Rinse Me Down
Bombay Bicycle Club Lyrics
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To make it right
Oh and you had it
Caught like a rabbit
Told you to wait
But it's too late
You got your man
Rinsing him down
Turning your head
To mine instead
Gave me the eyes
Burning like light
The song Rinse Me Down by Bombay Bicycle Club talks about a girl who is chasing the night to make things right, but in the end, she ends up getting her man and rinses him down, leaving the singer behind. The lyrics "Chasing the night to make it right" indicate that the girl is trying to find something or someone to fill a void or fix a problem in her life. She catches her man like a rabbit, which implies that he may have been hard to get.
The singer seems to be in love with the girl but advises her to wait, but it's too late for him to make a move as she already got her man. The phrase "Rinsing him down" could symbolize the girl washing away all her previous problems and starting afresh with her new man. The singer watches from a distance, turning his head to the girl but ends up getting burnt by her fiery eyes.
Overall, the song talks about the fleeting nature of love, how sometimes people chase things that they believe will make them happy, but in the end, it may not be what they expected.
Line by Line Meaning
Chasing the night
Trying to fix things in the dark
To make it right
Because things went wrong
Oh and you had it
You were in control
Caught like a rabbit
Feeling trapped
Told you to wait
Asked you to be patient
But it's too late
Time ran out
You got your man
You found someone else
Rinsing him down
Trying to get rid of your past
Turning your head
Looking away from the past
To mine instead
Towards a new future
Gave me the eyes
Expressed your feelings
Burning like light
Intense and passionate
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: JACK WILLIAM THOMAS STEADMAN
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@shingothesecond
And I'll be coming back every several years to comment on how great and beautiful this song is. Thanks BBC.
@rafalemos1
absolutely right.
@andymurray5045
Right there with ya
@jmaydon7207
100%
@AmeliaPond1994
It's been nearly 9 years since this was uploaded. Oh the memories.
@NolanNaa
Queer Film nearly ten years 😐
@andymurray5045
12 years now, plus three of them are bald now just like me, was quite the shock
@joedavies1691
Crazy took me straight back to just finishing school , camping out with loads of beer and weed 🤣
@coolerpt2
12 years later and still the best version of this song, makes me wanna cry
@Zacharias618
The sound quality from this filming is absolutely outstanding.