Story Behind The Song
Having to go through the empty motions of going to bars/clubs to try and meet and impress people. How one-night stands can't make up for any void you might be feeling.
Song Description
The idea of starting over after a long-term relationship.
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Lost Love, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
John Mayer, Sting |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Got some offers to go out
some excuse to leave the house
we'll be cradled by these
overzealous cabs
I see reflections of you
in every other girl's eyes
it's not the healthiest view
the doctors tell me why
Don't fix your hair - it's just me
Don't fix your hair
Do you suppose - you're never coming back to me
I want you to know - it's a tiny little tragedy
So stuck in your throat - (when you need them most)
the words aren't coming easily
My heart only knows - what it can balance easily
How do people start again?
how do people meet?
These simple, subtle arguments
our blankets take the heat
And in the deep night if I should scream
that you're changing everything
(with this ritual of need)
Don't fix your hair - it's just me
Don't fix your hair
CHORUS:
Little reason for this - to matter very long
with impermanence like this - we'll trust things off and on
strangers take us home (for now)
you better explain yourself
best we explain ourselves - before the lights go out