Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
There was a time I call before
When all I knew was what I saw
The keeper of a major key
I lived in a town called Liberty
I worked hard
To give you all the things that you need
And almost anything that you see
I spent a lifetime working on you
And you won't even talk to me
Can't you see
Why don't you look at me
It's not your right to be
So much my enemy
I knew that I could never give
You knew that you could not forgive
No price or pride would fall before
A ten foot wall without a door
But you know
I watch every step that you make
To find some other fool you can take
And I don't know why I even try
Because it all comes down to this
Can't you see
Why don't you look at me
It's not your right to be
So much my enemy
Can't you see
Why don't you look at me
It's not your right to be
So much my enemy
I worked hard
To give you all the things that you need
And almost anything that you see
I spent a lifetime working on you
And you won't even talk to me
When all I knew was what I saw
The keeper of a major key
I lived in a town called Liberty
I worked hard
To give you all the things that you need
And almost anything that you see
I spent a lifetime working on you
And you won't even talk to me
Can't you see
Why don't you look at me
It's not your right to be
So much my enemy
I knew that I could never give
You knew that you could not forgive
No price or pride would fall before
A ten foot wall without a door
But you know
I watch every step that you make
To find some other fool you can take
And I don't know why I even try
Because it all comes down to this
Can't you see
Why don't you look at me
It's not your right to be
So much my enemy
Can't you see
Why don't you look at me
It's not your right to be
So much my enemy
I worked hard
To give you all the things that you need
And almost anything that you see
I spent a lifetime working on you
And you won't even talk to me
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Jesse with the long hair....
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Cajun Girl
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
fairly obvious....
its about caring for someone and doing everything for them in order to help them, but the other person does not feel the same way and wont give you the time of day despite your efforts.
one of my many favorite New Order songs...
Love Less has this wonderful plangent quality perfectly complementing Sumner's mystified voice/lyrics. His eyes are downcast, a man confounded by the distant cold behavior of someone he thought he knew. The first lines reflect his earlier naivete "There was a time I call before/When all I knew was what I saw" . This is a revelation so obvious in hindsight that he calls the time he was unaware "before" assuming an 'after'. "The keeper of a major key/I lived is a town called Liberty". He lived in a time of freedom, in a utopia called "Liberty" i.e. his surface perception. A major key is the key to the city. Ignorance is bliss here and he's equating a sense of freedom with his illusioned state.
The singer has worked really hard (musical emphasis on hard) to give his partner "anything that you see". He's exalted this person, yet they "won't even talk to" him now. "Can't you see/Why don't you look at me/ It's not your right to be/ so much my enemy" are lines conveying his desire to shake this person and ask them where their basic morality/decency is.
"I knew that I could never give/ You knew that you could not forgive/ No price or pride would fall before/ A ten foot wall without a door" --> These lines are one that I'm having a bit of trouble with. But from what I can make out there is a bitter stalemate between the two. (Divorce battle?) The first two lines convey a trench warfare position. And the last two phrases convey how entrenched it is ("no price or pride"). A door-less ten-foot wall, an impossible physical barrier used to convey the complete emotional turning away of the two.
Now hip to this person's ways he, "watches every move step that you make" ("every step" is calculating), "to find some other fool you can take" implying that yes he was a fool who's now more the wiser.
The title is broken Love Less as opposed to Loveless. (Reverse it and it's Less Love) This song sounds more pointed and more directed at someone. Lyrically it's a little below par for NO. It's greatness comes from the plangent quality of the music and especially in the long drawn out lines like "Caaan't you see/ Why don't yoouuuu look at me/" That's where just reading the lyrics will leave you without the grasp of the music and shows why pop music can hold more artistic potential than poetry. This forlorn pop song conveys someone reaching out trying to make sense of life's vexing ways. A moral stance from a moral person who believes in basic decency, basic morality, basic respect, trying to understand how someone could blithely disregard these seemingly common sense values. All halfway moral people got to deal with that.
I thought its was about how kids don't respect old people even though they made everyhting the kids use now.
that makes a lot of sense, actually. now I question my reading of it.
@Gimodon Interesting to read it with this interpretation in mind. ;) Though "I watch every step that you make/To find some other fool you can take" makes me think differently.
pretty straight forward. It's about a selfish bitch. Bernie writes a lot of songs on this subject. Love it!!!
I'm with crippledmcgimp and hypemike, it's quite obvious (for once!)
Both this one and "All the way" are two little jewels buried in Technique. I really love them.
The singer comes off to me a bit of a creepy stalker. I'd like to know what the person he is talking to has to say.
I honestly always thought the song was about Berlin/divided Germany.