This song is such a great example of Florence's lyrics having simple and profound meanings at the same time.
I take this song in it's most simplest meaning, considering that the music is so representative of our most basic emotional/sexual needs.
She is basically saying she doesn't care what anyone wants to label this affair as, she just wants to make it clear of what it is not. Also, she doesn't want to put a label on the relationship either ("remain nameless") because it would only lead to dissappointment/confusion/expectations.
The relationship is "born from a big gray cloud, screaming out a love song" the cloud is emotional trauma from past experience from both people (a likely cuplrit of the individuals ending up in this circumstance) and "screaming out a love song" represents that they are romantics. later, in the lyrics, she sings "I know everybody lets you down, I'll do the same" again a reminder of being let down in past relationships and that if the other person expects a commitment, she will do the same.
"Call me when you need me
Call me anything you want
Darling, believe me
Nothing I haven't done before
Call me when you need me, call me when you need me
Call me when you need me
Darling, believe me, darling, believe me
Darling, believe me, darling believe me"
Is just reinforcing her affirmation that she will be there, and there aren't any strings attached.
"call me anything you want" is basically stating to the other person that they have free reign to make sense of it however they feel they need to.
I think it is a really simple concept, however it is very complex when you think of it in the context of our social norms. I think relationships would start off better from honest one night stands than they would from all of the bullshit and lying that occurs when everyone is trying so hard to get somebody to like them. The first step would be to learn how to emotionally respond to the word "no", but I digress.
This song is such a great example of Florence's lyrics having simple and profound meanings at the same time.
I take this song in it's most simplest meaning, considering that the music is so representative of our most basic emotional/sexual needs.
She is basically saying she doesn't care what anyone wants to label this affair as, she just wants to make it clear of what it is not. Also, she doesn't want to put a label on the relationship either ("remain nameless") because it would only lead to dissappointment/confusion/expectations.
The relationship is "born from a big gray cloud, screaming out a love song" the cloud is emotional trauma from past experience from both people (a likely cuplrit of the individuals ending up in this circumstance) and "screaming out a love song" represents that they are romantics. later, in the lyrics, she sings "I know everybody lets you down, I'll do the same" again a reminder of being let down in past relationships and that if the other person expects a commitment, she will do the same.
"Call me when you need me Call me anything you want Darling, believe me Nothing I haven't done before
Call me when you need me, call me when you need me Call me when you need me Darling, believe me, darling, believe me Darling, believe me, darling believe me"
Is just reinforcing her affirmation that she will be there, and there aren't any strings attached.
"call me anything you want" is basically stating to the other person that they have free reign to make sense of it however they feel they need to.
I think it is a really simple concept, however it is very complex when you think of it in the context of our social norms. I think relationships would start off better from honest one night stands than they would from all of the bullshit and lying that occurs when everyone is trying so hard to get somebody to like them. The first step would be to learn how to emotionally respond to the word "no", but I digress.