Lyrics for Landed as interpreted by goodreverend

Landed Lyrics
We'd hit the bottom
I thought it was my fault
And in a way I guess it was
I'm just now finding out
What it was all about

We moved to the west coast
Away from everyone
She never told me that you called
Back when I was still
I was still in love

But I opened my eyes and walked out the door
And the clouds came tumbling down
And it's "bye-bye. Goodbye. I tried"
And I twisted it wrong just to make it right
Had to leave myself behind
And I've been flying high all night
So come pick me up
I've landed

The daily dramas
She made from nothing
So nothing ever made them right
She liked to push me
And talk me back down
Til I believed I was the crazy one
And in a way I guess I was

Until I opened my eyes and walked out the door
And the clouds came tumbling down
And it's "bye-bye. Goodbye. I tried"
Dragging the sea of a troubled mind
Had to leave myself behind
Singing bye-bye, goodbye I tried

If you wrote me off
I'd understand it
Cause I've been on
Some other planet
So come pick me up
I've landed

And you will be so
Happy to know
I've come alone
It's over

When I opened my eyes and walked out the door
And the clouds came tumbling down
And it's bye-bye, goodbye I tried
Down comes the reign of the telephone czar
It's ok to call
I will answer for myself

Come pick me up
Come pick me up
I've landed

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somethingrugby
01-31-2005

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What an amazing song. I know how it feels, when you try and try with someone, and it doesn't work, but you just can't let them out of your life. Sucks.

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MDMusicGirl88
02-05-2005

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I love this song. Ben Folds is amazing. Can't wait for the new album...April 26th!

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arrowt
02-07-2005

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Here's the literal interpretation of the song:
"It's about a close friend of mine who's recovering from being under the influence of a crazy girlfriend," says Folds. "I had this mental image of him flying back to reality, landing at the airport and needing a ride back to the life he left behind."
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000771438

To me, this is an awesome song, and it really gives hope that even under the influence of some crazy-ass ho you still have hope for lucidity. Hope I never get myself in that situation. Can't wait for the new album myself either. :)

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dooshsta
03-07-2005

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Great song, listen to again and again, its about coming to terms with the end of a relationship. Love it!

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Lead2BurnedHope
04-03-2005

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"its bye-bye, goodbye i tried, come pick me up, ive landed"... Ben Folds is fkn awesome and so are his songs especially this one... hes coming to Australia and i was going to go to his concert if it was the last last thing i did... then i found out it was 18+...

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insignificant2all_5
04-04-2005

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This song is so good, heard it on the radio like 10 minutes ago, went to his site and watched it again (twice).

Are you serious about the Australian shows being over 18? DAMN! I would've killed to go to the show.

Oh well, this song is just further proof against my fears that when Ben Folds left his band, he'd turn into a lame over done solo artist. Thanks for proving me wrong Ben, your music is the sweetest defeat.

Peace

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the_grumpy_dragon
04-12-2005

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Nah, the Australina shows weren't over 18's at least not the Enmore one in Sydney, which was awsome. Also, I like this song, but think that there were better candidates for the single, i.e. Late, Bastard, jesusland. Also, I have the album, yay for being in Australia.

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Relapser
04-26-2005

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There is one incorrect line in these lyrics. It should be:

"Down comes the reign of the telephone Czar"

What a great song...

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aisha_08
04-29-2005

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oh that does suck about the 18+. He played this in concert @ indiana in February(i think thats wen it was). He played alot of his new ones...ben always puts on the best shows.

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sleepyfrog
05-22-2005

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only 9 comments?? man i friggen love this song. anybody who lives in merrylands sorry about today. i ran through the streets singing this song at the top of my lungs lol! love it love it LOVE IT! also sorry to anybody in blacktown/surrounding suburbs who was subjected to 5 hours of this song on repeat play as loud as my stereo would permit =)

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likethecomet
05-23-2005

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This song is so amazing. It really just... grounds me (no pun intended). It's almost a reminder that there are more importnat things in life, and even if you love someone, it doesn't mean they're above hurting you. It just lets you know it's time to come back down to earth.
The strings version is incredible, too.

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nsrawlings
06-10-2005

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This is an incredible song that just really makes me think. The ironic thing is that my girlfried had just moved right before I had heard this song. This really sums up all of my feelings that were running through my head!

