I think this is one of The Frames' best songs. But what I like even more than the song is the live intros to the songs, where the lead singer talks about what the song's about.
I have heard two.
In the first he says:
"this is a song about anyone who has been in a relationship, and at some point they have overfelt, and this is a song about overfeeling, being totally crazy about someone, being with someone for years and then something strange shifts, and it goes from being in love to sorta, this weird obsessive patch where you want them to know how much you love them all the time and more importantly you want to know how much they love you every 5 minutes. and you're veering towards cliff and you know that you you've been with this person for years but you know that within the next couple of weeks she's gonna turn to you and say, "sorry dude but you're a psycho."
and for whatever reason you stick your hands together and you pray to whatever and you say please turn this ****ing thing off, it's hurting me . . .
you wanna turn this thing off and make it stop
and one day you wake up and your wish is granted and you're as cold as a dead fish, it's the irony, beautiful irony, or tragic irony that your girlfriend finds you really attractive now 'cause you're distant and aloof, and. . .and it's totally lost to you because you don't care, and it's not like you're playing a game because you're not. so this song's about that."
I'll post what he says in the other live version I've heard.
It'd be amazing to go to a live concert, what with Glen explaining things this way! I get to listen to a great song AND hear a short story/quasi-monologue all about it!
It'd be amazing to go to a live concert, what with Glen explaining things this way! I get to listen to a great song AND hear a short story/quasi-monologue all about it!
I think this is one of The Frames' best songs. But what I like even more than the song is the live intros to the songs, where the lead singer talks about what the song's about.
I have heard two. In the first he says: "this is a song about anyone who has been in a relationship, and at some point they have overfelt, and this is a song about overfeeling, being totally crazy about someone, being with someone for years and then something strange shifts, and it goes from being in love to sorta, this weird obsessive patch where you want them to know how much you love them all the time and more importantly you want to know how much they love you every 5 minutes. and you're veering towards cliff and you know that you you've been with this person for years but you know that within the next couple of weeks she's gonna turn to you and say, "sorry dude but you're a psycho." and for whatever reason you stick your hands together and you pray to whatever and you say please turn this ****ing thing off, it's hurting me . . . you wanna turn this thing off and make it stop and one day you wake up and your wish is granted and you're as cold as a dead fish, it's the irony, beautiful irony, or tragic irony that your girlfriend finds you really attractive now 'cause you're distant and aloof, and. . .and it's totally lost to you because you don't care, and it's not like you're playing a game because you're not. so this song's about that."
I'll post what he says in the other live version I've heard.
It'd be amazing to go to a live concert, what with Glen explaining things this way! I get to listen to a great song AND hear a short story/quasi-monologue all about it!
It'd be amazing to go to a live concert, what with Glen explaining things this way! I get to listen to a great song AND hear a short story/quasi-monologue all about it!
Thanks for posting this! Excellent.
Thanks for posting this! Excellent.