Take It Easy (Love Nothing) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by DeeKofsky 

Cover art for Take It Easy (Love Nothing) lyrics by Bright Eyes

i think this song is about two good friends who do stuff because theyve always had feelings for each other, but it doesnt work out and turns into a one-time thing.

"first with your hands, then with your mouth. downpours of sweat, damp cotton clouds. i was a fool, you were my friend. we made it happen "

theyre doing stuff, and things are really intense, theyre questioning whats going on but enjoying it anyway

"you took off your clothes, left on the light. you stood there so brave, you use to be shy. each feature improved, each movement refined. and eyes like a show room. "

its just describing how hes looking at her in a completely different light and everything is so different so quickly

"now they're spreding out the blankets on the beach. that weather man's a liar, he said it'd be raining. but it's clear and blue as far as i can see. "

everyone told them that they would never work out together, but so far everything seems to be going okay to him

"left by the lamp, right next to the bed. on a cartoon cat pad, she scrached with a pen. "everything as its always been, this never happened, don't take it too bad, it's nothing you did. just once something dies, you can't make it live. you're a beautiful boy, you're a sweet little kid. but i am a women". "

she explains to him why they cant be together, and the reason might not make too much sense, but it just doesnt work. there are outside reasons why it cant work.

"so i layed back down, wrapped my self up in the sheet. and i must have looked like a ghost, because something fightened me. and since then i've been so good at vanishing."

hes sort of embarrased because he thought the feelings he was having at the beginning were mutual, and what she said to him took him off guard. he tried to hide from everything.

"now i do as i please, and i lie through my teeth. someone might get hurt, but it wont be me. she'll probably feel cheap, but i'll just feel free, and a little bit empty."

hes trying to convince himself that everything is okay .. and shes the one who will be hurt by all of this.

"no, it isn't so hard, to get close to me. there will be no arguements, we'll always agree. and i'll try and be kind, when i ask you to leave. we'll both take it easy."

reconsidering and saying that if she was with him, things would be great.

"if you stay to long, inside my memory. i will trap you in a song tied to a melody. and i'll keep you there so you can't bother me."

explaining how this song has a girl "trapped" so she doesnt haunt him anymore

...i dont know if i just pulled this out of nowhere, but when i heard this song i was reminded of something that happened to me, or was happening to me at the time, but it probably makes no sense to anyone else.

DeeKofsky; I think you are mostly right. or I too can see where you are getting it from.

But when it gets to;

"now i do as i please, and i lie through my teeth. someone might get hurt, but it wont be me. she'll probably feel cheap, but i'll just feel free, and a little bit empty."

I feel its more of him trying to fill the voide of her leaving. But no matter what he does or who he gets with, he still is empty with out her.

But thats just what I'm getting from it....