In the light of the sun, is there anyone? Oh it has begun...
Oh dear you look so lost, eyes are red and tears are shed,
This world you must've crossed... you said...
You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah,
She said
You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah,
Essential yet appealed, carry all your thoughts across
An open field,
When flowers gaze at you... they're not the only ones who cry
When they see you
You said...
You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah,
She said
You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah, [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/augustana/boston.html ]
She said I think I'll go to Boston...
I think I'll start a new life,
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name,
I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather,
I think I'll get a lover and fly em out to Spain...
I think I'll go to Boston,
I think that I'm just tired
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind...
I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset,
I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice... oh yeah,
You don't know me, you don't even care...
Boston... where no one knows my name... yeah
Where no one knows my name...
Where no one knows my name...
Yeah Boston...
Where no one knows my name.
This song infact, is telling a story of a girl who's lost and alone, having lost her lover and now in nowhere land with no one to wallow, to sad to stay, she wants to start anew. When flowers gaze at you, their not the only ones, crying when they see you. She's tired from the heartache and feels as though she's wandering aimlessly desperately needed companionship. Thats my meaning of this song. I prefer to believe any song can mean anything to everyone.
He's talking about how he met a girl who was crying and he was talking to her and she said "you dont know me, you dont care, and you dont wear my chains (meaning you dont have my problems)" and she goes on to tell him how she wants to move somewhere where no one knows her and start all over. This is a gorgeous song, i luv it!
I think hes telling a story of how he wants to start over with everything. He wants to get rid of the memory of all the bad things hes gone through in life, forget the worst and try to start new with something better. Something worth living for.