Loose Lops Sink Ships
Hit the Lights Lyrics


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This frame once held my favorite picture
But now it's empty, now it's broken
And that's how you left my chest
Hallowed out by your hands
Where you dug a grave and laid
Your memory to rest

I hate the way you say I told you so
This is for all the wilted pedals on the floor
This is for a waste of a dozen roses maybe more
This is for how you never deserved
Nothing more from a rose than the thorns

This should have ended with the kiss
That you left on someone else's lips
Which turned my heart inside out
You left it looking much the same
A motionless mass of muscle and vain
As I clean up this mess you've made

So as I sing you to sleep
I hope my ghost haunts your dreams
Lost in your memory
As bad as it seems

So twist the knife
Fashion me counter clockwise
Turn back time
Forget you never were mine
(With this knife I will cut
The last piece of you from me
The razor blades will separate
Any connections we've made
But there's complications
In the operation
That keeps me from forgetting your face




But come tomorrow I'll rid the sorrow
From within my heart which you plagued)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Loose Lips Sink Ships" by Hit the Lights describe the painful aftermath of a failed relationship. The first verse describes a broken picture frame that once held a favorite photo, symbolizing the emptiness and brokenness the singer feels after their partner left. The hands of the partner are metaphorically described as digging a grave in the singer's chest, where they laid their memory to rest. The chorus is a direct address to the partner, with the singer expressing their anger over the partner's "I told you so" attitude and how they never deserved anything more than the thorns of a rose. The second verse references the partner kissing someone else, causing the singer's heart to turn inside out, leaving it a motionless, useless mass. The final lines depict the singer attempting to move on, yet still haunted by the memories of the relationship and their former partner.


Overall, the song captures the pain and lingering effects of a toxic relationship. The metaphorical language helps convey the depth of the singer's hurt and how the wounds left by the partner still linger. The chorus serves as a sort of cathartic release, allowing the singer to express their anger and frustration with the partner and the situation. The final lines suggest that healing is possible, but it will take time and a commitment to moving on.


Line by Line Meaning

This frame once held my favorite picture
At one point, this empty frame was held by a cherished photo.


But now it's empty, now it's broken
But now, without a picture to hold, it is a broken frame.


And that's how you left my chest
Your departure has left my chest hollow.


Hallowed out by your hands
You caused this emptiness and pain with your actions.


Where you dug a grave and laid
You buried your memory within me and left it there.


Your memory to rest
Your memory has taken its final resting place within me.


I hate the way you say I told you so
I despise how you act as if you predicted and caused my pain.


This is for all the wilted pedals on the floor
This is for all the dead flower petals strewn across the ground, symbolizing our dead relationship.


This is for a waste of a dozen roses maybe more
This is for the enormous waste of gifts I gave you that you never appreciated or deserved.


This is for how you never deserved
This is for your unworthiness and lack of gratitude for my love.


Nothing more from a rose than the thorns
You never deserved more than the painful and prickly parts of our relationship.


This should have ended with the kiss
Our relationship should have had an amicable end with a farewell kiss.


That you left on someone else's lips
However, you ended up giving away that final kiss to someone else.


Which turned my heart inside out
That betrayal caused my heart to be twisted and turned inside out.


You left it looking much the same
Even after all of this pain and betrayal, my heart remains the same.


A motionless mass of muscle and vain
My heart is now numb and empty.


As I clean up this mess you've made
As I try to move on from this pain and hurt you caused me.


So as I sing you to sleep
As I reflect on everything that has happened and try to move on from it,


I hope my ghost haunts your dreams
I hope my memory stays with you and makes you regret your actions.


Lost in your memory
I hope I haunt you and stay in your thoughts.


As bad as it seems
No matter how difficult it is for you, I want you to feel remorse for what you've done.


So twist the knife
As I move on from you,


Fashion me counter clockwise
I'll cut you out of my life in the opposite direction you hacked into it.


Turn back time
I'll do everything in my power to reverse my feelings and forget what happened.


Forget you never were mine
I'll try to forget that we ever had anything between us.


(With this knife I will cut
Figuratively, I will cut you out of my life.


The last piece of you from me
I will remove every lingering memory of you from myself.


The razor blades will separate
I will rip apart all memories and remnants of you.


Any connections we've made
I will eradicated any remaining bond we had between us.


But there's complications
However, forgetting you is not easy.


In the operation
In the process of removing you from my life,


That keeps me from forgetting your face
There's always going to be something that reminds me of you and makes it hard to forget you.


But come tomorrow I'll rid the sorrow
But I will keep trying to forget.


From within my heart which you plagued
I'll try to remove all the pain and sorrow you brought into my life.




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Comments from YouTube:

Tiff V.

I’ve literally been trying to find this song for like 6 years 🥲 thank you for posting this

Sarah Stark

I'm looking for the goodbye session EP before they were hit the lights. Can't find it anywhere. This is all I have found from it.

Viviana

Do you think Fall Out Boy took inspo from this song/band? Or the other way around? :)

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Email me if you want The Red Affair's contribution in mp3 320.

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Thanks appreciate it!

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