Lyrics for The Cedar Room as interpreted by I Saw Star Wars

The Cedar Room Lyrics
Stars leave the morning
Sleep clouds my view
Don't let them come round here
And call for you
I didn't notice
It's a crime too few
I didn't know it's
It's a crime to feel

And I tried to sleep alone
But I couldn't do it
You could be sitting next to me
And I wouldn't know it
If I told you you were wrong
I don't remember saying
I don't remember saying
I don't remember saying

I'll be a shadow
In the cedar room
And leave just a memory
Alone with you
I didn't see that
It's a call too soon
I couldn't see that
It's a call to you

And I tried to sleep alone
But I couldn't do it
You could be sitting next to me
And I wouldn't know it
If I told you you were wrong
I don't remember saying
I don't remember saying
I don't remember saying

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rolandxx
05-28-2009

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Lonliness and the fact that someone sitting next to you could fully well be a soulmate. It's about finding the perfect person in the point of lonliness whilst struggling with a current relationship that has turned sour.

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maddpsyintyst
03-18-2009

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I think now that I listen closely, it actually is, "You could be sitting next to me, and I wouldn't know where." This actually improves that line.

The meaning of this song seems multilayered, but essentially, I think "he" was selfish, disregarded someone's feelings, and took someone for granted, and ironically was the one who left, for some undisclosed reason. Now, he realizes what he had.

I am at a loss on a couple of points in the song. It should be asked, what exactly is a "crime to feel," a "call too soon," and a "cedar room?"

The first two still have me confused--I keep thinking, "Why would having feelings or a need for help be wrong," but I'm obviously missing something.

I have some ideas on the latter, however. Cedar is used to preserve things in drawers and to make shingles. It was also, incidentally, a prime component of the Temple of Solomon. Likely, I think the person being sung to had a certain room full of cedar furniture, wall panels, or something like that, in which the two people of the song spent a lot of time together. I tried a search for symbolic meanings for "cedar" and "cedar room," and only found references to Lebanon, Lebanese Maronite Catholics, and this song, plus info on the tree and uses for its wood. I know my take is a stretch, but that's the only thing I've ever been able to glean.

Meanwhile, this is a great song to sing loudly in the truck, dadgummit!

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manamedia
03-08-2009

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I always thought this song was abou Heroin?

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Keir_Lumsden
12-11-2007

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I would agree with the last comment.

It sounds like the feelings of regret about the things you didn't say to someone when they died.
The 'tried to sleep alone' and 'You could be sitting next to me' both imply a lost love one.

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Gay Christmas Tree
10-06-2007

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It sounds like an apology to me. I always thought the Cedar Room was a place you go when you die.

I guess he's saying goodbye and sorry.

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Aphexsyn
01-28-2007

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I'm pretty sure the line is
"You could be sitting next to me, and I wouldn't know where."

Give it a hard listen, he says "it" in the line before and it doesn't sound anything like "I wouldn't know it" I think it's clearly where.

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deadeyeduck
01-17-2007

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This song prety much got me into the Doves. First time I listened to 'Lost Souls' it immediately stood out and by the time it had run its -what, 8 minute?-course, it had wound its way tightly around my brain.

so this is...THE DOVES

I was never the same.

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casemore
08-19-2006

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Firstly - I think t.his is the best Doves song. Absolute genius.

Secondly - I agree with Bill Lee about the cedar room being his thoughts/mind. Spot on. Maybe.

Thirdley - Doves ARE the quality of Radiohead. They are absolutely fantastic.

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Sirius1
03-07-2006

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^ agreed.

What a fantastic anthem this is...

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Bill Lee
02-21-2006

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It sounds like he's sorry for what he did to ruin a good relationship and he want's to take it back. He obviously feels regret, lonliness, and the cedar room is something that only he knows the meaning of. The cedar room could be a metaphor for the mind. He's calling back for her but he's just a shadow in the cedar room.

These guys deserve so much more recognition for their work. Storytelling and songwriting like this is very rare - not to mention the quality of the music. I can only compare them to Radiohead in quality. Every track on this album is great!

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conorw
09-01-2005

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I always thought it was about trying to get over a relationship "I tried to sleep alone, but I couldn't do it"....... Or maybe confusion why a relationship has ended "If i told you you were wrong, I dont remember saying".

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conorw
09-01-2005

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I always thought it was about trying to get over a relationship "I tried to sleep alone, but I couldn't do it"....... Or maybe confusion why a relationship has ended "If i told you you were wrong, I dont remember saying".

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silverbirch
02-20-2005

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I always imagined it was about loss and loneliness.

Hauntingly beautiful song.

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DeViLiShAnGeL
03-04-2003

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Sometimes it's the mystery of the song that makes it so appealing..

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rahtwinkle
09-22-2002

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these_chains i agree with that too...

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these chains
08-28-2002

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i think maybe it's just about lonliness...

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kimbui1
07-26-2002

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I always thought this song was about a man waking up in the bed of a friend's. He's making excuses for the mistake he has made for ringing up his friend and sleeping with her and whilst doing that he cheats on his girlfriend while she was out of town.

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rahtwinkle
06-06-2002

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i'd like it to be a bit of a love song, it's trying to say maybe i tried to live without you but i couldn't? i love it though...

xxxx

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Ellie
05-04-2002

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Does anyone know what this is about!

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