In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Without you my life has become a hangover without end
A movie made for TV
Bad dialogue, bad acting, no interest
Too long with no story and no sex
Is it a kind of weakness to miss someone so much?
To wish the day would go away?
Like you did yesterday
Just like you did yesterday
And I can't think of a way to get through this pain
To be happy again, to make it all alright
And I know it must be bad, 'cause sitting here right now
All I know is I can't even think
I can't even think of anything clever to say
So I say
Why pretend any longer?
'Cause I need you here with me
It's obvious that I miss you so much
So please say you're gonna stay
So please say you're gonna stay
So please say you're gonna stay
The night is getting darker, now
And there's nothing on TV
But I'll sit tight
Till morning light
Yeah, I'll wait until the day
Until the day that you say you're gonna stay
A movie made for TV
Bad dialogue, bad acting, no interest
Too long with no story and no sex
Is it a kind of weakness to miss someone so much?
To wish the day would go away?
Like you did yesterday
Just like you did yesterday
And I can't think of a way to get through this pain
To be happy again, to make it all alright
And I know it must be bad, 'cause sitting here right now
All I know is I can't even think
I can't even think of anything clever to say
So I say
Why pretend any longer?
'Cause I need you here with me
It's obvious that I miss you so much
So please say you're gonna stay
So please say you're gonna stay
So please say you're gonna stay
The night is getting darker, now
And there's nothing on TV
But I'll sit tight
Till morning light
Yeah, I'll wait until the day
Until the day that you say you're gonna stay
Lyrics submitted by fiori_oscuri
TV Movie Lyrics as written by Jarvis Branson Cocker Candida Doyle
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Oh fuck... I love this song sooo much....
Feeling the absense of that person you love so much and you just lost. Asking that one to come back...
TV Movie... A great and clever analogy...
When my last girlfriend dumped me, I listened to this song so much. I didn't even like her that much, but this really made me feel better. I told one of my friends about it, and he said that he had experienced the exact same thing with the same song. A testament to the songwriter's ability, I feel. It is a great gift to be able to write a song about unrequited love and not come off a little unoriginal and insincere in the process.
i love the idea that he's written a song about being so distraught that he can't even write a song. "can't even think of anything clever to say" has always given me this image of him sitting there with his notepad and pen, trying to write a song but realising that he really can't think of anything apart from this person... well, that's what i think. i love this song. it makes me cry. ♥
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