Davey von Bohlen - vocals, guitar
Jason Gnewikow - guitar, keyboards
Dan Didier - drums
Scott Schoenbeck - bass
Emergency
The Promise Ring Lyrics
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Just in case you don't come back.
I know the coffee leaves by car,
Because it goes fast really far.
Then that's where you are.
And soon the room can't tell you were here,
And there's dust in my hair
And water everywhere.
Sometimes I wake up early to say hello,
Tell you everything you already know.
So early I start watching the bed,
Where we are attacked and we are one.
We come all undone.
When I come around,
Some lost and some found,
I know you'll be here on the ground when I come around.
I'll come around come around come around then I'll go around.
Very Emergency, SOS.
The Promise Ring's song Emergency deals with themes of love, longing, and uncertainty. The opening lines of the song, "Sometimes I wake up early to say goodbye, just in case you don't come back," suggest a sense of unease and mistrust in a relationship. The singer is eager to hold onto their loved one, but at the same time, they are afraid of losing them. They want to be sure that they have said everything they needed to if the worst should happen.
The second stanza of the song describes a sense of disorientation and displacement when the loved one is gone. The coffee that the loved one typically leaves behind is a symbol of their absence - it represents something that has gone away and will not come back until the loved one returns. The singer is left alone with "dusty air" and "water everywhere," a metaphorical interpretation of the chaos that comes with the absence of one's significant other.
The chorus of the song is hopeful, suggesting that no matter what happens, the singer has faith that the loved one will always be there when they come back around. The repetition of "come around" emphasizes this sentiment, and the addition of "Very Emergency, SOS" creates a sense of urgency and desperation.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I wake up early to say goodbye
I wake up early sometimes to say goodbye, in case you don't return.
Just in case you don't come back.
I say goodbye early, worried that you may not return.
I know the coffee leaves by car,
I know the car takes the coffee, for a fast drive really far.
Because it goes fast really far.
The car goes fast for a long drive to get the coffee.
Then that's where you are.
That's where you are, at the place the coffee is taken.
And soon the room can't tell you were here,
The room will soon not reflect that you were there,
And there's dust in my hair
There's dust on me,
And dusty air has gone crazy for something late in the year,
The dusty air has gone mad for something late in the year,
And water everywhere.
And there is water everywhere.
Sometimes I wake up early to say hello,
I wake up early to say hello to you, to say things you already know.
Tell you everything you already know.
To tell you things you already know.
So early I start watching the bed,
So early I start watching the bed where we lay,
Where we are attacked and we are one.
Where we are attacked by sleep and become one.
We come all undone.
We come apart.
When I come around,
When I come around,
Some lost and some found,
Some lost, and some found,
I know you'll be here on the ground when I come around.
I know you'll be on the ground when I return.
I'll come around come around come around then I'll go around.
I'll return, return, then leave.
Very Emergency, SOS.
An urgent emergency, call for help.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DANIEL JOHN DIDIER, DAVID S VON BOHLEN, JASON P GNEWIKOW, SCOTT MICHAEL SCHOENBECK
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