| Bombay Bicycle Club – Ghost Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The first stanza in this song shows what the narrator /should/ be doing, which is picking up a pen if he's chasing his dream, or putting on a show (presumably a concert), but he'd rather to pretend the whole way through. The narrator then shifts to a second person, offering an excuse for the person (I always think it's a girl for some reason, whatever) not being around, even though she should be. And then essentially repeating it in the next line. Not sure about the chorus, but it's about a spirit that likes someone else more than the narrator, someone who always points out her flaws - when and how and when - but can never be criticized because it's 'ever-changing.' Not sure, it's a little vague. ** = love that you give The third stanza becomes more storylike in the fact that he's talking about a group of people, but how the girl still stands out because of her love and her audacity to 'fly straight up and come the fuck down.' But also how she's corrupt inside, that her house is falling because she built it on the wrong ground, or that she's losing all of her friends because she chose the wrong ones perhaps? |
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| Bombay Bicycle Club – Pedestal Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I feel this song is about a girl and a guy (as usual, kind of idiosyncratic for BBC). She says that she loves the narrator behind her boyfriend's back, but she doesn't care because she hates the way he looks at life (Stanza 1), and that's how she justifies it. The narrator, contrary to what most people would do, tells her that it's wrong (see the chorus). It seems that the girl takes the guy away from a party or a get together because he says that they should head back, as if to say they should head back to where her boyfriend is. The second stanza shows that the narrator holds a little bit of contempt for what she just did, as if the boyfriend saw or something along those lines. He also reveals that she changes her moral values on a whim to justify whatever she does, to make her feel less guilty, which the narrator doesn't like. I like this song. Especially the chorus. |
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| Bombay Bicycle Club – Already Know Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is one of their best. The version I have is complete with mischords and stuff and it makes it much more real. Also, the light touch of drums and the hi-hat in the background creates a great effect. As for the meaning, this is obviously about two friends (see first stanza) and something that could have been (they feel bad about being together, and have stormy thoughts because of it (stanza 3)). It's also about the time passing, which is the chorus, and how she (I think the singer lightly says 'you' before 'said love was painted gold' - at least I hear it) values love as something great and hard to get, but they still reject it a little bit. |
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