Singer reveals who’s in ‘Don’t Wait’ video, but not what it means or who he’s touring with this fall.

Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba doesn’t like to spell out the meanings of his songs for fans of his band.

Sure, it’s possible to assume his lyrics might be about this heartbreaking event, or that soul-crushing experience. But the tattooed songwriter has always let listeners determine what his words mean for themselves, based on their own experiences. It’s a subjective affair, listening to a Dashboard record — which is why Carrabba didn’t want a dazzling woman appearing in the video for “Don’t Wait,” the first single from the band’s forthcoming LP, Dusk and Summer.

Not at first, at least. But then, “I saw the girl they wanted to use for the video, and I [said], ‘All right, I’ll do it,’ ” he explained. “I’m such a sucker, what can I tell you?”

That girl, Jessica Alba-esque Mexican soap star Fernanda Romero, appears in less than 20 seconds of the clip, which Carrabba shot last month in California with director Rich Lee. But her presence, the singer/guitarist said, might color some viewers’ interpretation of the song.

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