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Four To The Floor Lyrics
With hand on heart, you right from the start
You taught me to take my part
No cross to bear, no reason to care
My life was all up in air
Four to the floor, I was sure
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near
The iron hand did not understand
The plight of the common man
Four to the floor, I was sure
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near
Four to the floor, I was sure
That she would be my girl
We'd rent a little world
We'd have a little girl
Four to the floor, I was sure
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near
Four to the floor, I was sure
That she would be my girl
We'd rent a little world
We'd have a little girl
Four to the floor, I was sure
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near.
You taught me to take my part
No cross to bear, no reason to care
My life was all up in air
Four to the floor, I was sure
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near
The plight of the common man
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near
That she would be my girl
We'd rent a little world
We'd have a little girl
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near
That she would be my girl
We'd rent a little world
We'd have a little girl
Never seeing clear
I could have it all
Whenever you are near.
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I don't know if it's because it's obvious for you or almost no one likes the song, but no one has posted the meaning... In my opinion this is about an unexpected broke up or some faded ilusions of a posible relationship... "No cross to bear/No reason to care/My life was all up in air/Four to the floor I was sure/Never seing clear" I think that this part means like, being "up in the sky", with no preocupations (no cross to bear, no reason to care), dreaming, seing only what he wanted to (never seing clear), being sure of all this, and all of the sudden he falls to the ground in knees and hands (four to the floor). "I could have it all, whenever you are near" This part is about how he felt with this person, how when he was with her he feels like everything is alllright and all that... "We'd rent a little world/We'd have a little girl" This talks about how he had it all planed, he never expected that that wouldnt happend, never though of the possibility of losing her.
I'm having litle problems whith this parts: "With hand on heart, you right from the start You taught me to take my part" "The iron hand did not understand The plight of the common man" I couldn't assign them any significant meaning, but maybe they're not as "interpretable" as the rest and they are what they mean...(like, the first only introduces us to the relationship and the second tells how he feels surprised)
@Nordic You're definitely up to something there.
@Nordic You're definitely up to something there.
Taking it further, what if it's four to the floor, like when sprinters are going to start a race, ready to go.
Taking it further, what if it's four to the floor, like when sprinters are going to start a race, ready to go.
Maybe the 'four to the floor' is saying that he thinks this girl was a safe bet with no surprises (much like a 4/4 time sig?)
In an interview, tha band members said the lyrics have no meaning. They used to use this song as a 'warm-up' and just to 'jam'. The lyrics are made up on the spot...they mean nothing.
Every Starsailor song is a classic and deserves to be heard, but THIS- this just reaffirms my faith in the band's greatness. You can't choose a Starsailor that is their best because they all are in a way. But this song may just be among their top 10 best songs. (I know they don't have but about twice that amount, but hey, who's counting?)
I love this song. Not too sure about the lyrics though, but my interpretation is the singer regretting the loss of an old love...how he is able to see now what could have been if they were together.
thats wat love is.he sings of how he was sure shed would be his girl.rent our little world,have a little girl.maybe he was in a relationship with sum1 he thought was "the one".and sings of his disappointment.then she just left him.love is blind
this might have nothing to do with it, but four to the floor is the name of the type of beat at clubs. the time is in 4/4 and the drum beat lands on each beat, that's usually what the term four to the floor means
I used to have junkie-classmate claiming that the song is about anal sex............what a crackpot........
''With hand on heart, you right from the start You taught me to take my part'' Mayby this part is about that the other person made clear that this is nothing from the very start.
''No cross to bear, no reason to care My life was all up in air'' Probably, he can't take it anymore and he didn't care anymore, he didn't want to try anymore. His life was truly great ''in the air''.
''The iron hand did not understand The plight of the common man'' Possibly, the ''iron hand''(the girl?)didn't want to have a commitment with him. or couldn't understand how it is to be commited.
''Four to the floor, I was sure Never seeing clear I could have it all Whenever you are near '' He realised that he didn't see things the way they really were, blinded from love. And he can only be happy and full if she's near him.
''Four to the floor, I was sure That she would be my girl We'd rent a little world We'd have a little girl'' Probably he was sure that he got her, but in fact he didn't. He was dreaming about their common life and mayby having a child? It may talk about marriage.
Overall, this song is about not just a relationship but a more serious commitment. He was in love and he was making plans but she wasn't. Thas the way I get this song, i may be wrong. I'm related with it and i cry everytime i listen to it. It just reminds me how bad it hurts to lose someone you love.
In primary school 4 to the floor ment stop leaning back on your chair. ha.