| Bell X1 – Eve, The Apple of my Eye Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"You left it, I sent it I want it back You left it, I sent it I want it back" - He repeats this line, almost like it's an ongoing struggle - she gave her love to him, but he rejected it, now he want's it back. "If I had you here, I'd clip your wings Snap you up and leave you sprawling on my pin" - He's using imagery comparing her to a butterfly, which could mean that she "gets around"....just saying:) It's like butterfly collectors, they clip their wings and put them on a pin for display i.e. he wishes he had a way to make her stay. "This plan of mine is oh so very lame" - yep yep, what he's sayin is a bit silly innit? "Can't you see the grass is greener where it rains" - Beautiful... He means the grass is greener (things would be better for her) where he is, where it's "raining" (all the drama and depression he's going through at the moment without her). "You left, I died, I went and you cried" - When she left he died inside, but when he left she only cried, so his leaving had less of an effect on her and she got over it. "You came, I think But I never really know" - He doesn't know if she was there to begin with, or that she came back but he doesn't know if she was really that into it anymore. "I've served my time" - He's suffered long enough, or the time that she was using him for is over. "I've watched you climb" - She's moved onto bigger and better things. "the wrong incline But what do I know"- He thinks that who she has become and the direction she's headed in isn't right for her, but maybe he's wrong, maybe she is actually better off. "Accept it, Don't let it Turn the screw" - Could be talking to himself, won't let it get to him. Accept the way things are now and leave them be. "Accept it, And let it Scream back at you" - Consequences of her actions. Maybe she'll find out in due time what she's done. "Now this applies both equally to you and I" - Could be referring to the previous verse that both of them should just move on. "The only thing we share is the same sky" - They have nothing left of each other and have nothing to offer each other anymore. "These empty metaphors they're all in vain Like can't you see the grass is greener where it rains" - He thinks it's stupid trying to convince himself otherwise by using metaphors to try to find a reason for her to come back to him. "In the garden Snake was a charmin' And Eve said let's give it a try" - She might be a bit controlling, like whatever she says goes. "Now lead us not into temptation" - He's praying not to give into her. She could also be the temptation. (bad bad woman...evil! grrrr...) "But no matter how hard I try" - Yup, there it goes... "When in the garden and Snake is a charmin' And Eve says let's give it a try Eve is the apple of my eye" - While all this is happening and he tries to resist, he gives in t her because he loves her and will do anything for her, no matter the outcome. "And I lie behind you And I cradle you in the palm of me And I pat your hair down" - He's back with her again...silly boy "I think will we sink or swim? 'Cause we could do either on a whim" - He wonders if it's gonna last this time. Because with the way things have been in the past for them it could go either way. But I guess he's just happy for the moment. Whoop whoop! |
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| Joseph Arthur – In The Sun Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This is song has a very personal meaning to me at the moment, but hey it's just my opinion.... "I picture you in the sun wondering what went wrong And falling down on your knees asking for sympathy" - He imagines her wondering what happened to their relationship and almost wishes that she would want sympathy from him, but in truth she's moved on. It's just what he wants to see. "And being caught in between all you wish for and all you've seen" - She was caught in between two people - the one she wanted, and the one she'd already been with who she's over. "And trying to find anything you can feel that you can believe in" - He was emotionally unavailable and detached and unreliable, so now she's looking for someone else. "May God's love be with you Always May God's love be with you" - He's hurting, but wishes her well, and that there will always be someone to love her like she deserves to be, which he couldn't provide. "I know i would apologize if i could see your eyes" - Maybe if he was given the chance to he would apologize for his actions, but she won't give it to him or it could be that because of her guilt for leaving him (she's looking down i.e. he can't see her eyes) that she won't let him apologize for something that wasn't his fault. "'Cause when you showed me myself i became someone else" - She brought out a side of him that was dormant. He didn't want to be this person, so he changed to what he thought he should be but it wasn't good enough. "But i was caught in between all you wish for and all you need" - He couldn't be two people, either giving her what she wants, or what he knows she needs from him- which he stuck to, but she was convinced that there's someone better out there and had this fantasy of who she thought was right for her. "I picture you fast asleep A nightmare comes You can't keep awake" - A nightmare, as in trouble in their relationship, but she's off in her own world, ignoring it. Or she's being sucked in by the problems and can't get out. "'Cause if i find If i find my own way How much will i find" - He's realised what kind of person he has become so he wonders if he tries to go at it his way he'll fail. "If i find If i find my own way How much will i find You " - He won't find anyone like her again. "I don't know anymore What it's for I'm not even sure" - Could be talking about his heart being broken. He doesn't know how to love anymore. "If there is anyone who is in the sun Will you help me to understand" - He's looking for an answer, he's so confused by his emotions and what to do after she left him. He's praying to God for a sign because he just doesn't know what to do. "'Cause i been caught in between all I wish for and all I need" - He's confused. He wants her but knows that he shouldn't because she's bad for him. "Maybe you're not even sure what it's for Any more than me" - Maybe now that she's alone she's unable to love anyone else the way she loved him, or maybe she just wasn't able to from the start. Sorry my mind's overly-active... |
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