He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Sit down, my love of open spaces
And breathe, my love, it's all been spent
I'm going to tell you both a story
About some memories that I dreamt
See, I've lost love in many places
Not least the streets of Sao Paulo
And friends especially, I didn't make them
A ten floor window to her home
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
But I don't
So hush the shadows in the oak tree
Be still, curl you on the moor
My heart has fallen by the wayside
I cannot claim her anymore
So don your duffel coats quite slowly
And this start to reset, adjourn
While on the streets of old Sao Paulo
I watch my baby being burned
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
But I don't
Sometimes I could cry, die inside
Drop my bags and run for miles
And sometimes I could live my life
But I wont, but I won't
Have you ever been thrown across the water?
Have you ever been thrown across the water?
Have you ever been thrown across the water
Till there's no skin left on your bones?
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Get me a doctor, get me a doctor
Who will get rid of my bones
Or get me a lover, get me a lover
Who will leave my head alone
Get me a soldier, get me a soldier
Who will fight me pointless war
Get me an exit, I need an exit
I need a window or a door
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Ay, get me a lawyer, get me a lawyer
Who will sue the world for me
Get me a person, get me a person
Get me a person who isn't me
'Cause I'm getting tired, I'm getting tired
Of my stupid little face
I don't belong here, don't belong here
Don't belong in this horse race
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
And breathe, my love, it's all been spent
I'm going to tell you both a story
About some memories that I dreamt
See, I've lost love in many places
Not least the streets of Sao Paulo
And friends especially, I didn't make them
A ten floor window to her home
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
But I don't
So hush the shadows in the oak tree
Be still, curl you on the moor
My heart has fallen by the wayside
I cannot claim her anymore
So don your duffel coats quite slowly
And this start to reset, adjourn
While on the streets of old Sao Paulo
I watch my baby being burned
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
Sometimes I could cry for miles
But I don't
Sometimes I could cry, die inside
Drop my bags and run for miles
And sometimes I could live my life
But I wont, but I won't
Have you ever been thrown across the water?
Have you ever been thrown across the water?
Have you ever been thrown across the water
Till there's no skin left on your bones?
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Get me a doctor, get me a doctor
Who will get rid of my bones
Or get me a lover, get me a lover
Who will leave my head alone
Get me a soldier, get me a soldier
Who will fight me pointless war
Get me an exit, I need an exit
I need a window or a door
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Ay, get me a lawyer, get me a lawyer
Who will sue the world for me
Get me a person, get me a person
Get me a person who isn't me
'Cause I'm getting tired, I'm getting tired
Of my stupid little face
I don't belong here, don't belong here
Don't belong in this horse race
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
Thrown across water, thrown across water
Thrown across water like a stone
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São Paulo Lyrics as written by Fyfe Dangerfield Hutchins Aristazabal Emi Chen Hawkes
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
I don't know what it means, but it's still absolute genious.
Amazing song, filled with such emotion.
A couple of corrections, the song is called 'Sao Paolo' after the city in Brazil, not 'San Paolo', which I'm not sure exists.
And part 2 of the second chorus is:
Sometimes I could cry nine times Drop my bags and run for miles Sometimes I could live nine lives But I won't, but I won't
The first part has beautiful imagery of loves lost and burnt in Brazilian city streets, whereas the second half is fraught with emotion, kind of a plea. I don't know what the song is about as a whole, but it's genius none the less!
i love this song!!! when i went to see them at the carling in glasgow i got to go on stage and hit this metal pot thing at the end of this song!!! i also met fyfe that day, so this song reminds me of tht day, which was an amazing day:D:D:D!!!
They have this brazilian touch because of the guitar MC Lord Magrao who is from Sao Paulo..cool samba in the end of the song.
it's Sao Paolo not San Paolo. São Paolo if you're being picky.
actually it's são paulo. not são paolo.
Yayayayayayayayaya yaaaaa yayayayayayayaya ya yaaaaa yayayayayayaya ya yaaaaa yayayayayaya a aaaaaaa I think I counted right :) I adore this song.. it has so much longing in it.. like an appeal,.. though it can be interpreted lots of ways.. genius.
I heard some bits completely differently:
Sit down my love of open spaces In grief my love has all been spent...
...And friends especially I did make there A tenth floor window took her home.
These lyrics, right or wrong, sound like he has lost someone he really loved in some kind of tragedy, possibly even through suicide; home being heaven, or hell.
I also agree with Donkey81 on the 2nd chorus lyrics, defintely 'nine'.
And, the geek I am, it's sao paolo on itunes/Gracenote listings and são paulo on the album cover.
Can't wait for album 2. And 'From the Cliffs' is also well worth the buy, another smidge of genius from the jaws of perfection
xxx
i think what everyone has said makes sense and i think hes feeling chlaustraphobic in the city:
sit down my love of all good spaces
and
get me an exit i need an exit i need a window or door