Lyrics for Geraldine as interpreted by ..Becci..

Geraldine Lyrics
when your sparkle evades your soul
i`ll be at your side to console
when your standing on the window ledge
i`ll talk you back from the edge
i will turn your tide
be your shepard and your guide
when your lost in the deep and darkest place around
may my words walk you home safe and sound
when you say that im no good and you feel like walking
i need to make sure you know thats just the prescription talking
when your feet decide to walk you on the wayward side
up upon the stairs and down the downward slide
i will turn your tide
do all that i can to heal you inside
i`ll be the angel on your shoulder
my name is geraldine, im your social worker


i see you need me
i know you do






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IamHEAVENsent
05-31-2008

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This person is clearly somebody who will, or already has, saved their life.

What an incredible song.

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dannycrisp
06-07-2008

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Mindblowingly good song

his thick Scottish accent is endearing

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Joshyg1
06-14-2008

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To me this song is about obviously a social worker who goes so far out of their way for a person they don't even know.

Amazing song

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Joshyg1
06-14-2008

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To me this song is about obviously a social worker who goes so far out of their way for a person they don't even know.

Amazing song

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WithLoveSummer
07-06-2008

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i can`t put into words how i feel about this song.

it`s just so incredibly perfect,

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Paddy674
07-10-2008

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Acoustic version...bingo!

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OVNS
07-10-2008

Rated -1 
This song is obviously sarcastic, right? Am I the only one that gets that?

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songyone
07-10-2008

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Hmmm... sarcastic? I don't think it is sarcastic. Knowing Glasvegas, they are generally achingly heartfelt. But I do think it is supposed to be... I guess the word is ironic. When we get to the last line and realize that the only person this kid has as a lifeline to survival is their social worker, it is sad.

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BrainFreeze100
07-19-2008

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I know what you mean but I don't think sarcastic is the correct word. I think their are a few ways to interprit this song. The "sarcastic" way in which the social worker isover-emphasizing what she can do but realy won't do anything. Or the way that this boys only family/friend is his social worker, realy it should be his mum or dad saying these words to him but at the end it is revelead to be his social worker. Or mayby it's completly different, what do I know?

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Flyballoons
07-21-2008

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great great song by a great band..

this song is about one of their groupies that followed them everywhere called .......geraldine

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tahiti80
08-19-2008

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I was at their gig in the roundhouse, camden and the actual geraldine was selling official t-shirts.

she said the song is simply about her and being a social worker as shes friends with the band

LOVE THEM

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LiaM!..
09-09-2008

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The social worker and their client has been used as a simile.
In an Interveiw James said that that the song geraldine is about how how romance isnt dead in the world and that there are still good people in the world, so there is always somebody thier for you when you need them.
The realationship could be between anybody; boyfriend & girlfreind; two freinds; father & son etc...

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Fivestarmotel
10-02-2008

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I think this song is a little sad but also contains some tongue-in-cheek humor. Just for buoilding up to that social worker line because its so unexpected. Anyway huge highlight of the album one of their best songs

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inalonelyplace
10-03-2008

Rated +1 
geraldine is a women who used to wrok with the lead singers sister, both his siter and geraldine were social workers. geraldine know works on the merchanside stall at glasvegas gigs. cant wait to see them in december, the album is amazing

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therealmrbrightside
10-23-2008

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This song brings a lump to my throat EVERY time i listen to it. When you hear "I see you need me, i know you do" it's possibly the best sounding chorus/crescendo ever made. Absolutly brilliant. Makes you proud to be Scottish also.

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hillaria4
11-26-2008

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I love the song and LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that you can totally hear his accent

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jassss
11-30-2008

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wow this song is great. i got it for free on itunes. i didn't listen to it until now and i wasnt paying much attention to it. i thought i was listening to some of my dad's old 80s music or something. haha it was funny but i love the song.

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artmaven
01-14-2009

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Yeah, that's what I got, too. Geraldine had a really good gov't job doing social work. She gave it up to follow the band. She now sells merch for them. Follow your bliss, ya know?

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z4ckm0rris
01-14-2009

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Whether or not the real Geraldine was a social worker is definitely interesting, but keep in mind that it's written in as a metaphor. It's basically a song about someone being someone else's guardian angel (figuratively speaking), except he decided to use "social worker" instead (because Geraldine apparently was one), which adds an element of sadness to this [freakin amazing] song.

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CallistoBrooklyn
01-23-2009

Rated +1 
even before i knew what geraldine was about, this song just makes me want to cry, it's so beautiful.

heh, his accent's so thick, i just realized he said, "my name is GERALDINE,".
the meaning's amazing, by the way.
it's clearly about one person saving the other; about them trying to make their life better.

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Berk666
03-05-2009

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I find this song funny... It starts like a love song and then,"im your social worker" lol

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KONK22
03-25-2009

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LOVE this song. It's so addicting! I have mixed emotions when listening to it--I feel the sadness in it, I feel the irony in it, yet it's just so lovely..

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tommyg
04-09-2009

Rated +2 
The songwriter wrote a heartfelt song from the point of view of Geraldine. The listeners can then apply the song's words to their own lives by substituting their loved ones for Geraldine. In this way, listening to the song is almost like getting a touching message of love and support from your loved one. That's what I get from it anyway. Your mileage may vary.

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calcetin75
04-13-2009

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I think it is about special relationships ( married couples, best friends, father and sons etc.) in general. the line of being "your social-worker" does not have a literal meaning but actually is the about being the person that keeps the check and balances with the other person in the relationship. the person that keeps the other person "socially straight".

what do you all think?

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woodenfloor
05-06-2009

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I think it's meant to subvert the standard 'lovers promise' style of song. don't think it's sarcastic, I just think it's meant to mislead you into believing this is some beautiful set of promises and intents on commitment then at the end it pulls the romance from under your feet and the whole thing becomes much sadder as the suicide references and things were literal, not metaphorical and the singer isn't really doing this out of love, it's just her job.

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