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* "Light Years" off of ''Nocturnal'' seems to be about a broken love or a painful separation of some kind. Either way it packs a punch truly unlike most of the other songs in their discography thanks to the fantastic guest vocals of Nikki Flores.

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* "Light Years" off of ''Nocturnal'' seems to be about a broken love or a painful separation of some kind. Either way it packs a punch truly unlike most of the other songs in their discography thanks to the fantastic ''absolutely fantastic'' guest vocals of Nikki Flores.
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-->Millions behind or light years ahead

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-->'Cause we can't go back

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* "Light Years" off of ''Nocturnal'' seems to be about a broken love or a painful separation of some kind. Either way it packs a punch truly unlike most of the other songs in their discography thanks to the fantastic guest vocals of Nikki Flores.
-->Millions behind or light years ahead
Our time is now, our time was then\\
And I hear your voice inside of my head\\
But it's just a silhouette\\

Do you wander what happens\\
To all of the love we lose?

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* "[=WeMoveForward=]" (also from ''Days of Thunder'') is a perfect blend of young love and wistful nostalgia with just the right amount of bittersweet notes to tug at the heartstrings as it progresses.
-->Sun in my eyes and the gold coast shining
-->And the girl with the braids in her hair
-->Steady breeze and oh I was falling
-->I would follow her anywhere
-->The sky turned grey in a flash flood warning
-->She smiled and she took my hand
-->She kissed my lips and the rain came pouring
-->Swore I heard a marching band

-->We move forward
-->'Cause we can't go back
-->We move forward
-->'Cause we can't go back
-->We move forward
-->'Cause we can't go back
-->We move forward
-->'Cause we can't go back
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With a strong focus on nostalgic reflection and explorations of tragic themes such as lost loves, the passage of time and even simple wistfulness for days gone by it would probably be easier to list the songs that ''aren't'' tear-jerking in some way. Of course, more than a few stand out.
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* "Endless Summer" from the self-titled album is probably one of their best examples. It captures all the feelings of a fleeting summer love in so few words but it will likely leave a strong impact on the listener long after its over.
-->Disappeared in a camera flash
-->Why do the bad girls never last
-->Lost in gin and lemonade
-->Electrospins and the mermaid parade

-->Four quartets and no regrets
-->Except for the polaroids I left
-->You were just some spell I was under
-->That [[TitleDrop endless summer]]
* "Waves" from ''Kids'' manages to nail that perfect blend between awesome and sad that really hammers in the inherent sadness of the modern age and people slowly losing the ability to bond with each other like they did in the past.
-->When I dream, we're all melting together
-->Synchronized in a mass embrace
-->Beads of water folding together
-->Like a north shore wave
-->How strange
-->We're parts of each other how strange
-->I'll never even know your name
* "Kids (Prelude)" and "Kids (Reprise)" are another set of heartbreaking songs from the ''Kids'' album that deal with the pain of growing up and leaving things behind as you get older.
-->Kids are sad, the sky is blue\\
There are monsters in the spare bedroom\\
Kids grow up, and move away\\
They closed the plant and the mall arcade\\
Kids are sad, their parents, too\\
Kids get high in the spare bedroom\\
We grow up and move away\\
The seasons pass, but the monsters stay
* Despite its fairly upbeat tune the lyrics for the self titled track on ''Days of Thunder'' are some of the most sad and bitter sounding in their entire discography.
-->Love was a dream to have\\
Was a king-size bed\\
Was an escape plan\\
Was an open hand\\
Now it's a dog from hell\\
It's a dream you sell\\
It's an epitaph\\
It's photograph

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