The Great Escape
Boys And Girls Lyrics
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All our belongings in shopping carts
It's goodbye
But we got one more night
Let's get drunk and drive around
And make peace with an empty town
We can make it right
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
'Cause we are finally free tonight
Tonight will change our lives
It's so good to be by your side
But we'll cry
We won't give up the fight
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
And they'll think it's just 'cause we're young
And we'll feel so alive
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
'Cause we are finally free tonight
All of the wasted time
The hours that were left behind
The answers that we'll never find
They don't mean a thing tonight
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
'Cause we are finally free tonight
The Great Escape by Boys And Girls is a song that speaks about the desire to break free from a mundane, monotonous life that we are living every day. The singer of the song wants to escape from the routine and wants to start afresh with a clean slate. The song opens with the lines "Paper bags and plastic hearts, All our belongings in shopping carts, It's goodbye, But we got one more night." It seems that the singer is moving out of the town, and everything they own is in a shopping cart.
The next lines, "Let's get drunk and drive around, And make peace with an empty town, We can make it right," suggest that the singer wants to make some memories, and the only way to do that is by going on a drunken adventure. The chorus "Throw it away, Forget yesterday, We'll make the great escape, We won't hear a word they say, They don't know us anyway, Watch it burn, Let it die, 'Cause we are finally free tonight," emphasizes the desire to let go of the past and start living in the moment. It is about taking chances and living life to the fullest.
In the second stanza, the lines "All of the wasted time, The hours that were left behind, The answers that we'll never find, They don't mean a thing tonight" signify that the singer has decided to let go of the regrets of the past and embrace the present. The song concludes with the same lines from the chorus that emphasize the freedom and liberation of the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Paper bags and plastic hearts
Our possessions aren't valuable, and they symbolize our superficiality.
All our belongings in shopping carts
We don't have much except for what we've bought, which isn't much in comparison to what we're facing.
It's goodbye
We're saying goodbye to our old life and starting anew.
But we got one more night
We have one final night to make memories before our new life begins.
Let's get drunk and drive around
We want to have fun and forget our problems, even if it's not the safest thing to do.
And make peace with an empty town
We're acknowledging that our old life wasn't fulfilling and that we're ready for something new.
We can make it right
Our move is a fresh start, and we can make better choices moving forward.
Throw it away
Our old life and problems can be discarded.
Forget yesterday
We're not going to dwell on the past and are moving forward.
We'll make the great escape
We're leaving our old life behind and starting fresh.
We won't hear a word they say
We're not interested in the opinions of others, and our move is about doing what's right for us.
They don't know us anyway
Other people don't truly know our struggles and who we are.
Watch it burn
We're letting go of our old life and embracing the future.
Let it die
The past and our old ways of living don't matter anymore.
'Cause we are finally free tonight
Our move is liberating and represents a new chapter in our lives.
Tonight will change our lives
Our move is a significant change and will have a profound impact on our future.
It's so good to be by your side
We have someone by our side who understands us and supports us through this change.
But we'll cry
We're going to miss our old life and the things we're leaving behind.
We won't give up the fight
We're committed to making the change we need and won't give up easily.
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
We're not afraid to be heard and express ourselves, even if our emotions are intense.
And they'll think it's just 'cause we're young
Other people may underestimate us and see our actions as youthful folly.
And we'll feel so alive
Our move and the freedom it represents will make us feel more alive than we have before.
All of the wasted time
Our old life was full of wasted time and missed opportunities.
The hours that were left behind
We're leaving behind the hours that didn't matter and weren't fulfilling.
The answers that we'll never find
There are some things we may never understand or be able to fix, and it's okay to move on.
They don't mean a thing tonight
Our past problems and missed opportunities don't matter anymore.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: DAVID KATZ, MARTIN JOHNSON, SAM HOLLANDER
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@napalmman8292
30 years old and still listening to,
1. Sum 41
2. Linkin Park
3. Boys like Girls
4. P.O.D
5. Greenday
6. Blink 182
7. Yellowcard
8. Hoobastank
9. Chevelle
10. Sugar Ray
11. Crazy Town
12. Drowning Pool
13. S.O.A.D
14. Nirvana
15. Limp Bizkit
16. Avril Lavigne
17 .Fall out Boys
18. We the Kings
19. Red Jumpsuit Appratus
20. The Calling
21. The All American Rejects
22. Lit
23. Simple Plan
24. The Killers
25. Bowling for Soup
Wassup fellow 90's brothers and sisters!
EDIT: HOLY SMOKE THAT’S 5K LIKES! Anyway my bro and sis, sorry for missing out other band like Paramore, My Chemical Romance, New Found Glory, The Starting Line, The Academy, Hey Monday, Bullet for My Valentine and many more! Gotta say 90's and early 2000 made the best music right? These bands took us back to our teenage/high school/college years!
@SlickRicky
I’m from the Philppines and I had the honor of hearing these guys live when they came to my hometown very recently for their World Tour and I’m SO HAPPY to say that they still sound just as amazing as they did back then.
But what saddens me is that the current generation of Philippinen concert goers are just super different compared to back then. Instead of just living the moment and enjoying the music, most of them had their phones out to take tik toks, reels, what have you.
I was so glad that they stopped the song during the chorus and told everyon to just PUT YOUR PHONES AWAY. People should just enjoy concerts for what it’s supposed to be: a time to enjoy your favorite artist and rock out to their music.
