Train – Marry Me

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  General Comment:When I hear this song, I picture a cafe with sunshine streaming brightly in. The main character of the song is sitting alone at a small table by the window. I think he's probably a bit down-on-his luck and feeling a little gloomy. But then, he looks up and sees a beautiful girl sitting at the table in front of his, also alone, facing him but not looking at him. I think she's brunette (cuz I'm brunette so it's my conceited definition of beautiful ;)) and she's looking a little lonely/sad. I think she's got great big eyes, and she's looking down at he coffee, her hands wrapped tightly around the cup. He starts fantasizing about marrying her and is trying to get up the nerve to go and sit across from her and say hello. It's such a cute song, and it lets you make up a little story to go with it. :)

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  General Comment:when i 1st heard this song i thought the lyrics were:
  "if i ever get the nerve to say i love you ms.cafe, say you will"
  haha ; waaayy off xD

  Flag th3xRid3x0fxY0urxLif3on June 30, 2011   Link

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    Ha ha! :D

    Flag emuInAmuumuuon June 03, 2012  

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    That would be an interesting song, LOL. :) Maybe you should write it!

    Flag RosesAndRuffleson December 03, 2012  
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  My Interpretation:I Proposed To My Wife At An Applebee's. I Had A Waiter Hold My Acoustic Guitar In The Back Until I Motioned For Him To Bring It To Me. After Dinner I Had Him Bring It And I Got Down On One Knee And Played The Acoustic's And Sang To Her The Song. The Entire Restaurant Fell Into Total Silence (Which Made It Extremely Awkward Even Though I Already Expected It) And When I Finished The Song My Wife Was In Complete Tears. Still Down On One Knee, I Pulled Out A Ring And Asked Her To Marry Me To Which She Instantly Said, "YES!". This Song Is Very Beautiful And Should Only Be Listened To With Your Soul Mate. It Is Truly A Romantic Experience :-)

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    Applebee's got some good food

    Flag TheCamperon March 18, 2011  

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    @TheCamper haha lol after a big life story and thats what yoy say lol 2 thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Flag WolfLover4Lifeon July 30, 2011  

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    SO CUTE!!!! I wondered if anybody still did sweet, inventive proposals these days.

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  Song Meaning:Hey all. When I first heard this song I thought, "Aw, that's sweet. It's a proposal song." And then I listened in and disected the lyrics.
  
  If you look at the music video, the begining shows a bunch of couples telling the story of how they met. Ha, one Youtuber even put down that they thought it was an ad for eHarmony before the actual video.
  
  Although the music videos can't always be trusted for song meanings, I really think that this one was hinting something, particularly love at first sight. Not just infatuation, but love. That moment when you look at someone and think "I want them with me, always and forever. I will never hurt them, I will protect them and I will love them... now let's see, how do I introduce myself?"

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    I Proposed To My Wife At An Applebee's. I Had A Waiter Hold My Acoustic Guitar In The Back Until I Motioned For Him To Bring It To Me. After Dinner I Had Him Bring It And I Got Down On One Knee And Played The Acoustic's And Sang To Her The Song. The Entire Restaurant Fell Into Total Silence (Which Made It Extremely Awkward Even Though I Already Expected It) And When I Finished The Song My Wife Was In Complete Tears. Still Down On One Knee, I Pulled Out A Ring And Asked Her To Marry Me To Which She Instantly Said, "YES!". This Song Is Very Beautiful And Should Only Be Listened To With Your Soul Mate. It Is Truly A Romantic Experience :-)

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  General Comment:heard this song for the first time in the car with the girl Im gonna marry...she just doesn't know it yet, but this song playing strengthens my huntch

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    hunch....-1 for grammar foul

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  My Interpretation:I agree with matthewconte, he isn't with the girl already, he just sees her on a normal basis and just sits and imagines his life with her.

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  General Comment:dealarissa - yeah i totally agree with you, Train has some real romance underlying on this album, it's great, haven't heard an album like this in a while - pretty much everysong is fantyatsic, original & refreshing
  cheers
  

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  General Comment:The first time I listened to it I didn't listen to closely. Then I had it on as background noise, and I heard the line "If I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe" and it caught me off guard. Its like an infatuation with someone before you even really know them, and you are already dreaming of a life with them.

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    this line caught my attention too. definitely about an infatuation :)

    Flag iuzilaon March 11, 2010  

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    Same here =]

    Flag xxSamanthaon January 17, 2011  

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    I came to that conclusion at first too. However, after sitting thinking about that line for a while I came to a second conclusion. Think about movie scenes when a man is about to propose to his girlfriend. Even if the guy knows the answer is going to be a 'yes' it is still incredibly nerve-racking. Therefore, I think this is him trying to build up the courage on the day of the proposal. If he can just get the nerve to go over there and say 'hello' then he can ask her to marry him.

    Flag alwayzfreetobemeon May 02, 2011  
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  General Comment:it really captures that insatiable passion that you get when you're in love with someone. the way you can never get close enough and that no amount of time will really ever give you enough of that person. His yearning voice at the chorus really makes this song come alive.
  
  probably my favorite train song. i think this is the song that my fiance and i are going to use for our first dance. is it just me or is train getting very very very romantic in this album?

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  General Comment:great song. beautiful lyrics, i love the line "you'll wear white and i'll wear out the words i love yo and your beautiful"

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    Those are my favorite lyrics in the song =]

    Flag xxSamanthaon January 17, 2011  

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