In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Nothing ever gets in my way
Nothing ever gets on my mind
Nothing ever makes me stop to think about
Nothing of the kind
Nothing ever loses me sleep
Nothing ever wins my heart
Nothing ever makes me want to sing along
And nothing makes me want to start
If I'm falling down a mountain
Then I pick myself up
If I crash into an iceberg
I don't give a frightful look around
If I am burning then I put myself out
I'm so completely full
I scare the world
Oh, all the world
All inside out
Just look around
Just look around
Nothing ever puts me out
Nothing ever pulls me in
Nothing ever makes me want to jump
Nothing makes me want to begin
Nothing ever gets me down
Nothing ever gets me uptight
And nothing ever makes me run around
And nothing makes me feel I might
If I'm hanging from a peach tree
Then I cut myself down
And if I look into the sun
I just turn up the sound
And if I swallow death cap love rooms
Then I spit them right out
I'm so completely full
I scare the world
Yeah, all the world
Inside out
Just look around
Just look around
Just look around
Nothing ever gets in my way
Nothing ever gets on my mind
Nothing ever makes me stop to think about
Nothing of the kind
Harold and Joe
Go go go
Harold and Joe
Go go go
Yeah
Sing birds sing
Nothing ever gets on my mind
Nothing ever makes me stop to think about
Nothing of the kind
Nothing ever loses me sleep
Nothing ever wins my heart
Nothing ever makes me want to sing along
And nothing makes me want to start
If I'm falling down a mountain
Then I pick myself up
If I crash into an iceberg
I don't give a frightful look around
If I am burning then I put myself out
I'm so completely full
I scare the world
Oh, all the world
All inside out
Just look around
Just look around
Nothing ever puts me out
Nothing ever pulls me in
Nothing ever makes me want to jump
Nothing makes me want to begin
Nothing ever gets me down
Nothing ever gets me uptight
And nothing ever makes me run around
And nothing makes me feel I might
If I'm hanging from a peach tree
Then I cut myself down
And if I look into the sun
I just turn up the sound
And if I swallow death cap love rooms
Then I spit them right out
I'm so completely full
I scare the world
Yeah, all the world
Inside out
Just look around
Just look around
Just look around
Nothing ever gets in my way
Nothing ever gets on my mind
Nothing ever makes me stop to think about
Nothing of the kind
Harold and Joe
Go go go
Harold and Joe
Go go go
Yeah
Sing birds sing
Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Harold and Joe Lyrics as written by Porl Thompson Boris Williams
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"who are "harold and joe"? Robert Smith: "Creatures in Simon's mind!" simple as really. i think that it's like, don't let anything get to you, just relax and take it easy... well thats the feeling i get from the sound of the song... but then again, i said do the hansa was hamsters on helium 0_0
I love this. Roberts voice is so sexy. I think this is kind of forgotten, because it's on join the dots and I think that it's a little harder to kind of love all the songs on join the dots, love them like the "hits". Just because they are so many.. If you're a cure-newbie, then it'll take a while to get to the join the dots (you have to listen to all the other great songs first).
Something like that. Well, I don't have much to say about the lyrics, not that many cryptical things in it. I love it, the music, the sarcastic lyrics (the nothing ever-parts is fun to sing) and Roberts voice.. :D
again, i think Harold is another use for t heroin. anything with an H usually refers to heroin. the song is sung like in a mono tone like he's on the nod, and doing heroin makes you feel like you don't care about anything. nothing ever get me down nothing ever gets in my way nothing ever gets in my mind
just another heroin experience used as inspiration for a song. i used to just fix and listen to this song and whistle like at the end. sorry
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