Bloc Party – I Still Remember

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I, I still remember
How you looked that afternoon.
There was only you.

You said "it's just like a full moon".
Blood beats faster in our veins
We left our trousers by the canal
And our fingers, they almost touched

You should have asked me for it
I would have been brave
You should have asked me for it
How could I say no?

And our love could have soared
Over playgrounds and rooftops
Every park bench screams your name
I kept your tie

I've gone wherever you wanted

(I still remember)

And on that teachers' training day
We wrote our names on every train
Laughed at the people off to work
So monochrome and so lukewarm

And I can see our days are becoming nights.
I could feel your heartbeat across the grass.
We should have run.
I would go with you anywhere.
I should have kissed you by the water

You should have asked me for it
I would have been brave
You should have asked me for it
How could I say no?

And our love could have soared
Over playgrounds and rooftops
Every park bench screams your name
I kept your tie

I would let you if you asked me

I still remember

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Track duration: 04:21

"I Still Remember" as written by Kele/lissack Okereke

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:Not sure if this has been resolved, but to reiterate, Kele is homosexual and I am absolutely sure this song is about gay feelings for a male friend
    Like mentioned, 'I kept your tie' and 'we left our trousers by the canal' by the canal swing towards this possibility

    But to make this point stronger, Kele went to Ilford County High School 5 years after me (nickname Rowly...incase you wanted to know xD). Ilford County High School was an ALL boys grammar school with a canal not too far away. It makes sense that the song is about two guys having feelings for each other but not being brave enough to go further. If any of you have been to all boys schools you will know it is common.
    I'm not saying the song is definitely about a 'Bro-mance' relationship or all boys schools are gay, (I'm not) but It fills the gaps for me
    Cracking tune though xD
    Flag Mangosandorangeson January 22, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This is my favorite Bloc Party song. Regardless of the subject it is the emotion and
    the way it's sung that will hang onto you. :)
    Flag Thia007on November 20, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:Regardless of the characters in the song being gay or straight, i feel the point is that we've all been there. We've all had a moment, or will have a moment, in our lives where we feel attracted to someone and it floors us. We learn something new about ourselves, and upon reflection, we wished we had done something about it, or explored that option. I love this song to bits because i always end up thinking about my best friend and myself, we've had so many "almost" moments, but we've never resolved them
    Flag broadwaybon April 27, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I'm pretty sure, like everyone else, that this song is about being in a friendly relationship with someone of the same sex and having feelings for them. Then looking back on those feelings and wishing you would have acted on them, because you were sure the other person had the same feelings for you. What people don't realize is that despite the fact that this song has a homo-sexual innuendo, it doesn't matter in the least, because it is a great song and someone's sexual orientation is completely insignificant to who they are and how they should be looked upon. Also, most people don't understand that love is a road, not an intersection where hetero and homo meet. This comment is coming from someone who is "straight" and comprehending this song isn't a matter of being "gay", it's a matter of being open minded for once.
    Flag DJAlzheimerson April 07, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This is an incredible song with outstanding lyrics.

    Flag DJAlzheimerson April 07, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i think this very much a coming out song for kele, in the same way bohemian rapsidy was for freddy mercury, my song for growing up, without the gay stuff.
    class song ***** 5 star
    Flag robbravaz4on August 20, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is so cleverly written, although it is about homosexual tendancies as a young man, he never actually uses the words 'he, him' or anything "masculine" so it could still make you think of a girl (or guy) that you really love (for example my girlfriend :) ).
    Flag dbaron May 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think somebody died in this song. I just have to say that the first line of the song kills me because the last time I saw my boyfriend was on an afternoon and I still remember the way he looked that afternoon and I only remember him and not anything anybody else said or was wearing...only him.
    Flag silkefrederickon May 10, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:when I heard this song I didn't recognise anything gay about it, to me it's two people who both have an attraction for each other and know it but never have the courage to ask each other to start a relationship, and by the time this song is written, it's too late. They both could have had an amazing relationship but it just never happened, and he regrets not doing anything about it at the time.
    Flag jimmy4765on April 13, 2010   Link
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    Memory:This song can really mean anything you want it to mean. For me its about this girl named Rose who was pretty much my best friend when I was 14 years old and she was 16 years old. I still remember how I fell for her. Every day in school when I would see her I would fall even more in love with her, yet somehow I knew she would never love me the same way deep down. And one day I told her partially of my feelings for her, and she said that she felt the same but she didn't want to be with me for some bullshit reason. Months passed and things remained the same as they had. Then, figuring she probably had no feelings for me anymore, I started going out with this girl named Michelle. When Rosie heard that I had a girlfriend, she asked me about her and why I had asked this girl out. I replied with "Because I couldn't keep hoping for someone that was never gonna feel the same way,". She told me that she was sorry and that the whole time, those "feelings" for me had felt forced to her. I was completely heartbroken and I kept trying to plead with her. I felt like if she had given me a chance, she would have seen that I was the guy who could give her the world. Our love could have soared over playgrounds and rooftops. I remained in that sad state for several months (which inspired some of the best songs I ever wrote). I then found out from her friend that she had been lying when she said the feelings were forced. I knew this wasn't a lie because there had been a day at school where I had seen her crying on a bench near the pond at school. I held her for several hours while she wept into my chest. I found out that the reason she had been crying was because someone told her I didn't actually feel the same way she did about me. I should have kissed her at the pond. To this day, I still regret not kissing her by the water. This song makes me relive the feelings I had for her. There will always be a part of me that loved, still loves, and always will love that shy girl named Rosie.
    Flagged jahomma123on January 18, 2010   Link

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