| The Notwist – No Encores Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song is definitly about sex or more about a relationship that is only about sex. "Say one - you're numb Say two - you're naked Say three - it's all been done" This describes their relationship or the way they interact: 1."you`re numb" means you want to forget about something you wanna feel numb for a monent else thats why you start a sexrelationship 2. "you're naked" naked here is also meant in a symbolical way..when you're naked you're also just yourself and in that way easy to hurt 3. "it's all been done" it may help you to forget about yourself and feel "numb" but its only for a short moment and then its all been done. "These numbers help, these numbers fool you They stay when you are gone" I think he wants to describe the way you're starting to make rules in a sexual relationship, like you're not aloud to fall in love and things like that. You try not to show the other who you are but with having sex you show the other person everything you are. Thats why the numbers "fool you".The Feeling of having fooled yourself and not feeling better in the end and maybe haven broken one of your rules (or numbers) stays when you are gone. Im not really sure about this part but thats my interpretation. "Count one - you move Count all the others - you disappear Cause you never laugh I count the reasons why you are near" First thing I think it's "why you are here". Theres a special situation maybe after or shortly before they're having sex, where shes moving..I think this means she's showing a little bit of herself, while she's trying to avoid feeling all the other times (she "disappears") and is never showing real feelings (like laughing)...He counts the reasons why shes here because he wants to know if she has more feelings for him (as he probably has) and if she's just afraid to show them, so she couldnt get hurt. "Cause you've never known me" Their relationship only consists of sex...so she doesnt know him. I think this line shows some kind of anger. He's angry with her because she has her rules (numbers) and just wants to feel numb and not invest any feelings in this relationship or shes at least always telling him these things. "No encores" He decides that he doesnt want to be someone just to have sex with..someone shes just using and someone shes not interested in. Sorry for the crappy english...but this is one of my favorite the notwist songs and i had to make a comment on it. I think it describes the way everybody wants to find an easy escape for his problems. Sex (like drugs or alcohol) seems to be a way to escape your problems but in the end it only makes things worse! |
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