meaningful lyrics

thanks to roamer for publishing such a nice song(9 crimes by Damien Rice) on his blog. It's been a long time since I seen such deep lyrics in English Songs, when the whole industry seemed to be filled with songs that's all about sex. With prevalent lyrics like "Loosen up my buttons" or "so scandalous" or "My milkshake is better than yours",(ok, they are catchy tunes), it makes the lyrics of "9 Crimes" even rarer.

9 Crimes
Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan

Leave me out with the waste - this is not what I do
It's the wrong kind of place to be thinking of you
It's the wrong time for somebody new
It's a small crime and I've got no excuse

Is that alright with you?
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright with you?
If you don't shoot it, how am I supposed to hold it?

Leave me out with the waste - this is not what I do
It's the wrong kind of place to be cheating on you
It's the wrong time but she's pulling me through
It's a small crime and I've got no excuse

Is that alright with you?
(It's not alright) Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright with you?
(It's not alright) If you don't shoot it, how am I supposed to hold it?

Is that alright with you?
(No...)



The video is a little morbid though.

The last time I saw lyrics as beautiful as this was "Insensitive" by Jane Arden (hence the phoenotic spelling of the blog address). I was amazed how "Insensitive" was able to convey the feelings of having unrequited love without saying things like "oh i can't live without you" or "i will die without you", ala the melodrama you can find in korean drama that is all so cliche. The elegant lyrics, in my opinion, is much more powerful.

Insensitive
by Jane Arden

How do you cool your lips
After a summer’s kiss
How do you rid the sweat
After the body bliss
How do you turn your eyes
From the romantic glare
How do you block the sound
Of a voice you’d know anywhere

Oh, I really should have known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes
Your casual good-byes
By the chill in your embrace
The expression on your face
That told me
Maybe You might have some advice to give
On how to be
Insensitive
Insensitive
Insensitive

How do you numb your skin
After the warmest touch
How do you slow your blood
After the body rush
How do you free your soul
After you’ve found a friend
How do you teach your heart
It’s a crime to fall in love again

Oh, you probably won’t remember me
It’s probably ancient history
I’m one of the chosen few
Who went ahead and fell for you
I’m out of vogue, I’m out of touch
I fell too fast, I feel too much
I thought that you might have
Some advice to give on how to be
Insensitive
I really should have known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes
Your casual good-byes
By the chill in your embrace
The expression on your face
That told me
Maybe You might have some advice to give
On how to be
Insensitive
Insensitive
Insensitive