Gaz7 Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Can anyone clear up the meaning behind the lyrics in this song for me? I know the first verse refers to a movie (halloween at christmas or something?) but i haven't seen the movie so i don't know the link, apart from jack and sally being two characters in it. What about the rest of the song? I've also heard it has a dark and twisted meaning, which i can understand when you listen to the lyrics, but i don't know what? Anyone? Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickledrop Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 See the movie. That will clear up everything that the song is about! It's a pretty movie too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz7 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Ok ,thanks What's the name of the movie so i can order a copy? Thanks, Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickledrop Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Official Movie Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz7 Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 That's great, thanks Is that what the whole song is based around though? I thought it was just the first verse...? If so, do you know the meaning behind lines such as 'hear your voice of treason'? thanks, Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyhannah Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 its not to do with the nightmere b4 xmas well it is but the line actally refers to travis and his gf he's sayin that they can have the fairy tale relationship and nethinks possible (halloween @ xmas) then it gose on to say plz dnt let this eva end which shows he dusnt wanna brk up then he gose on to say i miss u lol b4 ne1 ses travis is the drummer i no am not stoopid just wot its about i sore an interviwe on mtv2 where he was talkin bout it <<< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnymonkey Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 personaly i think it dosent have any meaning to the movie either sept what zip said part of it. "dont waste your time on me your already the voice inside my head" is realy confusing to me too but i got hes tellin her to give up cause hes already over it while saying he still misses her guys are so flipin like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma484 Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 To clear this all up. Its about hating some one you love. There is no :(tru meaning but believe me its about hating som1 u love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Hating what you love. The ultimate statement of confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sftassassin Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 one portion of the lyrics that totally boggled my mind was "And as I stared I counted/The webs from all the spiders/Catching things and eating their insides/Like indecision to call you" now perhaps am i just not intelligent enough to understand what the hell they are talking about or does this not make any sense and makes even less sense when taken in the context of the song? someone please help me before i go insane pondering what this could possibly mean. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Broken Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 The song is about a guy who is heart broken over his wife having cheating on him. Hello there the Angel from my Nightmare. That is him thinking of his wife, her cheating on him has created a nightmare. He goes on talking about being a victim, that she is a shadow in the background of the morgue, which means she is killing him. The Jack and Sally stuff is him saying he thought everything was great and doesn't know why this has happened. The second verse is him wanting his wife to come back to him because he misses her. That's why she's the voice inside his head. When something like this happens to you its destroys your life and becomes something that ingulfs all your time thinking about it. The creeping and the hauting is her doing this behind his back and the webs from all the spiders is him thinking back about things that he missed, things that he could have caught. These things will eat you inside and that's what he says. The voice of treason is talking to her while he knows she is with someone else. That's why he wants her to come home and stop the pain tonight! Hope this clears it up for you. I have had this happen so I look at the song differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Heart Broken, Welcome to Songfacts and thank you for the input. I'm sorry to hear you have such a personal connection to this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart Broken Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Sara, What do you mean by it will never come again? Yeah, its tough listening to that song and alot of others, but what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larla3298 Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 grrrrrrrrrreat song! I love it! It has a good beat, and I like how you have to think a/b the words so they make sense hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Jon, they're Emily's words, not mine! The meaning behind them probably varies depending on the beliefs of the person reading them. The phrase is on a keychain my Nana gave me which I always have with me. To me it means this life on Earth is relatively short so don't waste it, enjoy the simple things and be the best person you can be along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherish Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 On 3/18/2004 at 12:57 PM, Gaz7 said: Can anyone clear up the meaning behind the lyrics in this song for me? I know the first verse refers to a movie (halloween at christmas or something?) but i haven't seen the movie so i don't know the link, apart from jack and sally being two characters in it. What about the rest of the song? I've also heard it has a dark and twisted meaning, which i can understand when you listen to the lyrics, but i don't know what? Anyone? Gareth Like most artists, blink-182 have been rather cryptic about telling people what the song is about. Guitarist/vocalist, Tom DeLonge, said that the song was about vulnerability and being a guy trying to tell a girl that he loves her. Part of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus' verse—the Nightmare Before Christmas line—is actually from drummer, Travis Barker. "We can live like Jack and Sally if we want." A haunting refrain about a loving couple living in a sinister world. One could be forgiven for wondering what demons Travis Barker was wrestling with at the time.The song's more about the vulnerability and kind of heart-wrenching pain you feel when you're in love and when you're a guy and you're trying to tell a girl, 'Don't waste your time coming and talking to me because, in my head at least, you probably already gave me up a long time ago. — Tom DeLonge (former blink-182 Guitarist/Vocalist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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