Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Farah, now that you're here, can you tell me
Exactly how I should have done
Farah, drives with her eyes closed
Do you ever inflict unwanted memories
I know you and I know it won't take you long
To make me smile
Farah, angelic girl I'll have
You know it's you and me potentially
Farah, don't pull the carpet from under me
Indifference is killing me
Am I wry? Oh my! Fallacy!
Fallacy in my words am I wry
I know you and I know you're not afraid
To say the least
Diamond ring diamond ring
But you can't find it
Cold is the night
Exactly how I should have done
Farah, drives with her eyes closed
Do you ever inflict unwanted memories
I know you and I know it won't take you long
To make me smile
Farah, angelic girl I'll have
You know it's you and me potentially
Farah, don't pull the carpet from under me
Indifference is killing me
Am I wry? Oh my! Fallacy!
Fallacy in my words am I wry
I know you and I know you're not afraid
To say the least
Diamond ring diamond ring
But you can't find it
Cold is the night
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
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Song's about the more self-conscious one of a couple. The one who worries so much they answer their own anxious question. "Am I Wry? No!" Wry meaning weird/awkward.
Wow this takes me back to the beginning. This is the very first song I heard from Mew. My older brother had mentioned them saying that they were the best band ever and I was like yeah...okay (I was still pretty into Death Cab For Cutie at that time). Years later I was on purevolume at 3:00 in the morning listening to Am I Wry? No. I thought I was dreaming because I've never heard of anything like it. It's like, where have you been all this time and more importantly, where was I? I bought their older albums and I've been a fan ever since.:)
I see a deluded addiction to a reckless, uncaring girl. "Am I wry? No" says to me, "Can you really get involved with someone like this? Are you like her?" and the answer is no, the two people are too different.
Amazing song, and I think it describes, like MortalWombat said, a failed relationship. One of those relationships that means everything to you, but the other person starts to seem uninterested, "indifference is killing me". Then the title of the song comes into play when the narrator begins to feel as if they've done something wrong to make the other person lose interest, pinning the blame on himself, wondering "Am I Wry?". I think the "No" is a way of stating that it isn't really the narrator's fault. Does seem similar to 156, as said above.
Just my interpretation of an amazing song that I can't get enough of. I'd really love to see Mew live someday.
Its just sooooooooo Nice
I think this song is fantastic. The introduction is especially brilliant.
i love the song overall in the world
This song is great, but one lyric i think might be wrong. <br /> <br /> diamond ring diamond ring <br /> but you can�t find it <br /> cold is the night <br /> <br /> I believe it's:<br /> <br /> diamond ring diamond ring <br /> but you can�t find it <br /> coldness in your eyes<br /> <br /> Meaning that she just don't care that he loves her.<br />
The lyrics are definitely "cold is the night"
i <3 this song!! it's soo beautiful
I love this song too, but it just surprises me that this one became so popular. This is actually one of my lesser favorites of theirs.
I agree and Im glad someone else feels the same way because i have wondered that same thought many times after i relized how awesome mew is
I think this band's secret to success is their live show. I saw them supporting Martin Grech and they completely blew me away. That was months before their album came out but I still could remember some of the songs so clearly. I've seen them three times and they've always opened with this.
What an amazing band.