It's definitely that one, perfect girl that everyone is utterly smitten with, and the singer (probably Oliver, in the case of the book/movie) can't have. Worse yet, she decided to leave this party with some guy that has surprised everybody because he doesn't seem a good match for her.
"I'm not the kind of fool who'll sing to you about the stars girl" - all these other guys who are swooning over her are playing the romeo and singing her shitty love songs. He's setting himself apart by not doing that.
"The stars got an early night" - 'an early night' means they went to bed early. The stars are jealous of how beautiful she is, and how much attention everyone pays to her (magnetism) instead of them.
"Fingers dimming the light like your used to being told that you're trouble" - dimming the lights is usually a way to 'set the mood'. She's used to being told that she's trouble, because everyone thinks she's always rushing for the bedroom, so she's playing along.
"Stuck on the puzzle" is just him wondering why she's dimming the lights, and/or why she's going out with the guy I mentioned earlier.
"Any man that wasn't taken to another room- made him drop whoever's hand he was holding" - this girl is so gorgeous, the others want her so badly, that they completely forget about the girl's they're with. At least, those who's girlfriends didn't lead them away before they could catch a glimpse of this girl.
"Tried to swim to the side - stuck on the puzzle" - you guys are right, he does try to get away. He knows that this girl will destroy him, he should leave, she's not interested. But she's too beautiful, and he keeps hoping that maybe he stands a chance, so he gets caught in the middle. He's stuck on the puzzle because he's wondering if this other guy will really work out, maybe she's kidding around, maybe he has a chance, and that's the puzzle.
I love this song. It really seems like it should fit with 'The Bakery', being about that girl everyone wants so badly but can't have, and she doesn't notice you.
It's true, he might really be the one that should good noticed and end up with the girl, but it doesn't always work out this way. And besides, the irony of the situation is that he ends up singing about the stars to her anyways.
It's true, he might really be the one that should good noticed and end up with the girl, but it doesn't always work out this way. And besides, the irony of the situation is that he ends up singing about the stars to her anyways.
The girl in the song also seems really dangerous. The whole part about other guys forgetting the girls they're already with whenever this one enters the room could definitely qualify her as a bit of a seducer. The imagery of "your fingers dimming the lights, like you're used to being told that your...
The girl in the song also seems really dangerous. The whole part about other guys forgetting the girls they're already with whenever this one enters the room could definitely qualify her as a bit of a seducer. The imagery of "your fingers dimming the lights, like you're used to being told that your trouble" has got to be one of my favorite 'sultry' lines, just because while so many other "artists" talk about boobs and other obvious notables, he's really making a statement about this girl's beauty and her seductive nature.
I keep saying that Alex is (if he hasn't already) going to surpass John Lennon as a songwriter.
It's pretty easy to see where the stars being jealous comes into play.
"I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you about stars girl, but last night I looked up in to the dark half of the blue, and they [the stars] had gone backwards. Well something in your magnetism* must've pissed them [the stars] off, forcing them to get an early night."
It's pretty easy to see where the stars being jealous comes into play.
"I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you about stars girl, but last night I looked up in to the dark half of the blue, and they [the stars] had gone backwards. Well something in your magnetism* must've pissed them [the stars] off, forcing them to get an early night."
*They may not be jealous of her actual beauty, I suppose I may have misspoke. However, they're jealous of how she somehow attracts attention.
*They may not be jealous of her actual beauty, I suppose I may have misspoke. However, they're jealous of how she somehow attracts attention.
Going back to the book/film, the...
Going back to the book/film, the song is definitely about Oliver's girlfriend, Jordana- the one he's trying to have sex with. She's definitely bad news, and intoxicatingly cute. She gets Oliver into a lot of trouble with his peers because she tries to use him to make her ex boyfriend jealous, then turns around and leaves Oliver for another guy. Seems to me that she'd "be used to being told that [she's] trouble."
"Fingers dimming the lights" when Jordana has sex with Oliver for the first time, he tried to dim the lights and light some candles. I don't remember if she dimmed adjusted the lights or not, but that's likely where the line came from.
The 'Puzzle' that Oliver is stuck on, is why she's left him for this other guy. "Nobody I asked knew how he came to be the one," probably sets this song at the point in the film when he goes to the beach and finds Jordana with another guy, especially since it is definitely placed after he falls in love with her, since he's speaking about her fingers dimming the lights in the past tense.
If you've read the book, and probably even if you just copped out and saw the movie, you can pinpoint where a lot of these lines come from.
Still, I love the song, very stylish and sexy, it fits with the movie, and it fits a lot of other meanings for different people- even for me.
