I agree with the person above- this song is very visual, and I always picture the story in my head when I listen to it. I also always picture it in black and white- does anyone else get this from this song? hahaha.
I agree that it's a song about cheating, but I also think the guy who cheated ended up falling for his lover, and he now has to tell his significant other that he's cheated on her and fallen for the other girl. I don't know, I got that because he says, "and the eyes were all red, you could see that we'd cried." I mean, he was crying 'cos it was hurting him to tell her that he had found someone else. If he had just been with someone else for one night because he was itching for a woman, then he would've been begging for forgiveness, telling his girlfriend it meant nothing, not crying along with her.
And he doesn't get mad at her (and he really has no right to be mad at her either, cheating scum!), he tries "forcing a smile" as she leaves. And then he says "do me a favor and ask if you need some help," as if she needed help moving on from him, since apparently he had already moved on from her. She's kind of offended and says, "stop flattering yourself." The fact that he's found someone else while being with his girlfriend does make him feel bad though, and he says that to tell him to fuck off would be too nice of a reply. He knows he's a jerk.
My interpretation is probably a little too deep, but a few lyrics here and there lead me to that conclusion. And if this song is about one of the guys in the band, I could see it being true, because when there's a distance in a relationship, guys tend to get curious and stray a lot. Lots of the songs this time around are personal...Like I'm reading Alex Turner's journal entries turned into songs or something. Weird.
dude, your interpretation was so good that i've just created an account to reply to you.
thanks, you answered me a lot of questions.
dude, your interpretation was so good that i've just created an account to reply to you.
thanks, you answered me a lot of questions.
but who do you guys think was the curios one? him: because he wanted to try out another relationship, or her: because she suspected that he was cheating on her and tried to find out more (which she eventually did).
but who do you guys think was the curios one? him: because he wanted to try out another relationship, or her: because she suspected that he was cheating on her and tried to find out more (which she eventually did).
F**ck I did the same!! I've created an acount just for this! great explanation. And surprisingly it´s something that happened with me a few months ago.
Without the explanation part only the grying, so I guess I´m getting it now.
Great ! almost speachless.
F**ck I did the same!! I've created an acount just for this! great explanation. And surprisingly it´s something that happened with me a few months ago.
Without the explanation part only the grying, so I guess I´m getting it now.
Great ! almost speachless.
For years I have looked at this site, and this comment just got me and I signed up and had to reply.
Your comment made me cry, do you know?
It reminds me of how my boyfriend and I broke up in early 2008 (we got back together and have been together), and he listened to this song. I've wanted to figure out why he listened to it, and I think it's just because he could relate to this song.
For years I have looked at this site, and this comment just got me and I signed up and had to reply.
Your comment made me cry, do you know?
It reminds me of how my boyfriend and I broke up in early 2008 (we got back together and have been together), and he listened to this song. I've wanted to figure out why he listened to it, and I think it's just because he could relate to this song.
I knew he still loved me, but he broke up anyway because he thought I had found someone else. and I cried, and he cried too...
i dunno.
This song paints too vivid of a picture for me and it makes me too emotional.
I think that the girl is the one who really was moving on, and she's the one who found someone else and she's the one breaking up. She just can't stand it though, and she's breaking up.. but she still loves him, and he still loves her; and they're both crying, both trying to get over it. It just paints a wild story left to our imaginations, I guess.
I know that this songs kind of old, but I've had it stuck in my head all day and I wanted to get someone else's interpretation of it. I think bueller4 got it completely right. I think the curious part is just the girl asking questions, like, "who is she?" "how did you two meet?" "why don't you love me?" Obviously the guy in the song cared for the girl, but was leaving her and just wanted it to be over.
I know that this songs kind of old, but I've had it stuck in my head all day and I wanted to get someone else's interpretation of it. I think bueller4 got it completely right. I think the curious part is just the girl asking questions, like, "who is she?" "how did you two meet?" "why don't you love me?" Obviously the guy in the song cared for the girl, but was leaving her and just wanted it to be over.
I never did understand the last few lyrics though.
I never did understand the last few lyrics though.
"Do me a favour and ask if you need some help/She said do me a favour and stop flattering yourself"
Did the guy say this to the girl? Meaning, he thought she was so distraught over the breakup that he was worried for her well-being? And then she just dismisses him, "stop flattering yourself" that although she liked him alot, he definitely isn't worth killing herself over.
I wish all musicians took the time to use music to tell a story like this instead of just churning out popular garbage.
Something we often forget is the tone, the rythm, the mood of the song when we read the lyrics.
Something we often forget is the tone, the rythm, the mood of the song when we read the lyrics.
This song is pretty strong. The drums knocking as a puch in your face the whole song increase the feeling of the lyrics. The pace too. From "the mourning was complete" pretty slow, almost peaceful in regard of the ending helps me picture the scene in my mind.
This song is pretty strong. The drums knocking as a puch in your face the whole song increase the feeling of the lyrics. The pace too. From "the mourning was complete" pretty slow, almost peaceful in regard of the ending helps me picture the scene in my mind.
A very long fight in a car four hours (or weeks, he doesn't even know) he feels as bad as if someone (their relationship in fact) died this day.
It's also interesting that the pace increases as he travels back in the past. When the song begins, it's the end of the fight, she leaves, he tries to help her by forcing a smile and waving goodbye. As the son goes on we travel back in their fight and discover how and why it happened "curiosity becomes a heavy load" "stop asking questions". And then the rhythm speeds up and strengthens and you feel buried into their fight.
