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Larry, call a load of smoke in

I wanna lose a couple days

We’ve probably never struggled coping but

I never want to

Promise again that I would call her

Forget the time ’cause I’m seven hours behind

It’s probably good I didn’t call, though

But I always want to

And I’d beg you

But you know I’m never home

And I love you but I need another year alone

And I’ve tried to

Ignore it every time you phone

But I never come close

And I don’t think through things

I never get time

‘Cause I don’t think things through

Larry call a load of smoke in

I wanna disappear for days

We’ve probably never struggled sleeping but

I never want to

Promise again that I would call her

Forget the time ’cause I’m seven hours behind

It’s probably good I didn’t call though

But I always want to

Larry, call a load of smoke in

I wanna lose a couple days

We’ve probably never struggled coping but

I never want to:

In an interview McCann stated that “Larry, call a load of smoke in I wanna lose a couple days” was the first thing he said to him before moving into their place together. McCann included the conversation he had with his roommate because the lyrics really come alive from using dialogue he said himself. The song’s message seems more real since he used words he had said to a friend. In the next lines, “we’ve probably never struggled coping but I never want to,” mean that McCann and his friends have never had trouble finding fun wherever they are. They are always able to cope with whatever comes their way, and he hopes it stays that way.

Promise again that I would call her

Forget the time ’cause I’m seven hours behind

It’s probably good I didn’t call, though

But I always want to:

This verse is about staying in touch with loved ones while he is traveling the world. Most likely, McCann promised his girlfriend that he would call her when he had the chance. Obviously he is far from home, since he is “seven hours behind,” the time his homeland is on. He says “it’s probably best I didn’t call, though,” to exemplify the pain that a long distance relationship comes with. He realizes that letting go might be the best option, instead of holding on to something that they both cannot have.

And I’d beg you

But you know I’m never home

And I love you but I need another year alone

And I’ve tried to

Ignore it every time you phone

But I never come close:

Now in this verse, he admits that their relationship is no longer working. People need time to focus on their own dreams and goals, and his girl back home is holding him back.  The feelings he has for her are not gone, he still loves her, but he needs time alone. The life of a young band on tour forbids the members to have relationships that are stopping them from furthering their career. McCann has to do what is best for himself first.

And I don’t think through things

I never get time

‘Cause I don’t think things through:

These few lines are a paradox that emphasize the cycle of not “[thinking] through things.” The never ending cycle of rushing into something can result in a million other things that you never planned for. If you never think through things, you will have problems that need a quick solution that you cannot think too long about. If he had just thought about what he really wanted for himself, then he might have been able to avoid the problem of letting go as a whole.

Larry call a load of smoke in

I wanna disappear for days

We’ve probably never struggled sleeping but

I never want to

Promise again that I would call her

Forget the time ’cause I’m seven hours behind

It’s probably good I didn’t call though

But I always want to