Days Will Run Away
Motion City Soundtrack Lyrics
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Everyone's underground
Somehow it seems better this way
With me not around
I tried to hide all that I was
Everything's ending here
Saw the whole scene slowly dissolve
And the days will run away before you know it
The lights will dim, the earth shakes
And the whole thing disappears
If you could live a million years in just a moment
Would it hit you even harder
Why is goodbye so hard to say
Everything is caving in
Sever all ties
Like a ghost in the night
As bad as I am
And the days will run away before you know it
The lights will dim, the earth shakes
And the whole thing disappears
If you could live a million years in just a moment
Would it hit you even harder
All that you said straight to the grave
There is no meaning
I really do feel it's better this way
With no one around
And the days will run away before you know it
The lights will dim, the earth shakes
And the whole thing disappears
If you could live a million years in just a moment
Would it hit you even harder
And the days will run away before you know it
The days will run away
And the days will run away before you know it
The days will run away
And the days will run away before you know it
The days will run away
And the days will run away before you know it
The song "Days Will Run Away" by Motion City Soundtrack is about feeling disconnected from the world and how time passes by so quickly. The beginning of the song sets a melancholic tone with the line "I had a bad feeling again" and "everyone's underground." These lyrics suggest that the singer is feeling isolated from everyone and the world around them. The line "Somehow it seems better this way/ With me not around" shows that the singer feels it would be easier if they were not present. They are trying to hide from whatever is causing them to feel this way, but everything is ending around them, and they can see the scene slowly dissolving away.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the theme of time passing by so quickly. The singer mentions the days running away, the lights dimming, and the earth shaking, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of life. The line "If you could live a million years in just a moment, would it hit you even harder" raises the question of whether we would value our time more if we were able to live a lot longer.
The song ends with the lines "All that you said straight to the grave/ There is no meaning/ I really do feel it's better this way/ With no one around." These lyrics suggest that the singer has given up on trying to find meaning in the things people say and feels better being alone.
Line by Line Meaning
I had a bad feeling again
I am starting to feel uneasy and concerned once more
Everyone's underground
All the people I know are feeling stuck and buried beneath something
Somehow it seems better this way
For some reason, it feels like this state of being is an improvement
With me not around
It is as if my presence is not necessary or wanted
I tried to hide all that I was
I attempted to conceal my true self
Everything's ending here
All things seem to be concluding or reaching their conclusion in this place
Saw the whole scene slowly dissolve
I witnessed the entire situation disintegrate gradually
Nobody wins
No one emerges as the victorious party
And the days will run away before you know it
Time will pass by quickly and before you realize it
The lights will dim, the earth shakes
The world will seem less bright and secure than before
And the whole thing disappears
Everything will vanish or be extinguished
If you could live a million years in just a moment
If you could experience an entire lifetime in a single instant
Would it hit you even harder
Would the impact or gravity of the situation be even greater
Why is goodbye so hard to say
Why is it so difficult and painful to bid farewell
Everything is caving in
Everything around us is collapsing or falling apart
Sever all ties
Cut off all connections or relationships
Like a ghost in the night
As if I am some mysterious or elusive figure who appears only briefly
As bad as I am
Despite my flaws and faults
All that you said straight to the grave
Everything you spoke of has been buried and forgotten
There is no meaning
There seems to be no purpose or significance to anything
I really do feel it's better this way
I truly believe that this current state of affairs is an improvement
With no one around
In the absence of anyone else's presence
And the days will run away before you know it
Time will continue to slip away quickly and catch you off guard
The days will run away
The passage of time will be swift and relentless
And the days will run away before you know it
Before you even realize what has happened, significant time will have passed
The days will run away
Time will remain elusive and escape our grasp
And the days will run away before you know it
The pace of life will continue to accelerate and seem unmanageable
The days will run away
Time waits for no one and will travel faster than we can keep up
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Simon Luna
Mid April, 2016. I'm stuck up at college listening to Pandora on my phone. Everything is Alright by this band called Motion City Soundtrack starts to play. Thus began my live for this band. I've been pretty much listening exclusively to them for the past month now, working my way through each of their amazing albums, and now that I'm here, the last song on the last album, I finally feel the full weight of their retirement and it saddens me greatly. Best of luck to all of the members in their future endeavors. Thank you so much MCS. You've inspired me more than you will ever know.
peppyk
+Simon Luna i am so glad you can see them, even just once. i kind of liked mcs but didn't really follow them (MISTAKE!) until july when i saw an instagram post about their so long farewell tour, and that's how i found out about it... and then i started listening to more of their music and realized the mistakes i made and cried a little because i'm in canada and they've already been here for the last time :(
Simon Luna
+Rosemarie Wise At least I'll be able to see them once in my life. In the short time I've known them, Justin, Tony, Matt, Jesse, and Josh have inspired me and my music so much, I really don't know what to do with myself. We'll all have to just move on and commit this to memory ;)
Simon Luna
+sensesfail10792 No hard feelings here. We're all a bit messed up about it.
Rosemarie Wise
I'm having similar regrets at not paying attention sooner too, sure I've known of them for the last 4 years at least (a friend is a big fan) but it wasn't until she was looking for someone to join her at some shows over here and I actually got to see them live that I really "got it". There are bands that I really like but can be happy to have seen just once because well, they just don't "gel" or have the stage presence (or reproductive accuracy of "quirks" in the style of the studio album (if that's what I discovered first)) that give them charm for me. Then there are a much smaller handful of bands that I really like and I would travel (as far as reasonably possible, read within Europe) to go see again and again as much as money and time would allow. These guys would have fallen into the latter category. I least I did get to see these guys twice this week and now I'm just kicking myself about all the shows I didn't realise I was actually missing out on when I didn't need to be. So I kinda do understand the "late to the party" feeling you have about now Simon... I'm currently trying to fight the urge to want to sleep through my "feels" about it... I had a great time, but I could have had so many more...
sensesfail10792
Simon Luna That's fair. Wasn't trying to offend. I realize now my comment sounds a little caustic. I've been a diehard since 2005 and this breakup has gotten to me
jason goodnight
This is the opus of MCS. All their songs have a truth a lot of us feel but can't find the words but this song really did it. It's perfect.
Justin mack
this song is so good the whole world needs to listen to it, and then cry, and then breathe a new breathe of life. Life goes on
Tommy
Such a great song from such an awesome album.
AkiTheRedWolf
Instantly one of my favorite MCS songs.