| Imogen Heap – Not Now But Soon Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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all right. the lyrics are reposted, but i broke up the meanings into little sections, because i worked through them bit by bit. hope it makes sense. before i post, i just wanted to say that this is a beautiful song and imogen heap is one of the most ingenious lyricists in the world. here it goes... Not now, but soon The most beautiful light will wake us to pillow fighting excitement Not now, but soon Bright into every corner, satellites maneuver in beams of change (She’s speaking to someone and telling them that soon, they’ll wake up to a beautiful dawn and they’ll be so excited that they got through such an endeavor, that they’ll pillow fight because they’re so happy. And that the ‘satellites’ will ‘beam’ in change and that everything will be better) Standing by the best days of our lives Magnificent, the best days of our lives Big bang boom, the best days of our lives They’re coming right up, if we can just get through this one (Still – same thing; they’ve just got to get through this terrible situation that they’re in, and the best days of their lives will be coming) Who said it was over? It’s as good as it gets. Well we’ve got a few tricks up our sleeves, yet. (She’s saying that they can’t give up now and that they’ve got ways of handling the bad situation that they’re in) If we swallow “it’s all over” and open wide on these make-to-believe Sullen, chewed-up, sodden soliloquies Oh, we’re sweet nothings anymore (She’s saying that they can’t accept that it’s all over, and yet they can’t bitch and cry about whatever is happening because either way they’ll lose and be ''sweet nothings'' - They’ve just got to wait it out and deal with it) Terrifying best days of our lives We’re hanging on the best days of our lives No two ways about it, best days of our lives They’re coming right up, if we can just get through this one (Still – same thing, she’s just reassuring the person that they never have to give up) I’ll hang on, grab onto your feet Someone else holds, tied to my shoelaces When their trouser leg tears, runs, and stops at the seam, to keep us dangled together ‘til help finds us here. (I think this middle eight is about friendship, basically. She’s turning to this person that she needs support from and is using the metaphor of being off the edge of something and she has to hold on to him or her, while someone else is holding on to her shoelaces for ‘support’ and being pulled down by whatever is troubling them. Meanwhile, their trouser leg tears, they have to wait until someone else helps all of them. Sort of a “you got my back, I’ve got your back” situation, so to speak) Best days of our lives Better be the best days of our lives Bring on the best days of our lives Coming right up, whoa Coming right up if we can just get through this one |
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