Goddamn, you look holy
Hit from behind with light
You’re a painting of a saint
And I’m nervous, stumbling over my lines
When I tell you I love you
And we stare at Catalina
A city lost to the sea
Carried out by the tides
You were the one thing I got right
Goddamn, you look holy bathed in the January light
On the floor of our new bedroom
On the carpet with the window open wide
When you tell me you love me
I can actually see it
Your breath frozen in the air
Newborn droplets of ice
You were the one thing I got right
I’m measuring heartbeats in miles away
You held me together
I used to burst and decay
We got off the airplane
A couple of runaways
I was hoping you’d stay
Could you stay?
You were the obvious one
(From a taxi cab in Chelsea
Out past Salvation Mountain)
You were the obvious one
(From a walk along the highline
Out to Wicker Park in August)
You were the obvious one
(From your Upper East Side dorm room
To the South West Marin Headlands
With you smiling in the sand
Goddamn, I hate leaving)
Another early flight
I ran the dishwasher this morning
I wanted there to be clean plates for you tonight
I’ve grown used to your perfume
It hangs in the morning light
Wake me up before you leave for work
Kiss me goodbye
You were the one thing I got right
I’m measuring heartbeats in miles away
You held me together
I used to burst and decay
We got off the airplane
A couple of runaways
I was hoping you’d stay
Could you stay?
I’m measuring heartbeats in miles away
You held me together
I used to burst and decay
We got off the airplane
A couple of runaways
I’m glad that you stayed
I had no clue Soupy could write a song this adorable. And it's nice to hear a love song that actually makes you feel warm inside instead of uncomfortable.
The older I get, the less enchanted I am with the poppunk scene. The themes for the most part just become juvenile and whiny. The wonder years, however, are an exception to that. Their growth as artists (and Dan's song writing in particular) has honestly amazed me and inspired me. The lyricism on No Closer to Heaven is beautifully articulate and nothing short of genius. They are a band that has grown and changed at the same pace that my life has and for that I connect with their music on such a intimate level. I can listen to older songs from the upsides and can think and feel how I did back then and then listen to no closer to heaven and learn to come to terms with growing older, mental health issues and loss. They are true artists. I know this comment is sentimental and uncomfortably emotional but god damn, someone has to acknowledge their ability to write songs and captivate the emotions of listeners.
oh god this song just made me cry. "I'm glad you stayed" referring to lyrics in tgg and god. You can feel the passion and love in this song. One of the strongest love songs i've ever heard
It's funny how your own circumstances inform the meaning of a song. Until I read the lyrics to discover the last line is "I'm glad that you stayed", I thought this was a break up song, reflecting on an ended relationship.
"I'm measuring heartbeats in miles away. You held me together - I used to burst and decay. We got off the airplane, a couple of runaways. I'm glad that you stayed."
We used to be long distance until about a month ago. I used to be super self destructive and did a lot of stupid shit, he influenced me to be better. I had a really shitty incident with some family and had to leave 2 months short of 18, and subsequently rode my first airplane down to him.
This song is too accurate for our relationship to not love lmao
Dear Anthony Fantano: I respect you. But. Sometimes an album that doesn't break new ground within a genre does that genre so well, with so much passion and talent, that it cannot be dismissed. This record is one of those records. A beautiful example of what emo/pop punk can be.