Albatross by the Classic Crime

The Classic Crime, Albatross

If you ever went into an “emo” mood, The Clasic Crime is the band to listen to. They’re rock and punk, and their emo-ness is subtle. The song that I just can’t stop playing is “I Know the Feeling.”

It’s about friends, basically. One friend talking to another friend about being loved, sadness and starting over. One friend is trying to convince another that “your heart is worth more than you know” and he wishes he could “take the fall; Maybe by that I could solve the problems we’re all having.” He tells his friend “I know the feeling of being all alone, so let’s drink to the fact that we’re not.”

That last sentence of the bridge, “I know the feeling of being all alone, so let’s drink to the fact that we’re not,” is the basic message of the song: I know what you’re going through, and you’re not alone like you think you are.

I know it cuts you inside every time that you try
To take a pathway in life that leaves you so unobliged
Every promise is lies, every smile makes you cry
Leaves you so unalive, so unalive
I wish I could take the fall
Maybe by that I could solve
The problems we’re all having
It’s been a while since you’ve felt like you’ve been home
Your life’s just flesh and bone

Your heart is worth more than you know
The one thing that hurts more than your life
Is to wake up one more time alone
It’s to wake up one more time alive

So take us in, we’ll stop you dead
We’ll show you something you won’t ever forget
This life’s a road, no place is home
My heart’s a hole
That needs to constantly be filled with love

This time it’s all that I’ve got
Words hit the page like gunshots
My stomach’s left in a knot
My pride is left here to rot
It’s been a while since I’ve felt this restless
By definition it’s depressing but I’m alright
It kills to wake up one more time alone
It kills to wake up one more time alive

I know the feeling of being all alone
So let’s drink to fact that we’re not
I know the feeling of being all alone
So let’s drink to fact that we’re not

The song is from their album “Albatross” which can be heard at Rhapsody, and the lyrics are from Songmeanings.net.

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