Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Smoke & Ribbons (Official Video)

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Lyrics:
I felt the summer on my hand
Through the window
I think I knew it right then
I would never let you go
And everything we lost
And everything we won
Find your street of gold
And drive it when you’re young
Everything we break
Every breath in my lungs
Hey now, we’ll go on living
After all the smoke and ribbons
Can’t fight the time
It’s marching on

And hey now, it’s all forgiven
Good luck and bad decisions
I’ll write the words if you sing along
If you sing along
I can feel you in my heart
Like an ocean
I let you drive my car
I’m never looking back again
And everything I have
No I would never need
As long as you are here
As long as you can see
That even when I’m hiding
Yeah I still believe

That hey now, we’ll go on living
After all the smoke and ribbons
Can’t fight the time
It’s marching on
Hey now, it’s all forgiven
Good luck and bad decisions
I’ll write the words if you sing along
If you sing along

I can feel you in my heart
Like an ocean
I can feel you in my heart
Like a wave
Hey now, we’ll go on living
After all the smoke and ribbons
Can’t fight the time
It’s marching on

Hey now, it’s all forgiven
Good luck and bad decisions
I’ll write the words if you sing along
If you sing along

With the windows down
We watch the road erased
With the windows down
We watch the road erased
With the windows down
We watch the road erased
With the windows down
And hey now, we’ll go on living
After all the smoke and ribbons
Can’t fight the time
It’s marching on

[justink]

From punk rock princess to this. I haven't heard a single bad track. You always change my life my dude.

[bethaniebarrett]

I take this as Andrew’s anthem to his fans. I might be wrong, but it just feels like he is speaking to us through the lyrics.

“Can’t fight the time it’s marching on.”
“I’ll write the words if you sing along”
“I let you drive my car” (going on tour)
“I can feel you in my heart like an ocean”

Everything we have been through with this man and everything he has helped us through. This album continues with the theme of him making music when I need it.

Love you always, Andrew.

[randomperson]

Man your music has aged like fine wine 🍷. I've been listening since I've picked up my first CD way back when 🤙🏻

[turnoffthetv]

In the last few years, I've lost several people I love, including my dad this month. This song brings that feeling of how fleeting time is, how it needs to be seized, because it all ends faster than we want it to, just flooding in. My favourite of the new songs by far.

[franniefrantic]

Today is my mom's birthday and together we watched this video for the first time because she asked me what my blue hoodie meant with the words GOOD LUCK and BAD DECISIONS on the sleeves.

Andrew, your songs are timeless through and through. Thank you for 20+ years providing soundtracks to moments in my life. See you next time 🛴

[andrewqueenan]

Love it! Sweet that it was filmed in Grand Rapids!

[junediasperera]

Sometimes i feel like you're writing songs for my life

[christophersean]

Darn. I like Something Corporate when I was younger and I came across the CD randomly today. It made me wonder what they've been up to and I found this song. Still rocking after all this time!

[milkyboygalia]

Man! I've been following you since Something Corporate and Jack's mannequin. The Everything in Transit album was and still is my favorite album of all time. Keep making music sir.

[jennlaur]

This song brings up so many emotions. Beautiful. ❤❤❤

[jaydead]

this guy hasn’t put out a song yet that i didn’t like. can’t wait to catch him at a few music fests this summer

[MarlaHicks-sd]

All the feels. Congratulations on your wonderful new music from your "second biggest fan" (next to your mom, of course). Thank you for blessing my BigFam for so long, from SoCo and all the years beyond.

[markgauzens]

Andrew and band: listening since Something corporate at the marquee theater 20 years ago! I hope you never stop!

[nakk]

You always deliver, man. Keep writing with your heart and I'll see you at a show as soon as I can!

[lalsdgirl]

What a beautiful video. Definitely shed some tears 😢

[chriscoleman]

So glad to see meaningful music is still being produced. Sad to see this doesn't have as many views as it deserves. World would be a better place if we listen to more, positive music like this.

[bendewitt]

Cant Wait to see you in Grand Rapids mi. also i noticed a few places in this music video, really cool to see some of our city in the back ground . are you gonna hit Van's Pastry Shoppe when your here ? =)

[cubesof]

This song gave me the courage to pursue a 2nd career. Time is marching on, no time to waste.

[BugsyBugYT]

how are all of your songs this amazing XD

[eclecticmuzikafrankmooradi]

Not my tea of cup but my manager sent me here. It sounds like what we play at work. The quality & your voice though, congratulations great stuff. I try to listen to pop because metal rarely seems to care about being catchy.