Hand Grenades
Escaping Small Town Confines
Lyrics
Can you remember my name?
The singer is asking if the listener remembers their name.
Can you remember what we talked about last night at your house?
Asking if the listener recalls the conversation from the previous night at their house.
I'm asking cause I don't remember myself
The singer doesn't remember the details themselves and seeks clarification.
I was nervous and you told me I was talking too loud
Recalling being nervous and told they were speaking too loudly during the conversation.
People keep saying, oh, that you're not playing around
Others claim the listener isn't serious in their commitments.
That you're finishing school and up and leaving town
Implying the listener is completing school and planning to leave the town.
Yeah you're hittin the road
Confirming the listener's decision to hit the road.
Anywhere but homebound
Expressing the desire to leave one's hometown.
I'll let you choose
Granting the listener the choice in a situation.
It only really counts in hand grenades and horseshoes
Stating that outcomes matter only in extreme cases like war (hand grenades) or luck (horseshoes).
We're not looking back
Determination not to dwell on the past.
This is all I need
Declaring contentment with the present situation.
Let's take it slow and make it last
Desire to take things slowly and make the moment last.
So you're moving up and moving out
Acknowledging the listener's decision to move up and move out.
And losing the address to your parents' house
Forgetting the address to the listener's parents' house due to moving.
You couldn't stay if you wanted to
Implying the listener can't stay in the current situation even if they wanted to.
If you left would there be anyone to miss you
Raising the question of whether anyone would miss the listener if they left.
It isn't hard for you to admit
Highlighting the ease with which the listener admits the direction of their life and dissatisfaction.
Where this is going and how sick you are of it
Expressing awareness of the listener's desire for change and discontent.
We can go anywhere, anywhere is better than here
Suggesting any place is better than the current one.
If we leave together
Considering leaving together as a potential option.
And I'll let you choose
Granting the listener the choice of destination as it doesn't matter, and there's nothing to lose.
It doesn't matter where and we've got nothing to lose
Commitment to not returning.
We're not coming back
Asserting that the current situation is all that's needed.
This is all it takes
Encouragement to move forward without hesitation.
Just drive on straight and hit the gas
Urging to drive forward swiftly by accelerating.
And we can put the past behind us
Suggesting leaving the past behind and moving forward.
And we can see the night on through
Desire to continue experiencing the night or the unknown future.
If this is what you really wanted
Acknowledging that fulfilling the listener's wishes is the plan.
Then that's what we're gonna do
Willingness to pursue the listener's desired path.
And we can run forever
Desire to run away together without looking back until physically unable.
Until our legs give in
Continuing the escape until physical exhaustion.
And forget the world behind us
Intention to disregard the past and focus on the present escape.
That wonders where we've been
Suggesting a disregard for the curiosity of those wondering about their whereabouts.
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