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The Irrepressibles – In This Shirt lyrics
I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,
Overcast, by your shadow, as our worlds move on,
But in this shirt, I can be you, to be near you for a while,
There's a crane, knocking down all those things, that we were,
I awake, in the night, to hear the engines purr,
There's a pain, it does ripple through my frame, makes me lame,
There's a thorn, in my side, it's the shame, it's the pride...
Of you and me, ever changing, moving on now, moving fast,
And his touch, must be wanted, must become, through your ask,
But I need Jake to tell you, that I love you, it never rests,
And I've bled every day now, for a year, for a year,
I did send you a note on the wind for to read...
... Our names there together must have fallen like a seed...
... To the depths of the soil buried deep in the ground,
On the wind, I could hear you, call my name, held the sounds,
I am lost,
I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,
I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,
I am lost
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Songwriters: James Gerard McDermott
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    I think this is a beautiful, melancholic song about grieving the end of a relationship. The rainbow represents the beautiful relationship the singer had with Jake. He is lost in it, even though it has ended. He wears Jake’s shirt to remember him, to feel close to him, to be him, all in order to hang on. These delusions don’t last though. The singer acknowledges the thorny pain, as he talks through elements of the breakup (writing Jake for a year, etc.). And he acknowledges that their rainbow has gone, their relationship has ended. Yet he is still lost in the rainbow - his thoughts, memories, and pain tied to his relationship with Jake.
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    In my opinion it can most likely be a story of a brother trying to connect with his older brother who had passed away or has become distant. He misses him dearly and regrets not being able to be with them. Not everything has to be a fucked up love story.
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    this is a beautiful song but it is not subtle or ambiguous. for all these commenters saying it's not gay or about a homosexual relationship and they take offense that the 'alphabet groups' are laying claim to this song - you are all freakin' idiots! it's gay! it's supergay! Jamie Irrepressibles is gay! it's ALL gay! everyone's gay! you like a super gay song! and that's awesome! love isn't exclusive. deal with it!
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    As a Re: to the comment above I dont believe it is about the singer having a relationship with Jake as he states “And I need Jake to tell you”, “you” meaning the previous girl (or guy if you wanna be a nzi about it) that he still loves them and it will unfortunately never pass. Jake can be many things but I dont think it is who the song is about in my observation of the lyrics its more logical to assume Jake is the girls current bf or who knows maybe he is a friend or family member. I do not believe it is about a homosexual relationship but I can see why certain letter groups would want to see it as that with the song mentioning rainbows even though in this connotation it has no connection in this song and is just a term used to express an everlasting or seemingly everlasting source of happiness for the singer.
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    It's so obvious. This is a song from the view of Lucifer when he was an angel, and he described how now the rainbow is gone, (when God took his grace a way and turned his attention towards the creation of man.) Just read the lyrics back as if you were Lucifer for a moment. The it all makes sense. He even makes reference to the thirn in his side , Lucifer thought he could be a powerful as God. It was his pride that got him cast down. Get it. And Jake is yeshua Joshua Jesus.
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    Reading through again I can assume why people want to beleive its about a homosexual relationship from the lyrics “from his touch, must be wanted, must become through your ask.” Your referring to the previous girl and talking about how her current partner sleeps with her and how it pains him but he still harbors feelings for them. His touch could also be referring to god if you want to get religious about it. This shirt probably means the shirt they once shared (no that is not a thing exclusive to the letter people)
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    This song was used in the film tengo ganas de ti further assisting in the belief it is about a man and a woman as the movie is about a man trying to get together with his ex who is currently married to another. Jake is still unclear but its probably a family or friend.
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