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5 Seconds Of Summer – Amnesia lyrics
I drove by all the places we used to hang out getting wasted
I thought about
our last kiss, how it felt the way you tasted
And even though
all your friends tell me you're doing fine
Are you somewhere feeling lonely even though he's right beside you?
When he says those words that hurt you do you read the ones I wrote you?

Sometimes I
start to wonder, was it just a lie?
If what we had was real, how could you be fine?

‘Cause I'm not fine at all

I remember the day
you told me you were leaving
I remember the makeup running down your face
And the dreams you left behind
you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I wish that I could wake
up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to
fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape
‘Cause I'm not fine at all


The pictures that you sent me they're still living in my phone
I admit I like to see them even when I feel alone
All my friends keep asking why I'm not around

It hurts to see you happy and it hurts that you moved on
It's hard to hear your name when I haven't seen
you in so long

It's like we never happened, was it just a lie
?
If what we had was real, how could you be fine?

‘Cause I'm not fine at all

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the makeup running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish
we ever made
I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories
I never can escape

If today I woke up with you right beside me
Like all of this
was just some twisted dream
I'd hold you closer than I ever did before
And you'd never slip away
And you'd
never hear me say

I remember the day you
told me you were leaving
I remember the makeup running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I
wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape
I'm not fine at all
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Songwriters: Benjamin Levi Madden, Joel Ryan Madden, Louis John Biancaniello, Michael Biancaniello, Samuel J Watters
Amnesia lyrics © BMG Rights Management, O/B/O DistroKid, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, TuneCore Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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    emcarrolll
    To me, its about the good ol' days when the boys were just Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin, and Michael Clifford. Not Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin, and Michael Clifford from 5 Seconds of Summer. "I drove by all the places we used to hang out getting wasted." They can't do that anymore, they are always busy and exhausted. "I wish that I could wake up with amnesia and forget about the stupid little things." Everything might just be too much for them and they might just want their old lives back. Everything as in the fans, the concerts, management, the hate, the constant paparazzi following them all over the world in every dark corner, every alleyway, every exit. "The pictures that you sent me they're still living in my phone. I'll admit I like to see them, I'll admit I feel alone." They still have pictures from when they were normal teenage boys hanging out with their friends. They like to occasionally look at them for old times' sake, but feel this empty hollowness in their hearts. That empty hollowness is called longing. They long to go back in time and relive those special moments.

    But it could also be a break up song. In one of their concerts, Calum mentions that this song is about a girl named Amnesia. Not about waking up with the illness amnesia, but with a girl.

    It all makes sense either way.

