I find myself
At the point where we kissed first
On a rooftop
Overlooking the East London mosque
They said, they said, they said, they said
You can't go around breaking young girl's hearts
I said, I said, I said, I said
Keep at casual, easy thing
And you looked so right
In that red dress
Oh how I'd love
To be a rock for you
To be anything
You could rely on
So I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
But I'll get caught out
So we'll try, we'll try, we'll try, we'll try
But we'll forget the lines, forget the lines
And you looked so thwarted
In the back of the car
Like you could thwart
A hundred wars
Save my letters
Where we can first call
By the bedroom door
And kitchen floor
(I tried, I tried, I tried)
All my letters
I'm too young
To be the father
To a son
(I tried, I tried, I tried)
Forgive me Oscar
At the point where we kissed first
On a rooftop
Overlooking the East London mosque
They said, they said, they said, they said
You can't go around breaking young girl's hearts
I said, I said, I said, I said
Keep at casual, easy thing
And you looked so right
In that red dress
Oh how I'd love
To be a rock for you
To be anything
You could rely on
So I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
But I'll get caught out
So we'll try, we'll try, we'll try, we'll try
But we'll forget the lines, forget the lines
And you looked so thwarted
In the back of the car
Like you could thwart
A hundred wars
Save my letters
Where we can first call
By the bedroom door
And kitchen floor
(I tried, I tried, I tried)
All my letters
I'm too young
To be the father
To a son
(I tried, I tried, I tried)
Forgive me Oscar
Lyrics submitted by StateOfFlux, edited by pumpkinsoul, hongbody
Letter to My Son Lyrics as written by Kele Okereke Gordon Moakes
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"I found myself at the point where we kissed first
On a rooftop overlooking the East London mosque
They say, they say, they say, they say
"You can't go around breaking young girls' hearts"
I say, I say, I say, I say
Keep it casual, easy thing
And you looked so right in that red dress
Oh how I'd love to be a rock for you
To be anything you could rely on
So I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
But I'll get caught out
So we'll try, we'll try, we'll try, we'll try
But we forget the lines, forget the lines
And you looked so wanton in the back of the car
Like you could start a hundred wars
See what trouble we could both cause
By the bedroom door, the kitchen floor
I tried, I tried, I tried
Oh Marlena, I'm too young
To be the father to our son
I tried, I tried, I tried
Forgive me Oscar"
I couldn't find info anywhere, but I think the song might've been co-written by Gordy. I assume the song was written in 2007/2008 when he learned that he and his wife were expecting their first child. The song could well be about his thoughts about becoming a father, he's reminiscing the time when they first started dating, the first time they had sex and how the relationship has been in the past; but the baby will chance everything and he's not sure if he's ready for that.
Though they then had a baby girl, Scarlet, but maybe they didn't know which one it was going to be so the "Son" could still fit.
This is all speculation, but meh... my two cents.
My fave on the album.
And you looked so wanton in the back of the car
Like you could start/stop a hundred wars
See what trouble we could both cause
By the bedroom door, the kitchen floor
I tried, I tried, I tried
Oh Marlana im to young
To be the father to our son
I tried, I tried, I tried
Forgive me Oscar
I found myself at the point where we kissed first
On a rooftop overlooking the East London mosque
They said, they said, they said, they said
"You can't go around breaking young girl's hearts"
I say, I say, I say, I say
Keep it casual, easy fit
And you looked so right in that red dress
Oh how I'd love to be a rock for you
To be anything you could rely on
So I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
But I'll get caught out
So we'll try, we'll try, we'll try, we'll try
But we forget the lines, forget the lines
And you looked so wanton in the back of the car
Like you could start a hundred wars
See what trouble we could both cause
By the bedroom door, the kitchen floor
I tried, I tried, I tried
I tried, I tried, I tried
Oh Marlana i'm too young
To be the father to a son
I tried, I tried, I tried
I tried, I tried, I tried
Forgive me Oscar
Forgive me Oscar
Forgive me Oscar
Forgive me Oscar
Forgive me Oscar
Beautiful song.
I don't know but every song of Block Party drift me somewhere back and forth.
Awesome song!
"Keep it casual, easy fit"
"And you looked so wonderful in the back of the car"
"I'll leave it unto them
To be a good father to our son"
"Forgive me Autumn"
I think the song is recounting where he first fell in love with 'Autumn' in the first verse then how they had sex in the back of a car in the second verse but in the 3rd verse she gets pregnant and he prepares to be a good significant other and father but they keep fighting and he ends up feeling no other choice but to leave.
Ace song...Bloc deliver again
Could it be that the final line is "Forgive me Oscar" ? I've never been too good at picking Kele's lyrics, but thats what it sounded like to me.
Beautiful stuff.