Cave In
Owl City Lyrics

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@egg gucci gang

Ian Pelham

He has aspergers so he does thing s differently and it's beautiful.

SodusX

Call an admin, I found a glitch. There's a dislike button.

EmberWolf Animations

Lol

Pinkie Dust

SodusX hahahahahaha

Ticket

225 people got corona <3 rip

Cuby Donato

Dennis Demont now are 220 people in 2019 that dislike >:(

Cuby Donato

SodusX you are right. Why is there?

Sonia

i love how almost everyone commenting has some sort of good memory associated with this song :)

Dean Woods

I actually got hit by a car while driving to this song, it's been like 3 years. I just rediscovered the song today and it's just as awesome as i remember.

User

@jackie 13 but Owl City has a bunch of samey sounding songs, I'm surprised anyone likes them.

Xavier 76th Man

I met my dream girl in 2009, we didnt last together, but still❤

jackie 13

Every Owl City song reminds my of my BF, so all good memories here!

Please Help me studios

I have a good memory associated with  every song owl city made!

Pablo Escalante

man, this song helped me on my worst days. I was a reckless child, and I ended up in juvie. i hated it and everything but Owl City got me through it. Now, I'm in college and my relationships with family and friends has never been stronger. thank you Adam young. i hope to make music like yours someday, im an aspiring artist!

Jan Axl Noel Malala

Hey man how's life doing?

Artsy Million

@Pablo Escalante
That is a amazing story

Kozmic Kame

You go man!

Kozmic Kame

Pablo Escalante

Sailplane Pilot

that's actually just what I needed

Nimnami I

Please take a long hard look through your text book
'Cause I'm history
When I strap my helmet on I'll be long gone
Cause I've been dying to leave
Yeah, I'll ride the range and hide all my loose change
In my bedroom
'Cause riding a dirt bike down a turnpike
Always takes it's toll on me

I've had just about enough
Of quote, "diamonds in the rough"
Because my backbone is paper thin
Get me out of this cavern
Or I'll cave in (I'll cave in, I'll cave in)

If the bombs go off
The sun will still be shining (the sun will still be shining)
Because we've heard it said that every mushroom cloud
Has a silver lining
(Though we're always undermining too deep to know)
Swallow a drop of gravel and blacktop
'Cause the road tastes like wintergreen
The wind and the rain smell of oil and octane
Mixed with stale gasoline
I'll soak up the sound trying to sleep on the wet ground
I'll get ten minutes give-or-take
'Cause I just don't foresee myself getting drowsy
When cold integrity keeps me wide awake

Get me out of this cavern
Or I'll cave in (cave in, cave in, cave in, cave in, cave in)
Get me out of this cavern
Or I'll cave in

I'll keep my helmet on just in case my head caves in (in case my head caves in)
'Cause if my thoughts collapse or my framework snaps
It'll make a mess like you wouldn't believe
Tie my handlebars to the stars so I stay on track (so I stay on track)
And if my intentions stray I'll wrench them away
Then I'll take my leave and I won't even look back

I won't even look back

ALEXIS BALLEBAR

What a very rich lyrics..... this is so beautiful

Just Another weirdo

Nimzy Nimnam this was very useful thanks

Abandoned Void

Odd. Youtube only shows my 1,365,942 views.

Berkley Huffman

Abandoned Void Should be showing 123,456,789 views.

Bandito_Sans217

Yeah, it shows my almost 2 million views. I need this fixed!

Please Help me studios

you need to get that fixed

Christie Cox

Lol

glac

+Abandoned Void weird

Preston Garvey

Notice how nobody has realized that he's singing about living during a nuclear fallout.

Preston Garvey

@brock boodie Relax guy

brock boodie

@Preston Garvey um. No? I was lying on my bed knockin boots and laughing at the time I wrote that comment. Honestly how are YOU gonna tell me how i feel and what my mood is. People like you that assume shit and think they're opinion is fact are so self centered. Go to therapy you're a narcissist lol

Preston Garvey

@brock boodie A- Chill dawg you're way too mad about this. That's my interpretation of the lyrics.
B- I wrote those a whole 4 years ago relax and/or chill.

brock boodie

@Preston Garvey Wow, you're pretty clueless if you think lyrics are only about YOUR interpretation. How close minded and sad. Read a freaking book dude.

