When You Were Young Lyrics

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i love this song sooo much i play it on rock band all the time! i love it and i'm on expert

I love this song!

This song is simply a love song. This can be seen by the many hints towards caring and loving for someone. and simply that the song revolves around this girl who is heartbroken and sick of life. though this boy came along and saved her. evidence to this can be seen by the line "to save you from your old ways." "he doesnt look a thing like jesus" implies that she was looking for a saviour, and he doesnt look anything like what she expects but "he talks like a gentleman" shows that his personality is what she is after. Climbing the mountain is a metaphor for her getting over her current emotions and troubles. The word "we" is used to create the image that he is there climbing this burden with her. "burning down the highway skyline" makes a conitation to the fast way out, being her suicide and that it has now been removed from her mind. the following line reminds the listener that even though they have gotten over the suicide that it is still a rough ride being "riding a hurricane." the devils water is simply tempation. as the devil "sweet" water shows an easier and fun way of life that is wreckless and dangerous. most people run towards this life when they are heart broken or have lost hope. the following lines show that he said he is there for her thus she doesnt have to give herself completely to this wrekless life but she can simply "dip her feet" meaning to relax in this easier life and not to completely adapt to the evils of it. The last lines" he doesnt look a thing like jesus but he talks like a gentleman but more than you'll ever know" imply that though she is looking for this saviour he doesnt look like him but in reality he is much more of a saviour - as he saved her life - and thus he is more of a saviour than she will ever truly understand.

Great song! The ****ers are amazing and they rock!

and bermu29 it says 'talks like a gentlemen, like you imagined when you...' u retard it doesnt say anything about satin... also i do think it has hidden messages, thats what most song lyrics do, and on purpose, because the best way to send a hidden message to the world is by writing them down in rhymey words and putting good music around them...lol

he doesnt look a thing like Jesus but more than you'll ever know means that of course if there athiest that noone will ever see Jesus (i said rod in my other one, meant road)

strawberry91, u got most of it, i think anyway cause i dont no the songwriter, but i think your wrong on when it says "They say the Devil's water it ain't so sweet You don't have to drink right now But you can dip your feet Every once in a little while" this is suggesting it's okay to give into temptation in small amounts... i think its talking about the devils water as in the knowledge that religion doesnt exist and its not so sweet as in athiesism isnt an easy rod to go by, and you dont have to drink right now so u dont have to be overwhelmed by the depression and how much ur dreams will be crushed

I love this song. It's got good rythem, good lyrics, and i can play it on expert and survive (Guitar Hero III)

So anybody's opinion goes right? It's to bad we can't ask the lyricist what he was trying to say. My opinion is take it at face value. Read the words without the influence of the band noise then make a decision. My standard is pretty simple. If the songwriter has ti hide behind some sort of word illusion then (harmless or otherwise) then why bother. If there's a point to be made can't you just come right out with it. Does anybody say what they really mean anymore!!?