Lyrics for Zak And Sara as interpreted by ang

Zak And Sara Lyrics
Sara spelled without an ‘h’ was getting bored
On a Peavea amp in 1984
While Zak without a ‘c’ tried out some new guitars
Playing Sara-with-no-h’s favourite song

(La da da da, la da da, la da da)
(La da da da, la da da, la da da)

Zak and Sara

Often Sara would have spells where she lost time
She saw the future, she heard voices from inside
The kind of voices she would soon learn to deny
Because at home they got her smacked

(La da da da, la da da, la da da)
(La da da da, la da da, la da da)

Zak and Sara
Zak and Sara

Zak called his dad about layaway plans
And Sara told the friendly salesman that:
“You’ll all die in your cars,
And why’s it gotta be dark?
And you’re all working in a submarine”

(Asshole)

She saw the lights, she saw the pale English face
Some strange machines repeating beats and thumping bass
Visions of pills that put you in a loving trance
That make it possible for all white boys to dance
And when Zak finished Sara’s song, Sara clapped

(La da da da, la da da, la da da)
(La da da da, la da da, la da da)

Zak and Sara
Zak and Sara

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anna118k
03-26-2002

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I gave these lyrics to a friend of mine the other day.... Sara-- without and 'h'. lol. She's always complaining about how everyone spells her name incorrectly.

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Cherub Rock
05-22-2002

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Interesting lyrics, great music... but I don't understand the prophecying side to the lyrics - "She saw the lights, she saw the pale English face / Some strange machines repeating beats and thumping bass." The following lyrics about pills and dancing and trances means these lyrics relate to the dance scene, and Ecstasy ("pills that put you in a loving trance"). I don't know what this has got to do with the love story of Zak and Sara tho.

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gogurttogo
05-22-2002

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I think Zak is the DJ at the rave.

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freddysgirl
05-29-2002

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this song is trippy and i'm not sure what is means but it's a great song to rock to.

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LJLBub
07-02-2002

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i think it may deal with the way people can seem normal on the surface, but then have major problems underneath- zak is talking about layaway plans (to me this means marriage), but sara is schitzophrenic (or goes to raves, but this is 1984)... the lalalala part sounds to me like how falling in love can sound- happy and a little dizzy... but i've never thought of it as a rave before i started reading these. Does anyone want to guess who the pale English face is?

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Hey;)
07-06-2002

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okay you guys are all dumb. just go to ben folds site and it tells what this song means exactly. so just go look it up there........raves? youre dumb

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stellarliz
07-07-2002

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where on the ben folds site is it?

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Hey;)
07-09-2002

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its on the link that says "book report" its long though so it will take awhile to get down to it

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Ifixyawata
08-12-2002

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I agree about how the pills = extacy. I love the song just for the way it sounds and how much fun it is, all the lyrical mysteries aside. Great Song all in all.

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Ifixyawata
08-23-2002

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One of the few songs that can really almost bring me outta sad-sad mode. I love the way it sounds... it's a song I can't get tired of.

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bettertomorrow
09-24-2002

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the imagery is great, as if almost all of his songs, and it always puts me in a good mood

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blondechick917
03-04-2003

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i have looked all over the ben folds site and i cant find it anywhere!!! heeellpp!!! thanx!

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DecemberGuy
03-09-2003

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I think this song's about a girl who's bored with everyone & everything around her(including her boyfriend's attempts at being a musician)..and can't wait to find something new and original.

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djryan
05-07-2003

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Peavea should be spelt Peavey. it's a brand of amplifier.

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benfoldsfan
05-12-2003

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The live CD when he gets to "Submariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine". When people describe a voice as soaring, that is it!

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myhotelyear
06-22-2003

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i'm zack!!!! I dated a girl named sara and i cheated on her this song makes me feel like shit!!!!!!

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Absolutlyundoneworld
07-06-2003

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Hey;), what does it mean then? cuz i can't find it either

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Qtkickz
07-07-2003

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The first time i heard this song it was sung to me, by the guy i was try to get over. I think he sung it to me because my name is Sara, but his name is Steve. Needless to say after he sung it to me I liked him even more. I really love this song now, not because of the "special meaning" of it but because when I'm really sad I can turn it on and become "happy". Hell, I can turn on any Ben Folds song to get me in a good mood.

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radiostar
04-14-2004

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ok this is my in depth explanation of the song. how i look at it:
"Sara spelled without an ‘h’ was getting bored
On a Peavey amp in 1984
While Zak without a ‘c’ tried out some new guitars
Playing Sara-with-no-h’s favourite song"
---this verse is about zak at a music store (guitar center or equivelent) with his girlfriend sara. hes trying out some guitars and shes sitting on the amp getting bored and hes playing her fav. songs.

"Often Sara would have spells where she lost time
She saw the future, she heard voices from inside
The kind of voices she would soon learn to deny
Because at home they got her smacked"
---a background on her little schizophrenia problem. she sees the future and they try to shut her up and all.

Zak called his dad about layaway plans
And Sara told the friendly salesman that:
“You’ll all die in your cars,
And why’s it gotta be dark?
And you’re all working in a submarine”
---i think "layaway plans" refers to him planning to BUY the guitar and hes calling his dad for money or something. and sara starts going crazy while hes talking.

"She saw the lights, she saw the pale English face
Some strange machines repeating beats and thumping bass
Visions of pills that put you in a loving trance
That make it possible for all white boys to dance
And when Zak finished Sara’s song, Sara clapped"
--- i think thats about her seeing the future and she has visions of raves and ecstacy and all that. and zak plays her a song and she stops.

i was also thinking maybe they could be brother and sister... like parents who name their kids missing letters.. and she just follows him around and its his job to stop her.. if you get what i'm saying.

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facedownowls
05-21-2004

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I've read Ben Folds' explanation as to what this song is about, but I'd like to say what I always thought it meant anyways. Please excuse the obvious holes in my interpretation:
I always imagined Zak and Sara living on different continents, but being around the same age. Sara was trying to make her own music, but simultaneously, Zak is sitting in England writing the songs that will someday become her favourites. Sara is psychic, or clairvoyant, or clairaudient, or something, but everybody just thinks she's crazy, so she holds it all in and goes a little berzerk one day, letting everyone know what she's seen. 1984 was obviously pre-rave culture, so she couldn't comprehend what she was seeing in her visions, but she could see Zak (I agree, as the DJ), and loved the music, even though it would be years until she actually heard it. Meh. I dunno.

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chibizena
06-28-2004

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doesn't the melody sound like a tune from a casio keyboard? :p

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NoClueMcHugh
09-20-2004

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i love this song! i play it all the time on the piano and its so much fun! :o) i love the lyrics and all your different meanings to this song really makes me think harder about so thanx yall

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the_unholy_truth
09-30-2004

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I can't find on the site where Ben says what this song is about so if someone could tell me it'd be cool.

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HeatherMooney
02-10-2005

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This song actually has some feminist undertones if you think about it. Zak thinks he's the shit because he's playing this song on a guitar, sara is shoved into the passive girlfriend role, clapping apathetically at her boyfriends music and just sitting on his amp, obviously against her will. The irony is that Sara is the one who can see the future of music (IE techno, ecstasy) she is the one with the true vision. She's imagining the future of the music industry in her mind but she doesn't say anything, she simply applauds her boyfriend who is playing a song that he didn't even write.

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carpe_noctem
02-21-2005

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facedownowls, I really like your explanation. Looking at the lyrics again...that fits for the most part. Of course, I couldn't find the link to Ben's explanation on the site-maybe someone could help me?

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