There's no doubt that Copeland's lyricist, Aaron Marsh, has traces of loves past all over him. On "Careful Now" he sings:
"Maybe you should make a list for me
of everything important in this world
in order of urgency
'cause I don't know how to feel?
Well, it's nice that he gives warning but it's too bad that he doesn't mention anything about trying to learn how to feel. As is too often the case in these times, warnings of one's shortcomings are usually considered instant absolution of the outcome. As if the lazy cliche of "I'm okay, you're okay" wasn't bad enough, it then became "I'm okay, good luck with you, whatever"
You can't even give Marsh credit for sticking around long enough to be comfortable to share such intimate weaknesses. After all, this is Emo, which means that this dialog probably occurred on the first date.
At least he showed up.
"Careful Now" is from Copeland's 2006 album, "Eat, Sleep, Repeat"
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