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The Phoebe I Know Lyrics
I watched you spin the globe
And when it stopped
You spin it once again
Half as fast in reverse
You said "let's go to where it lands"
But Phoebe you know how much you hate catching trains
And you never wanted to go back there again
You're homesick before you've even closed the door
Well it's the Phoebe I know
Please make sense, at least this once
You've never liked the cold
Put down your case
Close the drawer
And leave your clothes upon the floor
But Phoebe you know how much you hate catching trains
And you never wanted to go back there again
You're homesick before you've even closed the door
Well it's the Phoebe I know
Forever together you'll stay in my heart you know that I will love you
Together forever you'll know if you part that I will think of you
Together forever you'll stay in my heart
You know that I will love you,
but you'll always mean heartache to me
And when it stopped
You spin it once again
Half as fast in reverse
You said "let's go to where it lands"
And you never wanted to go back there again
You're homesick before you've even closed the door
Well it's the Phoebe I know
You've never liked the cold
Put down your case
Close the drawer
And leave your clothes upon the floor
And you never wanted to go back there again
You're homesick before you've even closed the door
Well it's the Phoebe I know
Together forever you'll know if you part that I will think of you
Together forever you'll stay in my heart
You know that I will love you,
but you'll always mean heartache to me
Song Info
Submitted by
tootwee4u On Aug 02, 2008
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The Phoebe I know is about two people ‘making it’ somewhere, and one party anticipating the other’s anxiety about it. Here the band likens it to travelling. Noting the gap between spontaneously ‘wanting’ to go somewhere (“let’s go where it lands”) and the troubles somebody who dislikes travelling faces.
The motif of “Well that’s the Phoebe I know” is the thematic backbone to the conflict between the singer and “Phoebe”, it sounds both familiar and foreboding, like the singer knew the ‘trip’ was never going to happen.
The lines “And you never wanted to go back there again” suggests potentially that Phoebe’s history prevents them from going “there” again, whether that be a time and place or a state in a relationship.
The singer knows it’s not going to work. The final verse especially is about the anticipating and eventual reminiscing of Phoebe’s reluctance to travel despite wanting to.
Really, nothing happens or changes in this song. Though be it a trip or a ‘next stage’ in a relationship not happening can perhaps be one of the most revealing experiences one can have with somebody.