Clairine T.

"Falling out of love" is a topic that is often overlooked in favor of other themes, mainly "being in love" or the period of recovery after falling out of love. The reasons why people stop loving one another are limitless; perhaps one of them have changed irreversibly to the point that they can no longer connect, they have fallen in love with someone else, or simply because they bring out the worst in one another. The lyrics here highlight the small cracks in a former couple's relationship, and how the ever increasing numbers of such mistakes had steadily outgrown the feelings they had for one another. The lyrics also bring to light the possibility of falling out of love despite finally being able to understand the other person's feelings and why they behaved the way they did. The couple may have at last truly understood one another, but it's clear that falling out of love doesn't wait for second chances.

Sometimes adults need a break from their responsibilities and the societal expectations that force them to always strive to be the best of the best in order to be recognized for their hard work. Sometimes they want to remember the good old days, the carefree childhoods that they spent in their hometowns where everything seemed so much simpler than it is now. These lyrics are filled with memories, both sad and happy, of that simpler period in someone's life, and what they expect to see when they return to their childhood home. Though their outlook on reality at the moment is comparatively bleak, the lyrics are optimistic, filled with hopeful, positive expressions that express their desire to return to their hometown for just one day, and their hope that once they are pulled back once more to reality, they'll be happier than how they had been in the beginning.

A hero may not be a hero because they want to. This song expresses the feelings of someone who's been designated as a savior or the leader of a rebellion, but in fact was not the one responsible for starting it in the first place. The title is a double-edged sword; in the eyes of those who they've saved in the process, they are role models and aspirations, but to the person themselves, the title has also made them a scapegoat, causing them to lose everything for the sake of everyone else. Though they may have accepted their fate in the end, the question still remains: is becoming a hero always a good thing? Is it okay to sacrifice one person to save countless others, even if they'll be hurt much more than how the others had been hurting prior to their sacrifice combined?

Being a good listener sometimes means that that is all you'll ever be in someone's eyes. This song expresses the feeling of always being depended on by other people, so that they may release their pent-up emotions and worries without being afraid that their words would come back to haunt them. Some people treat good listeners like pastors, like ghosts, or even a mirror; they want reassurance that what they feel is alright, even if what they're saying is wrong or immoral. Some people need strangers, those who has no relation to them other than being their personal therapist, someone who won't reveal their secrets and who'll give them words of encouragement to decrease their burden. This song reveals the possible perspective of someone that fits the above description, and how merely being a good listener has stripped them of any other personal qualities that they may have had, rendering them into an empty vessel that listens and only says what the other person wants to hear.

What started out as a dejected idea of simply describing the authoritative, tyrannical influence of adults on the lives of teenagers turned out to be a hopeful anthem to savor one's youth and to keep a piece of that childish fire with you as you progress into an adult. Youth doesn't have to be shed once you grow up, get a job, and can start drinking legally-- it is an idea that you are and will continue to live your days to the fullest, and to spare at least a part of your time in doing what you love with the people who you love most without any care in the world-- just like how teenagers should be able to live out their days.