"Because that's what the lyrics are"

Yea bc you know everything and you wrote the song..I forgot...loser

Katarzyna Myśluk

Or perhaps just living as one of the GOTF characters.

Sophia Fullerton

I first discovered Owl City during my freshman year of high school during a lonely and depressing time. His music had been able to either cheer me up or bring out healing tears ever since. One of my friends was just recently killed in a car crash. I got back from her funeral tonight and I've been listening to all the Owl City I can find on YouTube. Thank you, God, for Adam Young.

Craze Dhark

its been 5 years since you posted this, how are you? hows life been treating you lately? I hope your doing well!!! If u ever feel sad, this is again just a reminder to comeback to this song just to appreciate life <3

MaLu Spezzano

I'm so sorry for your loss — may my hug come to you, I'm sure Adam would love to hug you, too. Much love.

PennyLane Roche

I would listen to hospital flowers by owl city if i were you. It is about him getting in a car crash and faith returning to him because of it.

Captain

@Victor Vanderlinde true

Victor Uwe

Adam's sad songs are perfect because we see ourselves in them and then there are the cheer up songs to make us feel alive again :D

ホリー》

I used to listen to this song all the time and ride my bike for miles while my parents ran. We always went to this same foresty path, it was magical. Now I'm revisiting all of is songs in highschool, the nostalgia!

DJ M30W M1X

Me and my sister would listen to this whole album over and over again while playing Mario kart during the summer together. It just enchanted all my already magical childhood memories. Cool to see other people’s memories they associated with Adams music 🙂.

Artsy Million

Same!! I revisit these songs and close my eyes and imagine a wonderland!! 😁😁

Cameron

this song is fucking beast

öwen

why am i still listening to adam's older music i need to sleep

Rebelclaw

No you don't

Marimba Maurice

Why do I see this comment at midnight?

Fatima T

Literally me right now

Mary Murphy

yestiel sleep is for the weak

Alex DeRoche

When I was in high school, I listened to this album almost every day on the way to school. I have some serious nostalgia tied to this music.

Robby Lane

Honestly this was me. Freshman and Sophomore year was all Owl City on my nano. Holy hell does it feel like yesterday and a century ago.

Missilebeaver

i found it in in 7th grade my imagination had been my home before but he brought it out in me

꧁Spice Princess Art꧂

Same here! I found him in 9th/10th grade and I would listen to this album on the bus home and then to and from school in the car after they did away with buses for the high school. I'd also wear my hair down and weave my headphones under my shirt, hiding the earbuds with my hair, and listen to him between classes, at lunch, and while walking in the halls.... man that brings back some good memories ;3;

Noah Ploderer

I found him in 10th grade when I was doing photography with my little android phone. I would listen to earlie birdie in the rain and take pictures of nature. His music made my imagination my home.

The Revinstine Difference

Same here dude

Vivien Ballard

I’ve heard this song several times, & I just now realized why he says he’ll hide all the loose change in his bedroom. It’s because it’ll otherwise fly out of his pockets when riding a dirt bike.

alwayssum41

That introduction... magical. Not to mention the way this song can make you fucking dance while its lyrics are so deep.

Bright feather

0.o
Profanity

Cmanistheman

I decided to wake up to this song everyday in bed before school. Best decision ever. Owl City gives me a feeling that can't be replaced by any other music. Thanks Owl City, for adding yet another awesome thing to my life!

pouch

Cmanistheman hi. I hope you still have YouTube. It’s been 5 years.

scourgefan100

Adam is too much of a sweetheart

Katarzyna Myśluk

Agreed.

ladev91

owl city should do songs for a Pokémon movie

Ryan Hoffman

Actually, this song reminds me more of the atmosphere of the recent Digimon Adventure Tri flicks. Could fit right in with Matt's "Knife of Day" rock songs. The album cover helps with those vibes.

natalie covin

Yasssssss! or like a Fairy Tail theme song?

Rick Sanchez C-137

POV: You’re at home scrolling through to find any songs to listen to and this song just pops up in your head

Rav_

I seriously love Owl City, his songs are just..inspiring.

Enrique Ortiz

Damn this whole album is me rn just a boy tryna see the world

The Biggest Controversy

i wanna see the world

Karson Bush

reminds me of myself

Arandomcow

no....... youre really wrong dude....... do not feed that addiction its a huge waste of time

Cringe FN

You play league, that's all you'll ever need, feed that adiction! xd

glenn lawless

Im somebody who listens to I Declare War, and this album is still in my top ten. Now what the fuck does that tell you. THIS IS SOME GOOD SHIT.

