I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
Let's rearrange
I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
To say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
Find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/the_fray/over_my_head_cable_car.html ]
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and it's effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
Everyone knows
She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
I'm in over my head
I'm over my head
Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind
This is one of my fav songs by them. I think it is about someone who is losing everyone in his life b/c they are neglecting him and he losing the relationship with the girl in the song. And he doesn't want to let her go but he's in over his head and has to let her go.
The guy is jealous of his friend because his friend stole his girlfriend. So he keeps thinking about her, but he's trying to stop. 'cause he's trying to move on
Dis song is reali sad. I think da song is a abt a guy who is reali in love wit a girl n da girl left him for someone close to him n now er1 is turnin against him bt he can't get ha off his mind bcoz he stl lvs her
This guy is annoyed that his friend is spending more time with his girl than with friends hence: "over my head... 8 secoonds left in over time she's on your mind... " and that their friendship is being slowly destroyed by love... Their friendship is becoming the past: "and suddenly i become part of the past"...
One of the things that inspired this song was when isaac's (one of the band members) brother, caleb, was asked to leave the band early on in the band's history. Just thought that i'd put that out there...
I listened to this song a lot, but it finally took losing a friend to get the real meaning.
It's talking about how its really hard to say goodbye. That he wishes it was easier and that it wouldn't hurt so much to leave them and just go. But its not easy and saying goodbye is the hardest thing ever and sometimes its too much to handle and your way in over your head.
This song makes me cry now... Cuz i never wanted to lose my friend becuz she meant the world to me, but i don't think the scars we have are going to heal.
I believe that this song means that he is having problems with either his friends or his girlfriend. He says they are just waiting for a cue or for him to slip up and they have something to tease him about. He just wants to bury the hatchet and to solve the problem easily and calmly.
Sounds like he was having problems with his girlfriend and he talked to his friend, but his friend just didnt want to help him with his problems. Then he got even more stressed/emotional and on top of that the girl ended up leaving him.