Lately Lyrics
Or wonder what you're up to, or how you're getting on
I never think of calling you, or how things could have been
Or wonder where you sleep at night, or whose arms you wake in
I don't need you anymore
Living alone, living alone
I don't need you anymore
I don't get lost in daydreams
I never lay awake at night staring in my bed
And I don't think about your face or anything you've said
And I don't think twice when someone says your name
Or twist my mind in circles wondering which of us to blame
I don't need you, anymore
Living alone, living alone
I don't need you anymore
Or wonder when the day will break, or when the tides will turn
And I don't break down when someone says your name
Or twist my mind in circles wondering which of us to blame
I don't need you anymore
Living alone living alone
I don't need you anymore
Lately
Oh, lately
Good God did I write this song
It's totally a lie. I love it so much.
@fishquawk What a lie it is - let me write a great song about how I could care less.
@fishquawk What a lie it is - let me write a great song about how I could care less.
I can guarantee you Brandon Summers wrote this song knowing full well the irony of composing an entire piece of music claiming being over a love lost, and "articulating every gesture and motion" that he denies doing anymore.
These guys are brilliant, great universal truths.
Romantic Sarcasm.
This song could be very straightforward, but it seems to be about somebody trying to convince themself that they are over somebody when they clearly aren't.
In my opinion, this song hit the emotion it's trying to convey perfectly. Nothing hurts worse than convincing yourself that you are over that special person in your life, knowing fully that you aren't. Amazing song.
Such a sad song
love this song, to me this song is about a certain point when your ready to let go of someone.. and you have gone through everything.. this is why he "articulating every gesture" as sarabarra says
but i think that he has had an epiphany that he really doesnt need someone anymore
Agree w/Amazing Bob... kind of reminiscent of "Missing You" by John Waite, but you're all probly too young to remember it. Denial is a big part of losing someone you love...
I agree with all of the other posters here; I'll just add that the "irony" of this song reminds me of Jim Croce's "Operator", but much more subtle. Brilliant song-writing; great, unsung band.
There are comparisons to Croce, but it could even be a modernization of the old standard "I Get Along Without You Very Well."