This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
The lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh, I beg, I beg and plead
Singin' come out of things un said
Shoot an apple off my head
And a trouble that can't be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singin'
You are
You are
Confusion that never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know
Singin' come out upon my seas
Cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease? Singin'
You are
You are
You are
You are
You are
You are
And nothing else compares
Oh, no, nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
You are
You are
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh, I beg, I beg and plead
Singin' come out of things un said
Shoot an apple off my head
And a trouble that can't be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singin'
You are
You are
Confusion that never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know
Singin' come out upon my seas
Cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease? Singin'
You are
You are
You are
You are
You are
You are
And nothing else compares
Oh, no, nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
You are
You are
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Lyrics submitted by BuckWilder
Clocks Lyrics as written by Jonathan Mark Buckland Guy Rupert Berryman
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
Hayalperest
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
I think this song is about a person suffering from Anxiety.
The reason I say Anxiety is because The person feels useless, or scared or worried. The person is afraid to speak about how they feel hence, "Come out of things unsaid." So there is that! They have a trouble that they can't explain to ANYONE because they are afraid to get bullied, made fun of, put in hospitals, or just anything bad.
After the first chorus, They are afraid of running out of time, to live. They feel like they will have a short life and die soon. They wan't to come back home with their family. To feel safe.
"Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease" They don't know if people love them or if they are just another problem in life.
"Nothing else compares" They don't think anyone suffers like they do. They wan't to stay away from people.
"Home,where I wanted to go" They don't want to be in public. They wan't to be home where they are safe.
Well thats my opinion. Hope you like it!
@ShooFlyPie Very nice interpretation!
@ShooFlyPie <br /> i like your interpretation a lot, but who is he addressing when he says "you are"?
@ShooFlyPie I think the 'you are' part is about all the thoughts going through your head when you have a panic attack. 'you are' is an unfinished sentence because when you panic your thoughts are going so fast that you don't even have enough time to process them before they turn into other thoughts. the sentences alway start with 'you are' because you feel like you can't talk to anyone about it so you try to talk to yourself about it. either reassuring yourself or distracting yourself or making it worse with bad thoughts that you can't control. <br /> well that's what I think about that part floridaman hope that clears it up for you :)
@ShooFlyPie As an anxious person what you say makes a lot of sense. But the lyrics are so non-literal that I'm not completely convinced. And the sound of the instruments don't really match. I'll have to give it more thought.
@ShooFlyPie This interpretation does make sense. Especially since at the beginning of the song, the piano sounds like it echos. Which symbolizes the echoing in your head when you think too much. Arguing with yourself and telling yourself about how bad you are to the world is the "You are" portion. Also if you look at the album art, it has someone fading into nothing. I know it's kinda late but that's my opinion.
@ShooFlyPie I think this is a pretty close interpretation.<br /> <br /> I do have a couple different opinions though.. one of them being what I believe is the strongest part of the song. When it says "Am I part of the cutre, or am I part of the the disease" and then is followed with the chorus 'You Are', it alludes to many that have daily anxiety and panic attacks... endless thoughts of trying to help themselves, but in the end it can be perceived that those thoughts themselves are what manifest the anxiety... 'You Are' is evidence that the singer themselves is their own problem and they recognize that. <br /> <br /> Overall, I believe this song discusses the daily abuse people with panic disorder go through in an episode happening outside of the home, the fight they put up to overcome, and the eventual defeat in coming home to their sanctuary of home.
@ShooFlyPie Wow. Thanks for sharing that.