Richie Brunetto

@glenn lawless because idw is sooooo hardcore

Becca Schopen

This song reminds me of 6 years ago when my sister went on a trip to Washington D.C. with our school, she took pictures and apparently listened to this song a lot. It snowed and it was beautiful and I always thought of it as a dream. I'm going on the same trip in a few months and the whole concept just seems surreal to me. But I'm so excited and I'm planning to listen to this song c:

Charles Jones

Becca Schopen I live right around D.C and trust me it doesn’t snow.

vivi

@Jenna Belle
:D LoL

Jenna Belle

+Becca Schopen this song reminds me of 6 years ago when it was my dream to be an artist and i sat in my room listened to this album and painted- it also reminds me of my brother (i stole his cd to listen to this song lol)

Becca Schopen

+Becca Schopen I went on the trip but it wasn't snowing or as great as I hoped but oh well I listened to twenty one pilots and this song hah

vivi

+Raymond Spalton IKR

John Maksym

Getting through being bullied, crying and listen to owl city and feeling like I wasn't alone.

Rose

John Maksym I’m glad Owl City provided you solace through such a tough time. People can be so cruel sometimes.

ShadowCatzz

Yup.

Wild Dreamer

Oisin Horner That's mean. Stop it.

It's a me Mario

+Oisin Horner Hahahaha

It's a me Mario

+John Maksym Fight for yourself???

KaciKittyCat

at 0:44 to 0:55 just listening to that made my heart flutter and i felt like i was in space floating with wings of gold and silver..

Tatianna Aldora

Same it felt magical

Patrick Star

+KaciKittyCat XD

KaciKittyCat

+Cegus Gustave Maybe I Am You... O^O

Victor Gustave

You sound like me

Jerm Stone

If there is one song to take you away from all the negative in your life... it's this one.

jusagipon

You just can't listen to this song without dancing in the SLIGHTEST.

Tatianna Aldora

Fr it's so upbeat that you have to dance

alexandra Rappaport

Oof. Right in the childhood.

0=Axel=0

This shit was my jam.

The Biggest Controversy

always my jam forever

JazzyJackie

OMG TRUMP LIKES OWL CITY HES MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT NOW

The Biggest Controversy

hell yeah

Ashley Duncan Wallace

i disagree.. we should embrace change ;)

Alex DeRoche

+Obsequious Kitten I agree.

Armani Becerra

Owl city song comments are always so sweet :D

A.Smooth Official

"Get me out of this cavern or I'll cave in" Dat Pun tho

Tatianna Aldora

Subzero Creativity Same

Vincent Lin

Get me out of this cavern or I'll cave in

Subzero Creativity

I don't get it.

Maxim Vais

all songs from Owl City are amazing but this is the one of the most amazings

NightNightFire

Ikr I fuckin love this song

DJ Xyclone Official

This is one of Adam's most underrated songs. It takes me back whenever I hear it, back to how much I listened to it when I was younger, all the Rhapsody favorites playlists I kept it in during my tweenage years. I remember how I always replayed that instrumental breakdown between 1:54-2:22 over and over because it was the coolest and most beautiful thing I'd ever heard at the time.

Arielle Cooper

yum wintergreen rocks

Henri E

15, and you deserved every single one! :)

Mary Murphy

Cronch the rocks.

Arielle Cooper

*8 likes.

Wond Erowid

@Dare yourfirejam Calm down, big boi.

Arielle Cooper

I just got 6 likes from that?

Katrina Bell

Owl city helps me when I'm missing home or whenever I'm feeling lonely his,music is amazing thank god for Adam young

Meems A

I luuuuuv this sonnnnngggg

Roxanne B.

high school memories <3

Alex Howard

This guy needs to sell his songs to Apple as ringtones pronto.

Shane Daniel

Alex Howard what’s crazy, around the time you wrote this comment, apple hired him for the last IOS ringtones. They sound like some of the songs he put out. Pretty neat

Jeremy bliss roman fan

I love this song owl city is underrated

sarah mennies

Take a long hard look in your textbook baby cause im history.. um love it!

Natalie Cornett

Oh my gosh all of the Ocean Eyes and Maybe I'm Dreaming albums make me so happy that I get teary eyed!!!!

