Matt Nathanson - Bulletproof Weeks Lyrics






Somewhere in between
The beginning and the end
September took the tourists
And settled in for good

We could hear the trains again
Brooklyn girls in scarves
Summer left and no one said a word

We'd open your window
Stay in your bed
All day 'til the street lights came on

So, what happened to bulletproof weeks in your arms?
What happened to feeling cheap radio songs?
What happened to thinking that the world was flat?
Yeah, what happened—

So up on 59th street
Right before the rains
Lovers catching taxis going downtown

I'm talking to what's left of you
I'm watching what I say
Counting all the freckles on your perfect face

You open your window
And sit on your bed
Just waiting for right words to come

So, what happened to bulletproof weeks in your arms?
What happened to feeling cheap radio songs?
What happened to thinking that the world was flat?
What happened—
Yeah, what happened to that?

Was I wrong? [2x]

So, what happened to bulletproof weeks in your arms?
What happened to feeling cheap radio songs?
What happened to thinking that the world was flat?
What happened—
Yeah, what happened to that?





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  1. N.... �....

    I used to dream of you

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    nothing to u
    lil peep

  3. K.... B....

    Been a fan of Matt’s heartbreaking lyricism for a long time now (12, 15 years??). So glad that Pandora introduced so many of you to this talented man!

  4. d.... ....

    I use to dream of you
    Na, I use to lose my sleep for you
    But now I see right through

  5. n.... a....

    peep 😞💔

  6. k.... ....

    i used to dream of you

  7. A.... N....

    Anyone else here because they looked up " Cry Yourself to sleep"

  8. M.... B....

    I could see Jungkook or Taehyung convering this .🤔

  9. O.... ....

    Nothing to u babe

  10. J.... A....

    Beautiful song gives me chills

  11. B.... ....

    i used to dream of you naa i used to lose my sleep from you but now i see right through and everybody wanna fuck with me but ion fuck with you

  12. M.... E....

    beautifully written song

  13. e.... r....

    lil peep

  14. t.... ....

    Played this to my Dad as we sat round the bed watching him pass. He wasn't conscious, but he smiled. Powerful song.

  15. A.... G....

    Favorite song ever

  16. L.... ....

    Am I the only one here trying to cry myself to sleep?

  17. S.... C....

    If anyone is looking for new music to listen to, here's an album that just came out: https://youtu.be/LrNQSiRn2UU

  18. A.... S....

    Been here since the begining, 2009. Can someone tell me what Pandora is?

  19. j.... l....

    Harika lan

  20. J.... D....

    Shout out Lil peep

  21. J.... S....

    Anyone here from Private Practice? Charlotte and Cooper😍 my heart broke at that scene

  22. W.... V....

    such a beautiful song. i recorded it and a few days after i played it in front of my family and purposed to my girlfriend..... Now my wife!

  23. j.... d....

    Lil Peep brought me here

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    Me too....

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    @Mercy B. "nothing to u - lil peep"

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    jim dotson too

  24. K.... C....

    Thank u pandora

  25. S.... J....

    This is such a beautiful song I just want to lay in bed and cry when I listen to this

  26. D.... P....

    Came from lil peep :/

    D.... P....

    Daniel Padilla too

  27. P.... ....

    This is about as good as it gets, folks.

  28. M.... R....

    underated artist

  29. v.... v....

    love this song

  30. k.... t....

    damn good song

  31. A.... M....

    "Counting all the freckles on your perfect face" *cough*JeanMarco*cough*

    A.... M....

    u guys still exist!! old timer here lmao

    A.... M....

    Alissa Murphy I SAW A PICTURE BASED OFF OF THIS

  32. g.... p....

    I,m crying

  33. B.... C....

    am still here...
    what a beautiful song!

  34. S.... R....

    Jeanmarco 💔

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    talking to what's left of you and watching what I say
    counting all the freckles on your perfect face
    you open your window and sit on your bed just waiting for right words to come so what happened to bulletproof weeks in his arms...

  36. G.... A....

    A not very well known, under rated, beautiful song.

    G.... A....

    pretty sure you posted on one of my other favourite songs too...

  37. R.... N....

    Love this song makes me cry every time

  38. G.... R....

    What happened to bulletproof weeks in your arms?

    G.... R....

    +Grace Ryan +Johnny Zehner 
    WARNING:slightly long read
    If we take the song as, one of him singing about an ex-lover. We can think of that main chorus as a semi-metaphor for the time the had together. That line "What happened to bulletproof weeks in your arms." could be broken down to saying, how, when they were holding eachother in their arms, nothing in the world matters. As if time was standing still, and as if the problems of the world and life are bullets and their love protected them from it. If only for a fleeting second. Coupled with the next two lines "what happened to feeling cheap radio songs. What happen to thinking the world was flat " He's asking himself and to an extant, his ex. What happened to those feelings we shared. Sitting curled up in eachothers arms, listening to music, where nothing in the world could hurt us, where we were the only ones that mattered. Than Finally saying (In the second chorus)"what happened,.....Yea, what happened to that" "Was I wrong....,Was I wrong" Now kinda feeling sad. and questioning if the feelings were only felt by him.
    Sincerely
    ~A Romantic

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    +MagicalNoir My theory, similar to yours, is that he felt as you have described but has since lost the person whom gave him such feelings. It is both a beautiful and sad idea.
    -Another romantic

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    +MagicalNoir "What happened to feeling cheap radio songs? What happened to thinking that the world was flat?" could also be symbolic of simpler times, times when songs played on the radio held deep emotional meaning and "when the world was flat" being when everything seemed to be so simple and laid out.

