She Loves You

You really haven't heard this song until you've heard this version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwYEC-wNL7s

This song destroys me. The end. <3

First off, let me say how much I love the new album. Got the limited edition so, obviously, have this track. I was, the first time I listened, flattened by how simple, gorgeous and sincere it is. Listening to it several more times, I got several distinct impressions.

~ At its most basic level, this is a love song. In the usual fashion of GasAnth, the love song has a morose and unusual twist to it, expressing longings and conveying emotions that are vague when put into words but powerful in their pure emotive form. The characters of "Romeo" and "Juliet" further reinforce the love theme with the added layer of trouble and eventual tragedy.

~ Another major factor in this song, it seems, is the religious imagery. "Sisters prayin'", "disciple," and "sermons" among others. The repeated line about "navigating seas" conveys the old archetype of the journey, which is featured heavily in any religion and is even older and more basic than religion itself. The feeling of losing and being lost is intimated by the chorus, and, once again, the Romeo/Juliet dichotomy furthers this.

~ One more thing I noticed, which interested me very much, was the actual singing by Brian. He's one of the more powerful singers I've heard in recent years, but in addition to his great voice is the subtle precision he uses. Several phrases -- While Union Avenue " Well you knew I never knew" is the most distinct example -- are rather slurred and really indicate a sort of mood, intentional. Perhaps drunken sorrow, and this supposition is backed up by the mention of "bars." My favourite instance of subtle singing, though. "And if tonight, my true love did belong to me"...each time he says "did", it sounds close to "dead", a powerful statement. It would explain the slurred "drunken" singing, and the fact that he calls his love "Juliet." A similar sentiment was heard in the song '59 Sound. These guys write some powerful stuff.

My thoughts... I think he is singing about a woman who has the potential to be "the one," his soulmate or whatever...and who would/could be his wife (the for better, for worse reference)....but she is holding back for some reason....and unable to feel as strongly for him as he does for her....or unable to express her feelings (re: if your heart could find the words). It sounds like he has done everything to try to convince her that they are meant to be together (if there was a way to navigate your seas/ and the Romeo sermon bit). She believes that this intense kind of connection (soulmates or whatever you want to call it) exists (I believe in you Romeo), but doesn't or can't feel it for whatever reason. He doesn't understand why (Romeo's mind is burning), is sad and wondering what it would be like if he could get through to her.

Great song...love it!

Its pretty much what we love and come to expect from the Gaslight boys, beautiful, but almost tragic at the same time.

For me, the song is about two people, the girl is unsure whether they would be good together ('would we be for better for worst'). Brian uses the words "true love" and "baby" to indicate that shes interested in her, but she is impartial to the idea. The image of a girl, staring out of the window, coldly saying "Yeah, I believe you..." just brings this point home: it's so nonchalant, she so removed.

Then we have the thoughts going to the boys head, who is also unsure. Clearly he also has doubts, but he suffers more. The imagery behind 'And in the quiet in the night where Romeo's mind is burning' has him troubled, hes mind is in a perpetual state of trouble, hence the burning.

This motion of "navigating the seas" tries to bring to life the size of her doubts. "From putting all of his blood into them sermons" is wonderful too. Hes put hes body into hes efforts to get her, and suffers from receiving no reward. The use of sermons is great here, it exemplifies how he feels about hes efforts, they are not mundane, hes efforts are beyond that, they are almost religious in dedication perhaps.

Anyway, thats what I think.

Is this song about marriage?

Do you miss her...right now?

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's:

And if there was a way to navigate your sees, If, tonight, my true love, they'd belong to me.

Great song. Very atmospheric. Fun and heartbreaking all at once.

This is a love song, but I don't think there are two women. It's him, and he believes he has found his true love (for better/for worse), but Juliet is smoking, not looking out for him our calling for him. She just believes in him/believes in his love. But she doesn't feel the same.

She has never belonged to him. He feels he is Romeo, the most romantic story in the world, but she just doesnt think he's the right one.

I think he talks about 2 women, one is juliette(she) (she loves you---> beatles song in which it also says :"you should be glad to have a love like this) and one girl that he just feels attracted to( maybe only for a night).