We lay on the bed there
Kissing just for practice
Could we please be objective?
'Cause the other boys are queuing up behind us
A hand over my mouth
A hand over the window
Well, if I remain passive and you just want to cuddle
Then we should be ok, and we won't get in a muddle
Cause we're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
So how are you feeling?
I don't think you can be dealing
With the situation very well
You take a lover for a dirty weekend, that's ok
But when it's over
You are looking at the working week through the eyes of a gigolo
You're kissing your elbow
You're kissing your reflection
And you can't understand why all the other boys are going for the
New, tall, elegant rich kids
You can bet it is a bitch, kid
But if they don't see the quality then it is apparent that
You're going to have to change
Or you're going to have to go with girls
You might be better off
At least they know where to put it
We lay on the bed there
Kissing just for practice
Could we please be objective?
'Cause the other boys are queuing up behind us
A hand over my mouth
A hand over the window
Well, if I remain passive and you just want to cuddle
Then we should be ok, and we won't get in a muddle
Cause we're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
We're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
We're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
Kissing just for practice
Could we please be objective?
'Cause the other boys are queuing up behind us
A hand over my mouth
A hand over the window
Well, if I remain passive and you just want to cuddle
Then we should be ok, and we won't get in a muddle
Cause we're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
So how are you feeling?
I don't think you can be dealing
With the situation very well
You take a lover for a dirty weekend, that's ok
But when it's over
You are looking at the working week through the eyes of a gigolo
You're kissing your elbow
You're kissing your reflection
And you can't understand why all the other boys are going for the
New, tall, elegant rich kids
You can bet it is a bitch, kid
But if they don't see the quality then it is apparent that
You're going to have to change
Or you're going to have to go with girls
You might be better off
At least they know where to put it
We lay on the bed there
Kissing just for practice
Could we please be objective?
'Cause the other boys are queuing up behind us
A hand over my mouth
A hand over the window
Well, if I remain passive and you just want to cuddle
Then we should be ok, and we won't get in a muddle
Cause we're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
We're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
We're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing
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Seeing Other People Lyrics as written by Christopher Geddes Campbe
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but then one of them laments why he isn't having success with guys and his friend says he should either "change" (act more gay and attractive) or just give it up and go with girls, at least they know where to put it" as in, knows where to put the penis.
great song, gay or no gay lol.
"Could we please be objective?
Cause the other boys are queuing up behind us"
To me, that makes it sound like he's putting up with all her BS of dating other people, while that's not at all what he wants to do.
Also, the line;
"Cause we're seeing other people
At least that's what we say we are doing"
This to me sounds like he's kind of bitter sounding as he states that, "well it's ok for you to kiss other guys because we're 'seeing other people' anyway".
That said, the amazing thing about lyrics is that whatever the writer meant originally - every listener makes them thir own. For instance, I never noticed any guy-on-guy reference in this song until I saw the above comments, and I can totally understand how it can be taken that way.
You're kissing your elbow
You're kissing your reflection
And you can't understand why all the other boys
Are going for the new, tall, elegant rich kids
You can bet it is a bitch, kid
But if they don't see the quality then it is apparent that
You're going to have to change
Or you're going to have to go with girls
You'd be better off
At least you'd know where to put it
Kissing your elbow. look it up on google... ( it's an old term told to kids, if you kiss your elbow you'll change genders, it's also impossible)
Kissing your reflection, (a reflection of himself, also a boy/man)
You're going to have to change (take it to the full extent, transgender)
Or you're going to have to go with girls (Because he's a guy and likes guys)
At least you'd know where to put it (well this line just proves this is a guy we're talking about)
Anyway, it's a great!!!! song, I'm straight but I love this song because these are concerns from a perspective that I'll never know or truly understand...
Thanks for writing this.
I agree with Schizima, the piano part is super similar to the Charlie Brown melody.
I think it's about two guys who aren't gay but are "kissing just for practice", and they decide being gay isn't worth it. Just my interpretation, though.
the way I read it: the narrator of the song is a young man at university, having occasional hookups with another young man. at certain schools and in certain circles, it's de rigeur to experiment. which the other guy is doing.
the narrator (possibly Stuart; who knows?) gets plenty of stinging lines, but mostly in the verse beginning:
you're kissing your elbow
you're kissing your reflection
...which suggest this sort of youthful trying-on-hats derives from narcissism. one factor anyhow, as much as: a different atmosphere, away from family/town gossip, meeting a new crowd, wanting to feel fashionable etc.
the subtext: "YOU think it's annoying how superficial this scene can be? well, don't sound so wounded. 'cause you can discard this pose whenever you want."
world-weary, he foresees his (on-again, off-again) partner growing up and moving on: probably before graduation. our hero, however, doesn't think he'll have the same option to walk away.
being better acquainted with the lyrics now, there are so many little clues that in combination spell out the obvious fact that it's about two young men.
"just for practice," seems to indicate that at least one of the boys isn't comfortable with the situation and is trying to assure himself that he's not gay - they're just fooling around for practice.
as other people have said, "all the other boys," pretty much spells out that the two parties involved are male. "a hand over my mouth" and "a hand over the window" both denote feelings of secrecy and of shame.
as others have said, "kissing your elbow" refers to the old folktale about how touching your elbow with your lips will change your sex. the part about "going off with girls" spells out that whoever he's fooling around with now is clearly not female. "at least they know where to put it" showcases some of the awkwardness in early experimentation - not knowing how it works, etc.
there's only a few of the clues. many other people have dissected the others. i don't think there's anyway this song isn't about two boys, but at the same time it doesn't matter who it is about. it's a great song. and judging from the amount of responses here, listeners like it and can relate to regardless of the sex of the characters.