newcoterierotary said:
"do you really think someone who was in love would say
"I'm just an animal looking for a home
Share the same space for a minute or two" "
Me. I would say that. We're all animals, shuffling around our stupid little pointless lives looking for a place to belong. And those lives are so fleeting, they might as well be a minute or two.
When you realize that in the grand scheme of things everything you have and know is the blink of an eye then gone, the most romantic thing you can say to another person is share with me the boring, mundane, and stay with me "out of the passing of time". Time is precious, what better reason could there be to stay with someone?
A lot of what some of you think makes this song depressing, is what I find heartwarming.
"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness'." - Shall We Dance
"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness'." - Shall We Dance
I would say the narrator is in love but he realizes how foolish his romantic notions are. Even the title "This Must Be the Place" is subverted by the subtitle "Naive Melody." He realizes that he is in love, feels that he must "be there" but realizes he is being foolish.
I would say the narrator is in love but he realizes how foolish his romantic notions are. Even the title "This Must Be the Place" is subverted by the subtitle "Naive Melody." He realizes that he is in love, feels that he must "be there" but realizes he is being foolish.
@patrick100... Naïve Melody refers to the actual rhythm of the song. It has nothing to do with the song itself or the meaning of the lyrics, this according to David Byrne himself.
@patrick100... Naïve Melody refers to the actual rhythm of the song. It has nothing to do with the song itself or the meaning of the lyrics, this according to David Byrne himself.
newcoterierotary said: "do you really think someone who was in love would say
"I'm just an animal looking for a home Share the same space for a minute or two" "
Me. I would say that. We're all animals, shuffling around our stupid little pointless lives looking for a place to belong. And those lives are so fleeting, they might as well be a minute or two.
When you realize that in the grand scheme of things everything you have and know is the blink of an eye then gone, the most romantic thing you can say to another person is share with me the boring, mundane, and stay with me "out of the passing of time". Time is precious, what better reason could there be to stay with someone?
A lot of what some of you think makes this song depressing, is what I find heartwarming.
"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness'." - Shall We Dance
"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness'." - Shall We Dance
Also "Want to treasure the rest of your days here, and give you pleasure in so many ways, dear." - Hard to Concentrate by RHCP.
Also "Want to treasure the rest of your days here, and give you pleasure in so many ways, dear." - Hard to Concentrate by RHCP.
Newcoterierotary hit the nail on the head. This is a disarmingly beautiful song.
Newcoterierotary hit the nail on the head. This is a disarmingly beautiful song.
I would say the narrator is in love but he realizes how foolish his romantic notions are. Even the title "This Must Be the Place" is subverted by the subtitle "Naive Melody." He realizes that he is in love, feels that he must "be there" but realizes he is being foolish.
I would say the narrator is in love but he realizes how foolish his romantic notions are. Even the title "This Must Be the Place" is subverted by the subtitle "Naive Melody." He realizes that he is in love, feels that he must "be there" but realizes he is being foolish.
@patrick100... Naïve Melody refers to the actual rhythm of the song. It has nothing to do with the song itself or the meaning of the lyrics, this according to David Byrne himself.
@patrick100... Naïve Melody refers to the actual rhythm of the song. It has nothing to do with the song itself or the meaning of the lyrics, this according to David Byrne himself.
@Tomtomp beautifully put!
@Tomtomp beautifully put!