Story Behind The Song
Inspired by an instantaneous desire for a complete opposite, and therefore doomed from the beginning due to complete incompatibility.
Song Description
A medium fast, funky groove with a Lydian harmony behind the melody. The fast tempo belies the regretful, mournful subject, yet shows that on reflection the protagonist has a sense of humour about falling in love with a wholly inappropriate person.
| Song Length |
4:23 |
Genre |
Rock - Easy Listening, Rock - Funk |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Anxious |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Attracted, Crush |
| Similar Artists |
Steely Dan, Thomas Dolby |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
From the first glance, in the south of France
Guess I led myself a merry dance
I aimed a bit high, you were a long shot
Out of my range, girl - You're everything I'm not
Ignored all facts, papered over cracks
Chose to skip past your bad i-Pod tracks
Delusion sped by me, I missed my blind spot
I've been overtaken - You're everything I'm not
In my head, every word you said
Implied you would head, directly to my bed
Truth is every sign, it sadly was benign
I thought things were fine, then stood on love's land mine
Loved your wild side and your clothes tie-dyed
Turned a blind eye to the drugs you plied
Always so fearful, my brain it might rot
Happily spaced out - you're everything I'm not