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Rhythm 9.9
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This song has been reviewed 27 times. Overall score for this song, 10.0.
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Brand New - The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot Lyrics

Song details
TitleThe Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
ArtistBrand New
AlbumDeja Entendu (2003) , Track 6 ,
The Holiday EP (2003) , Track 1
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Rank5,123 (-285) history
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Song lyrics
If it makes you less sad, I will die by your hand. 
I hope you find out what you want. 
I already know what I am. 
And if it makes you less sad, we'll start talking again. 
And you can tell me how vile I already know that I am. 
I'll grow old and start acting my age. 
I'll be a brand new day in a life that you hate. 
A crown of gold. A heart that's harder than stone. 
And it hurts a whole lot, but it's missed when it's gone. 

Call me a safe bet. I'm betting I'm not. 
I'm glad that you can forgive. 
I'm only hoping as time goes, you can forget. 

If it makes you less sad, I'll move out of the state. 
You can keep to yourself. I'll keep out of your way. 
And if it makes you less sad, I'll take your pictures all down. 
Every picture you paint, I will paint myself out. 
It's cold as a tomb, and it's dark in your room, 
when I sneak to your bed to pour salt in your wounds. 
So call it quits or get a grip. 
Say you wanted a solution. You just wanted to be missed. 

Call me a safe bet. I'm betting I'm not. 
I'm glad that you can forgive. 
I'm only hoping as time goes, you can forget... 

You are calm and reposed. Let your beauty unfold. 
Pale white, like the skin stretched over your bones. 
Spring keeps you ever close. 
You are second hand smoke. You are so fragile and thin. 
Standing trial for your sins. 
Holding onto yourself the best you can. 
You are the smell before rain. 
You are the blood in my veins. 

Call me a safe bet. I'm betting I'm not. 
I'm glad that you can forgive. 
I'm only hoping as time goes, you can forget.
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24-04-2004 20:38RllngStn72 is offline RllngStn72 
42 posts
8( aww..i love it, but its so sad
24-04-2004 20:42animal2 is offline animal2 
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awesome song. my desktop background is a ton of pictures of brand new and it says
"call me a safe bet. i'm betting i'm not.
i'm glad that you can forgive,
i'm only hoping as time goes, you can forget"
26-04-2004 11:44CKYRachael is offline CKYRachael 
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Great little em0 type song

I prefer Play Crack The Sky when i'm in that downbeat mood (all the time) but the talent in this song is undeniable
28-04-2004 18:09Catatonic is offline Catatonic 
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I love this song, it's my fave at the moment.......beautiful lyrics.
25-06-2004 15:14lazybutt16 is offline lazybutt16 
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sad...
27-06-2004 05:59t_h_e__DARKNESS is offline t_h_e__DARKNESS 
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THIS SONG IS THE BEST EVER!!! it makes me cry every time i hear it, more ppl need 2 kno this band! @ my skool, only a fu of my friends kno hu they r!! ITS NOT RIGHT I TELL U!! brand new have so many emotions that they put in2 their songs..this is their way of getting wat needs 2 b said out there, they r doin it well i might i add!...just a great song 2 listen 2 wen ur sad, u feel like there r ppl worse of then u, n that's tru, this band always brings things into perspective for me! great song...makes me cry
01-07-2004 15:46sexyourpistols is offline sexyourpistols 
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This song has now become my new favorite song. Nothing can beat the bridge here.
19-07-2004 01:54Zymurgy is offline Zymurgy 
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This is this guy i am in love withs song to me !! he doesnt know it but it SO fits .. some of the verses are from me to him too . its totally our song ... in case you guys were wondering yeah he screwed me over !
as i sneak to ur bed to pour salt in ur wounds and if it makes you less sad we'll start talking again and you can tell me how vile i already know that i am are both TOTALLY there !
19-07-2004 02:30EnglishNerd is offline EnglishNerd 
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This song is another awesome song on an awesome album

but is it just me, or is the song they chose to give airplay, The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows, not one of the strongest points for the album?

