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Poor Leno Lyrics

Poor Leno,
Where you'll be, I'll go.
Where you'll be, I'll know.
Where you'll be, I'll find you.

Poor Leno,
Where you'll be, I'll go.
Where you'll be, I'll know.
Where you'll be, I'll find you.


Poor Leno,
Where you'll be, I'll go.
Where you'll be, I'll know.
Where you'll be, I'll find you.

Poor Leno,
Where you'll be, I'll go.
Where you'll be, I'll know.
Where you'll be, I'll find you.


Poor Leno,
Where you'll be, I'll go.
Where you'll be, I'll know.
Where you'll be, I'll find you.

Poor Leno,
Haven't you been told?
Being nine years old,
Means I'll always find you.


Poor Leno,
Where you'll be, I'll go.
Where you'll be, I'll know.
Where you'll be, I'll find you.

Poor Leno,
Haven't you been told?
Being nine years old,
Means I'll always find you.
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Have you seen the video? The poor little Leno thing was chased and put in a zoo. His/her friend came to rescue him/her!

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poor little Leno!!!!!! Somebody can save him!!!!

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When it comes to electronic music, a lot of the meaning is placed in the actual notes of the music and not just the lyrics. What the music itself means to you is all depending on the individual, but the music with the lyrics to me sound like a man desperately lost without his former love (and I mean, I believe Royksopp are Danish... "Leno" could well be a girl's name).

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The Leno isn't actually rescued (or reunited) with it's friend in the end - the events told in the video are flashbacks of how the darker-skinned Leno was taken away from the other lighter-skinned one. So the video ends on a sad note.

Röyksopp are Nordic, I think.

I think the song is basically about this great determination to find a loved one. The sound of lapping water at the start and end of the song, the cowbells echoing off into the distance, and the general fast pace of the tune are testament to that, even if the lyrics are sparse.

If you have the time, try and find the Silicon Soul Remix of this song, in particular the one where Erlend Øye (the vocalist on Remind Me and Poor Leno) sings The Smith's "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" over it. The song can be found as a bonus track on Erlend's DJ Kicks album. Great stuff.

About that Erlend Oye remix... It's very good.

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I disagree! Just read a discussion from 1 of 3 of the artist that did this video He didn't even know if Leno was Rescued or not. Therefore I Feel it's Left Up to Our Own Interpretation. And with that said I'm Strongly Led to Believe it has a Happy Ending of Leno's friend Finally Finding him in the End of the video!

Heck! It's in the Lyrics! A Song of Hope! If you get Lost or Abducted by these Creeps that Snatched you, I'll come to your Rescue!

Additionally this Song I feel Parrellels a True Story that Inspired this Song...

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They are norwegian.

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I'm pretty sure they're Norwegian. I just thought it was a really cool song. When I saw the clip I was just blown away. I was so sorry for the Leno!

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if what agouli says is true about the dark one being taken away from the white one, this could represent the band mates (Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge) they went to grade school together and were separated only to reunite in a different city.

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the second part of these lyrics is so wrong.... it goes like this

Poor Leno Haven't you been told Being nine years old Means I'll always find you...

What does nine years old have to do with anything? Actually, its:

Poor Leno Have you two been tied? Reunite as one Please, I'll always find you.

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the guy singing is Erlend Oye from kings of convenience.i`m right?.

hi,from uruguay,little country in south america!