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Missing Cleveland Lyrics
You were dressed up at the bar
They expected us to fall from the heavens
It's only seven, they were monkeys all of them
Entertainment summer stain
Wondering whether, it's now or never
Strapped into the monkey scene
Like a Martian chimpanzee
Love you more than ever
When you broke my laws
You're holding on but letting go
I'm missing Cleveland and the snow
And lonely thoughts where everybody
Knows the truth and lets it be
Well, I'm a dreamer, you don't care
At least it seems so when you're there
But leaving Earth is sometimes lonely
When your feet are on the ground
There was you and there was me like the perfect family
Thought we'd always live forever
One and one and one makes three
And in change a glass of pain
Glad we got it truly toxic
Strapped into the monkey scene
Like a Martian chimpanzee
Love you more than ever
When you broke my laws
You're holding on but letting go
I'm missing Cleveland and the snow
The lonely thoughts where everybody
Knows the truth and lets it be
We'll have a dream and you don't care
At least it seems so when you're there
What really hurts these sometimes lonely
When your feet are on the ground
Once again I am alone, now I'm older
Never meant to let you go, no
You're holding on but letting go
I'm missing Cleveland and the snow
The lonely thoughts where everybody
Knows the truth and lets it be
We'll have a dream and you don't care
At least it seems so when you're there
What really hurts is sometimes lonely
When your feet are on the ground
They expected us to fall from the heavens
It's only seven, they were monkeys all of them
Entertainment summer stain
Wondering whether, it's now or never
Like a Martian chimpanzee
Love you more than ever
When you broke my laws
I'm missing Cleveland and the snow
And lonely thoughts where everybody
Knows the truth and lets it be
At least it seems so when you're there
But leaving Earth is sometimes lonely
When your feet are on the ground
Thought we'd always live forever
One and one and one makes three
And in change a glass of pain
Glad we got it truly toxic
Like a Martian chimpanzee
Love you more than ever
When you broke my laws
I'm missing Cleveland and the snow
The lonely thoughts where everybody
Knows the truth and lets it be
At least it seems so when you're there
What really hurts these sometimes lonely
When your feet are on the ground
Never meant to let you go, no
I'm missing Cleveland and the snow
The lonely thoughts where everybody
Knows the truth and lets it be
At least it seems so when you're there
What really hurts is sometimes lonely
When your feet are on the ground
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I actually, surprisingly, really like this song.
I guess it's about a girl, some relationship the singer had, evidently in Cleveland. Or maybe they met in Cleveland, and it's somehow special to them. And then I guess they broke up. Maybe they were too young, or too volatile to really make the relationship work. The line about "one and one and one make three" might also have something to do with a kid, perhaps the singer wasn't ready for the responsibility of fatherhood.
So looking back, being older, he feels guilty about having left the girl and/or their child.
What space monkeys have to do with all this, I'm still not sure of. Maybe something to do with the early space program, sending doomed animals into space... talking about leaving somewhere you'll never be able to return to.
That's my personal opinion of it, anyhow. I'm probably putting a slight spin on it due to my own personal experiences. Also, I grew up just south of Cleveland (Ohio, anyway) so this song has special significance to me on that count.
I believe its more about going from a relationship to marriage.
I believe its more about going from a relationship to marriage.
'You were dressed up at the ball They expected us to fall From the heavens It's lunar seven They were monkeys all of them Entertaining so we stayed Wonder'n whether It's all or never' A wedding where everyone fawns over the beauty of it and build their own expectations of what the couple will be like.
'You were dressed up at the ball They expected us to fall From the heavens It's lunar seven They were monkeys all of them Entertaining so we stayed Wonder'n whether It's all or never' A wedding where everyone fawns over the beauty of it and build their own expectations of what the couple will be like.
'Strap into the monkey seat Like a Martian chimpanzee' He talks about having dreams, but being a provider means you can't always chase after your dreams, you have to put your family first. Being...
'Strap into the monkey seat Like a Martian chimpanzee' He talks about having dreams, but being a provider means you can't always chase after your dreams, you have to put your family first. Being the monkey means knowing your role and accepting that.
'Love you more than ever When you broke my nose' Relationships sometimes taking a turn where you're just going through the motions but you're emotionally falling away from each other. Something as crazy as a physical altercation reveals that she still gives a shit about them.
'So one and one and one make three And it changed the recipe But I forgot it truly toxic' Having a child changes your life forever, and you're so wrapped up in it that you forget how bad your relationship is (at least for a little while)
'I'm missing Cleveland and the snow And lonely bars where everybody knows The truth and lets it be' He's missing a time when life was simpler.
Desap~ I am from Cleveland as well, it doesn't have a big personal meaning when you hear this song! but I i think he is talking about his marriage.. either way it is about a love!
Desap~ I am from Cleveland as well, it doesn't have a big personal meaning when you hear this song! but I i think he is talking about his marriage.. either way it is about a love!
I think rockboy hit it right on the dot. I wasn't too partial with this song, considering theres tons of greater ones on the album, and double album. I didn't like the fact that this was the single I guess. It grew on me though, like all of Scott's songs.
It might have something to do with his ex-wife since I read in article that many of his songs would be about his dead bro and ex-wife. "So one and one and one make three And it changed the recipe, Strap into the monkey seat Like a Martian chimpanzee" might mean about how strange relationships are to him or how things become strange in a relationship.
Anyone seen the video?Interesting...looks like he dies in the end or takes his own life???
I think it's about how having a wife and children can spin your life out of your control, and how Scott misses the single life (the bars, especially) and not having such a huge responsibility.
The chorus should be
"I'm a dreamer, you don't care at least it seems so when you're there and leaving Earth is sometimes lonely when your feet are on the ground"
The monkey stuff is about fame, the music industry, being tied to something you can't really control, and then you have a wife and kids and a drug addiction and you wish everything was a little simpler again.
The lyric above has a pretty important mistake. It should be
You're holding on but letting go I'm missing Cleveland and the snow The lonely bars where everybody Knows the truth and lets it be
For those of us from Cleveland - we know these neighborhood bars. Where the grind of a bleak future known but is left unmentioned. The evening is all that matters at that moment.
This song makes no sense at all.