The Young Veins were a rock band from Topanga, California. The band was com… Read Full Bio ↴The Young Veins were a rock band from Topanga, California. The band was composed of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, two former members of the Las Vegas band Panic! at the Disco, along with bassist Andy Soukal (Robot Love Story), drummer Nick Murray (The Black Apples, Rose For Bohdan, Foreign Born), and keyboardist Nick White (Tilly and the Wall, Bright Eyes).

The group first formed in July 2009 after Ross and Walker left Panic! At The Disco, citing creative differences. The duo released their first new track, "Change" via MySpace on July 28, 2009 while shopping around for a record label to release their debut album. In October 2009, another new track, "The Other Girl" was previewed on Mark Ronson's show on East Village Radio. Band members Murray and Soukal joined in December 2009 and White was added to the lineup soon after.

In March 2010, The Young Veins were signed with One Haven Music and not long after, re-released their first single "Change" via iTunes on April 5, 2010 and subsequent singles "Take a Vacation!" and "Everyone But You" in May 2010. Their first full-length album, entitled Take A Vacation! was released on June 8, 2010. It was recorded at Castle Oak Studios and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, CA. Several tracks were produced by Rob Mathes while the others were produced by Alex Greenwald.

On December 10th 2010 the band announced they were going on indefinite hiatus.

The Other Girl
The Young Veins Lyrics

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Don't wait around for love
You're not what he's thinking of
When he's with the other girl

Don't bother waiting up cause he
He's not where he's supposed to be
When he's with the other girl
When he's with the other girl

You, you were right
I was wrong,
Like I always am
And you always are

You were right
And I was wrong,
Like I always am
And you always are

Don't have much to say right now
Cause I'm trying to figure out
Why he's with the other girl

Life is not a fairytale
They will send him straight to jail
Where he'll die and go to hell
With the other girl
With the other girl

You, you were right
I was wrong,
Like I always am
And you always are

You were right
I was wrong,
Like I always am
And you always are

You, you were right
I was wrong,
Like I always am
And you always are

You were right
I was wrong,

Like I always am
And you always are

Overall Meaning

The Young Veins's song "The Other Girl" is a song about the consequences of a love triangle. The lyrics emphasize the theme of infidelity and how it affects not just the singer, but also the unsuspecting other woman who is unaware of her lover's disloyalty. The song begins with a warning to a girl not to wait around for love because she is not what the man is thinking of when he is with the other girl. The tone of the lyrics suggests that the man is cheating on the woman he is with, and he is spending time with another woman. The singer urges the girl not to bother waiting up for him because he is not where he is supposed to be when he's with the other girl.

The second verse of the song indicates that the singer is trying to come to terms with the situation but struggles to find the words to express his feelings. The lyrics point out that life is not a fairytale, and the man's infidelity will lead him to eventually face the consequences of his actions, including going to hell with the other girl. The chorus repeats, emphasizing that the singer acknowledges his mistake, and the girl was right, while he was wrong.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't wait around for love
Don't waste time waiting for love

You're not what he's thinking of
He's not interested in you

When he's with the other girl
He's interested in someone else

Don't bother waiting up cause he
Don't stay awake waiting for him

He's not where he's supposed to be
He's not where he should be

When he's with the other girl
He's with someone else

You, you were right
You were correct

I was wrong,
I made a mistake

Like I always am
As I tend to be

And you always are
As you tend to be

Don't have much to say right now
I don't have much to say at the moment