I STILL REMEMBER . BY BLOC PARTY
i, i still remember
how you looked that afternoon.
There was only you.
you said "it's just like a full moon".
blood beats faster in our veins
we left our trousers by the canal
and our fingers, they almost touched
you should have asked me for it
i would have been brave
you should have asked me for it
how could I say no?
and our love could have soared
over playgrounds and rooftops
every park bench screams your name
i kept your tie
i've gone wherever you wanted
(i still remember)
and on that teachers' training day
we wrote our names on every train
laughed at the people off to work
so monochrome and so lukewarm
and I can see our days are becoming nights.
i could feel your heartbeat across the grass.
we should have run.
i would go with you anywhere.
i should have kissed you by the water
you should have asked me for it
i would have been brave
you should have asked me for it
how could I say no?
and our love could have soared
over playgrounds and rooftops
every park bench screams your name
i kept your tie
i would let you if you asked me
i still remember.
whenever i hear this song, i imagine one person in my life. the one person which makes it come alive to me every time i hear it. i have created memories with this person, sometimes just doing every day things and other times exploring the world. i always feel safe with him as i do when i listen to this song.
sometimes you have to let your barrier down in order to experience something great. that is what i think this song is about, along with memories. we all have them, and we all get to enjoy the best ones.
please watch and listen to this video and make your own judgement:
I STILL REMEMBER . BLOC PARTY
SIGNS . BY BLOC PARTY
two ravens in the old oak tree, one for you and one for me
bluebells in the late December, i see signs now all the time
the last time we slept together, there was something that was not there
you never wanted to alarm me but i'm the one that's drowning now
i could sleep forever these days because in my dreams i see you again
but this time fleshed out fuller face in your confirmation dress
it was so like you to visit me to let me know you were ok
it was so like you to visit me, always worrying about someone else
at your funeral i was so upset, so upset,
in your life you were larger than this
statuesque
i see signs now all the time that your not dead your sleeping
i believe in anything that brings you back home to me
here is the link to the youtube video of signs:
SIGNS . BY BLOC PARTY
i like how some of bloc party's lyrics are poetic but not overly complicated. the delivery of the story lets the listener feel through his use of words. the singers voice is unnervingly distinctive and almost echoes perfectly within the music. using repetition as a structure allows the musician to communicate his state of mind.
bloc party are the only band i was sad to see split up, so that is why i chose to write about them. when they were around, they contributed greatly to the demand for electronic music by band lovers. it is almost a retro sound now in comparison to the kind of electronic music you hear in the charts.
you should defiantly check out more stuff by bloc party including flux and hunting for witches. i shall be back with more interested music and what it means to me. i will be writing about echoesmith, marianas trench, owl city, twenty one pilots, mr probs and panic at the disco and so much more! i am also open to suggestions.
thanks for reading!
