| | 11am Lyrics Artist(Band):Incubus
The garbage truck beeps as it backs up And I start my day thinking about what I've thrown away. Could I push rewind? The credits traverse, signifying the end But I missed the best part. Could we please go back to start? Forgive my indecision Then again, Then again, Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side But, then again, a day will come when I want off that ride. Eleven am, By now you would think that I would be up But my bedsheets shade the heat of choices I've made And what did I find? I never thought I could want someone so much 'Cause now you're not here and I'm knee deep in that old fear. Forgive my indecision... I am only a man. Then again, Then again, Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side But, then again, a day will come when I want off that ride. Twelve pm and my dusty telephone rings. Heavy head up from my pillow, who could it be? I hope its you. Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side But, then again, the day has come and I want off that ride. If you find some error in 11am Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to dw_02@msn.com for submitting the lyrics. Review about 11am Thoughts | Reviewer: Trey | 8/29/09 Just a thought, but maybe the song is about the speaker getting caught cheating on their loved ones, rather than breaking up. The "forgive my indecision" being more about who they are with rather than if they are with one person or not. It seems to work either way. My two cents. | Reviewer: Moe. | 2/14/09 "Seven am; The garbage truck beeps as it backs up And I start my day thinking about what I've thrown away. Could I push rewind? The credits traverse, signifying the end But I missed the best part. Could we please go back to start? Forgive my indecision" At the begining of his/her dilemma, our speaker reflects on a decision he/she made to end a relationship. Evidently, he/she regrets the decision he/she has made, wishing to "rewind" and "go back to start". He/she wishes to be forgiven for his/her "indecision", having once thought and acting upon a feeling to end a relationship, but wanting anything other than outcome of acting upon that feeling. Our speaker is marking himself/herself as indecisive, recognizing and disliking the fact that he/she wants to be with this other person, but doesn't, but does, but doesn't... "Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side" In response to his/her indecisiveness, he/she reflects on the nature of a single man/woman - always wanting and wishing for the comfort of a relationship while single, but when found with another person to call your own, getting cold feet. Our speaker continues, "but, then again, a day will come when I want off that ride." He/she knows that eventually he/she will crave, need, and require the security of something permanent. "Eleven am, By now you would think that I would be up But my bedsheets shade the heat of choices I've made" I am making an inference, but it seems our speaker has sexually dabbled with people other than the person of his/her real affection for reasons that remain insignificant. Alcohol? Drugs? Loneliness? I don't know. "And what did I find? I never thought I could want someone so much 'Cause now you're not here and I'm knee deep in that old fear. Forgive my indecision... I am only a man." After his/her sexploartions, our speaker has found that he wants his/her real lover more than anything. Again, he asks to be forgiven for his indecision, for he is only but a member of the human specie. "Twelve pm and my dusty telephone rings. Heavy head up from my pillow, who could it be? I hope its you." The ending of the song lets the listener know that at the end of the day, the speaker wants to be with this other person, regardless of his/her doubt and indecision. But, who knows, really? This is just simply what I gather from the words in question. Perceptive song! | Reviewer: Miria | 2/12/09 I totally agree with Anonymous from 8?26/07 about what the song means. He is feeling very conflicted about his decision, missing her, wanting her back-- but then reminding himself of the reason(s) he walked away in the first place. Love isn't simple. It's messy and complicated and it's not always easy to know your own mind. And we are often our own worst enemies where love is concerned, making bad choices and putting up with all sorts of painful shit for way too long. But by the end of the song, he knows he has made the right decision for himself, painful and difficult though it definitely is: "The day HAS come and I want off that ride." Brilliant song, brilliant lyrics-- so evocative and honest! Lyrics | Reviewer: Sarah | 12/8/08 I actually always had a different idea for what the lyrics "Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side But, then again, a day will come when I want off that ride." meant. I always looked at it as, when you are single, you can do whatever you want. You are free. But that will get old and you start to see how lonely that "ride" is... So the day will come when he is done being self centered, and want to be with someone. That is why I like when he changes the words around, showing the day has come, and he does want off that single tracked "ride". Just how I always viewed it. A fickle gentleman. | Reviewer: Anony | 9/18/08 I think this song is about a guy who broke up with a girl only to find her living out the best days of her life with other guys. But when she finds herself alone, she resorts back to him. He desires her when she's not around, but her return changes his mind. A Day Has Come | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/29/08 Incubus always has the greatest metaphors I've heard in any songs. They're simple yet meaningful in ways no one else could think of. "The garbage truck beeps as it back up and I start my day thinking about what I've thrown away" We've all woken up to the screaming of the truck in the early morning. The things we throw away, for the speaker, is something he's tried to put behind him. Something right off the