"Detlef Schrempf" as written by and Rob Hampton Benjamin Bridwell....
And take a little walk when the worst is to come
When I saw you looking like I never thought
And say you're at a loss or forgot that words can do more than harm
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
The town is gonna talk, but these people do not
See things through to the very minimal
But what's it gonna cost to be gone?
If we see you like I hoped we never would
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
My eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
My eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
So take it as a song or a lesson to learn
And sometime soon be better than you were
If you say you're gonna go, then be careful
And watch how you treat every living soul
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
My eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
When eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
When I saw you looking like I never thought
And say you're at a loss or forgot that words can do more than harm
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
The town is gonna talk, but these people do not
See things through to the very minimal
But what's it gonna cost to be gone?
If we see you like I hoped we never would
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
My eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
My eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
So take it as a song or a lesson to learn
And sometime soon be better than you were
If you say you're gonna go, then be careful
And watch how you treat every living soul
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
My eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
When eyes can't look at you any other way
Any other way, any other way
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again, i may be very wrong.
I think that this girl is afraid or incapable of being in a relationship, and maybe this guy is just one of many rejected suitors. I think this would describe the stanza where he says, “So take it as a song or a lesson to learn
And sometime soon be better than you were
If you say you're gonna go, then be careful
And watch how you treat every living soul” It’s possible that he has accepted that she is going along her way, but he hopes that one day she can change her ways and love someone in return.
“I traded some e-mails with [Schrempf], and I explained to him that I wasn’t slagging his name or anything. He was very cool about it. The song’s not really about him. It has some Seattle themes is all, but I’m so bad about making up song titles I just used his name as a working title.”
So sorry it really has nothing to do with the actual basketball player.
well, i think it's not really that. i think it's more trying to explain to a person the speaker loves and values (maybe a partner, maybe a best friend, maybe both in one), that regardless of how badly they see things around them and view themselves, that the speaker cannot help but continue to view the person with loving eyes. people make mistakes, bad choices, say and do terrible things, but when you really love and know someone for who they are, you cannot help but feel like "my eyes can't look at you any other way." the person may beat themselves up about these things, but the speaker continues to be the champion and cheerleader for that person, unconditionally.
amazing song.
Dude could shoot the three, rebound, and sported a haircut you could set your watch to. Also, I don't think "Jim McIlvaine" makes too forch a song title.
it reminds me of every time i've gone through a breakup (or any controversy, really) that's damaged the way people perceive me or caused me to lose friends. because your mutual friends often feel the need to choose sides ("the town is gonna talk," making judgments with minimal information), and sometimes they just can't "look at you any other way" than as so-and-so's ex, or as the person who caused or was the victim of such pain.
it's tempting to just say f*ck it and run headlong into the next one (taking it as just a sad song, and repeating history). but the best thing to do is learn each lesson and transmute your acute awareness of psychological pain into an increased care and regard for every living soul. and hopefully, if your love was real, your eyes will still see all the good inside that made you love each other in the first place.
this song means a lot to me.
The second stanza is about when the gossip occurs and everyone knows that something beautiful has ended. Her friends that became your friends and your friends that became hers are now forced to pick sides. They make a big decision on poor information. What's the cost of leaving everything behind when you split? You lose your friends, your way of life, and you're lonely. The chorus to me is the the answer to the age old question "Can't we be friends?" and the response is "My eyes can't see you any other way" than a lover.
The third stanza is the dialogue back to it.It probably would be like this. Okay, well if we can't be friends. Then take it as a song or a lesson to learn And sometime soon be better than you were If you say you're gonna go, then be careful And watch how you treat every living soul.
Basically it's step by step reenactment of the ending of a relationship. The opening argument that takes place. The question of "Can't we still be friends?" the person says "My eyes can't see you other than a lover." The response is "Okay if you're gonna go remember this and don't repeat it again.