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The Weather Lyrics
Do you want in to the outside
The cool night
Where the stars gravitate toward you
Do you want in to the outside
The cool night
Where the fog wraps itself around you
Do you want in to the outside
The sunshine
Where the clouds take their places for you
And the wind and snow, and the rain that blows
None of those would matter much without you
As long as it’s talking with you,
Talk of the weather will do.
Do you want in to the outside
The cool night
Where the stars gravitate toward you
Do you want in to the outside
The sunshine
Where the song keeps itself inside you
And the wind and snow and the rain that blows
None of those would matter much without you
Nobody’s hoping for better days
No one knows what to do.
You’re okay in your secret place,
With no one bothering you.
It might save time if I meet you there, but I don’t care
I’d rather wait for you.
When no one’s home and the weather’s fine,
I’d rather wait for you.
When no one’s home and the weather’s fine,
I’d rather wait for you.
The cool night
Where the stars gravitate toward you
Do you want in to the outside
The cool night
Where the fog wraps itself around you
Do you want in to the outside
The sunshine
Where the clouds take their places for you
None of those would matter much without you
Talk of the weather will do.
The cool night
Where the stars gravitate toward you
Do you want in to the outside
The sunshine
Where the song keeps itself inside you
None of those would matter much without you
No one knows what to do.
You’re okay in your secret place,
With no one bothering you.
It might save time if I meet you there, but I don’t care
I’d rather wait for you.
When no one’s home and the weather’s fine,
I’d rather wait for you.
When no one’s home and the weather’s fine,
I’d rather wait for you.
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What a beautiful song--and, again, nobody's commenting! "It might save time if I meet you there, but I don't care, I'd rather wait for you" To say that the waiting for his love give him satisfaction--it just feels right. I love using the weather as some kind emotional truth for love. And then some kid can tell me how "DEEP" Anthony Kideses lyrics are. To each his own--this is the reason I keep coming back to Built To Spill.
This song is about a lost loved one.
It can be interpreted as Romantic or Sentimental. Take your pick.
"Do you want in to the outside..." is a reference to the great beyond but could also be interpreted as estrangement.
"Nobody's hoping for better days. No one knows what to do..." is describing the despair and unfamiliarity of such a loss.
"It might save time if I meet you there, but I don't care I'd rather wait for you." is describing the feeling of wanting to die but instead having to go on with life without seeing this person again. Acceptance of the loss.
This song is incredibily poetic.
RIP Jeremy.
I don't feel like I can give a large generalization for this song as with most built to spill songs, so here is a few lines:
I don't feel like I can give a large generalization for this song as with most built to spill songs, so here is a few lines:
You�re okay in your secret place, With no one bothering you. It might save time if I meet you there, but I don�t care I�d rather wait for you.
You�re okay in your secret place, With no one bothering you. It might save time if I meet you there, but I don�t care I�d rather wait for you.
This seems to be about opening up to someone in a relationship. We all have a "secret place" and it oftens seems better not to let anyone in there. Hes saying its ok if this person won't let him in right away....
This seems to be about opening up to someone in a relationship. We all have a "secret place" and it oftens seems better not to let anyone in there. Hes saying its ok if this person won't let him in right away. He'll wait.
As long as it�s talking with you, Talk of the weather will do.
As everyone has said already. A great line. Its great because so much about love isn't about the big deep conversations(such as talking about your secret place). But when someone means something to you, even conversations about insignificant things are great. I always think about this lyric when I talk to people about the weather. Talking about the weather is such a default conversation when you have nothing to talk about. Its so meaningless. I kind of hate it and I think Doug Martsch might too.
Nobody�s hoping for better days No one knows what to do.
I can't help but want to relate this line to what I said already. When you have those deep connections with someone, it often seems like everyone else seems so shallow. Other conversations seem so meaningless.
Probably just based on my own experiences and relating it to myself, but this is how I took it.
You nailed it! Lyrics aside the music really tells the story.
You nailed it! Lyrics aside the music really tells the story.
this is an amazing song, i just listened to it for the first time in a long time and realized what a great song it is. It is such a great love song "the stars gravitate towards you" my favorite though is "as long as it's talking with you, talk of the weather will do" taht is so perfect, there's nothing more that you can say about it
i imagine a girl with an aura, i seen it. most people know a girl like this. the weather, and nature, is such a geat way to relate your love with someone.
i love the idea of the type of girl with an aura...so much so that when you're with her it just seems like she can control the universe with every laugh/kiss ect. the whole world, and the weather revolves around being her her. i second your post
i love the idea of the type of girl with an aura...so much so that when you're with her it just seems like she can control the universe with every laugh/kiss ect. the whole world, and the weather revolves around being her her. i second your post
i've been seeing this girl, and we can relate. i've even commented on it with her. i've even said the chorus to her, "as long as it's a talk with you, talk of the weather will do." she smiled, and we kissed. built to spill rules.
what a great song. as you all have said. i wish i had doug martchs brain. anyway, this song can be played with G, Em, Bm, D, C, G, D. And so forth.
always works on mix taps too...
such a gorgeous song.
beautiful
"As long as it's talking with you, talk of the weather will do." this song is wonderful.