Grand Canyon Lyrics
If I was the Grand Canyon
I'd echo everything you say
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way
If I was Paul Bunyan
I'd carry you so far away
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way
If I was the Grand Canyon
I'd echo everything you say
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way
I'd echo everything you say
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way
If I was Paul Bunyan
I'd carry you so far away
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way
If I was the Grand Canyon
I'd echo everything you say
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way
About
Genius Annotation
A song about losing love with someone and trying to salvage it. The narrator could change for his partner, but he knows that would be inauthentic.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did The Magnetic Fields say about "Grand Canyon"?
Genius Answer
Stephin Merritt explains “Grand Canyon” in the album interview booklet:
It’s inhuman. And then the second verse is superhuman.
- 5.Reno Dakota
- 12.The Book of Love
- 16.Punk Love
- 17.Parades Go By
- 18.Boa Constrictor
- 22.Sweet-Lovin’ Man
- 24.Roses
- 28.Very Funny
- 29.Grand Canyon
- 31.If You Don’t Cry
- 34.My Only Friend
- 36.World Love
- 37.Washington, D.C.
- 40.Papa Was a Rodeo
- 46.I Shatter
- 47.Underwear
- 48.It’s a Crime
- 51.Acoustic Guitar
- 54.Bitter Tears
- 56.Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
- 58.Meaningless
- 61.Blue You
- 67.Strange Eyes
- 68.Xylophone Track
- 69.Zebra
Credits
Producer
Writer
Lead Vocals
Recorded At
Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother, and Sonics
Release Date
September 7, 1999
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