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That the sky would lift
That I�d find my place
That I�d see your face in the door
And the sun would glint
On a time well spent
On a time that ain�t no more
Taste the broken hearts
In the vacant lots
See the fruit that rots on the trees
Try to turn my head
Leave it all for dead
But it�s in my mind always
Honey lately I�ve been way down
A load on my mind
Honey lately I�ve been way down
Load on my mind
Someone tell me where did it go
Darling I'm damned if i know
I seen that look in your eye
No one ever gave it a chance
I could have said in advance
You saw it all at a glance
And goodbye
Drag a salted kiss
From this cup of bliss
Watch a new lie twist on the breeze
You can paint it red
Leave it all for dead
But it�s in my head always
Honey lately I've been way down
A load on my mind
Honey lately I've been way down
Load on my mind
Someone tell me where did it go
Darling I'm damned if i know
I seen that look in your eye
No one ever gave it a chance
I could have said in advance
You saw it all at a glance
And goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Honey lately i've been way down
Honey lately i've been way down
Honey lately i've been way down
Honey lately i've been way down
Lately
Lately
That I�d find my place
That I�d see your face in the door
And the sun would glint
On a time well spent
On a time that ain�t no more
In the vacant lots
See the fruit that rots on the trees
Try to turn my head
Leave it all for dead
But it�s in my mind always
A load on my mind
Honey lately I�ve been way down
Load on my mind
Darling I'm damned if i know
I seen that look in your eye
No one ever gave it a chance
I could have said in advance
You saw it all at a glance
And goodbye
From this cup of bliss
Watch a new lie twist on the breeze
You can paint it red
Leave it all for dead
But it�s in my head always
A load on my mind
Honey lately I've been way down
Load on my mind
Darling I'm damned if i know
I seen that look in your eye
No one ever gave it a chance
I could have said in advance
You saw it all at a glance
And goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Honey lately i've been way down
Honey lately i've been way down
Honey lately i've been way down
Lately
Lately
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i don't know why you said its fairly easy to understand, and then hardly explain it...
i think its about the past, and how he wishes he could relive his greatest times again with possibly his loved one. but he realized that no matter how you put it (what color you paint it), its in the past. he knows he has to leave the good times behind but at the same time he realizes that they're a part of him and he'll never fully move on
Forget the album version. If you want to hear THE best version of not only this song, but one of the finest performances of David Gray's career, then take a look at this song on his new DVD. Trust me, you wont be disappointed.
yeah the album version sucks..i think if i had heard it first i would never have liked this song that much. i don't know what the one on his new dvd sounds like, but if you look up david gray lately on youtube a truly amazing live version comes up...its 9 minutes long and has so much climax
yeah the album version sucks..i think if i had heard it first i would never have liked this song that much. i don't know what the one on his new dvd sounds like, but if you look up david gray lately on youtube a truly amazing live version comes up...its 9 minutes long and has so much climax
Simply beautiful.
I think this one is fairly easy to understand, but the back and forth in the bridge I find extremely catchy. I think this is about discontent at the current situation and everything that goes to waste ("fruit that rots on the tree").
Since the "official licensed lyrics" are wrong as hell, here's what's happening:
That the sky would lift That I'd find my place That I'd see your face in the door And the sun would glint On a time well spent On a time that ain't no more
Taste the broken hearts In the vacant lots See the fruit that rots on the trees Try to turn my head Leave it all for dead But it's in my mind always
Honey lately I've been way down A load on my mind Honey lately I've been way down Load on my mind
Someone tell me where did it go Darling I'm damned if I know I seen that look in your eye No one ever gave it a chance I could have said in advance You saw it all at a glance And goodbye
Drag a salted kiss From this cup of bliss Watch a new lie twist on the breeze You can paint it red Leave it all for dead But it's in my head always
Honey lately I've been way down A load on my mind Honey lately I've been way down Load on my mind
Someone tell me where did it go Darling I'm damned if I know I seen that look in your eye No one ever gave it a chance I could have said in advance You saw it all at a glance And goodbye
Goodbye
Honey lately I've been way down
Lately