Say It to Me Now

Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

Scratching at the surface now
And I'm trying hard to work it out
And so much has gone misunderstood
And this mystery only leads to doubt

And I didn't understand
When you reached down to take my hand
And if you have something to say
You better say it now

'Cause this is what you've waited for
A chance to even up the score
And as these shadows fall on me now
I will somehow, yeah

'Cause I'm picking up the message, Lord
And I'm closer than I've ever been before
So if you have something to say
Say it to me now, just say it to me now, now
Oh, oh, oh


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    My Interpretation

    Considering the Projects Glen has made, and with the fact that this song was incorporated into Once, which has a premise mainly concerning the brief but romantic relationship between two people, I agree with those who think the words are "picking up the message, love."

    I take this as a couple that has broken up. Either the relationship is falling apart, and the Guy is saying as a last ditch effort, "here I am, I'm laying everything on the line for you, if you still love me or want anything from me, say it now." OR (and I'm taking this from personal experience) the couple has broken up, and yet somehow the girl keeps returning into the Guy's life through certain circumstances, like offering opportunities to spend time together. Now if the girl instigated the break up, and the guy experienced most of the heartbreak, this would seem confusing for him, since he still loves her and didn't want the break up. He was just trying to get over her, and now he is just "scratching off the surface" of either a life as being single or attempting to understand what the girl is trying to do by attempting to spend with him.

    When the song picks up to the chorus, its almost him declaring his feelings to her like shouting, tired of this confusion and the games that are being played. "is this what you've waited for, a chance to even up the score"? Like is this you getting back at me for something? or for you to try to get back in my life after what you did to us? "and as these shadows fall on me now I'll win somehow." The guy has established himself that either he will be vulnerable to her in a time like this and get her back if she's true, or was smart enough not to get back with her if she's not true.

    "I'm picking up the message love, and I'm closer than I've been before. So if you have something to say, Say it to me NOW." He has been reading her actions for some time, possibly coming to an understand from just knowing her through the relationship, or by observation. He could be "closer" to achieving happiness on his own, without her in the process of moving on, and this adds urgency and increased demanding from the guy when He asks if there is anything the Girl has to say to him, if so, to say it now, because he is about to start his life again without her, after all this time and heartbreak, and needs to know whether he can live that life with or without her.

    I am 19 and a hopeless romantic, and this situation happened to me. I hope eventually I will be able to perform this song and dedicate it to this girl who I was in love with since 12 and was in a realtionship at 15 and have been broken up since, but keeps finding her way back in my life. just MY two cents.

    Rav7577on December 07, 2013   Link

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