    Hope this helped with whatever you were looking for!
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    Unregistered
    This song really depends on how you want to look at it. On one hand from their point of view it's about letting go. Letting go of all the things they use to do. Like keeks or mobbing people with bananas. When they were still teenage bananas. "I wish that I could wake up with amnesia" this line is commonly mistaken to be about how publicity and fans are too much but they couldn't be more wrong. Its about how appreciative the boys are. How loving and caring we are for them. This song was written to show gratitude. They always love there's fans. Even on hard days.
    Meaning number 2: this song (for people who don't know 5SOS) is about two people in love and how much can happen or how fragile a relationship really is. "And forget about the stupid little things" Is a line about her. Stupid as in all the little things you remember about them. The way they snore in there sleep or scrunch there nose when they laugh. All the stuff that means so much to you but is so little that its insignificant to them. The song ids about reminiscing things you no longer have. Relationships turned to dust. And how once in a while you will pass something that reminds you of them. You never know what it is, it just happens and sometimes you wish you could wake up with amnesia and forget them all together.
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    bruhhhm9isbeautiful
    If this song was to be easily summed up it's about a relationship that has ended while the guy is dealing with it quite badly trying to get rid of the memories because he might of loved his ex girlfriend. With all his heart he hates to know she's happy and loving some one else instead of him with makes him want to for forget about all the memories they ever had like falling asleep next to the love of his life and the wishes they might of had when they were older and more mature. But on the perspective of his ex she's found some body new so she is that she can make new memories and new dreams but the guy feels as of although she might be with someone else. She might sit there all alone and the love letter he wrote her does she ever read them when it feels like her new boyfriend says words that really hurt and sometimes he feels like there relationships was just a lie cuz he's not fine at all while she's happy with someone who isn't him which makes him want to forget that he even met her so he don't have to deal with a broken heart.
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    Okay so, this is coming from a official fan. In a video they explain that the song isn't necessarily about a breakup, it's about them reminiscing about the past, before they got discovered. The line "and the dreams we left behind, we didn't need them..." Explains how there biggest dream came true, they don't need the little ones anymore. Overall the whole song is about the the past and how the fame is sort of taking its toll on their lives, not a girl. This is the meaning from them, but it does make a great breakup song.
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    Unregistered
    The song seems to interpret different meanings for different people. However, if you watch the video there is one girl who seems to be in most of the clips with the guys. I almost wonder if they were all best friends and something happened to her. Whatever the case this song definitely brings up so many emotions.
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    Uhmmm I think the meaning of this is a boy that can't move on to a girl that he love. He just wants to you know move on forget about the "STUPID" things that he shared with that. I can relate this to my real life honestly! Because there's this some boy that I really like, and yeah we shared memories together but we're just friends. And really just right now I think I just fell in love with a boy who just can't love me back so I want to wake up tomorrow with amnesia and just clear my memories all over again. Sometimes I really wished that I will wake up with amnesia. So that's my explanation about. I want to share cause I think I'm gonna explode inside me I want to share this so yeah thanks for reading.
    -Tory.
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    AlliKat
    This song has a lot of meaning for me. It was the first song I heard by them and it helped me through tough times like my parents fighting and my crush playing me. The meaning is simple, the girl left the guy and she's moved on but he can't forget her. Her pictures and number are still in his phone he doesn't spend anytime with his friends he just can't forget her. He wish he could wake up with Amnesia to forget her for awhile. He wishes it was a bad dream, because then she wouldn't leave him.
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    aszhlee27
    I loved this song and I got crazy over this one. Actually, I had a pretty long time of lss with it. It actually explained what my heart wants to shout out. I've been drowning in solitude from my boyfriend who was dropped out from our school because of some "case" that he's been involved, well, blamed with. I was really feeling way down when I was left in our school, walking by the places that we used to waste time on.

    Well, actually I don't have my cp for about one year I think? I got grounded. Because of him. I risked everything ya know. I sacrificed everything. And now, even my social network accounts are taken from me. I really feel jailed now. Well, one big problem we have/had was my parents. They were against our relationship. It was back last year that we had many argues about this concept of problem. He wanted a cool-off or break-up, but I insisted to try and try and fight and stand for this one. Cause I'm really determined. I chose this decision. And I'm going to make it right, even if it's wrong. My dad took my FB, so I made a new hidden one. But as a cause of my idiocy, I used my mom's cp to log-in one time. She woke up and got angry. She took her phone and read (red) our last convos. She typed him a very long message. And he said "I'm really sorry. I promise you that I'll just purposely stay away from her." That was about last December. That msg was intended for my mom but she wasn't able to read it. I'm the only one who read it. Ok. I respect his decision, mostly because it was the right one. And you know? Since that day, we haven't even talked. Even a single Hi or Hello. It's really burdening and hurting me. I already accepted the fact that we can't be together anymore. I hardly accepted it. And all I want now is even just a proper goodbye or break-up. Yeah? Even just that. Because it dam hurts me every time someone asks me "Hey how are you? Are you and (?) still together?" and I can't answer anything but "I don't know." or "Ewan". It just hurts me. Just think of it. A very simple question, to be answered by a simple yes or no, but I'm going to answer "I don't know"?! I really feel an idiot of myself. And up until now, I don't know what we are. Because, as in, we haven't cleared it up yet. We haven't talked yet and everything. We see each other at church, and I know that he's staying away from me. I respect that. And I hardly accept that. But somehow, it'll be a bit relief for me if we have a really final decision ya know.
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      To me, its about the good ol' days when the boys were just Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin,... Read more →
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      This song really depends on how you want to look at it. On one hand from their point of view it's... Read more →

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