This is the moment that you know
That you told you loved her but you don't.
You touch her skin and then you think
That she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, she is beautiful, but she don't mean a thing to me.
I spent two weeks in Silverlake.
The California sun cascading down my face
There was a girl with light brown streaks
And she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, she was beautiful, but she didn't mean a thing to me.
Wanted to believe in all the words that I was speaking
As we moved together in the dark.
And all the friends that I was telling.
And all the playful misspellings.
And every bite I gave you left a mark.
Tiny vessels oozed into your neck
And formed the bruises,
That you said you didn't want to fade,
But they did and so did I that day.
All I see are dark grey clouds
In the distance moving closer with every hour.
So when you ask "Was something wrong?",
That I think "You're damn right there is but we can't talk about it now.
No, we can't talk about it now."
So one last touch and then you'll go.
And we'll pretend that it meant something so much more,
But it was vile, and it was cheap.
And you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me
Yeah, you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me.
That you told you loved her but you don't.
You touch her skin and then you think
That she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, she is beautiful, but she don't mean a thing to me.
I spent two weeks in Silverlake.
The California sun cascading down my face
There was a girl with light brown streaks
And she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, she was beautiful, but she didn't mean a thing to me.
Wanted to believe in all the words that I was speaking
As we moved together in the dark.
And all the friends that I was telling.
And all the playful misspellings.
And every bite I gave you left a mark.
Tiny vessels oozed into your neck
And formed the bruises,
That you said you didn't want to fade,
But they did and so did I that day.
All I see are dark grey clouds
In the distance moving closer with every hour.
So when you ask "Was something wrong?",
That I think "You're damn right there is but we can't talk about it now.
No, we can't talk about it now."
So one last touch and then you'll go.
And we'll pretend that it meant something so much more,
But it was vile, and it was cheap.
And you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me
Yeah, you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me.
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Tiny Vessels Lyrics as written by Nicholas Harmer Benjamin Gibbard
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I loved this boy, was infatuated. For three years, through two boyfriends I still couldn't get over him. Perhaps a little too romantic? obsessed? maybe... but I laid down next to him and felt myself melt into him. There was something empty about him, though. After we had sex a few times (which is when that "laying" happened).. he played this song while we made love. on repeat. then let it play. devestating. he's out of my life, but that fucking song-- I can't listen to it. crushed and crushed again each time.
recently, in a nice little moment of masochism we all go through... when i learned he had left my life without a goodbye.. i played the song once more... and it was scratched. felt good. it definitely gave me some strange sense of closure.
its happened to me.
fuck virgins:(
@Chalz why does he say it was vile then? It seems like it indeed is about the moment when he realizes that he doesn't love her, but he uses her for a while before telling her. Getting on the ethical aspect of things, he should have told her if that was the case, or simply not told her at all he loved her. On my personal relationships I say it when I mean it.
@terriblyvexed why would you say she is out of his league? I think its normal to think sexual partners are beautiful, and this seems like a relationship between a guy and a girl in which the guy was simply using the girl for sex. Also the beggining of the song gives it a different direction at the start.
From my experience, there are times where you want to love someone more than you actually love them. I feel that is what the meaning of this song is, rather, coming to the realization of said fact with one person in particular.
I have had relationships in the past where I liked someone, loved to spend time with them, and a relationship status elevated quickly enough that it seemed like love. After some time and intimacy, however, it became apparent that instead of loving that person in particular, I was just wanting to love someone in general.
When you realize that you don't love the person that you thought you loved, it can be pretty rough, and I think that is what he is writing of. His lyrics are indicative of similar experiences, so I can only imagine he was meaning that, rather than something so simple and vain as lying to for sex. Tricking someone into a lay is hardly something to write a song about...especially on an album that's mostly about love and life.
@Chalz why does he say it was vile then? It seems like it indeed is about the moment when he realizes that he doesn't love her, but he uses her for a while before telling her. Getting on the ethical aspect of things, he should have told her if that was the case, or simply not told her at all he loved her. On my personal relationships I say it when I mean it.
@terriblyvexed why would you say she is out of his league? I think its normal to think sexual partners are beautiful, and this seems like a relationship between a guy and a girl in which the guy was simply using the girl for sex. Also the beggining of the song gives it a different direction at the start.
Instead of:
I spent two weeks in Silverlake.
The California sun cascading down my face
He said:
I spent three years in Silverlake.
The California sun cascading down my face
I am assuming this is a reference to Zooey Deschanel and their marriage. I thought it was kind of nice and I'm also wondering if anyone has noticed this recently when they played?
Heh, I know I wrote a lot but I just want to add that I always say "men give love for sex, women give sex for love" and I think that this song totally backs that statement up.
Yeah, I feel very strongly about this song.
So when you'd ask, "Is something wrong?"
I'd think, "You're damn right there is
But we can't talk about it now
No, we can't talk about it now"
implies, to me, that he's afraid to tell her cos he know he'll hurt her. it's not about using her - it's about wanting to avoid hurting her in any way. but he doesn't know how to handle it - and will probably end up hurting her even more than he wanted to, cos he doesn't know how to tell her.