Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Am I in a scene from 'Midsummer Nights Dream'?
I thought raves like these died in the 90's?
The forest is breathing along with us tonight
Upper Class thugs take middle-class drugs
And we all get lowered in size
This is not my scene, I should not be here tonight
Laura, oh oh oh oh oh
Laura, get me home tonight
Trance music bangs a comical dance of cardboard boxes and fish
We're the fairies from hell and we're all on a death wish
This is not my scene, this is killing me
I don't want to be here tonight
And the girl who can save me is well across the Pennines
Laura, oh oh oh oh oh
Laura, get me home tonight
Laura, oh oh oh oh oh
Laura, get me home tonight
I thought raves like these died in the 90's?
The forest is breathing along with us tonight
Upper Class thugs take middle-class drugs
And we all get lowered in size
This is not my scene, I should not be here tonight
Laura, oh oh oh oh oh
Laura, get me home tonight
Trance music bangs a comical dance of cardboard boxes and fish
We're the fairies from hell and we're all on a death wish
This is not my scene, this is killing me
I don't want to be here tonight
And the girl who can save me is well across the Pennines
Laura, oh oh oh oh oh
Laura, get me home tonight
Laura, oh oh oh oh oh
Laura, get me home tonight
Lyrics submitted by Electricityscape946
Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?) Lyrics as written by Matthew Edward Murphy Daniel Joseph Haggis
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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these lyrics are amazing, i've lived this song
This is not my scene, this is killing me I don't want to be here tonight
yeah its just saying hes stuck in a place where he doesn't fit and needs laura to come along and save him. Ive been in this situation... i went to an emo gig in town once...
I like the imagery in this song, it's really mellow and nice. I think that it's about a guy who goes to a rave and feels really out of place because Laura isn't there, then ends up pining for Laura. I've been in simila situations when my friend (who I hook up with)isn't with me in social situations and I feel completely alienated and like nobody gets me the way she does. It's a pleasing song to listen to though and I like it because I can relate to it.
meanings quite obvious awesome song =] i love the lines "upper class thugs take middle class drugs" and "trance music bangs a comical dance of cardboard boxes and fish"
^ my favourite lines too xD
Aswell as the first line :)
Oooh, I agree with your favorite lines! I think you could arguably say this is one of The Wombats' more poetic songs, such as the line about trance music and the forest breathing... It all seems very figurative and quite lovely
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The vocals on this are much like Brochures by The Young Knives. It's awesome, love this track.
This song reminds me of me and my friends getting disgustingly drunk in the forest when we were about sixteen and on a massive self destruction kick. One of my friends would invariably try to drunk call his ex girlfriend and we always tried to stop him. Unfortunatly her name wasn't Laura but oh well.
Trance music bangs a comical dance of cardboard boxes and fish
that lines great! the whole big fish little fish carboad box rave thing just makes me laugh. this song is pretty great rly.
Trance music bangs a comical dance of cardboard boxes and fish
that lines great! the whole big fish little fish carboad box rave thing just makes me laugh. this song is pretty great rly.