Blow Away
A Fine Frenzy Lyrics

One of us is gonna be here and
One of us will remain in this place while the other goes away

One of us is gonna be running
The other person will be leaving and running away

Off alone into the great unknown
The person running away will go on a journey into an unfamiliar and uncertain future

You're not me, you're a model of freedom
The person leaving is different from the singer and represents freedom and independence

All you need are your kicks when you need 'em
The person only needs simple pleasures and distractions to be happy

Come and go, caught that slow alright
The person comes and goes at their own pace

With one hand off the side
While on this journey, the person is leaning to one side

We get farther away in the blink of an eye
The distance between the two people grows quickly

And it's the time we waste
The time that passes by is being wasted

Swallowed into space
The time is lost into the vastness of space

It's the time it takes to blow away
Time passes by quickly and feels fleeting

Hey, hey you, yeah you gotta be leaving,
The singer addresses the departing person, acknowledging that they have to go

Say what you want, what you say, say anything
The person leaving can say whatever they want

No one knows just how deep it goes
The person's departure is not fully understood by anyone

We are old in your teenaged tyranny
The singer feels like they are being controlled by the young person's rebellious behavior

And all you need is a hunger to feed
The leaving person only needs to satisfy their own desires and needs

I've got my own secrets though, say what?
The singer has secrets of their own that they are not revealing

With a heart full of mess and lore
The singer has a heart that is messy and full of stories

We are doomed but we wanted more
The two people are aware that their relationship is not working but they both desired more

The many winged escape
They can find escape in many different ways

It's the bough we break to blow away
Breaking the branch of their relationship will allow them to move on

To blow away
To leave and escape from what was holding them back

One of us is now retreating
One person is now withdrawing from the situation

You knocked me down so hard I'm seeing a thousand stars
The person who left hurt the singer so much they are seeing stars

Come out where you are
The singer is calling out to the departing person, asking them to reveal their current location

'Cause I won't ever be caught crying
The singer won't allow themselves to be seen crying or vulnerable

And I will not be taken lying down
The singer won't be passive or submissive in the situation

It blows into smoke
The relationship has dissipated into nothingness

It's the times we say that no one's gonna take your place
The singer acknowledges the departing person's unique qualities and that no one else can replace them

It's a mistake to blow away
The singer realizes that leaving may not be the best decision

We blow away
Both people have left and moved on from each other