| Yeasayer – O.N.E. Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I feel like this song is about the inner turmoil you feel when you really want someone, but you know that person will hurt you. You try to convince yourself that person doesn't have the same effect on you as they used to. Still the tension is there - "the separation kills us so" - and its almost paralyzing - "feels like being tranqualized." Its about being addicted to a person... That person who is always in the back of your mind... That overwhelming physical attraction to someone you know is terrible for you. You both want each other, but you know that it won't work out. Maybe you always wonder what might have been if the circumstances had been different. It reminds me of the old saying: Sometimes love just isn't enough; or the Led Zeppelin song "Ten Years Gone" about lovers who have just got the timing wrong. It sounds like he's in denial about the effect this person has on him (as evidenced by the abrupt "No!"), but still he longs for her to hold him/ control him like before when things were good/ less complicated. Both people know that the sexual tension is there, but they're trying to control themselves when really they both just want to "lose control." Maybe each person is just waiting for a situation (getting really drunk haha) where the other person will cave... But that's just my take :) I love love love this song! I feel like it perfectly captures the tension between ill-fated lovers! |
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