess his music. But what David doesn't know is how he fixed everything for me that night and made me realize why I liked the music in the first place. Jack's was never about Andrew... it wasn't. Jack's was always about the lyrics, the harmony, the melody, the piano... Jack's Mannequin was never about Andrew McMahon so why should I make it about him now. I think David helped me realize that I needed to take back the songs and forget about who wrote them and remember why I chose them as my favorites in the first place. i started giving up on my dream for a while. I started giving up on that bar in New York where i could put the shows on every night. I started seeing my business degree as a way into the corporate world instead of the way into the doors of a punk rock club, and more than anything in the world i needed David. I needed him more than even I myself could understand at the time. He had this way of explaining how the songs have so many thousands of meanings and thats what makes them touch people. So now I sit here and I will take the songs back, strip them of Andrew, and make them mine again. So now i must remember everything it was that made them so special in the first place. i found this fire in me again, this fire to chase after my dreams. I feel like for the first time in a long time im ready to go back to school now because I have a reason to be there.
So here are the lyrics that stole my heart
"You were a fighter... you were the kid against the world... the world..." - Dear Jack
"Is it possible for the world to look this way forever?" - MFEO Pt.1
"And oh, say you'll miss me one last time and I'll be strong..." - Rescued
"Cause I'm feeling like I might need to be near you..." - Rescued
"You gotta swim... swim for your life.. swim for the music that saves you when you're not so sure you'll survive..." - Swim
"You said he's in a punk rock band, but baby punk rock's dead... oh well..." - Doris Day
"Because America shines yes it does... in between the white lines where i found love... all alone on a road going nowhere... going nowhere... going nowhere... at full speed..." - At Full Speed
"There's a piece of me in every single second of every single day..." - The Mixed Tape
"I swear to god this mix could take the sun but it was you I was thinking of..." - The Mixed Tape
"In no time they're be one less sad robot looking for a chance to be something more than just metal..." - Miss Delaney
"Without you I don't sleep... just dream..." - Last Straw
"Theres so much sun where I'm from... I had to give it away... had to give you away..." - Bruised
"You can breath but the air is running... out on you..." - MFEO Pt. 2
"And even if you find your voice again maybe there'll be no one listening..." - Crashin
"I can't remember when the Earth turned slowly... So I just waited with the lights turned off again... I lost my place but I can't stop this story... I'll find my way but till then I'm only spinning..." - Spinning
"I still hear you in this old piano, yeah..." - Hammers and Strings (A lullaby)
"Give me something to believe in... a breath from the breathing... so write it down I dont think that ill close my eyes... cause lately I'm not dreaming so whats the point in sleeping? It's just that at night I've got nowhere to hide... to the sleepless this is my reply... i will write you a lullaby... a lullaby..." - Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby)
"Welcome to the future... we're all so glad you came..." - Sleazy Wednesday
"Keep your eyes on the road on the glass passenger..." - Hey Hey Hey We're All Gonna Die
Anyway... the other day I went up to visit David which was by far the best day of my winter break so far, and we talked about a lot of things including Andrew of course. David met me at a Jack's Mannequin concert so he knows what my enthusiasm used to be, and he also sees how lately Andrew's arrogance and personality have really started making me second guess his music. But what David doesn't know is how he fixed everything for me that night and made me realize why I liked the music in the first place. Jack's was never about Andrew... it wasn't. Jack's was always about the lyrics, the harmony, the melody, the piano... Jack's Mannequin was never about Andrew McMahon so why should I make it about him now. I think David helped me realize that I needed to take back the songs and forget about who wrote them and remember why I chose them as my favorites in the first place. i started giving up on my dream for a while. I started giving up on that bar in New York where i could put the shows on every night. I started seeing my business degree as a way into the corporate world instead of the way into the doors of a punk rock club, and more than anything in the world i needed David. I needed him more than even I myself could understand at the time. He had this way of explaining how the songs have so many thousands of meanings and thats what makes them touch people. So now I sit here and I will take the songs back, strip them of Andrew, and make them mine again. So now i must remember everything it was that made them so special in the first place. i found this fire in me again, this fire to chase after my dreams. I feel like for the first time in a long time im ready to go back to school now because I have a reason to be there.
So here are the lyrics that stole my heart
"You were a fighter... you were the kid against the world... the world..." - Dear Jack
"Is it possible for the world to look this way forever?" - MFEO Pt.1
"And oh, say you'll miss me one last time and I'll be strong..." - Rescued
"Cause I'm feeling like I might need to be near you..." - Rescued
"You gotta swim... swim for your life.. swim for the music that saves you when you're not so sure you'll survive..." - Swim
"You said he's in a punk rock band, but baby punk rock's dead... oh well..." - Doris Day
"Because America shines yes it does... in between the white lines where i found love... all alone on a road going nowhere... going nowhere... going nowhere... at full speed..." - At Full Speed
"There's a piece of me in every single second of every single day..." - The Mixed Tape
"I swear to god this mix could take the sun but it was you I was thinking of..." - The Mixed Tape
"In no time they're be one less sad robot looking for a chance to be something more than just metal..." - Miss Delaney
"Without you I don't sleep... just dream..." - Last Straw
"Theres so much sun where I'm from... I had to give it away... had to give you away..." - Bruised
"You can breath but the air is running... out on you..." - MFEO Pt. 2
"And even if you find your voice again maybe there'll be no one listening..." - Crashin
"I can't remember when the Earth turned slowly... So I just waited with the lights turned off again... I lost my place but I can't stop this story... I'll find my way but till then I'm only spinning..." - Spinning
"I still hear you in this old piano, yeah..." - Hammers and Strings (A lullaby)
"Give me something to believe in... a breath from the breathing... so write it down I dont think that ill close my eyes... cause lately I'm not dreaming so whats the point in sleeping? It's just that at night I've got nowhere to hide... to the sleepless this is my reply... i will write you a lullaby... a lullaby..." - Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby)
"Welcome to the future... we're all so glad you came..." - Sleazy Wednesday
"Keep your eyes on the road on the glass passenger..." - Hey Hey Hey We're All Gonna Die
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