"THE WEAK CAN FORGIVE...FORGIVENESS IS THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG"

This song has some powerful words and the verve pipe really know how to dish em out.I think basically it's a song about growing up and moving from a state of ignorance into a state of realization which is always a painful transition. Everyone goes through it, and in addition to his incredible voice and the great music, that relatability that the song has is what ultimately makes it a favorite of so many. Everyone's done things in their past that they look back on and wonder "What the hell was I thinking", those events change you for the rest of your life and that's something everyone can understand and if you don't then someday you will.




When I was young I knew everything
She, a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm gilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice now

I can't be held responsible
Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me
I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me
I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a weeks' worth of Valium and slept
Now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says

I can't be held responsible
Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me
I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me
I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

We've tried to wash our hands of all this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say

I can't be held responsible
Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me
I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me
I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen