BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been m… Read Full Bio ↴BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day. They have shared members with other Bellshill bands Teenage Fanclub and The Soup Dragons. BMX Bandits were formed by songwriter and lead vocalist Duglas T. Stewart out of the ashes of The Pretty Flowers, a group that featured Stewart alongside Frances McKee (later of The Vaselines), Sean Dickson and Norman Blake. The group have had many line up changes throughout the years. Their songs mix melodic qualities and humour with, at times, raw and heartbreaking pathos. Stewart has written many of the group's works solo including "Your Class", "The Sailor's Song" and "Doorways" but also has collaborated with many of the other members. Stewart's most regular songwriting partners have been Francis MacDonald, Norman Blake and, more recently, David Scott.

The group's most celebrated song is the autobiographical "Serious Drugs", recorded in 1991 but not released until 1993. The song featured in the movie This Year's Love and was covered by American stadium power pop group Gigolo Aunts. Oasis did their first UK tour dates supporting the Bandits as a favour from Stewart to Creation label boss Alan McGee. BMX Bandits admirers include Kurt Cobain who was photographed wearing a BMX Bandits T shirt. Cobain claimed on a New York radio show that if he could be in any other band it would be BMX Bandits.

Stewart split with long term musical partner Francis MacDonald in 2005 but 2006 saw a new wave of live concert activity and the 2006 release of My Chain. Stewart's writing on the album was compared to Brian Wilson, Michel Legrand, Ennio Morricone and even Alan Bennett. The line up was expanded by the arrival of Stewart's friend David Scott and new female vocalist Rachel Mackenzie (now Rachel Allison). The follow up, 2007's Bee Stings, was influenced by classic girl group pop plus the mellow A & M sound of the late 1960s and early 70s. It had Allison singing lead on half the tracks including "Our Secret Life" co-written by Allison and former Bandit Norman Blake.

I Can Wait Forever
BMX Bandits Lyrics

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Sorry if i scared you,
Made you feel uneasy
It's just that I adore you
Sometimes I don't hide it well
That day you saw me staring

I really didn't mean to
It's just that I adore you

It won't go away.

And when I'm alone
I call you on the phone
I hang up every time
I know that you've
Guessed it's me

I won't do that anymore,
You have my word for sure
I can wait forever
I'll leave you alone

Unless that is
You've changed your mind
You did it before
And there was the time before.
Unless that is
You've seen the light
You've started to miss
My arms around you in the night.

Open your eyes
I'll make you smile
You won't realise
I've here all the while

Open your eyes
I'll make you smile
You won't realise
I've been here

Unless that is
You've changed your mind
You did it before
And there was the time before.

Maybe you'll see,
See what I see
And you'll change your mind

Just right in the nick of time.
I can wait forever for him.

Overall Meaning

The song "I Can Wait Forever" by BMX Bandits is a heartfelt declaration of love and devotion to someone who is not reciprocating those feelings. The lyrics speak of the singer's intense admiration for the object of their affection, even though they may have made them feel uncomfortable in the past. The singer acknowledges that they may have been too forward in their approach, but cannot help how they feel. They continue to reach out, even if it means hanging up on the person when they answer.

The singer promises to stop pestering their love interest, but also expresses a willingness to wait indefinitely for them. They are hoping that the person will change their mind and see the singer's true feelings. They believe that if the person just opens their eyes and sees what the singer sees, they will fall in love with them too.

Overall, the song expresses a sense of vulnerability and longing that many people can relate to. It speaks to the desperation of unrequited love and the willingness to wait for someone, no matter how long it takes.

Line by Line Meaning

Sorry if i scared you, Made you feel uneasy
I apologize if I ever made you feel uncomfortable or uneasy with my actions.

It's just that I adore you Sometimes I don't hide it well
I love you so much that sometimes it's hard for me to keep my feelings hidden.

That day you saw me staring I really didn't mean to
I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable when I was caught staring at you that day.

It won't go away.
My love for you isn't going away anytime soon.

And when I'm alone I call you on the phone I hang up every time I know that you've Guessed it's me
When I am alone, I call you on the phone, but I hang up every time I know you will recognize my voice.

I won't do that anymore, You have my word for sure
I promise to stop calling and hanging up, I won't bother you anymore.

I can wait forever I'll leave you alone
I am willing to wait for you as long as it takes, and I will respect your space and leave you alone.

Unless that is You've changed your mind You did it before And there was the time before.
Unless you have changed your mind about me, which you have done in the past, and there was a time before that as well.

You've started to miss My arms around you in the night.
Maybe you have started to miss the comfort of having me hold you at night.

Open your eyes I'll make you smile You won't realise I've here all the while
If you just give me a chance, I can make you happy and you won't even realize that I have been here all along.

Maybe you'll see, See what I see And you'll change your mind Just right in the nick of time.
Perhaps one day you will see things from my perspective and change your mind about me, just in time before it's too late.

I can wait forever for him.
My love for him is so strong that I am willing to wait for him forever.

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