Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song I Watched You Taking Off, artist - Bright Eyes.
Date of issue: 02.07.2007
Song language: English
I Watched You Taking Off |
Meaning is sometimes hard to spot |
It begins with the flickering of cigarettes |
In the darkness of a dorm room |
Somewhere in the suffocated mid-west |
And if this is real then I was mistaken |
And if there is truth then why can’t we find it? |
Beauty comes to those who have been waiting for something |
Bigger than themselves |
This is the sound of the hopeless kids |
As they scream from the basements of the houses of their parents |
And this is the sound of the hopeless ones |
As they stare down at their books |
And realize they have been lied to |
But if this is real then I was mistaken |
And the vision fades as quickly as it came |
Consistency like that which I have craved |
Is that people change so unexpectedly |
And realization finds you in a drunken airport |
Some planes depart and others never arrived |
So with this in mind I don’t plan on waiting |
If its time to leave and break these old ties |
Without something else this vision is fading |
But until its gone the pain will make us try |
But this is the hope |
I have been searching for |
As the wings catch the sunlight of this cold Nebraska skyline |
This is the dream I am dying in |
I will wake to find tomorrow |
Be content without perfection |
But if this is real then I was mistaken |
And if the vision is gone then I was not aware |