These Days
The Crash Lyrics


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We met in a sordid bar

Where you waltzed into my arms
You seemed like the one I'd waited for

For a time we had a ball
I was sure we'd never fall
'Till you came by to see me one last time

These days gone for life
These days gone for life
These days were so beautiful
Please stay for tonight

Please save me tonight

So the days were falling down
as you moved from town to town
But you came by to see me one more time

You came by to see me one more time

These days gone for life
These days gone for life
These days were so beautiful

Please stay for tonight
Please save me tonight

Into your arms
For all the love you wanted
Down go the stars
You know when to stop





These days gone for life...

Overall Meaning

The Crash's song These Days is a beautiful, yet melancholic love song that tells the story of two people who met in a sordid bar and fell in love. The lyrics convey a sense of longing, pain, and hope as the singer reminisces about the days when he and his lover were happy together, but realizes that those days are now gone forever. Despite this realization, he begs his lover to stay with him for tonight and save him from his loneliness.


The first verse sets the stage for the story, describing how the two lovers met in a sordid bar and waltzed into each other's arms. The singer is immediately drawn to the other person and feels like he has finally found the one he has been waiting for. They spend a wonderful time together, and the singer is convinced that they will never fall apart. However, as the second verse begins, we realize that things have changed, and the two have separated. The days when they were happy are now gone forever, and the singer is left alone, wondering what went wrong.


Despite this, there is still hope that they can be together again if only for one more night. The chorus repeats the phrase "these days gone for life," emphasizing the idea that those happy times are now gone and cannot be retrieved. However, the singer still begs his lover to stay with him for tonight, hoping to recapture some of the love and joy they once shared. The verse "into your arms for all the love you wanted, down go the stars you know when to stop" signifies how the singer still needs the lover and how they shouldn't leave him in the dark.


Line by Line Meaning

We met in a sordid bar
We first encountered each other in an unpleasant, seedy drinking establishment


Where you waltzed into my arms
You entered my embrace with an easy, graceful motion, as if we were dancing a waltz together


You seemed like the one I'd waited for
I had the impression that you were the person I had been longing for, waiting to meet


For a time we had a ball
For a period of time, we had a great time and enjoyed ourselves immensely together


I was sure we'd never fall
I believed that we could never fail or fall apart, that our relationship was destined to last forever


'Till you came by to see me one last time
However, everything changed when you visited me for the last time


These days gone for life
The time we spent together has passed and can never be regained


These days were so beautiful
Those days were wonderful and full of happy memories


Please stay for tonight
I am asking you to spend the night with me


Please save me tonight
In a symbolic or literal sense, I need you to rescue me, to provide comfort or relief from my pain or troubles


So the days were falling down
Our days together were slipping away, as if they were collapsing or disintegrating


as you moved from town to town
As you traveled from place to place, on some sort of journey or quest


But you came by to see me one more time
Despite your travels and distance from me, you made the effort to visit me once again


Into your arms
I am surrendering myself to your embrace or care


For all the love you wanted
I am willing to give you all the affection or devotion you desire


Down go the stars
The stars in the sky seem to fall or disappear, perhaps as a metaphor for the end of the relationship or the despair felt by the artist


You know when to stop
You are aware of when to cease pursuing this relationship or when to take a break from it, unlike the artist


These days gone for life
Once again, the past days when we were together are gone forever




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