That there’s someone out there who feels just like me
There is…
Box Car Racer is comprised of two-thirds of Blink-182, and not surprisingly, “There Is” sound’s similar to Blink. Blink-182’s best songs are their serious songs, and Boxcar Racer, similarly, is at their best here discussing young love. The narrator is away on vacation and can’t stop thinking about his girlfriend. The song is written like a letter he is writing to her about all of his thoughts he is having on this lame vacation. He’d rather be spending time with his girl.
He reminisces about their time together and it makes him feel special. He wonders if she is thinking about him right now. Is she sleeping well at night? How lucky is he to have found someone who feels just like him? They sing about love earnestly.
The sound is that light punk sound from the late nineties: The melody sounds great but there is not much vocal variation beyond about a half an octave. That is their sound. The steady drum performance by Barker is also worth noting. The snare drums are mixed high and he has a couple mini-solos. There is an acoustic and electric guitar that almost provide background sound for the rhythm of the drums.
There Is Lyrics
this vacation’s useless
these white pills aren’t kind
i’ve given a lot of thought on this 13-hour drive
i missed the grinding concrete where we sat past 8 or 9
and slowly finished laughing in the glow of our headlights
i’ve given a lot of thought to the nights we use to have
the days have come and gone
our lives went by so fast
i faintly remember breathing on your bedroom floor
where i laid and told you but you swear you loved me more
do you care if i don’t know what to say?
will you sleep tonight, will you think of me
will i shake this off pretend it’s all okay
that there’s someone out there who feels just like me
there is
those notes you wrote me
i’ve kept them all
i’ve given a lot of thought of how to write you back this fall
with every single letter in every single word there
will be a hidden message about a boy that loves a girl
do you care if i don’t know what to say?
will you sleep tonight, will you think of me
will i shake this off
pretend it’s all okay that there’s someone out there who feels just like me
there is
do you care if i don’t know what to say?
will you sleep tonight, will you think of me
will i shake this off
pretend it’s all okay that there’s someone out there who feels just like me
do you care if i don’t know what to say?
will you sleep tonight, will you think of me
will i shake this off
pretend it’s all okay that there’s someone out there who feels just like me
there is
written: Tom Delonge, Travis Barker