8:05
Moby Grape Lyrics
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I guess you're leaving soon
I can't go on without you
Its useless to try
To love you would be so good
To keep you would be so wonderful
Here is my heart that I give
It's all that I have
Please change your mind
Before my sunshine is gone
Do you think you can try?
Do you think you can try?
Do you think you can try?
Please change your mind
Before my sunshine is gone
Do you think you can try?
Do you think you can try?
Do you think you can try?
Please understand how I feel
Until I can prove it to you
Don't fill my world with rain
You know your tears
Would only bring pain in my heart
Eight-oh-five
I guess you're leaving...goodbye
The song "8:05" by Moby Grape is a heart-wrenching plea from the singer to their lover not to leave them. The title of the song comes from the time of day that the singer realizes their partner is leaving, and they express their desperation and hopelessness without their loved one. The lyrics express how much they love their partner and how wonderful it would be to keep them with them, but they know it's useless to try without their partner's reciprocation. They offer up their heart as all they have to give and beg their partner to change their mind before they lose all their sunshine. The singer pleads with their lover, asking them to understand their feelings and not to fill their world with rain by leaving. They express how their tears would only bring pain to their heart.
The use of time in the title of the song and throughout the lyrics creates a sense of urgency and finality. The repetitive questioning of whether their partner will change their mind shows the desperation of the singer's plight. The use of natural imagery, such as sunshine and rain, enhances the emotional depth of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Eight-oh-five
Referring to the time, setting the scene for the song and indicating the moment of change.
I guess you're leaving soon
Accepting the fact that the loved one is leaving and anticipating their departure.
I can't go on without you
Expressing the deep emotional bond and dependence on the loved one.
Its useless to try
Acknowledging the futility of trying to resist or change the situation.
To love you would be so good
Reflecting on the joy and beauty of loving the person.
To keep you would be so wonderful
Expressing the desire and dream of having the person stay and be committed.
Here is my heart that I give
Offering the most vulnerable and valuable part of oneself to the loved one.
It's all that I have
Emphasizing the completeness and sincerity of the offering.
Please change your mind
Making a last desperate plea to the loved one to reconsider their decision.
Before my sunshine is gone
Using a metaphor of sunshine to express the importance and brightness of the loved one.
Do you think you can try?
Asking the loved one to make an effort and take a chance on the relationship.
Please understand how I feel
Appealing to the loved one's empathy and compassion.
Until I can prove it to you
Acknowledging the need to demonstrate and validate the feelings.
Don't fill my world with rain
Using another metaphor of rain to express the sadness and pain of separation.
You know your tears
Attributing the cause of sadness to the loved one's tears and emotional state.
Would only bring pain in my heart
Expressing the effect of the loved one's actions on the writer's emotions and well-being.
Eight-oh-five
Repeating the opening line to close the song and emphasize the finality of the departure.
I guess you're leaving...goodbye
Accepting and bidding farewell to the loved one, while still longing for their return.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., MARYANN SARAH SHELLEY MUSIC
Written by: Laura Anne Stevenson
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@hjonm9730
Luscious layers of gorgeous harmony, and those guitar parts are just woven in so nice. I saw this excellent band many times, live, at the Fillmore and Winterland in the summer of 1967. Nothing like them before or since. And they could perform this tight, this focused, in live performance in a way that many other bands could not. They truly thought out of the same musical sense. They made an enormous contribution to music in spite of their difficulties. They opened the door for other bands to explore blended sounds, beyond categories. Thank you.
@doggonedean5314
Right there with you mate. I think the last psychedelic poster I got (free) at the Avalon Ballroom was for Moby Grape👍☮
@richardmindemann6935
A triumph and a tragedy.
@ronvandergroen419
Saw them in 68/69 what a great time with music this fuckin good
@zippers2
a time like no other. they have been on my list of favorites for a real long time....just something about them...
@MarthaOlin
Who from then didn’t love the Grape
@bobalamia1642
I was playing music in Reno and used to hear this one on KSAN in San Francisco. I haven't heard it since 1975. Now I'm happy!
@FavrinoMusic
My younger brother's favorite song. We played and sang it at his funeral.
@lumpymcphoomph5717
Carl - Sorry to hear. What a wonderful tribute to your brother. God bless...
@Patriot666
I'm sorry. My condolences.