Everyone here is talking a lot about how great this is as a love song, stating that the "I can't believe" is a statement of disbelief, basically saying "I can't believe how lucky I am."
But what people seem to be missing is that he's saying "I don't believe I could still fall in love with you," saying that, basically, if it were to happen today, he doesn't think he could do it again. The rest of the song is extremely sweet, but remember, people: that voice who delivers the very first line is the woman who inspired, legend has it, the drug/alcohol fueled maelstrom that preceded and coincided with the making of the record.
Or, as the sticker on my copy says, "A psychedelic gospel album full of songs about heartbreak and drug abuse; a flat-out masterpiece"
The song is extremely dreamlike, but that dream is interrupted, violently, by the drum beats at the beginning of "Come Together." Because that's all it is: it's a floating dream, and like all dreams, if you don't accept that they're going to end, reality is going to, as they say, fuck your shit up.
Everyone here is talking a lot about how great this is as a love song, stating that the "I can't believe" is a statement of disbelief, basically saying "I can't believe how lucky I am."
But what people seem to be missing is that he's saying "I don't believe I could still fall in love with you," saying that, basically, if it were to happen today, he doesn't think he could do it again. The rest of the song is extremely sweet, but remember, people: that voice who delivers the very first line is the woman who inspired, legend has it, the drug/alcohol fueled maelstrom that preceded and coincided with the making of the record.
Or, as the sticker on my copy says, "A psychedelic gospel album full of songs about heartbreak and drug abuse; a flat-out masterpiece"
The song is extremely dreamlike, but that dream is interrupted, violently, by the drum beats at the beginning of "Come Together." Because that's all it is: it's a floating dream, and like all dreams, if you don't accept that they're going to end, reality is going to, as they say, fuck your shit up.
... or the "I don't believe" line refers to the previous line. It's a reference to an Elvis song, "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
... or the "I don't believe" line refers to the previous line. It's a reference to an Elvis song, "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
Elvis: Wise men say only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you.
Elvis: Wise men say only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you.
Spiritualized: I've been told only fools rush in, only fools rush in But I don't believe, I don't believe
Spiritualized: I've been told only fools rush in, only fools rush in But I don't believe, I don't believe
The "I could still fall in love with you" part is its own sentence.
The "I could still fall in love with you" part is its own sentence.