I agree with the person above- this song is very visual, and I always picture the story in my head when I listen to it. I also always picture it in black and white- does anyone else get this from this song? hahaha.
I agree that it's a song about cheating, but I also think the guy who cheated ended up falling for his lover, and he now has to tell his significant other that he's cheated on her and fallen for the other girl. I don't know, I got that because he says, "and the eyes were all red, you could see that we'd cried." I mean, he was crying 'cos it was hurting him to tell her that he had found someone else. If he had just been with someone else for one night because he was itching for a woman, then he would've been begging for forgiveness, telling his girlfriend it meant nothing, not crying along with her.
And he doesn't get mad at her (and he really has no right to be mad at her either, cheating scum!), he tries "forcing a smile" as she leaves. And then he says "do me a favor and ask if you need some help," as if she needed help moving on from him, since apparently he had already moved on from her. She's kind of offended and says, "stop flattering yourself." The fact that he's found someone else while being with his girlfriend does make him feel bad though, and he says that to tell him to fuck off would be too nice of a reply. He knows he's a jerk.
My interpretation is probably a little too deep, but a few lyrics here and there lead me to that conclusion. And if this song is about one of the guys in the band, I could see it being true, because when there's a distance in a relationship, guys tend to get curious and stray a lot. Lots of the songs this time around are personal...Like I'm reading Alex Turner's journal entries turned into songs or something. Weird.
dude, your interpretation was so good that i've just created an account to reply to you. thanks, you answered me a lot of questions.
dude, your interpretation was so good that i've just created an account to reply to you. thanks, you answered me a lot of questions.
but who do you guys think was the curios one? him: because he wanted to try out another relationship, or her: because she suspected that he was cheating on her and tried to find out more (which she eventually did).
but who do you guys think was the curios one? him: because he wanted to try out another relationship, or her: because she suspected that he was cheating on her and tried to find out more (which she eventually did).
F**ck I did the same!! I've created an acount just for this! great explanation. And surprisingly it´s something that happened with me a few months ago. Without the explanation part only the grying, so I guess I´m getting it now. Great ! almost speachless.
F**ck I did the same!! I've created an acount just for this! great explanation. And surprisingly it´s something that happened with me a few months ago. Without the explanation part only the grying, so I guess I´m getting it now. Great ! almost speachless.
For years I have looked at this site, and this comment just got me and I signed up and had to reply. Your comment made me cry, do you know? It reminds me of how my boyfriend and I broke up in early 2008 (we got back together and have been together), and he listened to this song. I've wanted to figure out why he listened to it, and I think it's just because he could relate to this song.
For years I have looked at this site, and this comment just got me and I signed up and had to reply. Your comment made me cry, do you know? It reminds me of how my boyfriend and I broke up in early 2008 (we got back together and have been together), and he listened to this song. I've wanted to figure out why he listened to it, and I think it's just because he could relate to this song.
I knew he still loved me, but he broke up anyway because he thought I had found someone else. and I cried, and he cried too...
i dunno.
This song paints too vivid of a picture for me and it makes me too emotional.
I think that the girl is the one who really was moving on, and she's the one who found someone else and she's the one breaking up. She just can't stand it though, and she's breaking up.. but she still loves him, and he still loves her; and they're both crying, both trying to get over it. It just paints a wild story left to our imaginations, I guess.
I know that this songs kind of old, but I've had it stuck in my head all day and I wanted to get someone else's interpretation of it. I think bueller4 got it completely right. I think the curious part is just the girl asking questions, like, "who is she?" "how did you two meet?" "why don't you love me?" Obviously the guy in the song cared for the girl, but was leaving her and just wanted it to be over.
I know that this songs kind of old, but I've had it stuck in my head all day and I wanted to get someone else's interpretation of it. I think bueller4 got it completely right. I think the curious part is just the girl asking questions, like, "who is she?" "how did you two meet?" "why don't you love me?" Obviously the guy in the song cared for the girl, but was leaving her and just wanted it to be over.
I never did understand the last few lyrics though.
I never did understand the last few lyrics though.
"Do me a favour and ask if you need some help/She said do me a favour and stop flattering yourself"
Did the guy say this to the girl? Meaning, he thought she was so distraught over the breakup that he was worried for her well-being? And then she just dismisses him, "stop flattering yourself" that although she liked him alot, he definitely isn't worth killing herself over.
I wish all musicians took the time to use music to tell a story like this instead of just churning out popular garbage.
Your interpretation is really good indeed.
Your interpretation is really good indeed.
Something we often forget is the tone, the rythm, the mood of the song when we read the lyrics.
Something we often forget is the tone, the rythm, the mood of the song when we read the lyrics.
This song is pretty strong. The drums knocking as a puch in your face the whole song increase the feeling of the lyrics. The pace too. From "the mourning was complete" pretty slow, almost peaceful in regard of the ending helps me picture the scene in my mind.
This song is pretty strong. The drums knocking as a puch in your face the whole song increase the feeling of the lyrics. The pace too. From "the mourning was complete" pretty slow, almost peaceful in regard of the ending helps me picture the scene in my mind.
A very long fight in a car four hours (or weeks, he doesn't even know) he feels as bad as if someone (their relationship in fact) died this day.
It's also interesting that the pace increases as he travels back in the past. When the song begins, it's the end of the fight, she leaves, he tries to help her by forcing a smile and waving goodbye. As the son goes on we travel back in their fight and discover how and why it happened "curiosity becomes a heavy load" "stop asking questions". And then the rhythm speeds up and strengthens and you feel buried into their fight.