Wonder Years, The - We Could Die Like This Lyrics






Memories flood back like photographs,
All bright and out of focus, all drab with muted colors.
The whole world smells like True Blue, the only brand my grandma smokes
And the faintest hint of Coppertone.
I'm watching shorebirds circle in real close.

I know you're gonna go.
Just please leave me a note.
I left because you asked me to.

Operator, take me home.
I don't know where else to go.
I wanna die in the suburbs.
A heart attack shoveling snow all alone.
If I die, I wanna die in the suburbs.

These northeast winters make boys into men,
Staring out at snow-plowed mountains in the parking lots of churches.
The city just felt worn out, no strength to pick our hearts off the ground.
We watched the '92 Birds take the field without Jerome Brown.

We keep quiet when it gets bad.
We don't talk about the setbacks.
They only hear it when your voice cracks.

Operator, take me home.
I don't know where else to go.
I wanna die in the suburbs.
A heart attack shoveling snow all alone.
If I die, I wanna die in the suburbs.
I wanna die in the suburbs.
I wanna die in the suburbs.
I wanna die in the suburbs.
I wanna die in the suburbs.

Operator, take me home.
I don't know where else to go.
I wanna die in the suburbs.
A heart attack shoveling snow all alone.
If I die, I wanna die in the suburbs.
[x2]

Die in the suburbs.





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  1. J.... ....

    I bought the album. Sh..

    J.... ....

    And the shirt.

  2. N.... B....

    RIP #JB99

  3. M.... M....

    1:42 R.I.P Jerome Brown

  4. B.... K....

    Bring it home for Jerome!

    B.... K....

    Brian Koch they did. On his birthday no less

  5. J.... S....

    Am I the only one who got the Boys II Men reference? I'm not 100% sure it was intentional but they are from Philly as well.

    J.... S....

    Lansdale actually

  6. M.... ....

    This song basically changed my life. I'll always love it

    M.... ....

    first heard this today in anatomy and it changed my life 😍😍

  7. S.... ....

    I wanna like, but I don't wanna change the 666 likes

    S.... ....

    Come on back, mate. It's at 800 now!

  8. G.... C....

    There's just something about this song that easily makes it one of the bests in The Greatest Generation. The lyrics seem fairly simple in this song... I think it's the manner in which the song is sung and performed that makes shore birds circling in real close and the '92 birds taking the field without Jerome Brown seem so tragic, even though most of us can't relate to it. If you listen real close to those two parts of the song, you'll probably know what I mean.

  9. z.... ....

    I don't know why but this song makes me cry

  10. J.... S....

    I'm just wondering, is this song a comment on how Soupy's grandad suffered his heart attack? The whole album is based around thoughts on family, home, life and those who you love. Soupy's grandad had a heart attack, which is what Dismantling Summer is about, so is the line "A heart attack shoveling snow/All alone" that? If so, that makes this song a hell of a lot more sad than it initially appears to be.

    J.... S....

    He said in an interview its basically just discribing how it was to grow up in philly.

    J.... S....

    +Jake Scott A lot of people, mostly out of shape, have heart attacks shoveling snow because the cold constricts their blood vessels and they don't realize how much they are putting their bodies through, shoveling snow is kind of goal oriented, kind of a don't stop until your done thing, where as if you're running on a treadmill you can stop whenever you want, and it triggers HA's for a lot of people, it's a pretty popular statistic. I always thought the line was a reference to a sort of lazy teenage kid who had to do some work which to him just seemed brutal or grueling.

  11. M.... T....

    The way they present they're lyrics remind me of Mayday Parade a bit

    M.... T....

    +Mauricio Trejo Not Mayday Parade. This is a step above.

    M.... T....

    +Mauricio Trejo You pay attention to how well written the lyrics are too? I thought I was the only one.

    M.... T....

    Lyrics are always a priority

    M.... T....

    Of course. I'm just very inspired by how artists tell stories/talk about what's bugging them

    M.... T....

    woah man, I never thought about that. It definitely seems true in this song.

  12. b.... ....

    So difficult to find pop punk bands whose lyrics aren't totally full of angst. Glad to see I am not the only person who is interested in both being happy and good music.

    b.... ....

    @bmarlowe48 Plus the fact that most pop-punk bands are completely cliche lyrically.
    The lyrics of this band feel most of the time less forced and more free.

    b.... ....

    bruh passing through a screen door...

    b.... ....

    So many of twys songs are pure angst. Idk where u got this from

  13. s.... ....

    Dam wat Jerome coulda been?.... RIP you BEAST!!!

  14. S.... A....

    Falling in love with a band is so amazing. Thanks for being so awesome

  15. k.... ....

    This has slowly climbed my Top 10 bands list. #3 under Motionless In White and A Day To Remember. Their lyrics are so uplifting and real.

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    dude mosh

    k.... ....

    I love A Day To Remember, they're great. But Motionless in White above The Wonder Years.....I don't know about that.

