I can't believe how good the bridge of this song is. Jesse spends the beginning of the song kinda accepting that the relationship is over, and trying to move on, but in the bridge it feels like he can't move on, he can't deny the fact that he loves her, and ends it with one of my favorite lyrics of all time: "You are the smell before rain, you are the blood in my veins" and that's when he gives up.
I dont know how true this is, but the smell before rain is supposed to be the culmination of the earth's pore opening up due to the change in weather. So technically speaking, the smell before rain is the smell of everything. She is his everything
I remember when i was 8 years old and my brother use to play brand new songs at the evening when I was going to bed, falling asleep to brand new was one of the best things of my childhood.
MrGreenPillow As an older sister, this makes me feel good. I used to play Brand New songs while mt brother was in bed falling asleep. God I love him so much!
Beautiful. I remember listening to this song Summer after 7th grade, before 8th. It was an amazing Summer for me and when it all ended this was kind of my summertime nostalgia song... Lol. Now I get kind of sad listening to it. It's kind of sad how things can change.
My boyfriend died in a car accident, valentines day 2019. Brand New was his favorite band. I never got into them until shortly before he died. Now they're my favorite band. I played/sang this song on my guitar when he was buried. People cried, I cried, it was sad. But it was one of his favorite songs, and tbh it describes our relationship pretty well. I miss you every day I'm alive, Benji. I know we'll meet again. I love you. I love you I love you I love you I love you
i truly relate to everything this song stands for, i feel like i’ve just negatively affected many of the people who were close to me. i feel like im such a people pleaser where i don’t even know my identity. i’ve fucked up so many times and have apologized a bunch-i hope they can forget what i did to them because i cannot.
Forgiving is holy, forgetting is satanic. I hope you can find solace. - a man sharing the same struggles. If you need someone to talk to I would love to.
"If it makes you less sad I will die by your hand I hope you find out what you want I already know what I am" damn that shit hits hard. The lyrics and sing will always be one of my favorites
If it makes you less sad, I will die by your hand I hope you find out what you want I already know what I am And if it makes you less sad, we'll start talking again And you can tell me how vile I already know that I am I'll grow old and start acting my age I'll be a brand new day in a life that you hate A crown of gold A heart that's harder than stone And it hurts a whole lot, but it's missed when it's gone Call me a safe bet I'm betting I'm not I'm glad that you can forgive I'm only hoping as time goes, you can forget If it makes you less sad, I'll move out of the state You can keep to yourself I'll keep out of your way And if it makes you less sad, I'll take your pictures all down Every picture you paint, I will paint myself out It's cold as a tomb, and it's dark in your room When I sneak to your bed to pour salt in your wounds So call it quits or get a grip. Say you wanted a solution You just wanted to be missed Call me a safe bet I'm betting I'm not I'm glad that you can forgive I'm only hoping as time goes, you can forget You are calm and reposed Let your beauty unfold Pale white, like the skin stretched over your bones Spring keeps you ever close You are second hand smoke You are so fragile and thin Standing trial for your sins Holding onto yourself the best you can You are the smell before rain You are the blood in my veins Call me a safe bet I'm betting I'm not I'm glad that you can forgive I'm only hoping as time goes, you can forget
5 years ago, my ex-girlfriend sent me this song as we were going through a very difficult breakup. I never heard it again until tonight. I'm still in love with her, and this broke my heart all over again.
This is the last song I sang to my ex wife after I found out she was cheating on me and leaving me for another man. Yet I always find myself coming back to it, whether to look back and reflect or vent pain.
@screamorockstar really i never looked up the lyrics, but I have loved this song for years and was one of the ones i would go to to help me get through a perticularly tough breakup for me (one where i thought it was all my fault it didnt work) the usual emo stuff. Grown up since then and hindsight showed me that she was a selfish bitch that i wanted to give the world to but i still love this song, and most all of brand new songs.