Camryn Mckinnon

Still really love this album omg

Bailey Crespin

July 2019, 1am, still madly in love with them.

Megan B.

I used to always get Adam Young confused with Adam West. I guess that's why he goes by Owl City, just for me. <3

Dr WAT3Rmelon

its funny that the first time I was lisening to this song I was in the back seat of my moms car now I'm driving her

Captain

You can thank me for 84% of this video's views. :D

Meme_ boi

No mine

JazzyJackie

NO THEY WERE MINE

Daniel Atkinson

Man Owl City is what got me through 2010 and 2011. His music was the only escape I had. And it was such a beautiful place to escape to.

The Biggest Controversy

you mean before 2010's

jessica moskun

This reminds me of freshman year in high school kinda sad I had to search for YouTube didn't auto recommend it to me heck if 2009 me would have known what 2020 would be like I would be thinking woah.

dansil92

It's been a decade today since I bought this album. How the time flies... still to this day have never owned a better album and this song is my favourite... with Hot Air Balloon and the Saltwater Room close behind....

Cuby Donato

dansil92 :)

YuLing Chen

Owl city is underrated and deserves more.

Tristyn Robinson

I'm here from 2015 and Adam has changed and it's not a bad change but I hope he can make more soothing music I still love the mobile orchestra but it's nothing like maby I'm dreaming

Kruegenstein

I've had just about enough
Of quote, "diamonds in the rough"
Because my backbone is paper thin
..
.."'Cause if my thoughts collapse or my framework snaps
It'll make a mess like you wouldn't believe"

dammit I always end up with an Owl City song for any feeling I can't put into words

Kawastyselir

Absolute musical genius.

Andrew Handy

I really can’t believe it been ten years....... still my favorite song even as an adult now..... such beautiful thoughts

Jared Brown

He sings a bit about how he puts rocks from the road inside his mouth... and they do taste like wintergreen

TheNewVocal

Hi there from Singapore! I hope you'd have a blessed evening =)

29. Yohanes Leonardus

You are in everywhere, Good bless Us, from Indonesia

Elise Cowan

Best song / artist EVER!!!!!

Makenna Cowan

@Beastlypro47 I beg to differ 

Beastlypro47

not best song but best artist 

Patrick Lo

This song is so underrated,it should be released as a single at that time!

Moeses Reo Barluado

Anyone else used to listen to this late-night and imagining scenarios in your head before sleeping?

mary emmanuel

When I was little this was my favorite music, I've tried many times to get the song. Finally, waw...

Pinkie Dust

I always love this song since I was young and when my friend went to Korea and lived there I always listen to this song and owl city is the best singer and Im always here if something sad happened to me

Carver Kain

Replayed the intro like 12 times before actually listening

Maro X

@Carver Kain
0:00
-3:41


very damn relatable. I love the intro and the ending. If you replay those parts when it ends and then Rewind to the beginning it’s just perfect.

Vola

I like the beginning and ending music and how it fades away at the end

0:58 did Adam reference Aladdin?! I'm disappointed that no one caught that reference.

Cyber Bb Angel

Get me out of this Cavern or ill cave in

mangpong petforest

cant believe its been 8 years now still listening to this song today!

The Biggest Controversy

bring back late 2000's into late 2010's
use to listen a lot owl city songs back in 2009

Alexis Ballebar

His song are all so beautiful...me too has serious nostalgic connection with his music... everytime i mis summer or summer time is approaching i usually listen ..played his songs and albums for month.

Arjuna Pamungkas

3:05 - 3:33 greatest part of the song

Ethentent

I remember buying this album on iTunes after hearing Fireflies on the radio and just listening to the whole thing while lying in bed one night. It was an amazing adventure and I've been hooked ever since. :)

1475n0va

And I am so proud to say I purchased his whole albums to support his music and enjoyed to listen multiple times while driving. Never bored :)

The Revinstine Difference

i bought it because of Fireflies then I found all these other awesome songs lol

Oladayo Opakunle

The most underrated song ever in ZA WARUDO!
My all time favorite song bar none

Wonky Bee

Im going through the worst time right now. So much is happening in my life and its really hard to just keep waking up, but songs like this give me the energy to keep going.

