So I was listening to the AAF cd today and it made me realize, Wake Me Up When September Ends and Good Riddance do not deserve their negative connotations. Now, I've really always believed that, but hearing the beautiful lyrics back to back on that CD made me realize how fucking poetic they are.
I mean in WMUWSE
Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last
here comes the rain again falling from the stars drenched in my pain again becoming who we are
as my memory rests but never forgets what I lost
those are some of the most timeless line they have in their catalog.
Then Good Riddance:
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this test, and don't ask why It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life. So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial For what it's worth it was worth all the while
essentially I have to copy the whole song because its all incredible.
Take time to really read the lyrics, because I know most of us know em by heart but they are just so poetic and they can mean so many different things to so many different people and I find that to be incredible.