A Postcard To Nina Lyrics
I really did not mean to post that twice.
I really did not mean to post that twice.
No, it's "I can be your boyfriend," as in: "I can pretend to be your boyfriend so your father doesn't catch on that you're gay."
The song describes Lekman having an awkward dinner with Nina and her parents. He's pretending to be her date so she can hide the fact that she's gay from her father who has a "catholic heart [which] is big and slow".
He "thinks about [her] every second" but knows it will never amount due to her preferences, so I'd suppose that the song is somewhat sad in that respect.
"Don't let anyone stand in your way" is probably a plea for Nina to not hold back or hide the things that make her who she is and what makes her a happy person. That she shouldn't let her father's conservative nature "stand in [her] way".
"I love the sign-off line: "Yours truly, Jens Lekman". I assume that's a deliberate echo of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" ("Sincerely, L. Cohen")."
Or he just wanted people to know how to pronounce his name :P
I can't get over the way he says "father." I think its wonderful...this is in my top three favorites off the record. So funny and cute and lovely.
love this song, cant believe this black guy is the first person to reply, haha
song is great lyrics are great and it seems true too..based on a true story cause he explained it live @ the pitchfork festival (look for it on youtube)
but some of these lyrics are either wrong or go to a different version of the song...
for example, "embarrased"-->"a little nervous" "laughs":-->"jokes"
minor stuff really
forgot to say how funny this song is, from his pronunciation of father to "i send back out of office auto replies"
I think "Then it turned into buffalo 66"
Should be: "The clock on the wall strikes four, five, six."
That's pretty off, so maybe I'm hearing a different version. I really, really wish it said Buffalo 66 since that's my favorite movie. It also somewhat applies to the theme of the song here too.
I'm pretty sure the line was about Buffalo 66 when he performed it live in 2006.
This song is awesome.
Probably one of the most effective chorus' I've ever heard.
I love the sign-off line: "Yours truly, Jens Lekman". I assume that's a deliberate echo of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" ("Sincerely, L. Cohen").