  16. B.... L....

    uploaded on my birthday c:

  17. s.... ....

    Bring it home for Jerome!

    s.... ....

    took longer than we hoped but the birds got it done. on his birthday nonetheless, it was destiny!

  18. L.... G....

    One of the best lyrics I've ever heard are in this albuns

  19. x.... ....

    TWY is the only band thats made every song relatable to something in my life. fucking love this band

  20. S.... ....

    i love this fucking band, speaking truths and exactly what is on his mind. truly poetic fucking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  21. R.... R....

    I don't get this... Where does he want to die? In New York?

  22. P.... T....

    Almost 50k views and not a single dislike... Nice

  23. R.... P....

    Don't regret buying this record, best band out there.

  24. M.... ....

    So perfect.

  25. D.... W....

    He said true blue dumbass

  26. C.... ....

    It is definitely not trumoo that's milk and he said its the only brand his grandma smoked

  27. A.... C....

    My ears are in love....

  28. f.... j....

    Jerome Brown! The U rules

    f.... j....

    they finally brought it home for Jerome

  29. T.... ....

    I don't hate ADTR but I'm just disappointed in the way they choose to go. I used to be huge fans of them during the For Those Who Have Heart and Their Name Was Treason days. Homesick was quite good but after that personally to me they kind of fell off and started to write more for the people and not themselves. Like Jeremy now is writing some songs as if he was still in High School, which was like 7-8 years ago now.

  30. J.... T....

    My Life As A Pigeon: "If you want me to go then I'll go, and if you ask me to leave I can leave."

    We Could Die Like This: "I left because you asked me to"

    Another case of The Wonder Years referencing past material. Love it.

  31. R.... H....

    Everything sounds like something else with people these days.... Its sad, growing up, being involved in music through school, mostly classical, recieving scholarships for vocal and instrumental and all I see are scenie weenies saying everything sounds like the exact opposite. Kids need to learn how music works and how it sounds before we have more Kei$has becoming stars.

  32. b.... ....

    Happy Birthday my motherfuckin' badass!

  33. D.... K....

    The wonder years always makes me think about the past and how i was ever actually happy thanks for showing me happiness!!!!!!

  34. T.... ....

    May 8? That's my birthday.

  35. E.... J....

    Bring it home for Jerome. RIP

  36. B.... B....

    I think I have given this album a 100 views by myself......
    perfect

  37. A.... E....

    @jonny no one wants their home that way. But for some of us it just is. It's not a choice right now.

  38. J.... P....

    why would you want your home to be in distress like that?

  39. E.... M....

    This is some good music :)

  40. S.... E....

    ADTR don't get so much hate

  41. D.... ....

    I'm not totally sure, but I THINK he wants to die in the suburbs.

  42. N.... L....

    The voice is similar to the AJ Perdomo's one (The Dangerous Summer)

  43. w.... ....

    Pretty sure it's True Blue :)

  44. O.... O....

    I think these guys just became my new favourite band! Absolutely love the new album!

  45. l.... ....

    Who is saying this sounds like adtr?

  46. c.... ....

    The whole world smells like TruMoo.

  47. S.... ....

    Im buying this fucking cd. Watch out world.

  48. P.... R....

    Same, especially the one about zombies and the one about going to prom with a pirate.

  49. d.... ....

    sounds a little like adtr

  50. b.... ....

    Thanks man.

  51. D.... D....

    just remember: there's another you out there who hates bioshock.

  52. S.... f....

    This is perfect

  53. J.... S....

    what if the wonder years wrote a song about potatoes O.o

  54. M.... ....

    The Wonder Years are one of the two best things in my life, the other being these potatoes.

  55. 1.... ....

    Soupy is incapable of writing a bad song.

  56. m.... g....

    I love your taste in music, and your name...I love bioshock...HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY...

  57. M.... ....

    The Jerome Brown line really hit home because I remember that year especially.

  58. G.... M....

    I'm glad I decided to give this band a try. this album is amazing

  59. B.... G....

    the music is like old poppunk and then the vox are just Dans greatness. its just gold

  60. S.... M....

    I reminds me a lot of early 2000's pop-punk and it's fucking awesome. :D

  61. S.... M....

    Welcome to the family.

  62. S.... G....

    cant we all

  63. H.... M....

    happy birthday soupys not sad anymore

  64. N.... P....

    I can proudly say The Wonder Years are my favorite band.

  65. T.... H....

    This is definitely the best song on the album.

  66. b.... ....

    Hopeless just gave me the best birthday present ever.

  67. J.... H....

    This album is nothing short of phenomenal!

  68. j.... ....

    amazing

  69. J.... H....

    Soupy u r a little happier

  70. A.... E....

    Twy never disappoint.... Every song strikes home... Hard

  71. D.... ....

    I can't wait to listen this next to the lyrics

  72. Z.... S....

    This song fucking rules.

  73. R.... ....

    sick drum intro!