Girl from Mars
Ash Lyrics


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Do you remember the time I knew a girl from Mars?
I don't know if you knew that
Oh, we'd stay up late playing cards
Henri Winterman cigars
And she never told me her name
I still love you, the girl from Mars

Sitting in a dreamy daze by the water's edge
On a cool summer night
Fireflies and the stars in the sky
Gentle glowing light
From your cigarette
The breeze blowing softly on my face
Reminds me of something else
Something that in my memory's been misplaced
Suddenly all comes back
And as I look to the stars

I remember the time I knew a girl from Mars
I don't know if you knew that
Oh, we'd stay up late playing cards
Henri Winterman cigars
But she never told me her name
I still love you, the girl from Mars

Surging through the darkness over the moonlight strand
Electricity in the air
Twisting all through the night on the terrace
Now that summer's here
I know that you are almost in love with me
I can see it in your eyes
Strange light shimmering over the sea tonight
And it almost blows my mind
And as I look to the stars

I remember the time I knew a girl from Mars
I don't know if you knew that
Oh, we'd stay up late playing cards
Henri Winterman cigars
But she never told me her name
I still love you, the girl from Mars

Today I sleep in the chair by the window
It felt as if you'd returned
I thought that you were standing over me
When I woke there was no one there
I still love you, girl from Mars

Do you remember the time I knew a girl from Mars?
I don't know if you knew that
Oh, we'd stay up late playing cards
Henri Winterman cigars
But she never told me her name

Do you remember the time I knew a girl from Mars?
I don't know if you knew that
Oh, we'd stay up late playing cards
Henri Winterman cigars




And I'll still dream of you
I still love you, the girl from Mars

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ash's song Girl from Mars tell a story of a past love that the singer remembers fondly. The story is told in fragments, as the memories come flooding back to the singer as he looks up at the stars. The singer reminisces about the girl he once knew from Mars, whom he met while playing cards and smoking cigars with. Despite never knowing her name, he still holds a torch for her and dreams about her.


The second verse continues the dreamy theme, with the singer daydreaming by the water's edge on a cool summer night. He remembers the girl from Mars, but this time with more detail, as if the memory is becoming clearer. They had spent time together on the terrace, and he knew that she was almost in love with him. The strange light shimmering over the sea tonight almost "blows [his] mind".


The song ends with the singer waking from a dream, feeling as though the girl from Mars had returned, but finding himself alone. The refrain of "I still love you, the girl from Mars" is repeated several times, emphasizing the singer's enduring feelings for his past love.


Overall, Girl from Mars is a nostalgic, dreamy song that captures the essence of a past love and the memories that endure over time.


Line by Line Meaning

Do you remember the time I knew a girl from Mars?
Recalling a past acquaintance with a girl from Mars


I don't know if you knew that
Unsure if the listener was aware of the past acquaintance


Oh, we'd stay up late playing cards
Recounting the activity shared with the girl - playing cards late into the night


Henri Winterman cigars
Mentioning the brand of cigars smoked during the card games


But she never told me her name
Expressing lack of knowledge of the girl's name and identity


I still love you, the girl from Mars
Holding on to the memory and love for the girl from Mars


Sitting in a dreamy daze by the water's edge
Describing the setting - a relaxed mood sitting by the water


On a cool summer night
Setting the mood - a cool summer evening


Fireflies and the stars in the sky
Noting elements of the serene setting - fireflies and stars


Gentle glowing light
Describing the atmosphere - a gentle, glowing light


From your cigarette
Identifying the source of the glowing light - a cigarette


The breeze blowing softly on my face
Sensing the breeze's soft touch on the face


Reminds me of something else
Stimulating a memory or association with something else


Something that in my memory's been misplaced
Not being able to accurately recall the memory stimulated by the breeze


Suddenly all comes back
Feeling a sudden rush of memory


And as I look to the stars
Observing the stars - which seem to hold significance


Surging through the darkness over the moonlight strand
Describing an electric atmosphere with the moon as a backdrop


Electricity in the air
Feeling a charged, intense energy in the air


Twisting all through the night on the terrace
Indicating an activity of twisting and turning on a terrace


Now that summer's here
Noting the season - summer


I know that you are almost in love with me
Sensing the other person's feelings, possibly romantic


I can see it in your eyes
Noting the other person's expression and mannerisms


Strange light shimmering over the sea tonight
Observing an unusual or captivating reflection of light over the sea


And it almost blows my mind
Being slightly overwhelmed or taken aback by the spectacle


Today I sleep in the chair by the window
Giving a sense of current physical state - sleeping in a chair


It felt as if you'd returned
Experiencing a fleeting sensation of the girl's return


I thought that you were standing over me
Imagining the girl's physical presence


When I woke there was no one there
Realizing the girl's absence upon waking


And I'll still dream of you
Holding on to the memory and love for the girl from Mars through dreaming




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Tim Wheeler

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@mauquichit8114

This song remember me The scene of Jess Mariano and Rory "Oliver Twist!"

@ClaudioLaureano936

Another great song from one of their scenes is Then She Appeared by XTC

@fatmabetul818

thats how I found this song!

@literativyy

@@fatmabetul818 me looking up this song right now bc someone tweeted about it and i forgot what scene it was in

@ErdbeerBananeShake

Exactly why I am here. 😂

@juliakociemba482

That's why I'm here

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@PsychoticSalamander

I’m 14 and my dad’s amazing music taste has brought me here 😂

@pnphlsd

I was your age also when I first listened to this song...

@serenitatis2191

start playing the guitar B)

@CinCee-

90s music is the best music

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