Lyrics for Hurricane Jane as interpreted by rav4guy

Hurricane Jane Lyrics
Jane, I've made it plain,
although I'm faded as a ghost:
I want you here inside me.
Say the word.
Oh, you've been playing nice,
but I can see it in your eyes,
you're thinking, "Christ.
He's everybody's girl."

You can't spend the night...

Jane, I've seen you at the club.
You were tearin' up the rug
with no regard for form.
You're such a brute!
You had a ready elbow
for the girls you hate
or just don't know.
You head-butt me,
cos you thought it was cute.

You can't spend the night...
Yes, I'm sure you're right.
You can't spend the night...
Yeah, I'm sure you're right.
You can't spend the night...
Yes, I'm sure you're right.
But we could spend the night together.
Or alone. That would be better.

It's Friday night and I ain't got nobody.
Oh, what's the use of making a bed?
I took something and it feels like karate;
it's kicked me down and left me for dead.
It's Friday night and I ain't got nobody,
so what's the use of pulling a shape?
I put what I want, when I want, in my body.
I'm never gonna give what I take.

Jane, I've seen the pain you've dealt.
You've been with all my friends.
You tell me guard my heart,
I might get hurt.
No doubt you'll hurt my feelings,
and it's a given I'll be kneeling.
But I'm telling myself
that it's gonna be worth it.

Interaction
Mail to a friend Send Lyrics to a Friend
Share on Facebook

Stumble It
Add to Del.icio.us Add to Del.icio.us




  • 14 Comments
  • Printer Friendly Lyrics
oldest first     Expand All
paul_banks
11-17-2007

Rated 0 
"We could spend the night together. Or alone. That would be better." Love it!!

It's about what happens when the 'popular' girl takes an interest in the indie-nerd? He knows he has a weakness for her, but no good will come out of it. Still, he's right; it's worth it, or at least you tell yourself that.

Log in to reply
Hot Summer
02-08-2008

Rated +2 
Seems like a song about a girl who is very jaded emotionally toward relationships/dating being pursued by someone incredibly desperate for real affection. He's trying to "spend the night" because he knows her reputation for being easy physically, shes denying him because she knows his reputation for being "easy" emotionally.

Log in to reply
Hot Summer
02-08-2008

Rated 0 
Seems like a song about a girl who is very jaded emotionally toward relationships/dating being pursued by someone incredibly desperate for real affection. He's trying to "spend the night" because he knows her reputation for being easy physically, shes denying him because she knows his reputation for being "easy" emotionally.

Log in to reply
hi_tomorrow
04-29-2008

Rated 0 
It sounds a little bit to me like they might be talking about marijuana, (sometimes called mary jane)
Just the way it says "I want you here inside me" and "I took something and it feels like karate; it's kicked me down and left me for dead"
I dont know, it may be a bit of a random shot in the dark though haha.

Log in to reply
polkadot.peekaboo
06-03-2008

Rated 0 
I agree with hi tomorrow: I listened at first but couldn't understand and thought, 'aaw, a sweet love song'.
But reading the lyrics, it seems pretty obvious that there is at least some reference to drugs. I didn't know weed is sometimes called 'ary jane', but that adds to it.
I do think it's about a girl too, but maybe she keeps knocking him nack because he's too mixed up with the drugs. Maybe he's known as a bit of a ladie's man, too, "Christ.
He's everybody's girl." and she knows 'his type'. After all, he only wants to 'spend the night with her', believing that Friday night is pointless if he 'hasn't got nobody'.

Log in to reply
NoraInu
07-15-2008

Rated 0 
I really think this song is about weed.

"What's the point in making a bed?" is definitely something a pot fiend would say anyway.

Log in to reply
afilove
08-29-2008

Rated 0 
I think the "what's the use of pulling a shape" is actually "what's the use in pulling a shade" like curtains

Log in to reply
1 Reply
thatcribsguy
09-09-2008

Rated 0 
This definitely has the theme of somebody going out and not having company to go back with (ie what's the point in making a bed). He wonders what's the point in pulling a shape (AKA dancing) when it won't get him anywhere. He thinks he might have a chance with jane because she's "been with all my friends" but she's not interested in just a one nighter so she refuses. The drug referance is probably down to some bad ecstacy or pill rather than weed (who goes to a club and gets high??)

