Alex Nelson stuns his listeners not so much as if he’s reading their minds … Read Full Bio ↴Alex Nelson stuns his listeners not so much as if he’s reading their minds but rather knowing their hearts without the usual smack of melodrama that tends to accompany music of this genre. “We all play scenarios of things that have happened or could have happened if we had just said something different or reacted a different way.” he says of the eleven tracks that manage to touch an ember of experience in anyone who’s ever had a relationship, completely dismissing the pleading sap and delivering the snap of reality we often need to finally take responsibility and make a new choice.

The lead track She Said unleashes the punch-in-the-gut of realization that “it’s over” and explores the absurdity of a last kiss and the struggle to keep composure until you can be alone to fall apart. From Mistake on through the entire CD all the songs make strong points, leaving no facet of the phases and faces of a break-up unexamined all while managing to beg the obvious question of why you wouldn’t want the person who has your heart to really know it in the moment it matters most.

From disbelief, shock, despair, acceptance, grief and longing , the prismatic spectrum of love had, lost, and better left behind are showcased and you’ll soon find yourself strumming along with Alex’s ‘Everyman’ journey; each melody stringing a story, taking you deeper into his pain and your own. After the dust settles and you collect the pieces of yourself, you’ll have the CD’s bonus eleven track mirror of instrumentals to reflect on as you try to move into the meantime of life-after -relationship.

With a stellar sense of humor fatefully paired with a lightning-fast wit, both onstage and off, Alex Nelson gets to the bottom of the human heart with all he says and does. His lyrics strip a person down to the soul to reveal a most universally undeniable factor: we all tend to think too much and hold back when we shouldn’t.

St Petersburg
Alex Nelson Lyrics

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I took a walk around the world to see
If what everyone was telling me
Is true

But as I walked around this great big world
The only thing I could think about
Is you

There's so many things I want to tell you
There's so many things I want to say
As you turned and walked away
You just turned and walked away

I took a walk around the world to see
If what everyone was telling me
Is true

But as I walked around this great big world
The only thing I could think about
Is you

There's so many things I want to tell you
There's so many things I want to say
As you turned and walked away
You just turned and walked away

[Break]
There's so many things I want to tell you
There's so many things I want to say

As you turned and walked away
You just turned and walked away

Overall Meaning

In Alex Nelson's song St Petersburg, the singer takes a walk around the world to seek out the truth of what others have told him or her. However, as he or she walks around the world, the only thing that remains on his or her mind is someone he or she deeply cares for. The singer, therefore, wishes to communicate the multitude of things he or she feels towards this person, but unfortunately, the person just walked away.

The song is a melancholic expression of a longing desire to connect with someone who has left, and the futility of trying to seek answers outside of oneself. The theme of the song is universal, and the lyrics are deeply relatable as they draw on the shared experience of loneliness, love, and loss. The song's slow, steady pace and haunting melody only reinforce the sense of yearning, making it a perfect song for contemplative moments.

Line by Line Meaning

I took a walk around the world to see
I traveled extensively to validate a belief

If what everyone was telling me
To confirm if what was being said was real

Is true
Actual or factual

But as I walked around this great big world
Despite exploring a vast area

The only thing I could think about
The only thought consuming my mind

Is you
Is solely focused on you

There's so many things I want to tell you
Numerous messages to relay

There's so many things I want to say
Verbal communication desired

As you turned and walked away
You left me behind

You just turned and walked away
Departed suddenly

[Break]
Interlude