Album: Where You Want To Be (2004)

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• Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes
  (Say yes, say yes, say yes, say)
  I'm sorry it took me so long
  I'm sorry it took me so long to come around
  I'm sorry it took me so long to come around
  
  Your famous last words started
  Once your fingers hit the snooze
  "Just nine more minutes please
  They all know where to find me"
  
  Every word that I said, what a big mistake
  And the ones you left out are keeping me awake
  Well, I will never make another promise without you
  I won't ever make another promise with you in mind
  
  So pace the stairs to your apartment
  Like that's where you want to be (Where you want to be)
  That's where you want to be (Where you want to be)
  
  I'm sorry it took me so long
  I'm sorry it took me so long (To come around)
  I'm sorry it took me so long (To come around)
  
  Well there's a secret I've been perfecting
  I swore I wouldn't but you let me
  I'm comfortably confused (And you)
  You've gotten so removed
  You know I, I could take the place of those pills
  Ocean blue, paint it white
  Now who you gonna call tonight?
  Well I will never make another promise (Without you)
  I will never make another promise (With you in mind)
  
  So pace the stairs to your apartment
  Like that's where you want to be (Where you want to be)
  That's where you want to be (Where you want to be)
  
  So pace the stairs to your apartment
  Like that's where you want to be (Where you want to be)
  That's where you want to be (Where you want to be)
  
  Oh, we paint our sins on the ceiling
  I keep them glued to my chest
  It keeps me close like a promise kept
  (Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes)
  
  If I talk in my sleep, will you just keep trying? (we paint our sins on the ceiling)
  I might give it up if you just keep trying (well I keep them glued to my chest)
  If I talk in my sleep, if I talk in my sleep, it's gone (it keeps me close like a promise kept)
  Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes
  I'm sorry it took me so long
  Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes
  I'm sorry it took me so long
  
  So pace the (I don't want to stop, I just want to know)
  Stairs to your apartment (I'm sorry it took me so long)
  Like that's where you want to be (I don't want to stop, I just want to know)
  Where you want to be
  Where you want to be
  (Where you want to be at) Writer/s: Adam Burbank Lazzara, Edward Reyes, Frederick Paul Mascherino, Mark O'Connell, Matthew A. Rubano
  Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 16

• Killer KellyI totally disagree Adam. And those aren’t the actual lyrics
• Melissa from , NyIt seems like 'set phasers to stun' and 'The Union', have the same energy as the songs in 'Tell all your friends' which is good. But most of the other songs on 'Where you want to be' (most, not all) are missing that energy. Right? But on 'louder now' that energy is definetly back.
• Dani from Chicago, Ilwell i think it's the guy wants the relationship to work out, but she's only pushing him away. "you know i, i could take the place of the pills" "if i talk in my sleep will you just keep trying?" <3
• Jessica from Cortland, NyThe lyrics are actually "pace the stairs to your apartment like that's where you want to be." And I love this song, and I love how everyone has their own interpretations, but we'll probably never know what any of it means.
• Chris from Dover, Nj"the name one eighty by summer has nothing to do with a movie, whoever said that. its named after a bet the band had that ed could lose 180 pounds by summer."
  
  Actually, the bet was that Ed would weigh 180 pounds by the summer, not lose 180 pounds.
• Dylan from Boston, United Statesthe name one eighty by summer has nothing to do with a movie, whoever said that. its named after a bet the band had that ed could lose 180 pounds by summer.
• Max from Gothenburg, Sweden=) as Sasha said a lot of bands seems to be fond of John Cusack, In one of fall out boy's songs they sign "I can be you john cusack" Dont remember the title of it though...
• Joshua from Twin Cities, MnAaron: "Also, in StarWars: A New Hope, Darth Vader says 'Set Phasers To Stun'"
  
  Not quite. Vader says he wants the passengers of the captured ship to be taken alive. A short time later one of the stormtroopers spots Leia and says "There's one, set for stun." Besides, in the Star Wars universe the stormtroopers' sidearms are called blasters, not phasers.
  
• Danny from Chicago, IlI first thought this song was about suicide. It seemed like his girlfriend (or whoever) was about to commit suicide, and he didn't make it to her in time.
  
  "i'm sorry it took me so long"... seems like he's sorry for not getting to her in time.
  
  "i could take the place of those pills"... he could have talked her out of it.
  
  Just what I thought until I came here. =) Now I know it's about a simple breakup.
• Sasha from Belleville, Mimax is totally right. thats where the song title came from. but if you notice a lot of bands are fans of john cusack... if you listen to hawthorne heights, the song Niki FM is about Say Anything.. and then the actual band, say anything is named after the movie.
• Aaron from Chicago, IlAlso, in StarWars: A New Hope, Darth Vader says "Set Phasers To Stun"
  
  im guessing the boys are StarWars fans, because in the song 'Decade under influence' they keep saying the infamous Star Wars line 'Ive Got A Bad Feeling About This"
• Brandie from Jacksonville, AlNeither one of them are happy in the relationship, but they are both too exhausted from trying to make it work to actually call it quits.
• James from Stamford, Ctyeah,...set phasers to stun, a decade under the influence, number 5 with a bullet, 180 by summer, you know how i do..are all movie titles that i know of,..they probably have more named after movies that im not aware of
• Max from Gothenburg, Swedenanother name that I'm wondering over is "number five with a bullet" I'm not english/american but is that some kind of expression or is it from High Fidelity when Rob finds out Laura is with Ian.. "congratulations Laura, you made it to the top five, -Number five, with a bullet- Laura"
• Hayley from Mckinney, Txthis song is really good, its kind of different from what tbs usually does but i like thier new style :) they are an amazing band
• Adam from Dublin, Irelandthats probably where they got it from, they just flick through a tv guide or tv etc for the names of their songs. they don't like the idea of naming a song after a line in the song...

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