Boise
Good Riddance Lyrics


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I've got a picture
It's gonna help me on my way
Cause now I'm stuck in Boise in the rain

Another day with an empty heart
It alway hurts to be so apart
I count down the minutes until I'm back inside the world
So call me up when you're awake
Cause I'll be waiting
To let your voice once more carry me away
The bluest stars, sharp as sleep
Even though so far away from me
And my heart will tell you more than I could say

Another wicked winter
And I'm frozen to my soul
I could never find you this way

So many times has passed us by
Underneath the same winter sky
These circumstances prove how little lost you know

So call me up when you're awake
Cause I'll be waiting
To let your voice once more carry me away
The bluest stars, sharp as sleep
Even though so far away from me
And my heart will tell you more than I could say

This is our time
When its frozen outside
I know it's warm inside your arms

Create a circumstance
Will I forsake this chance
And take down my time to resign

I wonder now and then




If I could hold your hand
And talk while we walk for a while

Overall Meaning

The song "Boise" by Good Riddance is a melancholic tune that depicts loneliness and longing for connection with someone far away. The song starts with the singer in Boise, stuck in the rain and feeling lost. He clings onto a picture that will help him on his way. The chorus of the song is an invitation to the person he misses to call him up and carry him away with their voice. The singer finds solace in the fact that they could be separated by distance and time, but their heart connects them.


The second verse talks about the wicked winter that freezes the singer's soul, and he can't find the person he's looking for. The circumstances of life have brought them to this point, where they don't know how lost they are. But the chorus reiterates that his heart will tell the person more than he can say, and they have a connection that distance can't break. The bridge of the song is more upbeat, reminding the person of the warmth the singer feels inside their arms during this cold season. It's a time to create a circumstance and not miss this chance to connect with them.


Line by Line Meaning

I've got a picture
I have a photo that's going to guide me through tough times.


It's gonna help me on my way
It'll aid me in turning things around.


Cause now I'm stuck in Boise in the rain
Because I'm stranded in Boise, under gloomy weather.


Another day with an empty heart
I'm still deeply affected by heartbreak.


It always hurts to be so apart
It wounds me to be separated from you.


I count down the minutes until I'm back inside the world
I keep track of time until my existence feels meaningful again.


So call me up when you're awake
Please phone me when you're conscious,


Cause I'll be waiting
I'll be expecting your call.


To let your voice once more carry me away
To hear your voice once again and feel swept away.


The bluest stars, sharp as sleep
The indigo constellations cut through the darkness like a dream.


Even though so far away from me
Despite being so distant from me.


And my heart will tell you more than I could say
My emotions will say more than my words ever could.


Another wicked winter
Another cruel winter season.


And I'm frozen to my soul
I feel numb deep down inside.


I could never find you this way
I wouldn't be able to locate you in these circumstances.


So many times has passed us by
Numerous occasions have gone by.


Underneath the same winter sky
Beneath the same cold, grey sky.


These circumstances prove how little lost you know
These situations demonstrate how little you comprehend the feeling of being lost.


This is our time
This moment belongs to us.


When its frozen outside
During the frigid winter climate.


I know it's warm inside your arms
I'm certain that I'd feel comfortable in your embrace.


Create a circumstance
Manifest a condition


Will I forsake this chance
Will I abandon this opportunity?


And take down my time to resign
And use this moment to surrender.


I wonder now and then
I ponder from time to time.


If I could hold your hand
If I could grasp your hand.


And talk while we walk for a while
And speak during our stroll for a period.




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