Once everyone just put down their phones and just started dancing and screaming to the performance, it was MAGICAL. I’m sad that it took the band to actually TELL them to STOP, but at least it happened and the concert became infinitely better.
To future concert goers both in and out of the Philippines, please, please just LIVE THE MOMENT AND ENJOY.
@maxfitch135
Paper bags and plastic hearts
All our belongings in shopping carts
It's goodbye, but we got one more night
Let's get drunk and ride around
And make peace with an empty town
We can make it right
Throw it away, forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
And we won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn, let it die
'Cause we are finally free, tonight
Tonight will change our lives
It's so good to be by your side
We'll cry, but we won't give up the fight
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
And they'll think it's just 'cause we're young
But we'll feel so alive
Throw it away, forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
And we won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn, let it die
'Cause we are finally free, tonight
All of the wasted time, the
Hours that we've left behind, the
Answers that we'll never find
They don't mean a thing, tonight
Throw it away, forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away, forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
And we won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away, forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
And we won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn, let it die
'Cause we are finally free, tonight!
@efsimfao1890
Boys like girls
Matchbox 20
Click 5
Sum41
Blink182
Red hot chilli peppers
the calling
Yellowcard
Red jumpsuit apparatus
Secondhand serenade
Simple plan
Green day
Fall out boys
busted
Fm static
Thank you for making the soundtrack of our lives
@user-wf3ru1dg7j
Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape 가사해석
Paper bags and plastic hearts
종이 가방과 플라스틱 심장
All are belongings in shopping carts
모든것이 쇼핑카안에 담겨 있어
It's goodbye
이제 그만 안녕
But we got one more night
그러나 우리는 한번의 밤을 더 가지고 있어
Let's get drunk and drive around
술을 마시고 드라이브를 하자
And make peace with this empty town
그리고 이 텅빈 도시와 함께 평화를 만들자
We can make it right
우리는 그것을 옳게 만들 수 있어
Throw it away
그것을 던져버려
Forget yesterday
어제는 잊어버려
We'll make the great escape
우리는 축복스러운 탈출을 하겠어
We won't hear a word they say
우리는 그들이 말하는 것을 듣지 않을거야
They don't know us anyway
그들은 어쨌든 우리를 몰라
Watch it burn
그것이 타오르는 것을 봐
Let it die
그것을 죽게 해
Cause we are finally free tonight
우리는 오늘밤 결국 자유롭게 될테니까
Tonight will change our lives
오늘 우리의 인생을 바꿀 거야
It's so good to be by your side
그것이 너의 편에 선다는 것이 얼마나 좋은가
And we'll cry
그리고 우리는 울거야
But we won't give up the fight
그러나 우리는 싸움을 포기하지는 않을거야
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
우리는 우리의 가슴으로부터 크게 소리지를거야
They'll think it's just cause we're young
그들은 단지 우리가 젊기 때문이라고 생각해
We'll feel so alive
우리는 살아 있다고 느낄 거야
Throw it away
그것을 던져버려
Forget yesterday
어제는 잊어버려
We'll make the great escape
우리는 축복스러운 탈출을 할거야
We won't hear a word they say
우리는 그들이 말하는 것을 듣지 않을거야
They don't know us anyway
그들은 어쨌든 우리를 몰라
Watch it burn
그것이 타오르는 것을 봐
Let it die
그것을 죽게해
Cause we are finally free tonight
우리는 오늘밤 결국 자유로워질테니까
All of the wasted time
버려지는 시간들
The hours that we're left behind
뒤에 남겨진 시간들
The answers that we'll never find
우리가 절대로 찾을 수 없는 대답들
They don't mean a thing tonight
그들은 오늘밤 어떤 것을 의미하지 않아
Throw it away
그것을 던져버려
Forget yesterday
어제는 잊어버려
We'll make the great escape
우리는 축복스러운 탈출을 할거야
We won't hear a word they say
우리는 그들이 말하는 것을 듣지 않을거야
they don't know us anyway
그들은 어쨌든 우리를 몰라
Throw it away
그것을 던져버려
Forget yesterday
어제는 잊어버려
We'll make the great escape
우리는 축복스러운 탈출을 할거야
We won't hear a word they say
우리는 그들이 말하는 것을 듣지 않을거야
they don't know us anyway
그들은 어쨌든 우리를 몰라
Throw it away
그것을 던져버려
Forget yesterday
어제는 잊어버려
We'll make the great escape
우리는 축복스러운 탈출을 할거야
We won't hear a word they say
우리는 그들이 말하는 것을 듣지 않을 거야
they don't know us anyway
그들은 어쨌든 우리를 몰라
Watch it burn
그것이 타오르는 것을 봐
Let it die
그것을 죽게 해
Cause we are finally free tonight
우린 결국 오늘밤 자유로워질테니까
@MissMelol9
It’s SO ironic that the chorus tells us to, “Forget yesterday.”
Bruh I’m HERE LOOKING FOr yesterday.
@Swxze24
Mel-0-L Muffin〈3 : Same
@abcSHELBY
Same
@zackmccurdy8144
Mel-0-L Muffin〈3 I’m saying :(
@cristinapineda9636
Lol same!!! Take me back 😂
@NyxBorn7080
😭❤
@marissathebooknerd
This era of punk pop rock will never ever get old...I am 29 years old and I still love this
@presleegreen4226
13 and obsessed with pop rock
@calvinkee3071
I know.this band just bring back memories when I was a teenager good times
@7ennj567
Back then when everything is not toxic just enjoying not bashing or any