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silly_g00sey
06-21-2005

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definitely an awesome song. i just bought the sheet music yesterday, i've been playing it constantly, i think i've driven my brother crazy on the piano!! and yeah, that definitely sucks that you have to be eighteen!!! i saw him in kansas city, missouri last july, but of course at that time i didnt even know about this album! i love the whole album though, it totally rocks my socks off!!!

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silly_g00sey
06-21-2005

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ps ~ did you ever doubt ben folds? i mean, bf5 may have been a hair better, but hes sooooo fkn tallented!!! *bows down*

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ryter221
06-27-2005

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I really do love this song, and even though the lyrics are supposed to be a bit sad, this song cheers me up a lot. I also love the iTunes strings version, whcih has an awesome intro. The grumpy dragon is right, I love Bastard, too. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say. Jesusland rocks, too. I also got the sheet music and have been working my ass off to play it right, but my keyboard, as in computer keyboard I'm typing this message with, sucks for playing elaborate songs, and my actual piano is broken. But as soon as I get it fized, I am going to SO play this song right. Ben Folds is AWESOME!!!

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gonletitslide
07-09-2005

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if you have the dvd for songs for silverman...he explains this song and he's so honest and raw i love it...

i saw the sheet music for this song and was like DAMN i can hardly play this, how the hell could someone write this?!?!!? aka he's a genius

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blwant
09-09-2005

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the first time i heard this song, i welled up a little. ben folds is the sultan of bittersweet. the song is like a humble yet confident declaration of freedom. i love the phrase "telephone czar" -- i can just picture this whiny, self-absorbed woman who'd actually prevent her husband from getting messages from old friends/girlfriends.

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chriswarne
10-07-2005

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Class. Absolute class. Exceptional songwriting, brilliant voice!

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fsfwannabe
03-10-2006

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This just feels like where I'm calling from right now...

On the verge of ending a relationship that isn't right for me and probably going to just leave everything I know at the present.

I just wish I knew who I was calling.

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SuperSarahBeth
06-19-2006

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I'm surprised at the nature of the comments on this song. To me it's less about leaving the new girl and more about realizing how right the old one is for him.
"If you wrote me off
I'd understand it
Cause I've been on
Some other planet"

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thethug89
07-12-2006

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This isn't a happy thought, but i think this may be the same character as the song "The Luckiest"... the line "back when I was still in love" hints at that. He used to be absolutely blinded by his love, and that was where "the luckiest" came from- now he realizes that that relationship wasn't in fact the right one.

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CautionarySong
08-06-2006

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such an amazing song....

reminds me of a best friend I was very in love with, and how, he called me when he broke up with his girlfriend... who would never tell him when I called.

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ethanjhayward
09-04-2006

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I agree with supersarahbeth. Except that I think that the leaving the new girl is important, and realizing that the old one was better.

I guess it's about a guy with an ex-girlfriend that didn't work, and now he's over her, he's ready to move back on to his older girlfriend.

"And I twisted it wrong just to make it right
Had to leave myself behind
And I've been flying high all night
So come pick me up
I've landed"

So he explained away the problems in the relationship and ended up having to change himself, but now he's better: "Come pick me up, I've landed"... it sounds like he's pleading to someone specific that now that he's done with her, he can move on.

"Down comes the reign of the telephone czar
It's ok to call
I will answer for myself"

He wants his older girlfriend back.

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maruree
02-08-2007

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I'm just posting my own thoughts as Ben Folds' explanation has already been posted.

When I first heard this song I thought it was about someone who had had an affair with another woman. His wife/girlfriend said she could forgive him but that they had to move away and start a-new. However, he realises that the woman he really loves is the one he had the affair with and flies back to the east coast to live with her for the rest of his life. Or something. Just an interpretation.

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ariadnaa
05-06-2007

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I believe this song is about a man who is controled by his new girlfriend, she makes him move to other city, and controls his phone calls, and know he has relized about this and it's telling his old girlfriend that he has told the girl goodbye and that the relationship is over, and he is ready to come back to her.

"Down comes the reign of the telephone czar
It's ok to call
I will answer for myself"
When he says that the reign comes down , is because the relationship is over and now he will be the one who will answer the phone, not the girl.

That is just my point of view. (sorry if my english is not so good).

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