Love this song. In the lyrics I added quotations below...
When she went, "Love, come over",
My head abounds,
Oh, the feelings.
And she wept, "Hold me again",
I made no sound.
Oh, the beating.
And she swore, "Love is never gone, so easily."
And we went over again,
My head abounds,
Oh, the feeling.
She said, "You don't need time,
Be tame, you won't meet your mate inside.
My faith won't lie."
He said, "You don't need mine,
Be tame, you wanna leave my lady lovers,
of my 18 summers, alone?"
She said, "You don't read minds.
Be patient, you won't leave me shaken,
Leave me shaken."
I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.
I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home,
It's all the rage back home.
When she said, "Love, come over",
My head abounds,
Oh, the feeling...
She said, "You oughta refine, be paid,
You wanna see my face in lights?
My faith won't lie."
But my sweet, you don't read minds.
Come away and just say you love me,
just say you love me, alone.
She said, "You don't read minds.
Be patient, you won't see me shaken."
Well I've been mistaken.
I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.
I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home,
It's all the rage back home.
All the rage back home,
All the rage back home.
I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home,
All the rage back home,
All the rage back home.
Falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home.
All the rage back home,
All the rage back home,
All the rage back home.
I read this as a guy who is worried about his past many loves and how that's affecting his present love.
They are falling in love ("head abounds, oh the feelings"), but he is hesitant to love her so much ("I made no sound"). She persists ("love is never gone" i.e., I love you now and forward, implying she will stay), and she tells him not to worry about his previous lovers because she is here ("you won't meet your mate inside"... I take inside to mean, inside his mind?). She has faith in her love for him, and she will not be left "shaken". "Be patient", wait this out longer, and you'll see I won't leave you, I won't be bothered by your past, etc. Reassuring him that she's telling him the truth, because, he can't "read her mind".
But he still doesn't believe her and remains hesitant. So he falls in love, but "maybe half the time". This reminds me of the "High Fidelity" quote where Cusack's character says he realizes he always had one foot in and one foot out the door in the relationship.
She tells him that if he really wants this love, and for them to work ("you wanna see my face in lights?"), he's going to have to believe her. He asks her for more reassurance ("say you love me, alone"). Then he admits his disbelief still... he's been told all these things she's saying before, and love still failed ("Well, I've been mistaken").
Not really seeing how "all the rage back home" ties into this... maybe because it's more desirable for males to have more lovers ("18 summers") than finally committing? Hmm...
Love this song. In the lyrics I added quotations below...
When she went, "Love, come over", My head abounds, Oh, the feelings. And she wept, "Hold me again", I made no sound. Oh, the beating. And she swore, "Love is never gone, so easily." And we went over again, My head abounds, Oh, the feeling.
She said, "You don't need time, Be tame, you won't meet your mate inside. My faith won't lie."
He said, "You don't need mine, Be tame, you wanna leave my lady lovers, of my 18 summers, alone?"
She said, "You don't read minds. Be patient, you won't leave me shaken, Leave me shaken."
I keep falling, Maybe half the time, Maybe half the time.
I keep falling, Maybe half the time, Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home, It's all the rage back home.
When she said, "Love, come over", My head abounds, Oh, the feeling...
She said, "You oughta refine, be paid, You wanna see my face in lights? My faith won't lie."
But my sweet, you don't read minds. Come away and just say you love me, just say you love me, alone.
She said, "You don't read minds. Be patient, you won't see me shaken." Well I've been mistaken.
I keep falling, Maybe half the time, Maybe half the time.
I keep falling, Maybe half the time, Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home, It's all the rage back home.
All the rage back home, All the rage back home.
I keep falling, Maybe half the time, Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home, All the rage back home, All the rage back home.
Falling, Maybe half the time, Maybe half the time.
It's all the rage back home. All the rage back home, All the rage back home, All the rage back home.
I read this as a guy who is worried about his past many loves and how that's affecting his present love.
They are falling in love ("head abounds, oh the feelings"), but he is hesitant to love her so much ("I made no sound"). She persists ("love is never gone" i.e., I love you now and forward, implying she will stay), and she tells him not to worry about his previous lovers because she is here ("you won't meet your mate inside"... I take inside to mean, inside his mind?). She has faith in her love for him, and she will not be left "shaken". "Be patient", wait this out longer, and you'll see I won't leave you, I won't be bothered by your past, etc. Reassuring him that she's telling him the truth, because, he can't "read her mind".
But he still doesn't believe her and remains hesitant. So he falls in love, but "maybe half the time". This reminds me of the "High Fidelity" quote where Cusack's character says he realizes he always had one foot in and one foot out the door in the relationship.
She tells him that if he really wants this love, and for them to work ("you wanna see my face in lights?"), he's going to have to believe her. He asks her for more reassurance ("say you love me, alone"). Then he admits his disbelief still... he's been told all these things she's saying before, and love still failed ("Well, I've been mistaken").
Not really seeing how "all the rage back home" ties into this... maybe because it's more desirable for males to have more lovers ("18 summers") than finally committing? Hmm...