Cape Town
The Young Veins Lyrics


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Took You In Vineyard
A Couple Hours After
I Met You

Didn't Need My Passport
Said I'd Let You Keep It
Forever
([Ah, Ah])
I Hardly Knew
A Thing About You

([Ah, Ah])
I Got Lost
In Cape Town
In Cape Town

I Saw You, I Met You
I Loved You, I Left You
In Cape Town

Woke Me In The Morning
Asked Me If I Meant It
I Didn't

Asked To Be Her Huband
She Already Had One
In Prison

([Ah, Ah])
I Hardly Knew
A Thing About You

([Ah, Ah])
I Got Lost
In Cape Town
In Cape Town

I Saw You, I Met You
I Loved You, I Left You
In Cape Town
In Cape Town

Ran All Out Of Paper
([Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba])
Lost It All In Part To
([Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba])

When I Was In Asia
([Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba])
I Forgot How To Call You
([Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba])

Went Out To A Graveyard
([Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba])
To Bum A Couple Flowers
([Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba])

To Give To You
([Ooh])
When I Got Back
To Cape Town

([I Saw You, I Met You])
To Cape Town
([I Loved You, I Left You])
To Cape Town

([I Saw You, I Met You])
([I Loved You, I Left You])
To Cape Town

([I Saw You, I Met You])
To Cape Town
([I Loved You, I Left You])
To Cape Town

([I Saw You, I Met You])




To Cape Town
([I Loved You, I Left])

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Young Veins's song Cape Town tell the story of a whirlwind romance that ends just as quickly as it began. The singer met someone in a vineyard, and despite not knowing much about her, he got lost in Cape Town with her. The relationship was intense, but short-lived, as the singer quickly realized that he didn't mean the promises he made to her. She, in turn, asked him to be her husband, but he found out that she had one already, and he was in prison.


The lyrics hint at the singer's regret and longing for the woman he left behind. He went to Asia and forgot how to call her, and he ran out of paper, losing everything he had written about her. He ended up in a graveyard, trying to find flowers to give to her, but when he returned to Cape Town, she was already gone. The singer's emotions are palpable, and the listener can't help but feel sorry for him.


The lyrics of Cape Town are a poignant reminder that sometimes things don't work out, but the memories are still worth holding onto. The song's melody is upbeat but tinged with a sense of sadness, adding to the bittersweet nature of the lyrics.


Line by Line Meaning

Took You In Vineyard
After only a few hours of meeting you, I invited you to my home in the vineyard


A Couple Hours After
Shortly after our first meeting


I Met You
When I first saw you


Didn't Need My Passport
I was so enchanted by you and your city that I didn't care about not having my passport with me


Said I'd Let You Keep It
I trusted you so much that I allowed you to hold onto my passport indefinitely


Forever
Indefinitely, without limitation


I Hardly Knew
I barely had any information about you


A Thing About You
Any relevant detail regarding you


I Got Lost
I became so enamored by Cape Town that I lost track of time and direction


In Cape Town
The unique city that captivated me


I Saw You, I Met You
Recounting the experience of encountering you


I Loved You, I Left You
Although I had strong feelings for you, I eventually had to part ways


Woke Me In The Morning
You woke me up early one day


Asked Me If I Meant It
You inquired if I truly intended what I said earlier


I Didn't
Unfortunately, I could not affirm my past words to you


Asked To Be Her Huband
You expressed an interest in marrying me


She Already Had One
You were already married or committed elsewhere


In Prison
The other person was incarcerated at the time


Ran All Out Of Paper
I completely exhausted my supply of paper


Lost It All In Part To
Some of it was lost due to


When I Was In Asia
While I was in a distant continent


I Forgot How To Call You
I was absent-minded and could not recall how to contact you


Went Out To A Graveyard
I visited a resting place for the deceased


To Bum A Couple Flowers
I obtained some flowers for free, possibly by taking them from someone's grave


To Give To You
To present them to you as a romantic gesture


When I Got Back
Upon my return




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bitavon

~And I meant everything I said at night,
+
~Woke me in the morning,
Asked me if I meant it, (I didn't.)

And I meant everything I said that night,
Woke you in the morning,
Asked you if you meant it,
You didn't.



keith

2 years ago I was trying to find new music to listen to after destroying my wallet buying Panic! albums and I found this without meaning to and I listened and listened and listened until I couldn't listen any more



And I cried


and i cried


i didn't know anything about panic!, i just liked their music


i had NO IDEA that nice ol' fellas Ryan and Jon split from Panic! to make this wonderful masterpiece of a band


Good on them


They did good

this music is beautiful, and while I am now a wild, crazy, ryden-shipping animal, i wouldn't bring them back to Panic! even if I had a choice

leave the Ryden before 2009 where it belongs



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Isaac Standen

have i told anyone enough how much i love ryan's voice
(i'm also crying)

mara birau

Ryan Ross Of course you love your own voice Ryan

mim

Same tho

Stella Solari

same

Kallie

The Young Veins is so underrated oh my god their music is so good

Clara Garner

@senior jack they're saying that because it's true

Clara Garner

I knowww

medalia ͛

Kallie thank you! They’re soo good!

Tessa Slaten

The only non ryden comment here

Nonono

Yes, I don't know why?

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