Snow Patrol - The President

Snow Patrol - The President
Lyrics:

I've run to ground
I've run from everyone that I have ever known
I'm aching cold
I'm aching from the bones the very blood of me

And it's broke before you know it
Before you knew what it was for
All you know is you can't fix it
And you wish you'd listened more
To your instincts to your family
To the wisdom you'd ignored
Are you finally gonna ask us for help?

I've crashed to earth
But I'd fallen for so long that it was just relief
I saw your face
In everyone that looked me in my drunken eyes

And it's broke before you know it
Before you knew what it was for
All you know is you can't fix it
And you wish you'd listened more
To your instincts to your family
To the wisdom you'd ignored
When you finally gonna ask us for help?

I can see you at the front gate
As you wait on my return
The years have blurred to eons
But the tears have never dried
But I'm not coming to you like this
So battered down and sad
I will take the road forgotten again

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[TightASSspanker]

One person is a cunt

[dfjnjfn]

@B182LoveRR Not sure, I wonder that too. Maybe the title is metaphoric for someone who goes through many highs and lows (like a President does, faces many struggles). You could also say that this is where the album title "Fallen Empires" comes into it. A President is basically like a leader of an Empire right? I guess you can put two and two together. The album is about Gary's struggles, specifically on love and loss. It's like he's talking about his own Empire I guess. Yeah, it's pretty deep.

[WesupportTaylena03]

<3 SNOW PATROL!!!!! :D

[1dealsin]

@TightASSspanker Make That 2...

[NanaAlves97]

Everytime that I heard this amazing song I remember President Snow from Hunger Games!!! Great Job SP!!

[dkkauwe]

i've fallen for so long

[dawni5]

watched an iterview with Gary L. the song New York is about a girl he was seeing n didnt work out because of time, distance etc. but hey, i think its great that we all have our own interptretations of lyrics. words are very powerful n emotive.

[GraemeK84]

I could just as easily listen to this song on my CD, on repeat, endlessly. But I figured I'd come to youtube today and instead listen to it with other people who appreciate the power of this song. I wonder how many listens there'll be by the end of the day..... 25,586 and counting.

[dfjnjfn]

Also, Gary Lightbody cheated on his girlfriend several years ago. Basically, all his albums and songs are about that one girl, wanting to make it up to her etc... If you listen to each Snow Patrol song, they all relate to love lost and trying to redeem his failure as a boyfriend. Listen to every album from Songs For Polar Bear to this album. I think everyone is trying to guess what this song is about, but if you've actually listened to his previous albums it should pretty much make sense.

[bigggieb00f]

@TightASSspanker and the other is a dick. It's strange how you can relate them to a hallway and a tic-tac.

[Flamestar1989]

The last verse just gave me chills down my spine... It's so hopeful and it's a great way to end such a sad but perfect song. I think he's apologising to his wife and he's saying that he'll find his (forgotten) old self again.

[Flamestar1989]

I love this song! I relate to it a lot. I'm 22 and when I was younger I fit into some degree... I had good friends and several girlfriends. Now, I have social phobia (freeze up even in front of my family) so I avoid everyone and I feel like I am forever falling and no one and nothing is there to catch me. And I can't fix what's wrong with me... I think Gary was referring to his own fallen empire, as their popularity has fallen drastically over the past few years.