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Rocks Tonic Juice Magic
Saves the Day Lyrics


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Let me take this awkward saw
And run it against your thighs
Cut some flesh away
I'll carry this piece of you with me

Because all I can say tonight
is that I hate you
But it would be all right
If we could see each other sometime
If I could somehow make you mine

And if not I'll take my rusty spoons
And dig out your blue eyes
I'll swallow them down to my colon
They're gonna burn like hell tonight
Because you're beautiful
Just not on the inside
Light comes from within
And your beaming eyes don't seem so bright

My heart is on the floor
Why don't you step on it?
When I think of all the things you've done

Boardwalks and breaking waves
Made our Saturdays
I'd buy you lemonade right now
if you were here
But then I'd throw it in your face
And I'd listen to you cry
And I'd remember how I miss
our nights under ocean skies

You and I are like when fire
and the ocean floor collide.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Saves The Day's song Rocks Tonic Juice Magic can be interpreted in several ways. The song's opening lines ('Let me take this awkward saw/And run it against your thighs/Cut some flesh away/I'll carry this piece of you with me') are jarring and disturbing, seemingly describing an act of violence. However, the following lines indicate that the singer uses this macabre act as a metaphor for an emotional situation. The "piece" they want to carry with them represents a part of the person they love and hate, and the physical act of "cutting flesh away" suggests a desire to remove the parts they hate.


The rest of the song continues in this vein, with the singer expressing both love and hate towards the subject of the song, whom they seem to have a complicated and tumultuous history with. The references to digging out blue eyes with rusty spoons and throwing lemonade in someone's face show the singer's anger and, possibly, a desire for revenge. However, they also express a deep sense of longing and nostalgia for the times when they were happy together ('Boardwalks and breaking waves/Made our Saturdays').


Overall, the song can be interpreted as a complex exploration of the conflicting emotions that come with relationships, particularly when they are coming to an end.


Line by Line Meaning

Let me take this awkward saw
Allow me to express my pain


And run it against your thighs
Use my pain and hurt to hurt you


Cut some flesh away
Cause you physical pain due to your emotional abuse


I'll carry this piece of you with me
Keep a part of you with me as a reminder of the hurt you caused


Because all I can say tonight
This is all I can think about saying in this moment


is that I hate you
I despise you for how you made me feel


But it would be all right
I would be okay if we could reconcile in the future


If we could see each other sometime
If we could have a chance to talk and work things out


If I could somehow make you mine
If I could make you see me in a way that would cause you to apologize and reconcile


And if not I'll take my rusty spoons
If we cannot reconcile, I will take drastic measures


And dig out your blue eyes
Cause you more pain, including making you blind


I'll swallow them down to my colon
Keep a physical part of you inside me as a reminder of the pain you caused


They're gonna burn like hell tonight
I will feel physical pain from what I did, but it will mirror the emotional pain you caused


Because you're beautiful
Despite the hurt, you are still physically attractive


Just not on the inside
Your look does not escape how I feel you are on the inside


Light comes from within
A person's true beauty shines from the inside


And your beaming eyes don't seem so bright
Your outward beauty fades when you act in a way that is hurtful to others


My heart is on the floor
You have caused me emotional harm to the point where I feel defeated


Why don't you step on it?
Why don't you continue to hurt me like you have in the past?


When I think of all the things you've done
Reflecting on the pain you've caused me and what led us to where we are now


Boardwalks and breaking waves
Memories of happy times spent together


Made our Saturdays
Our Saturdays were defined by these happy memories


I'd buy you lemonade right now
I still have affection for you


If you were here
If we were still together


But then I'd throw it in your face
But my anger towards you would take over for the hurt you caused


And I'd listen to you cry
I would listen to the pain you feel as a result of my actions


And I'd remember how I miss
Reflect on the good times we had together


Our nights under ocean skies
The peaceful and beautiful moments we shared at the ocean


You and I are like when fire
Our personalities and traits are wildly different


and the ocean floor collide.
Which leads to destruction and chaos, like what happened to our relationship




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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

smiles wrapped in gauze

420 likes. also, this song has some of saves the day's best one liners, for being so violent, to such simple, happy pop punk riffs lol.



"let me take this awkward saw,
run it against your thighs...



cut some flesh away.
i'll carry this piece of you with me.



but if all you can say tonight is, "i hate you."
it would be all right...



if we could see each other sometime..."



"and if not, i'll take my spoons..
dig out your blue eyes..."



"i'd buy you lemonade right now,
if you were here...



then i'd throw it in your face.



& i'd listen to you cry..."



Jose Smith

Letra:
Let me take this awkward saw
Run it against your thighs
Cut some flesh away
I'll carry this piece of you with me
Because all I can say tonight
is that I hate you
But it would be all right
we could see each other sometime
If I could somehow make you mine
And if not I'll take my spoons
dig out your blue eyes
I'll swallow them down to my colon
They're gonna burn like hell tonight
Because you're beautiful
Just not on the inside
Light comes from within
And your beaming eyes don't seem so bright
heart is on the floor
Why don't you step on it?
When I think of all the things you've done
Boardwalks and breaking waves
Made our Saturdays
I'd buy you lemonade right now
if you were here
then I'd throw it in your face
And I'd listen to you cry
remember how I miss
our nights under ocean skies
You and I are like when fire
and the ocean floor collide.



Lauren Coolen

I miss you Brian. I know you’re listening to this right now along with me.. well I hope that you are... hopefully one day I’ll come back to this comment down the line to be reminded of our beautiful times spent together the memories that were made with this song, the band, genre... just to remind me once again of those memories that I never want to forget. everything I’ve showed to you. Our lives together for 17 years... you were my life. I love you Brian Phillips. 💔🤍👼🏻 my angel. My soulmate. My best friend. My family. My world. It’s not been much a world though without you in it and idk if it could be ever again tbh. But I just remembered so many amazing times by finding and listening to this song again. I’m so happy for that. I’ve missed so much. I promise I won’t let myself forget anything .

dear future self- laur.: I’ll never let you forget a single moment. Traces will be left everywhere. I know my memory isn’t the best but maybe this will help. 👫🏻🧢
I less than 3 u. 🫂
never forget



Ty saves the day for giving me the greatest times of my life 🖤🙏🏼



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I’m 34, and this is still the best album ever made

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It's so good my 15 year old daughter stole it from me!

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37 mate. Not wrong

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2021 still one of my faves!!

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2022 checking in. Still rocking it.

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