Trojan Horse
Bloc Party Lyrics
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You didn't want to share our time with anyone
You used to close your eyes when we kissed goodbye
You didn't want to see me draped in sadness
And now there's nothing here, now there's nothing here at all
In a loft conversion off new north road
You were here I was here there was something real here
I know there was
You know I still adore you
But in a different kind of way
You know I still adore you
But things have gotten vague
Baby I don't ask for much but things have gotten convenient
You know I still adore you but things, have kind of changed
And to think I laughed at you
For how you saw the world, with all that empty space inside your hear
I have to cling to things now, doubles and cigarettes
Forever trying to find you on the lips, of someone else
Just take me back, to the start
When your earthquake, was just cracks
You must ask yourself everyday
Just how high, are the highs
The lyrics to Bloc Party's "Trojan Horse" revolve around a failed relationship and the aftermath of it. The opening lines suggest that the couple once had a very close and intimate bond, represented by their decision to remove their watches before having sex, which symbolically means they didn't want anything outside of that moment to interfere or take away from the shared experience. The next lines imply that the love that was once there has now fizzled out, and the singer is left feeling alone and empty. Despite this, he still has strong feelings for his former lover, but the tone of the song now carries a sense of resignation and sadness about how things have turned out.
The next part of the song is about the singer's regrets, acknowledging that he dismissed and didn't understand his former partner's worldview, perhaps indicating that he wasn't fully invested in the relationship at the time. He now finds himself trying to recapture something of what he once had with her, but any encounters he has with other people only remind him of what he's lost. The final lines of the song suggest a note of acceptance about how things have turned out and the need to move on, while still questioning what might have been.
Line by Line Meaning
You used to take your watch off before we made love
You preferred to focus on our intimate moments together without the distraction of time.
You didn't want to share our time with anyone
Your priority was to have our time to be solely dedicated to each other without any external interference.
You used to close your eyes when we kissed goodbye
You didn't want to see the sadness in my face as we parted ways.
You didn't want to see me draped in sadness
You cared too much about my emotions to see me feeling down.
And now there's nothing here, now there's nothing here at all
Our relationship has come to an end leaving nothing behind.
In a loft conversion off new north road
It is a place where they've spent time together in the past.
You were here I was here there was something real here
Something genuine existed between them when they were together.
I know there was
The singer is convinced that something authentic and meaningful was present in their relationship.
You know I still adore you
The singer still has deep affection for the other person.
But in a different kind of way
The nature of the singer's love has changed.
But things have gotten vague
Their connection has weakened and become uncertain.
Baby I don't ask for much but things have gotten convenient
Although the singer doesn't expect much, the other person has taken their relationship for granted disregarding its value.
You know I still adore you but things, have kind of changed
Despite the changes in their relationship, the singer still holds affection for their former partner.
And to think I laughed at you
The singer regrets mocking their ex's perspective on life.
For how you saw the world, with all that empty space inside your hear
The other person seems to carry a sense of emptiness inside themselves.
I have to cling to things now, doubles and cigarettes
The singer has resorted to fleeting pleasures such as drinking and smoking in order to forget and feel better about the pain of their breakup.
Forever trying to find you on the lips, of someone else
The singer's trying to find traces of their love for the other person in someone new but is always left unfulfilled.
Just take me back, to the start
The singer wants to relive their relationship from the beginning.
When your earthquake, was just cracks
The other person's problems and issues in the relationship were still tolerable and fixable.
You must ask yourself everyday
The other person must question themselves about the situation regularly.
Just how high, are the highs
The singer wonders if the other person truly knows the euphoric feelings from the relationship that they both experienced in the past.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GORDON MOAKES, KELE OKEREKE, MATT TONG, RUSSELL LISSACK
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