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It was our third time in New York
It was your fourth time in New York
We were fifth and sixth on the bill
We talk a little about our bands talk a little of our future plans
It's not like we were best friends
That number scheme comes back to me
In times beyond our heartbeat
We hung around til the final band
Called 'Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man'
You yelled in my ear this music speaks to me
They launched into 'Lonely From Rock n Roll'
Followed by 'They Checked Out an Hour Ago'
Closing with 'All Desires Turn Concrete'
Those melodies come back to me
At times beyond our heartbeat
I guess I'm too slow yes I'm too, yes I'm too slow
But you said anytime of the day was fine
You said anytime of the night was also fine
I walked through your revolving door
Got no answer on the seventh floor
Elevator gave a low moan
The pigeons sagged the wire with their weight
Listening to the singing chambermaid
She sang 'They Checked Out an Hour Ago'
Those melodies come back to me
In times beyond our heartbeat
I guess I'm too slow yes I'm too, yes I'm too slow
But you said anytime of the day was fine
You said anytime of the night was also fine
Our heartbeat, our heartbeat our heartbeat
Long conversation idle chit-chat
Maybe dive in or maybe hang back
Idle conversation or idle chit-chat
Maybe dive in or maybe hang back
It was your fourth time in New York
We were fifth and sixth on the bill
We talk a little about our bands talk a little of our future plans
It's not like we were best friends
That number scheme comes back to me
In times beyond our heartbeat
We hung around til the final band
Called 'Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man'
You yelled in my ear this music speaks to me
They launched into 'Lonely From Rock n Roll'
Followed by 'They Checked Out an Hour Ago'
Closing with 'All Desires Turn Concrete'
Those melodies come back to me
At times beyond our heartbeat
I guess I'm too slow yes I'm too, yes I'm too slow
But you said anytime of the day was fine
You said anytime of the night was also fine
I walked through your revolving door
Got no answer on the seventh floor
Elevator gave a low moan
The pigeons sagged the wire with their weight
Listening to the singing chambermaid
She sang 'They Checked Out an Hour Ago'
Those melodies come back to me
In times beyond our heartbeat
I guess I'm too slow yes I'm too, yes I'm too slow
But you said anytime of the day was fine
You said anytime of the night was also fine
Our heartbeat, our heartbeat our heartbeat
Long conversation idle chit-chat
Maybe dive in or maybe hang back
Idle conversation or idle chit-chat
Maybe dive in or maybe hang back
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Track duration: 05:51
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Gord sums up perfectly what he's trying to say, while leaving loose ends to allow listeners to make their own personal opinions to it. He's probably one of the best writers of all time. I think it's time he starts getting acknowledged more in the world. Not just Canada.
Gord sums up perfectly what he's trying to say, while leaving loose ends to allow listeners to make their own personal opinions to it. He's probably one of the best writers of all time. I think it's time he starts getting acknowledged more in the world. Not just Canada.
Gord sums up perfectly what he's trying to say, while leaving looe ends to allow listeners to make their own personal opinions to it. He's probably one of the best writers of all time. I think it's time he starts getting acknowledged more in the world. Not just Canada.
This is why I love The Hip so much, their songs are meant to be experience, not decoded or dissected. They may bring one thing to you while meaning something different to anybody else. They are just that damn good.
It's generally acknowledged that the song was written for Jim Ellison of the band Material Issue, who committed suicide in 1996.
The part where he describes how he is feeling through the titles of the songs the band he is hearing plays is just freaking brilliant.