Done.

Log in to reply
thegenesis
09-26-2008

Rated +1 
i read in an interview what this song is about:

“Hurricane Jane” is a song that took a couple of years to become what it is now. I often try to develop little stories for each song. I had this idea of these upper-class kids that would go to the ghetto and treat it as their playground. You know, fuck shit up without consequence. You know, not worrying about consequences but relying on their money to get them out of whatever. I’m not sure where I got this idea from. Maybe it was just from going out and seeing kids like this in areas where they don’t belong. They feel like they own everything. It went from that, this club culture type thing and I personalized it more by boiling down to a guy and a girl and taking all the social shit out of it. It took forever because it evolved from one thing into a pop song about a guy and a girl.

so from that, im thinking jane is maybe a popular girl or something and she goes around treating guys the way she wants, not really caring if they get hurt. but then there's this guy (reggie, i guess) that thinks even though she goes around and does this stuff, he should still give her a chance cause "he thinks it's gonna be worth it".

-not every song with the name "jane" in it is about drugs guys.

Log in to reply
XCXCX
11-27-2008

Rated 0 
the chorus just sounds like a heartbreak it's amazing

Log in to reply
Katatastrophe
01-07-2009

Rated 0 
i love it. it's catchy and can't stop listening to it.
I think it's about a popular girl who likes a nerd and he really likes her to but she doesn't want to be together.

it's just a guess though.

Log in to reply
MusicIsMyOnlyDrug
01-10-2009

Rated +1 
It does seem to have a fair few references to cannabis:
"although I'm faded as a ghost:I want you here inside me."
"You head-butt me"
"I took something and it feels like karate;it's kicked me down and left me for dead."
"I put what I want, when I want, in my body.I'm never gonna give what I take."
"Jane, I've seen the pain you've dealt.You've been with all my friends." (past bad experiences of freinds maybe)

But I think it's just another love song, it's great. It sums up my alot of my recent times unfortunatley :/

"It's Friday night and I ain't got nobody.
Oh, what's the use of making a bed?"

Amazing song.

-Slik

Log in to reply
WhosGonnaFindMe
02-03-2009

Rated 0 
I actually thought that Jane, the bitchy unattainable girl, was a metaphor for an alcoholic drink. First of all, a "hurricane" is a drink. If you read the lyrics in that context it actually makes a lot of sense. Most obviously the "I want you here inside me" and "took something and it feels like karate." I thought the alcohol or "Jane" was at the club making the girls all bitchy and dancing out of control. Also "its a given I'll be kneeling" - is maybe a reference to drinking too much and getting sick.

Log in to reply
ORYLY
04-06-2009

Rated 0 
The song has the same gender ambiguity as "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You". The singer is male, but refers to himself as a girl when talking about sex in the following two lines: "I put what I want, when I want, in my body." and "I want you here inside me. Say the word." What really drives home the ambiguity is: "Christ. He's everybody's girl."

For convenience, though, I'll refer to the male singer's character as male and Jane as female.

The guy here is confident, promiscuous and addicted to sex/company ("I put what I want, when I want, in my body"). Because of this, he's not used to being alone. I'm sure we've all been alone on a Friday night, but when this guy talks about it, he makes it sound like he's going through such an ordeal.

Jane's interesting because on the outside, she's violent ("You had a ready elbow for the girls you hate or just don't know. You head-butt me, cos you thought it was cute."). You'd think that this would make for a bitchy, aloof girl. But emotionally and/or socially, she's timid. When she says the lines "You can't spend the night..." and "Or alone. That would be better." she doesn't sound confident in herself at all. Sure, she can go to clubs, dance and make enemies without a second thought. But when it comes to making friends (or lovers), she hesitates.

Somehow, the guy catches a glimpse of the inner Jane and falls in love with her. This love is strong enough for him to make sacrifices that he hasn't made before. Jane, on the other hand, keeps pushing him away gently ("You tell me guard my heart, I might get hurt." and "We can't spend the night..."), but he endures.

Log in to reply




  • Add Your Comments
What does this song mean to you?

You must be logged in to post your comments.

Feel free to create an account with us, or log in with your existing account, to start adding your comments to songs.





Popular
Top:   Lyrics, Artists, Albums
Random:   Lyric, Artist, Album

Your Ad Here