The wind has changed and now it's brought
All the sweetest smells he'd forgot
Not the faintest stench from the old days
As it all finally drifts away
Damn those skeptics, harbingers of doom
Negative epidemic, followers of Hume

He understands all her needs
And for that she loves him eternally
Syncretism is so natural
They're experiencing something so actual
My sun is shining, how about yours?
It's kind of blinding, burn my eyes pure

It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it

Now he looks forward to waking up
She's unstuck him from his rut
He couldn't wait to run off
And go to sleep and let all his problems make their retreat

Used to wake up screaming, stolen from our dreams
Now I wake up beaming and the world just gleams

It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it

With a sense of impending doom
That it's all going to end too soon
It's all too good to be true
Where the fuck is the other shoe?

It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it
It's all been worth it


Lyrics submitted by elcheeserpuff

Under My Nose Lyrics as written by Sandy Miranda Joshua Elliot Zucker

Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

Under My Nose song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

2 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment

    Lovers having a great time, with the "sense of impending doom." This is only the third song, gotta be more bad shit that happens.

    How often do you hear someone rhyme with a philosopher... Thats the coolest part for me. Hume was a known for expressing the view that sensations and feelings are the root of everything for humans. There is no giant thing called "Reason" to follow. In this case, I think the lovers would dislike followers of Hume because they would question the reality of their "Love."

    plataon February 15, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    In this part of the story, David and Veronica are in a relationship but David has an ominous and unshakable feeling that the world will take a turn for the worse (by the mention of "world just gleams", I'm thinking nuclear).

    DeadParadeon May 25, 2013   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Holiday
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday". I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Album art
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version. Great version of a great song,
Album art
No Surprises
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Album art
Magical
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Album art
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.