The Meaning of the Bøyg, by B.W. Young (2024)

1.

you see the song is in meand it grows in the back of my headand when it's in the light of day you can breathe it in and know what i meantyou wear a worry on your sleeveand it draws me into your switch and bait a critical bit of clay that you mold into a regular daymost of the time our love grows at an incredible ratebut since the divide my life's been put on hiatuscome catch my sound when it's guilty you wanna know why i'm feelin' so badyou see a real lack of empathyno, i'm no in trouble todaymost of the time our love grows at an incredible ratebut since the divide my life's been put on hiatusyou seem to rely on the shows that i just don't wanna playbut now it's alright to say the things i wanted to sayyou see the song's meant to beand now it's thrown the roomthe critical bit of clay well i took it and threw it awaymy cynical point of view well i took it and threw it awaymost of the time our love grows at an incredible ratebut since the divide my life's been put on hiatusyou tell me that i'm zonin' out againand the words are runnin' off the pageyeah the paper's stackin' up and i know i'm gonna run out of spacejust so there's nothing left to say well i took em'and threw em' awayyou see the song's meant to beand now it's thrown all around the roomthat critical bit of clay well i took itand threw it awaymy cynical point of view well i took it and threw it away

2.

i can't a won't be home this month .. oh nobut i will and want to ride back homethe scum is wrapping around mecause when i dropped outthe world was filled with doubtthe sludge is wrapping around yousomewhere, someone is thinking all about youcause when i found outjust how far you were downi wrote a song to singand lost it in a drinknow your'e alone and i'm in troubledrowning in the dreami can't and won't be home this month.

3.

we can go, in the coldto get stonedand i left my phone at home.and she's calling me for a datewe planned last week.yeah, i know what you're thinkin'i'm the bad one.and me smokin' with my guysin the car, in the parkwhen a cop rolls out from the dark.we flip the lights, turn the radio offhide the pipe, clean your eyesand prepare for a ride, we're going no where tonight.what you doin' boy with thatwe can stamp it out if you're willing to let it go.what you doin' boy with thatwe can let it slip if you're willing to let it go.you give up, i give up, and i lieto get high againwhen i tell you you're my best friendyou f*ck around and fast forward a weekthen we're kissin' on the streetand pretend traveling and make it all sad again.what you doin' boy with thatwe can watch it slip if you're willing to let it go.we go on through the trial, it's alright.and work around everythingand talk about anythingbut then we're done.

4.

i clocked outand ran to houseyou lost your head and spun aroundand i can't play tonight that hardon a road to burn out brightlyrun around in hellfor better or for worsebut you cant even telli'm lost in Michelle lost in my shelli'm pickin' through the left over runsand the back log - strummin' so hard to shinecause you're in itto ride the railsand come to find outyou're back at the beginningwe hit it hard like we used to dobut you're on, and couldn't play it sobernow you're old and now it's overi'm lost in Michelle for better or worseit isn't hard to telli'm locked in a cell.and i've been lookin' and there's nothing left to burntonight...unless...we cross the line.we're on the way to helland who can get there firstit isn't hard to telli love you at your worsti'm lost in my shelland drinkin' in the dirtit isn't hard to telllocked in a cell.

5.

shake off your trust you're out of sightin an empty parking lotdraw out the memory of your life and erase the thought of going homeit takes some ordinary ones to break the spellone life cycle to give into the resolute of giving up its not a crimeroll in the filthit sets you apart and makes you feel alive.so relish in yourselfso harmful to your familywhen you crushed yourself under the weightof all the bad things building upyour body died a soul stood upshed the meaning of your lifehelp me out to remember you.cause i'm gonna forget about it.so i forget about it.

6.

you always lived in stone housesand also lived outside of themyou're lookin' for a goalbut all the good ones run and hide againinside again.break apart the ropes you wove so tightand cross the stitches in and out of time again.someone's gotta pull you uprightthem looking at you in the eyesbut all the good ones run and hide againinside again.the hospital rate is so highthe pills are in your mouth and in your eyesthey'll pull and pry apart the wrong sideto put your mind back insideyour head that's prone to cryin'they'll pry apart the wrong side.you always lived in stone housesso come inside againlooking for a godbut all the good ones run hideinside again.all the good ones run hideinside again.

7.

trading days back and forthswim and decide to stop.holding on the railings ofa sinking ship.i promise not to scratch you offthe bottom of the list.i'm never gonna get that far.any history you caused with meis probably lost on me.if i could have your help to findthe meaning of my life...when all the wrong decisions areso right for me.to wonder who i truly lovedand how could i feel this way._______________switching off old idealsto sow and grow again.you think i'm gonna figure outthe runaway memoryis here to stay, hid away.and i ask you in dreams"what is the meaning of the boyg?"and how could i feel this way?

8.

they're gonna wheel you out the housea shout spillin' out your mouthit took a load of pain to ride down that wayhow can i break you out.the news is pretty bad, alrightthere's a missing spot in your sightit* gonna sink you down deep in the darkhow can i break you outhow can i break you out.i come and visit when you're sickon the inside of your eye lidsand they're ready now to you open you uphow can i break you outhow can i break outhow can i break out.the lust and longingand it grows at at an incredible rateuntil the morningsee all is sunnyand i know it's gonna be okay.there's some extra guilt you needpour a little and let a word slipit wouldn't show up rightto hold on so tight.how can i break you outhow can i break you out.the lust and longingand it grows at at an incredible rateuntil the morningsee all is sunnyand i know it's gonna be okayif i wake up tomorrow.

9.

you're up the corner storelookin' down so sweetand i'm lookin' at my feeti can't rely on a girlwho's livin' life so meeki'm tapered and lyin' through my teethand you're lying next to meand lyin' back at meyou're chippin' away at the words lostthe ones you want the ones you want to say.when you're calm enough to mean itwrite it and read it back to meand i come out to run around L.A.and there's something you won't tell mesomething you won't saybut i can put you in a bad mood.just wish it awaydrop a coin down deep.and when you're calm enough to mean itwrite it and read it back to me then you're calm enough to mean itchime out and turn your back on mei set you down and for a minute i can breathebut you're drownin' singing pleasebut i can't rely on a girlwho's living life so meek.when you're calm enough to mean itwrite it and read it back to methen you're calm enough to mean itchime out and turn your back on meyou could've given a minutedrink down and wash away the scenethen you're calm enough to mean it chime out and back away, repeat.

released October 19, 2017

written and recorded by braden young
mastering by winston goertz-giffen