This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Winter’s city-side
Crystal bits of snowflakes all around my head and in the wind
I had no illusions
That I’d ever find a glimpse of summer’s heat-waves in your eyes
You did what you did to me, now it’s history I see
Here’s my comeback on the road again
Things will happen while they can
I will wait here for my man tonight, it’s easy when you’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
Neon on my skin
Passing silhouettes of strange illuminated mannequins
Shall I stay here at the zoo
Or shall I go and change my point of view for other ugly scenes
You did what you did to me, now it’s history I see
Things will happen while they can
I will wait here for my man tonight, it’s easy when you’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
Too late, too late
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan
Crystal bits of snowflakes all around my head and in the wind
I had no illusions
That I’d ever find a glimpse of summer’s heat-waves in your eyes
You did what you did to me, now it’s history I see
Here’s my comeback on the road again
Things will happen while they can
I will wait here for my man tonight, it’s easy when you’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
Neon on my skin
Passing silhouettes of strange illuminated mannequins
Shall I stay here at the zoo
Or shall I go and change my point of view for other ugly scenes
You did what you did to me, now it’s history I see
Things will happen while they can
I will wait here for my man tonight, it’s easy when you’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
Too late, too late
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
You’re big in japan, then I’ll sleep by your side all through the night
Big in japan, it’s easy to be
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
You’re big in japan
It’s when
You’re big in japan
Lyrics submitted by pie-man
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horse.
Yes? lol
Imagine my surprise when I heard "I will wait here for my man tonight" when I still thought the singer was a guy. : D
it sounds like the lyrics talk about a break up and the girl goes to Japan in cold winter to forget about the relationship "I had no illusions That I’d ever find a glimpse of summer’s heat-waves in your eyes" so to forget about the whole thing she has a crazy night on the town drinking partying clubbing..and whatnot..
Also... Horsepower844182 the original version of this song was done by Alphaville whose singer is a male
In addition to the most obvious (that she's on a trip to forget a bad relationship), I think there's also kinda a sarcastic subtext because many American rock bands are big in Japan after their popularity in the 'states wanes.
usually I like originals more than coverversions but this one not...I love that song in exactly this version...I cant even stand a few seconds of the original from alphaville :)
Lol... I love this song to no end, but I always laugh at the "Big in Japan, it's easy to be" part... Cuz Asians... and their small... "persons"... ... And has anyone ever wondered why the name of this band is Bat Shit Monkeys? But no, I'm just kidding, I love these guys, the lead singer is way hot, and the drummer knows what he is doin'
I just heard this song again and figured it was about the size of the guys manhood.
"It's when, You're big in Japan, then Ill sleep by your side all through the night"
Based off a stereotype that is Asians have smaller parts, and being big in japan leaves him at average.
Since its kinda about a breakup I'd imagine, it doesn't seem too far off.
Hahahh this made me laugh! :D
I love the version from Ane Brun. It's so dreamy and it really suits her!