LOSING A WHOLE YEAR
ÐÄÁéÃɱÎ(Third Eye Blind) Lyrics
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Losing a whole year
I remember you and me used to spend
The whole goddamned day in bed
Losing a whole year
Lying in your room we'd lay like dogs
The phone would ring like a joke that's left unsaid
Losing a whole year
Your voice sound like money and your face is cute
But your daddy left you with no love
You touch everything with a velvet glove and
Now you want to try a life of sin
You want to be down with the down and in
Always copping my truths
I kind of get the feeling like I'm being used
And now I realize you never heard
One goddamned word I ever said
Losing a whole year
Losing a whole year
I took your stuff and put it in the basement
When I found out what the smile on your face meant
I've seen you pop that check
Craning your neck at my car wreck and
It always seems the juice used to flow
In the car, in the kitchen you were good to go
Now we're stuck with the tube
A sink full of dishes and some aqualube
And I remember you and me used to
Spend the whole goddamned day in bed
Losing a whole year
And if it's not the defense then you're on the attack
When you start talking I hear the Prozac
Convinced you've found your place
With the pierced queer teens in Cyberspace
When you were yourself it tasted sweet
But it sours into a routine deceit
Well this drama is a bore
And I don't want to play no more
Losing a whole year
I remember you and me used to
Spend the whole goddamned day in bed
Losing a whole year
The song "Losing a Whole Year" by Third Eye Blind talks about the disillusionment and disappointment of a failed relationship. The lyrics reflect on the happy moments and times spent together, but also the ultimate realization that it was a lost year. The song begins with the line, "Losing a whole year" repeated twice, which suggests that the year meant something to both parties. The lyrics mention how they used to spend the whole day in bed, but now the relationship has soured.
It is revealed that the girl in the relationship comes from a wealthy family, with a father who left her a parachute. The singer acknowledges her physical attractiveness but also notes that she lacks love. He feels like he is being used and the relationship is one-sided. The girl wants to experience a "life of sin" and be part of the "down and in" crowd, which is in stark contrast to the peaceful days they used to spend together. The singer realizes that she never listened to him and that it was a lost year.
The chorus emphasizes the sentiment of losing an entire year, probably the time the two spent together. The song ends with the realization that the drama in the relationship is boring, and he doesn't want to play anymore.
Line by Line Meaning
Losing a whole year
Feeling like I wasted a year with you
Losing a whole year
Feeling like I wasted a year with you
I remember you and me used to spend The whole goddamned day in bed
We used to spend all day in bed together
Losing a whole year
Feeling like I wasted a year with you
Lying in your room we'd lay like dogs The phone would ring like a joke that's left unsaid
We lay in your room and ignored the phone calls
Losing a whole year
Feeling like I wasted a year with you
Rich daddy left you with a parachute Your voice sound like money and your face is cute But your daddy left you with no love
Your dad left you with money but no emotional support
You touch everything with a velvet glove and Now you want to try a life of sin You want to be down with the down and in
You may seem soft and delicate, but you want to experience a wilder lifestyle
Always copping my truths I kind of get the feeling like I'm being used
I feel like you're just taking my ideas and using me
And now I realize you never heard One goddamned word I ever said Losing a whole year
You never really listened to me and now a year of my life feels wasted
Losing a whole year
Feeling like I wasted a year with you
I took your stuff and put it in the basement When I found out what the smile on your face meant
I stored your things away when I discovered your true intentions
I've seen you pop that check Craning your neck at my car wreck and It always seems the juice used to flow In the car, in the kitchen you were good to go
I've seen your true nature and the passion we used to have seems gone
Now we're stuck with the tube A sink full of dishes and some aqualube
Now we have mundane tasks to do and sex is not the priority anymore
And if it's not the defense then you're on the attack When you start talking I hear the Prozac Convinced you've found your place With the pierced queer teens in Cyberspace
You always seem to be in a defensive or aggressive mood, and your online friends don't seem like the best influence
When you were yourself it tasted sweet But it sours into a routine deceit Well this drama is a bore And I don't want to play no more
When you were honest it was good, but now the lies and drama are exhausting
Losing a whole year
Feeling like I wasted a year with you
I remember you and me used to Spend the whole goddamned day in bed Losing a whole year
Thinking back to how we used to spend all day in bed together and feeling like we lost that connection
Contributed by Audrey W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@JayBigDadyCy
This entire album is nothing but bangers. This one still flies under the radar.
@Andromeister27
Best opening track to an album ever.
@MarkGray1970
It's certainly up there. Its funny how jumper and semi charmed kinda life get so much attention and this is SUCH a great song.
@paulski6
DruMeister
Always partial to
Hit&Run
@waltergribble1507
Motorcycle drive by is one of my favs on this album. This is numero uno though
@socrhet26
Yes. I love the consonance "the whole GoD-Damn Day in beD." That's poetry--language craft drawing pleasant attention to itself.
@TheCurtisdavies
so true... always gives me goosebumps
@drewreid9112
In 20 years these guys will be considered absolute legends of cultural music. They defined the sound of the 90s in one album.
@scottieray
You know, for all the 'backlash' this group got...nothing is going to deny that this whole album was really really good.
@eugeneax6007
@@scottieray Definitely a strong debut album. These guys are talented musicians in my book.