The themes of this song are wonderful, particularly "if it makes you less sad..." That's such a beautiful, desperate summary of a common and horrible situation. When I feel like it addresses me, it stirs up that feeling of guilt, because I shouldn't want him to make me feel better, but also anger, because he shouldn't have done anything to make me feel bad. Similarly the speaker has that combination of misery and duty. Neither party is wrong. The situation is wrong. It's a futility beautifully expressed, and a sentiment I don't think I've heard in song before

the joy of music.

I love music.
20-07-2004 23:17katrea is offline katrea 
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couldnt put it better myself o.o my favourite song.. it just gets me in so many levels..
24-07-2004 21:58tbs_rad_x2 is offline tbs_rad_x2 
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i love this song..i could listen to it over and over


Pale white, like the skin stretched over your bones
28-07-2004 17:25jgon07 is offline jgon07 
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really sad but such a good song i can listen to it over an over an just think about stuff
04-08-2004 13:34kayemes is offline kayemes 
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ah man, when i first listened to this i didn't realize how sad it was. sheesh. guess that's emo for ya.
07-08-2004 06:00comedyinc is offline comedyinc 
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amazing.........brand new has a way of ripping your heart out and jumping on it but believe me,thats a good thing,and BN are probably the only band that can make me hate everything and make me depressed and cry uncontrolably all at once...........................i bought deja entendeu a week after it came out and i have listened to it everyday since then.......
24-09-2004 20:32Playin4Keeps27 is offline Playin4Keeps27 
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lets start off with i love Brand New ...they are great, i mean Brand New is the band where you can listen to any of their albums all the way through and not want to skip a song, they are amazing through and through but this song is just...i cant even find words to explain this song, i love it, its definately my fav. BN song from the Deja Ententu CD
06-10-2004 13:24Alien_06 is offline Alien_06 
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The lyrics are so good n deep I think I like it !! bRaNd NeW RoWk!
12-10-2004 22:370down0 is offline 0down0 
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what happened to brand new in this cd? they use to have such great music...now theyve gone all slow. heir first cd is awsome you cant get sick of it but this one isnt my type
06-11-2004 09:55rock_chick_chel is offline rock_chick_chel 
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The band...brand new arent big in Australia at all...but i love this song...its awesome
13-11-2004 22:33DisturbdCreacke is offline DisturbdCreacke 
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whoa.....i can really relate to this song cause i cheated on my g/f but i didn't really want to

and i guess this is just one of those songs that i wish she could hear
19-11-2004 03:50i_rok_ur_soks is offline i_rok_ur_soks 
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brand new makes me want to die...cuz they are so emo it hurts....but i CANT STOP listening to them! i think i need to put this cd away for my own good.
25-11-2004 07:18sugarcultbabe88 is offline sugarcultbabe88 
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i have no idea what to say but i love this song n brand new!!!
28-11-2004 05:16Plz_Don_Eat_me is offline Plz_Don_Eat_me 
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cool song
28-11-2004 05:17Pepsi_226 is offline Pepsi_226 
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this song is pure beauty...
05-12-2004 21:10BrandNewLOVER13 is offline BrandNewLOVER13 
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Who would have thought that so much emotion could be placed into a single song, and the results would be this amazing? Seriously, "If it makes you less sad, I will die by your hand." Right off the bat Brand New hits you with such a strong quote. Also, no offence to the guys, but they never admit to their mistakes. Well, not normally.. so to think he would like this girl that much ("You are the smell before rain. You are the blood in my veins.") makes me happy and sad at the same time! It's like 100 different emotions hitting me hard all at once! I love it. Well done (once again) Brand New!
05-12-2004 22:42Zanell is offline Zanell 
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I love that song!!!


actually I love all of their songs, they're really meaningful, and this guys got so much talent! it's amazing how they can capture a moment or even an emotion and put it down in paper.


Brand new is my fav band, and i can't believe that I haven't even met anyone who's listened to 'em, let alone like them!!!!!





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