start reminds him of all he's tried to "throw away". Small things like these truly drive an emotion through, not to mention the awesome band who performs it. The only band that even compares to the powerful metaphors of Incubus would have to be the mighty Shinedown. "I hope it's you..." Top five, in no particular order: 11am -Incubus Forget It -Breaking Benjamin Cadence of her Last Breath - Nightwish Stand here with Me -Creed Seven -Revis Check em out, folks. Well worth it. agreed | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/9/07 when i first heard this song i dident think much of it, but when you hear it over and over again you pick up on something, this song hit me hard when i heard it again, ive been with this girl for a while and when we split it got me, to me when brandon says " your always first when no one is beside you" i think it applies to both the guy and the girl. natuarly when you have a relationship with somewone you tend to put that person first, but in this verse she dident have him as one of her prioreties. it was just her, now i say it like it was her because thats how i understod it. and as the song contenues you can tell that hes getting use to it, he just has regrets, we all do, and at the end of the song hes made his choise, hes done, these guys write more then just music with beats, they play music thats meaningful and touches the truth about life. thats what i think I agree "What I think it means" person | Reviewer: Jess | 12/4/07 Yeah, to me this is a song of great deliberation and indecision - it's not so much about the actual relationship than the choice he has to make about whether or not he wants to be "back in the ride" so to speak. In the beginning, it is obvious he wishes to try over, but as the song continues, we can see he thinks that she must always be right, even when no one backs her up:- "Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side" As the song progresses, so does time and so does his feeling of helplessness and loss:- "By now you would think that I would be up But my bedsheets shade the heat of choices I've made I never thought I could want someone so much" Perhaps he is afraid of being alone again, left without someone to help him make his choices and decisions in life. Each verse shows a deeper side to his longing, whereas the chorus indicates his feelings of inadaquecy and indecision. This sense of juxtaposition in the song shows Boyd's depth of understanding about what a relationship can do to you when it ends. At the end, we are left with the most powerful of messages in the song, and it's simply by changing 'will' to 'has' and 'when' to 'and'. These are definite words, and imply that he has finally made his desicion - he can't be in a relationship with the significant other. corrections =) | Reviewer: melancholy-doll | 9/27/07 Seven am; The garbage truck beeps as it backs up And I start my day thinking about what I've thrown away. Could I push rewind? All the credits rolled up signifying the end But I missed the best part. Could we please go back to the start? Forgive my indecision Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side But, then again, the day will come when I want off that ride. Eleven am, By now you would think that I would be up But my bed sheets shade the heated choices I've made And what did I find? I never thought I could want someone so much 'Cause now you're not here and I'm knee deep in my own fear. Forgive my indecision... I am only a man. Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side But, then again, a day will come when I want off that ride. Twelve pm and my dusty telephone rings. Heavy head up from my pillow, who could it be? I hope its you. Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side But, then again, the day has come and I want off that ride. What I think it means | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/26/07 Really great song. Wonderful lyrics. The meaning I take from this is song is somewhat different from the views that were posted here. I think this is about someone (let's say a guy) who broke up with his girlfriend, a decision that wasn't very well thought through. "...the heat of choices I've made." He is regretting it, because he now feels alone, like he didn't enjoy any of it, and kinda afraid. But (and here's where I think my opinion is a bit different from the other posted here)I think he isn't sure whether he really wants to (try) and get back with her, because, in every chorus he says: "Then again, you're always first when no one's on your side", like he knows from experience that she doesn't need him, or anyone for that matter.He isn't so sure he wants to be back to that. I think this is a sign of the indecision he refers. He knows that someday, he'll have enough of it "a day will come when I want off that ride." And the fact that he calls the relationship a "ride" isn't a very good sign he enjoyed it. I think the whole song is about that conflict and how that day passes with him just lying in bed, conflicted with the decision he has to make. He really misses her, but he knows she doesn't need him. The way the lyrics are put together gives me the impression that he is giving away to regret, but, with every chorus, he snaps out of it, realising that maybe that relationship wasn't doing him any good, that he made the right choice. And I think what really ends that conflict, what makes him make a choice, is the phone call, because after that (and an instrumental part that really divides the rest of the lyrics from the fist part)he finally says : "the day HAS come and I want off that ride." He decides to really put and end to it and walk away. He's had enough of it, the dillema and the relationship, and is finally breaking free of it. It's kinda liberating. That's my view, anyway. To answer tash, I think it's a guitar with a muted effect. Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song 11am The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Incubus" Music | |
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