79 Meanings
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
O Valencia! Lyrics
You belong to the gang
And you say you can't break away
But I'm here with my hands on my heart
Our families can't agree
I'm your brother's sworn enemy
But I'll shout out my love to the stars
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
When first we laid eyes
I swore to no compromise
Until I felt my caress on your skin
Well, how soon we were betrayed
Your sister gave us away
And your father came all unhinged
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
Oh, Valencia
With your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia
And I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
All I heard was a shout
Of your brother calling me out
And you ran like a fool to my side
Well the shot, it hit hard
And your frame went limp in my arms
And an oath of love was your dying cry
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll, go we'll go
Oh, Valencia
With your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia
And I'll burn this whole city down
Valencia
With your blood getting cold on the ground
Valencia
And I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
And you say you can't break away
But I'm here with my hands on my heart
I'm your brother's sworn enemy
But I'll shout out my love to the stars
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
I swore to no compromise
Until I felt my caress on your skin
Your sister gave us away
And your father came all unhinged
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go
With your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia
And I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
Of your brother calling me out
And you ran like a fool to my side
And your frame went limp in my arms
And an oath of love was your dying cry
Wait by the car and we'll, go we'll go
With your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia
And I'll burn this whole city down
Valencia
With your blood getting cold on the ground
Valencia
And I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down
Song Info
Submitted by
constant On Aug 15, 2006
More The Decemberists
We Both Go Down Together
The Mariner's Revenge Song
The Engine Driver
On the Bus Mall
Sixteen Military Wives
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
I'm going with Romeo and Juliet. The rival gangs are the Capulets and Montagues. The brother's sworn enemy line could refer to Juliet's cousin Tybalt, who challenged Romeo to a duel. Wait for the stone on your window and wait by the car and we'll go could be a reference to the balcony scene, in which Romeo and Juliet plan to run off and get married. This last part is a stretch but "I'll shout out my love to the stars" could be referring to Romeo and Juliet being described as star crossed lovers. Also of course it ends tragically with death. Who knows what it's really about, but this is what I'm hearing.
This song is supposed to be an urban Romeo and Juliet kind of song.
"Valencia" is the said Juliet, and the singer is Romeo. Valencia takes a bullet for him, where he declares he will burn down the city..
The last "with your blood still warm on the ground," should be, "with your blood getting cold on the ground."
This reminds me of West side story, its an awesome song.
ME TOO
ME TOO
More so even than Romeo and Juliette, even though one's basically a rewrite of the other anyway.
More so even than Romeo and Juliette, even though one's basically a rewrite of the other anyway.
At the show at the 9:30 Club in D.C. somebody in the audience asked what this song was about and Meloy said he intended it to be about gang rivalries around Valencia Street in San Fransisco, but when he showed the song to his friend who lives in San Fransisco she said that that would never happen on that street but he decided to keep the name cause a more realistic one "wouldn't sound as good"
Yeah... I thought exactly what rainstormsong thought. I kinda think this song is like West Side Story and "We both Go Down Together" as Romeo and Juliet.
"The lull" should be "an oath"
These lyrics are so dark, for such an up-beat song.
gang warfare
It's never established whether or not it is a "brother" or "sister" of the rival gang member who is killed. Just something to think about.
Well, I saw the video and it's the singer's girlfriend who's shot. They're staying at a place called Hotel Valencia, though it could also be the town they're in.
Well, I saw the video and it's the singer's girlfriend who's shot. They're staying at a place called Hotel Valencia, though it could also be the town they're in.
I agree with you. Another Decemberists song with possible homosexual meaning (see Billy Liar and The Soldiering Life, and maybe....even The Mariner's Revenge...lolz). But yeah, the lyrics in the last line of the second stanza are dead wrong. They should be "He shouts out my love", not "I'll shout out my love". The version on my iPod and the one on Google's LaLa player both say "he shouts".
I agree with you. Another Decemberists song with possible homosexual meaning (see Billy Liar and The Soldiering Life, and maybe....even The Mariner's Revenge...lolz). But yeah, the lyrics in the last line of the second stanza are dead wrong. They should be "He shouts out my love", not "I'll shout out my love". The version on my iPod and the one on Google's LaLa player both say "he shouts".
I agree with you. Another Decemberists song with possible homosexual meaning (see Billy Liar and The Soldiering Life, and maybe....even The Mariner's Revenge...lolz). But yeah, the lyrics in the last line of the second stanza are dead wrong. They should be "He shouts out my love", not "I'll shout out my love". The version on my iPod and the one on Google's LaLa player both say "he shouts".
I agree with you. Another Decemberists song with possible homosexual meaning (see Billy Liar and The Soldiering Life, and maybe....even The Mariner's Revenge...lolz). But yeah, the lyrics in the last line of the second stanza are dead wrong. They should be "He shouts out my love", not "I'll shout out my love". The version on my iPod and the one on Google's LaLa player both say "he shouts".
I agree with you. Another Decemberists song with possible homosexual meaning (see Billy Liar and The Soldiering Life, and maybe....even The Mariner's Revenge...lolz). But yeah, the lyrics in the last line of the second stanza are dead wrong. They should be "He shouts out my love", not "I'll shout out my love". The version on my iPod and the one on Google's LaLa player both say "he shouts".
I agree with you. Another Decemberists song with possible homosexual meaning (see Billy Liar and The Soldiering Life, and maybe....even The Mariner's Revenge...lolz). But yeah, the lyrics in the last line of the second stanza are dead wrong. They should be "He shouts out my love", not "I'll shout out my love". The version on my iPod and the one on Google's LaLa player both say "he shouts".