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1957
Milo Greene Lyrics


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Your house that sits behind me
Is covered in ivy green

The windows that we watch from
Are old and chipping at the beam

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

The scent you wear moves in lines
From your apartment into mine

You act like you don't know me
My god, you tempt my anxious mind

And it takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you
Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you

Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you
Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you

I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I

I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Milo Greene's song "1957" paint a vivid picture of a house covered in ivy green with old, chipping windows. The singer watches from their apartment as the scent of someone they are infatuated with, but who pretends not to know them, wafts in. Despite this person tempting the singer's anxious mind, they wonder if it would be better to know nothing about them at all.


The imagery in the lyrics is highly evocative, painting a picture of both the physical and emotional surroundings of the singer. The house covered in ivy green symbolizes both beauty and decay, suggesting a complex emotional landscape. The singer's desire for the person they are watching is tinged with self-doubt and uncertainty, questioning whether the fantasy of this person is better than reality.


The repeated refrain of "It takes me away" intensifies the sense of escape and fantasy that the singer is experiencing, while also highlighting the temporary nature of their desire. The song's dreamy, ethereal quality adds to this sense of fleeting fantasy.


Overall, "1957" is a poignant meditation on the nature of desire, the beauty and decay of our surroundings, and the thin line between fantasy and reality.


Line by Line Meaning

Your house that sits behind me
The house behind mine enticed me.


Is covered in ivy green
It's covered in lush ivy foliage.


The windows that we watch from
The windows we gaze from are ancient.


Are old and chipping at the beam
They are worn and decaying, with paint chipped off.


The scent you wear moves in lines
The aroma of your perfume wafts through the air in a pattern.


From your apartment into mine
Flowing from your dwelling to my own.


You act like you don't know me
You behave as though we have never met before.


My god, you tempt my anxious mind
You irresistibly entice my troubled thoughts.


Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you
Would not knowing about your existence be advantageous for me?


I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I am determined to depart.




Lyrics © ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP
Written by: Andrew Heringer, Graham Fink, Marlana Sheetz, Nicholas Arnett

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@jairsanchez6569

If u like this song, here's a list where u can find another ones with the same feeling:
She get outside - Low Vertical
The Paper Kites - Bloom
Message to Bears- Mountains
The head and the heart - Every song xD
Kings of convenience - Misread
Hollow Coves - Coastline and In the woods
Funeral Suites - Hands down
Marble Sounds - The Time to sleep, No one gave us the right
Blind Pilot - The Story I Heard
Benjamín Francis - 1904
Dustin Tebutt - The Breach
Syd Matters - Obstacles


If someome knows more songs like this, please comment, it would be awesome. Lets fight the mainstream xD



@FanHinataNaruto

Your house that sits behind me
Is covered in ivy green

The windows that we watch from
Are old and chipping at the beam

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

The scent you wear moves in lines
From your apartment into mine

You act like you don't know me
My god, you tempt my anxious mind

And it takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you
Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you

Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you
Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you

I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I

I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I
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@zrschn

Your house that sits behind me
Is covered in ivy green
The windows that we watch from
Are old and chipping at the beam

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

The scent you wear moves in lines
From your apartment into mine
You act like you don't know me
My god, you tempt my anxious mind

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away

Would it be much better if I knew nothing about you
Would it be much better if I knew nothing about you

I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I...
I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I...

It takes me away
Takes me away
Takes me away



All comments from YouTube:

@azizus

He's a writer. She's his lover. He's writing about the day they first met, along the way he gets lost in the recesses of his own memory. Still in a trance, he goes and jumps in the lake(it's what they did, the day they first met). The water brings him back to reality, a reality in which she's been dead for years.

@xxecksizxx

Aw man now I'm sad.

@reemia

Omg no :(

@addisonstanford717

it would make sense. perhaps the wig, and the cigarette, let us know she had cancer.

@JordyJordyMan

Watch MODDISON, it's the full story :)

@user-vu6vz8nl1y

is this an assumption? If so, it's a very good one.

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@Jimberley123

I'm here because i typed in 'The 1975' wrong but I stayed because this song is amazing

@eveymaykelly793

James same

@brishtichanda6417

FUCK, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I DID JUST NOW AND ENDED UP IN HERE

@punam_kd9936

SamexD🖤🖤

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