During discussion of the track listing in '' Lights and Sounds '' , Yellowcard revealed that " Two Weeks from Twenty " stretched the " limits " for them and explained that it was a " jazz-lounge anti-war song " . The band also explained that the song is a narrative of a young soldier named Jimmy , from New Jersey , who is killed in the Iraq war . Other songs such as " Down on My Head " , " City of Devils " , and " Holly Wood Died " , had a theme that spoke about bitterness and disillusionment . " How I Go " is based on both lament of a father over the life that has flowed past him and the 2003 film , '' Big Fish '' . Another song , " Words , Hands , Hearts " , is written about the events that occurred during the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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