| Sullivan Street From "August and Everything After" Take the way home That leads back to Sullivan Street Cross the water Home through the town Pass the shadows that fall down Wherever we meet Pretty soon now I won't come around I'm almost drowning in her sea She's nearly fallen to her knees Take the way home... ba pa ba pa pa Take the way home That leads back to Sullivan Street Where all the bodies Hang on the air If she remembers She hides it whenever we meet Get away now I don't really care 'Cause I'm gone from there I'm almost drowning in her sea She's nearly crawling on her knees She's down on her knees Down on her knees Take the way home That leads back to Sullivan Street Where I'm just another rider Burned to the ground Come tumblin down I'm almost drowning in her sea She's nearly crawling on her knees It's almost everything I need I'm down on my knees I'm down on my knees I'm down on, down on my knees I'm down on my knees I'm down on my knees |
| AD says this song is about a girl he was seeing whose mother was fairly strict and wouldn't let her spend the night at his place. So every night at like 3 A.M. he'd have to take her home. To me this song is yet another about a man looking for something. He's got this girl and it's almost right. He's enjoying the moment, but he really doesn't see anything long term in it. Not that she's not a great girl, it's just not quite there. And he can't put his finger on it exactly, but he knows it won't be long before he leaves. Because it's not fair to either of them for him to stick around if his heart isn't in it. I've done this time and again, but because I was holding people up and comparing them to an insane standard. One that I believed existed, but have come to find out was a fantasy. So does that make me less of a person for needlessly meandering in and out of these peoples' lives? Maybe. The sun rises, the sun sets, people get hurt. As cold and uncaring as that may seem, it's true. I've been hurt as much as I've hurt. I'm not proud of some of the things I've done- to say the least. And now I'm at a stage of my life where I just don't want to be involved in any kind of hurt. I don't want to be on the giving end, and I sure as hell don't want to be on the receiving end. But all I can do is be honest with those around me, and sometimes that leads to hurt. But it does no one any good for me to stick around if I don't think it's right. And that kind of responsibility is why I love this song. |