  39. C.... M....

    I love how many people were brought here by Pandora. :) Thank you, Of Monsters And Men station!

    C.... M....

    Bastille Radio!

    C.... M....

    +Cora Moss Marian and the Diamonds Radio :o

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    +Cora Moss mm Damien Rice

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    augustana radio

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    Jamestown Story radio

  40. K.... K....

    So beautiful *sheds tear*

  41. g.... ....

    yes pandora

  42. S.... M....

    This is one of the saddest songs I know... it gets to me every time I hear it (thank god for waterproof mascara).

  43. C.... U....

    I doubt you will ever read this bit ever since graduation and before there wasn't a moment that when I thought about you a smile crept upon my face while it turned a little red every time you smiles I wishes I could just take a picture and I will be the first to admit I messed things up and they will probably never be the same

    C.... U....

    Caden Unholz is this about the actual guy who sings this or is this a guy/girl who you just hope will scroll onto your comments

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    DONT THINK ABOUT JEANMARCO WHILE LISTENING TO THIS

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    f uck too late im already using it for a mix

    J.... H....

    B) it's okay im using it in my fic playlist three times you're not alone

    J.... H....

    I was literally brought here thanks to JeanMarco :'0

    J.... H....

    igasuho OMG yasss aot AND bts!! army are everywhere I swear!

  45. B.... J....

    Beautiful song... gets your mind floating for the one person you love

    B.... J....

    definitely.. but it hurts when they're too far away. 

    B.... J....

    benny wtf lol

  46. a.... d....

    When my heart is breaking I seem to turn to this beautiful song

    a.... d....

    I do the same :)

  47. d.... M....

    Counting on the freckles on your perfect face. <3

  48. A.... ....

    Peter Bradley Adams Radio led me to this <3

  49. j.... c....

    love this so much.

  50. G.... S....

    This is one of those songs I wish I'd written..... Beautiful Matt..
    Gavin Somers-Jarrah

  51. E.... V....

    Saw him preform last night! I pretty much made my year!

  52. A.... P....

    OMG! His station gave me this song too

  53. A.... D....

    sitting there, enjoying the song, then i just wanna cry....

  54. C.... A....

    if you like this song you should also check out "Oblivion" by Bastille

  55. b.... ....

    I typed in sad songs on pandora and this was the first song <3333

  56. W.... W....

    I love this song :')

  57. W.... ....

    The song started and all I could think in my head was:
    "Ow-- My heartt."

  58. A.... L....

    I better start writing a letter to Congress...

  59. A.... L....

    Pandora needs an award.

  60. a.... j....

    nothing like this song his other song "still" and citizen cope "sideways" to have me crying to sleep great!!?! :/ love them night

  61. M.... ....

    I heard this on pandora too lmao

  62. M.... N....

    My friend brought me here love you lauraaaaa

  63. M.... F....

    I love Pandora for bringing me here!!<3

  64. M.... ....

    Is it weird that reminds of Katniss and Peeta from The Hunger GA

  65. B.... ....

    I'm so thankful for Pandora!

  66. J.... S....

    Thank you Pandora❤ asdfghjkl, this is absolutely perfect<3

  67. L.... M....

    This is my favorite song by him <3

  68. V.... C....

    Thank you Pandora♡

  69. C.... ....

    My favorite song of all time

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    If you don't love this song your lying to yourself

  71. C.... F....

    Thanks you pandora <3

  72. A.... ....

    This song....has something. I don't know what it is...so damn good

  73. L.... M....

    What love reminds me of

  74. r.... E....

    I found it on pandora

  75. a.... h....

    I found this from looking on the track list that Come On Get Higher was on...XD

  76. e.... g....

    I have to admit, I didn't know this guy existed before I heard this song on either the Chase Coy station or the He Is We station on Pandora. Then I heard one of his songs on the radio. I was in love<3

  77. G.... C....

    this song is beautiful. really describes how i feel at this moment <3 thank u pandora

  78. H.... W....

    "Lovers catching taxis going downtown"

  79. h.... ....

    this song gets me so amped

  80. h.... ....

    i love this shit, uhhh what happened?

  81. C.... ....

    Went to his concert! It was AMAZING

  82. M.... O....

    Thank you Damien Rice pandora station ... 😘

  83. R.... ....

    they're in the description..

  84. F.... ....

    I see no lyrics.

  85. J.... W....

    3 people don't want to find out what happened.

  86. j.... c....

    didnt need pandora for this one. dedicated it to a beautiful girl... whom of which i have yet to see again... live long and be happy darlin. :/

  87. p.... ....

    mat kearney station

  88. E.... B....

    Pandora from city and colour! <3

  89. h.... g....

    Thank you Ed Sheeran Pandora station. <3

  90. H.... ....

    Well, if Sara Bareilles is on Imogen Heap radio, will this eventually be on mine as well? I hope so.

  91. M.... W....

    Pandora thank you, Falling Slowly station <3

  92. K.... L....

    My friend listened to this on Pandora...the Sara Bareilles station...we fell in love with this song.

  93. K.... M....

    Mine was Ed Sheeran, too! haha

  94. A.... S....

    I think everyone found it on pandora..... what station though, mine was Ed Sheeran!!