In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
The words of love
Are not enough
Though sweet as wine
As thick as blood
Passionless moments
And we are homeless
Out on the street
But life is cool
And things aren't bad
Got what he wants
Lost what he had
He soon adjusted
And got accustomed
To these new ways
Blame God, how can you lose?
Singing such sweet Rhythm and Blues
Strange days, she said to me
Being in love ? don't mean you're free
But night reveals
What daytime hides
Who lingers on
Who sleeps outside
A soft seduction
A strong attraction
Somewhere downtown
A junkie's song
A dancer's knees
The laws of chance
Strange as it seems
Take us exactly
Where we most likely
Need to be
Are not enough
Though sweet as wine
As thick as blood
Passionless moments
And we are homeless
Out on the street
But life is cool
And things aren't bad
Got what he wants
Lost what he had
He soon adjusted
And got accustomed
To these new ways
Blame God, how can you lose?
Singing such sweet Rhythm and Blues
Strange days, she said to me
Being in love ? don't mean you're free
But night reveals
What daytime hides
Who lingers on
Who sleeps outside
A soft seduction
A strong attraction
Somewhere downtown
A junkie's song
A dancer's knees
The laws of chance
Strange as it seems
Take us exactly
Where we most likely
Need to be
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A Soft Seduction Lyrics as written by David Byrne
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Okay, it is now yr. 2023, 15 years after my pseudo-nimrod left the first comment above. I disagree.
Drug use has become the #1 primary form of entertainment, hobby, career, etc. in the developed world.
Clean for 15 months, beating the average relapse rate of 80% to 95% within one year.
Most likely, I needed to do all that so I could finally sing,
PS - my anemia is from liver disease, I am ‘terminal’ within 18 months, sayeth the Doctors. F*uck ‘em, I have songs to write. And sing. Check back in 15 years eh. The world will end before I will.