Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I've told you once, I've told you twice, I do not like
I've told you once, I've told you twice, I do not like
If I've told you once, I've told you twice, I do not like
Ok, sometimes people do not open doors for me and I think to myself this is not so nice
Sometimes I'm walking down the road and people open their car doors and I think that's not so nice
Sometimes I step in chewing gum and I think to myself that's not so nice
Sometimes I have to take the pins out and I live alone and that is not nice
That's not that nice
Sometimes I go to fancy restaurants and there's dirt on the fork, that is not nice
Sometimes I like to shopping for food but there is no bags in my pocket so I have to pay five pence for a plastic bag I don't want, and that is not nice
Sometimes I put on a jumper to go outside and I think to myself the t-shirt I'm wearing is not so nice, and then the sun comes out and I have to take off my jumper, and it makes me feel sad because like I previously stated my t-shirt's not nice, so I'm walking through the village with a terrible t-shirt on and I can hear all my neighbors telling each other, that's not that nice. Well it's not my fault, the weather played a cruel trick on me and now I'm here
Oh no, what is she wearing?
She's coming out dressed like a stupid girl
Oh no, why is she wearing
A t-shirt that looks like she's stupid
Oh no, what is she wearing
She's come out the house without any shoes
Oh no, what is she doing?
She's walking around with
Why doesn't she ever brush her hair?
Why doesn't she ever wear any shoes?
Why does her hair look like a nest?
Why does she never wear any shoes?
Well I don't know why and I could never ask her
Sometimes I think I should go up to her and ask her
And I'm walking to get myself a croissant from the bakery, and everybody is looking at me as if I had committed a crime
He says just do it, but I don't wanna do it
I wanna just do it, I don't wanna just do it
I do not wanna just do it
Well what do you know, Ooh What do you know
I've told you once, I've told you twice, I do not like
If I've told you once, I've told you twice, I do not like
Ok, sometimes people do not open doors for me and I think to myself this is not so nice
Sometimes I'm walking down the road and people open their car doors and I think that's not so nice
Sometimes I step in chewing gum and I think to myself that's not so nice
Sometimes I have to take the pins out and I live alone and that is not nice
That's not that nice
Sometimes I go to fancy restaurants and there's dirt on the fork, that is not nice
Sometimes I like to shopping for food but there is no bags in my pocket so I have to pay five pence for a plastic bag I don't want, and that is not nice
Sometimes I put on a jumper to go outside and I think to myself the t-shirt I'm wearing is not so nice, and then the sun comes out and I have to take off my jumper, and it makes me feel sad because like I previously stated my t-shirt's not nice, so I'm walking through the village with a terrible t-shirt on and I can hear all my neighbors telling each other, that's not that nice. Well it's not my fault, the weather played a cruel trick on me and now I'm here
Oh no, what is she wearing?
She's coming out dressed like a stupid girl
Oh no, why is she wearing
A t-shirt that looks like she's stupid
Oh no, what is she wearing
She's come out the house without any shoes
Oh no, what is she doing?
She's walking around with
Why doesn't she ever brush her hair?
Why doesn't she ever wear any shoes?
Why does her hair look like a nest?
Why does she never wear any shoes?
Well I don't know why and I could never ask her
Sometimes I think I should go up to her and ask her
And I'm walking to get myself a croissant from the bakery, and everybody is looking at me as if I had committed a crime
He says just do it, but I don't wanna do it
I wanna just do it, I don't wanna just do it
I do not wanna just do it
Well what do you know, Ooh What do you know
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What is She Wearing Lyrics as written by Cate Timothy Bradford Cox
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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