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Velvet Morning Lyrics
Yes
It's been long
And yes
I still feel strong
Into the half light
Another velvet morning for me, yeah
Time
Stands still
As you take
Your last pill
Into the half light
Another velvet morning for me
And now I'm trying to tell you
About my life
And my tongue is twisted
And more dead than alive
And my feelings
They've always been betrayed
And I was born a little damaged man
And look what they made
I said, don't you find
That it's lonely
The corridor
You walk there alone
And life is a game
You've tried
And life is a game
You're tired
Yes
I'm coming down
Your beauty is
A color surround
Into the half light
Another velvet morning for me
And now I'm trying to tell you
About my life
And my tongue is twisted
And more dead than alive
And my feelings
My feelings, they've been betrayed
And I was born a little damaged man
And look what they made
He said, don't you find
That it's lonely
The corridor
You walk there alone
And life is a game
You've tried
And life is a game
You're tired
And life is a game
You've tried
It's been long
And yes
I still feel strong
Into the half light
Another velvet morning for me, yeah
Stands still
As you take
Your last pill
Into the half light
Another velvet morning for me
About my life
And my tongue is twisted
And more dead than alive
And my feelings
They've always been betrayed
And I was born a little damaged man
And look what they made
That it's lonely
The corridor
You walk there alone
And life is a game
You've tried
And life is a game
You're tired
I'm coming down
Your beauty is
A color surround
Into the half light
Another velvet morning for me
About my life
And my tongue is twisted
And more dead than alive
And my feelings
My feelings, they've been betrayed
And I was born a little damaged man
And look what they made
That it's lonely
The corridor
You walk there alone
And life is a game
You've tried
And life is a game
You're tired
And life is a game
You've tried
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one summer when we used to go off to the forest and have a mad night on pills and shit this song was played in the morning, and i swear it seemed as though it was written for the very purpose of that moment. a velvet morning, to me, is when your beginning to come down and the sun is rising through the trees (last pill + yes im coming down reference). the surreal confidence driven realisations you experience when you have the kind of nights i did seemed 110% compatible with every word in these lyrics. this song is about that crystallizing moment where reality spirals so far away from recognition that everything feels, not perfect, but right and you question things that seemed fundamental to life before.
another velvet morning for me eh
I my opinion youve totally got it. Urban hymns came out when I was in my late teens and me and my mates used to get up to all kinds of stuff! It reminds me of going out on a mad one to a club and getting high. Then going back to a house of somebody who you know or a friend of a friend and then carrying on there. As the night comes to an end, the light starts creeping through the cracks in the curtains, the cones smoulder away, we all talk shite and suddenly youre very aware...
I my opinion youve totally got it. Urban hymns came out when I was in my late teens and me and my mates used to get up to all kinds of stuff! It reminds me of going out on a mad one to a club and getting high. Then going back to a house of somebody who you know or a friend of a friend and then carrying on there. As the night comes to an end, the light starts creeping through the cracks in the curtains, the cones smoulder away, we all talk shite and suddenly youre very aware of how the loud the fridge sounds, this all makes sense. This songs really tugs at my heart strings about days gone by. Times I cant ever get back but the memories will be with me forever. Talking shit with people is fun and some bonds can only be created on a twiggy velvet morning like the one Ashcroft sings of in this song. Every line and sound in this song takes me back. another velvet for me also acrosstheuniverse eh! Nice one mate.
Some songs are beautiful just because they express ugly, tragic things so well. This is, unfortunately, the perfect song for me this weekend. As someone who deals with depression, I can tell you this is practically an x-ray of the depressed mindset (at least as I've experienced it)...particularly if you've just lost someone to cancer, which I did this week.
Somebody mentioned that they thought the part "my tongue is twisted, I'm more dead than alive" sounded like the side-effects of anti-depressants...could be, but some of us actually have trouble speaking when we're depressed enough, even if there's no medication involved...and feeling more dead than alive is more or less what a depressive episode is all about.
Ten years later, this song (whole album actually) is still amazing. I mostly agree with casemore's post, but here are my thoughts: "And now I'm trying to tell you about my life" = talking to a friend or possibly a therapist "And my tongue is twisted and more dead than alive" = the side-effects of anti-depressants "And my feelings they've always been betrayed and I was born a little damaged man and look what they made" = the depressed-person tendency to consider oneself a victim and also that the drugs and/or other treatment hasn't helped.
I don't think it's about a specific relationship, just general loneliness and hurt.
is it just me or does it sound more like "into the half life" and not half light. that would also make sense if hes dad went through radiotherapy.
I think it's about pride
i love this song, no comments yet wow
this is a great song, gee wiz
WOAH!
Great song, i've often wondered if there's any link to the velvet underground what with the title plus the fact that "more dead than alive" is a lyric from "I'm Waiting For The Men". I don't know whether this is just coincidence or if there are more references to the VU in the song.
To me this song is a combination of spiralling depression because of a relationship gone bad/not happened in the first place and there is now drug taking and the contemplation of suicide because he's tired of life and the kicks in the teeth that come with it.