| Anna Begins From "August and Everything After" My friend assures me It's all or nothing But I am not worried I am not overly concerned My friend implores me For one time only Make an exception I am not worried Wrap her up in a package of lies Send her off to a coconut island I am not worried I am not overly concerned With the status of my emotions "Oh," she says, "you're changing." But we're always changing It does not bother me to say This isn't love 'Cause if you don't want to talk about it Then it isn't love And I guess I'm gonna have to live with that But I'm sure There's something in a shade of gray Something in between And I can always change my name If that's what you mean But my friend assures me It's all or nothing But I am not really worried I am not overly concerned You try to tell yourself The things you try to tell yourself To make yourself forget I am not worried "'Cause if it's love," she says "Then we're gonna have to think about The consequences" 'Cause she can't stop shaking and I can't stop touching her and... This time When kindness falls like rain It washes her away And Anna begins to change her mind "These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days," she says And I'm not ready for this sort of thing. But I'm not gonna break And I'm not gonna worry about it anymore I'm not gonna bend and I'm Not gonna break and I'm not gonna worry about it anymore. It seems like I should say: "As long as this is love" But it's not all that easy So maybe I should Snap her up in butterfly net And pin her down on a photograph album I am not worried 'Cause I've done this sort of thing before. But then I start to think about The consequences And I don't get no sleep in a quiet room And this time when kindess falls like rain It washes me away And Anna begins to change my mind And everytime she sneezes I believe it's love And oh Lord, I'm not ready For this sort of thing She's talkin' in her sleep- It's keeping me awake And Anna begins to toss and turn And every word is nonsense but I understand And oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing Her kindness bangs a gong It's moving me along And Anna begins to fade away It's chasing me away She just disappears And oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing. |
| AD says this song is about a girl he met on a backpacking excursion through Europe when he was still struggling. He met Anna, who was from Australia and fell in love rather quickly. And you know you're falling in love and you know it's not going to work but at the same time you can't help how you feel. So you try to limit your feelings, but what's the use? AD says the two people in the song are convinced they're "not ready for this sort of thing" so they walk away and find out in the end that what they're really not ready for is being apart and alone. How many times have I tried to hold back, but I always end up falling and ruining everything. Instead of just accepting and enjoying the relationship for what it's worth, I always want it to be more. And then there's the times when the girl wanted it more than me and I bolted because I wasn't ready to put myself on the line. This song speaks volumes to me. For no other reason than I always let my mind fuck things up. And it really is a handicap. I don't want to be lonely anymore. And that fear of being alone the rest of my life makes me want to always throw every relationship into high gear. And then when I'm not sure it's right, I just screw everything up. That's why I love this song, and this band. |