Zak Dwyer

honestly i would stop suffering, immediately try to get on a good med
life feels pointless without them for me at least

Klovod

nostalgia

mikumikeylol

his songs are best for those days you need a smile ♥

Martian Heart

I HEAR  THAT!! ;)

The 9th Wonder

Can someone recommend me some more songs like this?

Raven Tenny

"Every mushroom cloud has a silver lining." Anybody else think of Avatar the Last Airbender?

zavid 97

this music makes me feel like a kid again man. brings me back to the golden days of my life🥰

Meme_ boi

Even tho this is 2021 it's still my fav song like who doesn't love this song

Haley Gilliam

Please take a long hard look through your textbook, cause I'm history

TempestoGod

Ah yes, the memories of my dad blasting Owl City in his Pontiac in 2010. I miss them.

The420Chronicles

I have a tattoo of a mushroom cloud with the lyrics “every mushroom cloud has a silver lining” around it.

Probably my favorite and most meaningful tattoo.

Amelie Belfiore

This song represents my invisible anxiety.

silver2therescue1

Can't believe it's almost been ten years since this came out. I still love this song and I love this album. Owl City is still one of my favorite bands.

RainbowAra

Still my favourite Owl City song! So happy he played it at the concert I was 10 years ago!

Stoned Gaming 420

i wish i could have been in that concert too

Morgan Randler

Owl City's music is seemingly positive and happy, but I remember listening to this song as a depressed, suicidal teen and the lyrics had heavier, much more depressing meanings than the beat would let you believe

telemiscommunications

I just feel happy whenever I listen to Owl City.

Darcy Mikalson

Owl City was my fave when I was 11/12, feeling nostalgic listening to him again years later. I remember hanging out with my friend at her nana's house and it was snowing and we were on the trampoline listening to the Ocean Eyes' album, it was awesome and amazing and it's always going to stay with me as one of my core childhood memories <3

Margaret Mostert

Hey Uncle Adam, love you good work on this song hope you are enjoying your life!

debanjan chakraborty

0:42 any one feel Goosebumps

beewh1sperer

It doesn't matter what song it is by Adam. I always get chills because his songs are beautiful, and his voice is so angelic! These songs are like dreams almost. I love that about his songs. ~~~<3

Tatianna Aldora

Same

Rose

Well put, Zack. This, On the Wing, and Plant Life are probably my favorites.

The Biggest Controversy

his songs adorable

Astrocell

Walking DrumStepMachine lol I just looked it up, I always thought he had a girlfriend, I been living my life wrong

Walking DrumStepMachine

@Nai Saelor He wrote the songs by himself. He doesn't even have a Wife, or a Girlfriend.
Where did you read his "Wife" wrote it?

Leonard Jericho Balang

The best part for me starts at 03:05 :)

Adrian v

100% agree

Cookie Studios

OMG I LOVE THIS SONG I LOVEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Mara Nasagan

I remember this song when my gf broke up with me 8 years ago and it was raining and as I went home walking in the wet lonely street the pain is really stabbing my heart. . until now this song really makes me sad every time I'm about to listen to it :(

Gabi michelle

I miss the early 2000’s because this 😭😭😭 even in 2019 I still know all the words I love owl city

reCREATE

Came here to give my attendance of 2020!! 💓 Thank You.

Ximena Tellez.

Look hard through your textbook(your brain, with strategies to stay sane) trying to ride a rough trail(fear and mental dysfunctioning) helmet=information that should protect you. If bombs go off(panic) then the sun still shines(hope becsuse) ive heard it said(told myself)every mushrom cloud has a silver lining(narrow escape) but i undermine too deep to know(think too hard to know). Trying not to get drowsy with cold integrity(integrity to control thoughts) and if my thoughts collapse or framework snaps(lose control) itll make a huge mess like you wouldn't believe(if my thoughts go out of control ill be in a complicated mess). Ok the other metaphors are way too hard to explain. All owlcitys songs hsve beautiful metaphors

Dylan Middleton

2020 anyone? ❤

Michael john Quibete

3:05 this is what nostalgic sounds like 😌

ShadowMapleLeaf

It sounds like hope :)

Corinna Frye

'I've had just about enough of quote "diamonds in the rough" because my backbone is paper thin, get me out of this cavern or I'll cave in' - as someone who tends to give way too much of myself, I feel this in my soul.

Xavier 76th Man

I needed some happiness in my life, so I turned to this❤

Wyleyne

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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