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This song has been reviewed 3 times. Overall score for this song, 10.0.
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Dashboard Confessional - Living In Your Letters Lyrics

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TitleLiving In Your Letters
ArtistDashboard Confessional
AlbumMTV Unplugged (2002) , Track 9 ,
Summer Kiss EP (2002) , Track 1
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Song lyrics
Always assuming the worst, 
But you're going on none the less, 
And there's nothing to cushion your heart led fall. 
Letters from further away, 
Keep pulling me close to home, 
And there's something to soften my callous sighs. 

And I know that you hope for, 
Longer good-byes. 
Embracing for forever, 
And falling in your eyes. 
In your eyes. 
In your eyes. 

Pouring over photographs. 
I'm living in your letters. 
Breathe, 
Deeply from this envelope. 
It smells like you, 
And I can't be, 
Without that scent; 
It's filling me, 
With all you mean to me. 
To me. 

Continually failing these trials, 
But you stand by me nonetheless. 
And you won't let me sink, 
Though I'm begging you. 
I'm begging you. 
Phone calls from further away, 
And messages on my machine, 
But I don't ever tell you this distance, 
Seems terrible. 

And there's no need to test my heart,
With useless space. 
These roads go on forever. 
There'll always be a place, 
For you, 
In my heart. 

So I'll hit the pavement; 
It's gotta be better than waiting, 
And pushing you far away, 
'Cause I'm scared.
Then I'll take my chances, 
And head on my way up there, 
'Cause turning to you is like falling in love when you're ten.
lyrics submitted on 08-05-2006
lyrics corrected on 08-05-2006




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14-07-2006 18:21monthz is offline monthz 

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No comments yet?! This is an awesome song. I guess I'll be the first to comment then.



This song is my favourite dashboard song, it has so much feeling into it. i think that this song is about his ex-girlfriend and he's getting reminded of her, and he needs her back.

"Letters from further away keep pulling me close to home"

"Pooring over photographs, I'm living in your letters"



He's come to the realization that they're relationship is over, but he acknowledges the importance she meant to him.

"...It smells like you and I can't be without that scent, it's filling me with all you mean to me"



He made some mistakes when they were going out, and he made some mistakes towards her feelings, but she stood by him.

"Continually failing these trials, but you stand by me none the less, and you won't let me sink, though I'm begging you, I'm begging you"



They broke-up and he misses it so much, but it just didn't work out and he still really misses her, but he fights the urge to talk to her.

"Phonecalls from further away, and messages on my machine,

but i don't ever tell you, this distance, seems terrible"




"They'll always be a place, for you, in my heart"



He can't deal with being without her and he contimplates killing himself...

"So I'll hit the pavement, it's gotta be better than waiting"







"cause turning to you is like falling in love when you're ten"



BEST line of the whole song. He says it because of the innocence of children. If children did fall in love when they were ten, the relationship would be perfect, there'd be no problems. He says this because during the time they were going out, it was perfect. But now it's over and he realizes he has to move on.
05-08-2006 21:00kkatherine is offline kkatherine 

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DC=lurrve

i think this is one of the saddest songs, i can really relate to it.
24-01-2007 01:07shutup98765 is offline shutup98765 

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I love dashboard it never gets old thats what i love about it... other songs get over played and useless but when i hear dashboard its like im home? i guess what im saying is that i can listen to all their songs over and over and over again and not get sick of them.

but heres what this song means to me.


Always assuming the worst,
But you're going on none the less,
And there's nothing to cushion your heart led fall.

THIS GUY I COMPLETELY LOVE IS IN LOVE WITH MY SISTER
AND HE IS ALWAYS ASSUMING THE WORST
BUT HE CONTINUES ON WITH LIFE WHEN HE HAS NOTHING IN THE WORLD THAT MEANS AS MUCH AS MY SISTER DOES TO HIM
AND THERES NOTHING TO HELP HIM WITH HIS TROUBLES


Letters from further away,
Keep pulling me close to home,
And there's something to soften my callous sighs.

HE USED TO EMAIL ME AND SAY HE LOVED ME
AND I READ THEM AND THEY KEEP ME SAIN
THEY BRING ME CLOSE TO HOME
AND JUST READING THEM MAKES MY WORLD A BIT BETTER




And I know that you hope for,
Longer good-byes.
Embracing for forever,
And falling in your eyes.
In your eyes.
In your eyes.



THIS PART RELATES TO JUST ME BECAUSE
I LONG FOR HIM SO MUCH
AND EACH TIME HE LEAVES IT KILLS AND I
COULD STARE INTO HIS EYES FOREVER





Pouring over photographs.
I'm living in your letters.
Breathe,
Deeply from this envelope.
It smells like you,
And I can't be,
Without that scent;
It's filling me,
With all you mean to me.
To me.



I HAVE PICTURES OF ME AND HIM AND
THEY BRING ME BACK TO THE GOOD TIMES
I HAVE HIS SWEATSHIRT AND IT SMELT LIKE
HIM AND I SURVIVED ON HIS SCENT
EVERYDAY AND WITH OUT IT I WOULD TRULLY DIE
IT FILLS ME WITH ALL HE MEANS TO ME
BUT HIS SCENT IS GONE NOW AND IM DESPERATLY LONELY





Continually failing these trials,
But you stand by me nonetheless.
And you won't let me sink,
Though I'm begging you.
I'm begging you.
Phone calls from further away,
And messages on my machine,
But I don't ever tell you this distance,
Seems terrible.


NOW EVERY TIME I TRY TO FORGET OR TRY TO LOVE AGAIN
YOU STICK TO MY HEART NONETHELESS
I BEGG YOU IN MY JOURNAL TO JUST LET ME GO
OR LOVE ME FULLY
BUT YOU DONT CALL IT SEEMS FOREVER AGO THAT YOU HAVE CALLED
AND THE MISSED CALLS SAY THAT THEIRS STILL HOPE
BUT I DONT EVER CALL BACK BECAUSE YOUR TO LATE




And there's no need to test my heart,
With useless space.
These roads go on forever.
There'll always be a place,
For you,
In my heart.


THERE WILL FORVER BE A PLACE IN MY HEART FOR
YOU THOUGH I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU WILL FILL IT
BUT UNTILL THAN IT WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU IN MY HEART




So I'll hit the pavement;
It's gotta be better than waiting,
And pushing you far away,
'Cause I'm scared.
Then I'll take my chances,
And head on my way up there,
'Cause turning to you is like falling in love when you're ten




THIS JUST EXPLAINS ME EXPLAINS HIM EXPLAINS EVERYTHING


THOUGH I MAY BE ENTERPERATING THIS WHOLE SONG WRONG
BUT ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT IT REMINDS ME OF THE ONE I LOVE
AND WHAT IT MEANS TO ME

ALL IT MEANS IS THAT DC IS AMAZING AT LYRICS AND THEY TOUCH HOME TO ALL OF US IN DIFFERENT WAYS THE WRONG WAYS AND THE RIGHT WAYS TOO.
01-03-2007 15:39TheStagger28 is offline TheStagger28 

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I don't know how you can not love this song...very deep, personal and yes, very sad...but the end of the song is about him feeling better...the performance of this song on the Unplugged album...AWESOME!!!!
16-06-2007 06:40hecarriesme is offline hecarriesme 

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I LOVE this song!


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