It's definitely that one, perfect girl that everyone is utterly smitten with, and the singer (probably Oliver, in the case of the book/movie) can't have. Worse yet, she decided to leave this party with some guy that has surprised everybody because he doesn't seem a good match for her.
"I'm not the kind of fool who'll sing to you about the stars girl" - all these other guys who are swooning over her are playing the romeo and singing her shitty love songs. He's setting himself apart by not doing that.
"The stars got an early night" - 'an early night' means they went to bed early. The stars are jealous of how beautiful she is, and how much attention everyone pays to her (magnetism) instead of them.
"Fingers dimming the light like your used to being told that you're trouble" - dimming the lights is usually a way to 'set the mood'. She's used to being told that she's trouble, because everyone thinks she's always rushing for the bedroom, so she's playing along.
"Stuck on the puzzle" is just him wondering why she's dimming the lights, and/or why she's going out with the guy I mentioned earlier.
"Any man that wasn't taken to another room- made him drop whoever's hand he was holding" - this girl is so gorgeous, the others want her so badly, that they completely forget about the girl's they're with. At least, those who's girlfriends didn't lead them away before they could catch a glimpse of this girl.
"Tried to swim to the side - stuck on the puzzle" - you guys are right, he does try to get away. He knows that this girl will destroy him, he should leave, she's not interested. But she's too beautiful, and he keeps hoping that maybe he stands a chance, so he gets caught in the middle. He's stuck on the puzzle because he's wondering if this other guy will really work out, maybe she's kidding around, maybe he has a chance, and that's the puzzle.
I love this song. It really seems like it should fit with 'The Bakery', being about that girl everyone wants so badly but can't have, and she doesn't notice you.
It's true, he might really be the one that should good noticed and end up with the girl, but it doesn't always work out this way. And besides, the irony of the situation is that he ends up singing about the stars to her anyways.
It's true, he might really be the one that should good noticed and end up with the girl, but it doesn't always work out this way. And besides, the irony of the situation is that he ends up singing about the stars to her anyways.
The girl in the song also seems really dangerous. The whole part about other guys forgetting the girls they're already with whenever this one enters the room could definitely qualify her as a bit of a seducer. The imagery of "your fingers dimming the lights, like you're used to being told that your...
The girl in the song also seems really dangerous. The whole part about other guys forgetting the girls they're already with whenever this one enters the room could definitely qualify her as a bit of a seducer. The imagery of "your fingers dimming the lights, like you're used to being told that your trouble" has got to be one of my favorite 'sultry' lines, just because while so many other "artists" talk about boobs and other obvious notables, he's really making a statement about this girl's beauty and her seductive nature.
I keep saying that Alex is (if he hasn't already) going to surpass John Lennon as a songwriter.
It's pretty easy to see where the stars being jealous comes into play. "I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you about stars girl, but last night I looked up in to the dark half of the blue, and they [the stars] had gone backwards. Well something in your magnetism* must've pissed them [the stars] off, forcing them to get an early night."
It's pretty easy to see where the stars being jealous comes into play. "I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you about stars girl, but last night I looked up in to the dark half of the blue, and they [the stars] had gone backwards. Well something in your magnetism* must've pissed them [the stars] off, forcing them to get an early night."
*They may not be jealous of her actual beauty, I suppose I may have misspoke. However, they're jealous of how she somehow attracts attention.
*They may not be jealous of her actual beauty, I suppose I may have misspoke. However, they're jealous of how she somehow attracts attention.
Going back to the book/film, the...
Going back to the book/film, the song is definitely about Oliver's girlfriend, Jordana- the one he's trying to have sex with. She's definitely bad news, and intoxicatingly cute. She gets Oliver into a lot of trouble with his peers because she tries to use him to make her ex boyfriend jealous, then turns around and leaves Oliver for another guy. Seems to me that she'd "be used to being told that [she's] trouble."
"Fingers dimming the lights" when Jordana has sex with Oliver for the first time, he tried to dim the lights and light some candles. I don't remember if she dimmed adjusted the lights or not, but that's likely where the line came from.
The 'Puzzle' that Oliver is stuck on, is why she's left him for this other guy. "Nobody I asked knew how he came to be the one," probably sets this song at the point in the film when he goes to the beach and finds Jordana with another guy, especially since it is definitely placed after he falls in love with her, since he's speaking about her fingers dimming the lights in the past tense.
If you've read the book, and probably even if you just copped out and saw the movie, you can pinpoint where a lot of these lines come from. Still, I love the song, very stylish and sexy, it fits with the movie, and it fits a lot of other meanings for different people- even for me.
Does that help you?