The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Call her thief, call her shallow and insincere
'Cause you'll never see just how perfect she could be
Then she's gone and my friends could come along
And they tell me that I'm happier
One more fight, yeah, you tell me all the time
How do I swallow my pride?
But she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
Time and time I hear things that can't be true
And it's only talk 'cause she'll never be so cruel
Every night there's a new name on her mind
That I don't think I recognize
And it's never strange just how long she stays away
I guess I'll have to compromise
Though she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
'Cause you'll never see just how perfect she could be
Then she's gone and my friends could come along
And they tell me that I'm happier
One more fight, yeah, you tell me all the time
How do I swallow my pride?
But she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
Time and time I hear things that can't be true
And it's only talk 'cause she'll never be so cruel
Every night there's a new name on her mind
That I don't think I recognize
And it's never strange just how long she stays away
I guess I'll have to compromise
Though she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
But she's the one, she's the one
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
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Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
does any one else hear "every night there's a new name on her MIND" rather than arm?
I put this up specifically to get help with the missing words. Please help!
2nd: and it's never strange just how long she stays away
I LOVE this song.
that makes the most sense. but if it's "strange" then the 'j' sound at the end of the word is clipped, so it sounds more like "straight".
thanks for the tip.
this is my current favorite album - it's just so well-constructed, without a hint of pretense. I've never listened to his music before, but it's clear that music is a craft for him, because there's so much thought and skill evident in the composition, recording, production, and everything. This and Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective are the best two albums I've heard in the past few years - creative, exploratory, but FUN to listen to. I find something different to appreciate with every listen. Cheers
I'm pretty sure that first word has to be "effete."
Plus, if you can't tell by the fact that I'm here proposing lyrics, I think this is another highly entertaining record from Caribou.
I think the lyrics are:
"Could her feel? Call her shallow, and insincere 'Cause I'll never see just how perfect she could be Then she's gone and my friends could come along And they tell me that I'm happier One more fight; yeah, you tell me all the time How do I swallow all my pride
But she's the one She's the one But she's the one She's the one
Time and time I hear things that can't be true And it's only talk 'cause she'll never be so cruel Every night there's a new name on her mind That I don't think I recognize And it's never strait just how long she stays away I guess I have to compromise.
Though she's the one She's the one But she's the one She's the one".
could anyone put up the lyrics to the kelley polar remix? i would do it myself but since i'm not a native english speaker i have a hard time understanding everything.
I think the first line is "call her fiend"
I don't know, but it sounds to "call her feeble" to me in the beginning.