Writing to Reach You

This is probably the story of my life at the moment. I can feel every single word of the song. I'm in love with a girl that I met several months ago. Things between us didn't work, we both made mistakes. But I still can't forget her, and I tried to reach her a few times with no luck. I think Fran was in the same situation when he wrote this tune.

"Every day I wake up and it's Sunday Whatever's in my eye won't go away"

A lot of people get depressed on Sundays, don't know why. It happens to me too. "Whatever's in my eye"... well, obviously he's crying.

"The radio is playing all the usual And what's a Wonderwall anyway?"

As we all know, Wonderwall is a love song - and when your heart is broken, you just hate every love song. Maybe Wonderwall reminds him about the girl he lost.

"Because my inside in outside My right side's on the left side"

This image is amazing. The first line obviously means that he's exposing all his feelings, showing the deepest things in his heart. "My right side's on the left side" - right side of the brain controls emotions, left side controls more logic subjects. I think that's the meaning of the sentence - his emotions are way stronger than his thoughts.

"'Cause I'm writing to reach you now but, I might never reach you I only want to teach you, about you, But that's not you"

He tries so hard to get to her, even realising that it might be impossible. I feel exactly the same right now. He also wants to make her realise about all the good things in her. And he admits that maybe all those good things are just in his imagination, but stills wants to share them with the girl.

"It's good to know that you are home for Christmas It's good to know that you are doing well It's good to know that you all know I'm hurting It's good to know I'm feeling not so well"

I think Christmas are a time to get in touch with your loved ones. So he's telling her that he's glad she's having a good time. At the same time, he admits how bad he's feeling. Probably the exact opposite to her.

"Maybe then tomorrow will be Monday And whatever's in my eye should go away Still the radio keeps playing all the usual And what's a Wonderwall anyway?"

He starts thinking that maybe he could get over the situation. But then he finds out that nothing has changed.

I really love this song. Travis are an awesome band.

They literally took the guitar chords from Wonderwall and added their own lyrics on top of it. Great opener for the album.

I feel this song is about a guy who dreams up in his mind, an idealistic woman and projects that vision onto each girl he falls for in hopes that she will end up fulfilling that void for him. He realizes that he may never connect with or reach this ideal, this woman of his dreams he keeps trying to find, but he can't give up either. Writing to reach you could literally mean he is writing to reach this girl but I kind of see it as more of a metaphor. He is forever striving to meet this dream girl, to find her, for her to notice him, for real love that he has always imagined in his mind. It's frustrating that he keeps falling for girls who are not the ones he seeks so he's forever hoping to reach the one who will be is ideal, true love. It's an endless, often exhausting quest.

I heard about the true intended meaning behind this song and though sad I think it makes it so beautiful. Apparently the singer wrote this song about his Mum who was suffering from dementia. She often forgot about things but always paid attention to his music and so this song is about him writing to talk to her in a way. Just thought I would share since I found it so heartbreaking yet beautiful at the same time. Way cuter than all the romantic nonsense! ????

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i absolutely love the guitar in this song.

My favorite song by Travis. I know I told taht about all the songs by Travis but I think this one is my fav between all the fav!!! Anyway, for those who never heard that song...go listen to it!!!!!

this song is one of travis' best songs. the man who is certainly the best album. it smacks of awsomness slideshow is a great track too.

i like this song because it reminds me of this fellow i know that only shows interest girls that are 2000 leagues under the sea because that's what he's sort of been "brainwashed" to believe. that only girls that are like this, this and this are any good..and when someone comes along that are actually in his league he doesn't even notice, and he dosn't really know any different.. in this case, me.
"Cause I'm writing to reach you now but I might never reach you Only want to teach you About you But that's not you"

i heard this song after a really painful breakup and it totally got to me. i think it's like how time stands still after you break up (like "everyday i wake up and it's sunday") you cry but don't want to admit it (whatevers in my eye won't go away) and just everything you go through with stuff like that

this song is one of my favorite songs in the universe. when i turn up the music really loud and i hear the guitar part.. its like a natural high

and whats a wonderwall anyway?