The Starting Line

Yes, this is another Keane post.  I seriously can't get enough.  One thing that I love about Keane is their lyrics . . . they mean something.  They mean a lot to me, and the more I listen to them, the more I fall in love with the band, the songs, everything.

This is a song called "The Starting Line." During the concert, Tom said that this was a song about hope, and that it is his favourite from the album. Please take five minutes of your life and enjoy this beautiful music.

The Starting Line
This town was a lovers' stage, but now you can't recognize
The street lights that are daggers to your eyes

You can't find your bearings, you're slipping into the ground
This scene has no color and no sound

You still believe in me, after the things I've done,
You fear for what we have become

The ground is uneven, we stumble from day to day
Took shelter where it's easy,
I know your feet are like lead but you've gotta underway

Drag your heart up to the starting line,
Forget the ghosts that make you old before your time
It's too easy to get left behind.
I know you've been kicked around,
But tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me

Each heart is a paper kite blown around by the breeze,
But love won't rest 'til it brings you to your knees

Some find it easy, some will never even know,
You think you've done your journey
Then you stumble and find that there's such a long way to go

Drag your heart up to the starting line
Forget the ghosts that make you old before your time
It's too easy to get left behind
I know you've been kicked around,
You wanna be lost and not be found,
But let's take the back way into town
And drink to the bad times, lay them down on me

Girl I still believe in you, you're too good to fall so low
We're gonna find a better life I know
Things will be clearer, and soon as we make a start,
We'll be that much nearer
We're too old to just stand here waiting to break apart

Drag your heart up to the starting line
Forget the ghosts that make you old before your time
It's too easy to get left behind,
I know you've been kicked around
But tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me, on me, on me


Beautiful, isn't it?  This song has made me cry more than once, as have other songs on the Strangeland album.  I know I write about music a lot, and it's pretty rare to have a post without reference to some lyrics.  I just love to share some things that speak to me, and I hope they strike a chord with you as well.  Forgive me for my obsessions; they are kindly meant.