(1) The U.S. Baby Lemonade formed in 1992 in Los Angeles. They are contemporaries of the Wondermints and The Negro Problem, and consist of guitarists Rusty Squeezebox and Mike Randle, bassist Dave Chapple, and drummer David Green. They have released three albums of southern-Californian power pop, but are also known for touring with Arthur Lee for many years as the last line-up of his band Love.
(2) The British Baby Lemonade formed in 1986. Within a few months they were recording demos and released the song “Jiffy Neckwear Creation” on flexi-disc (with The Bachelor Pad’s “Girl of Your Dreams”), which became Sounds magazine’s “Record of the Week” in February 1987. The original band line-up only played a handful of gigs, with the debut gig in Edinburgh (December 1986) consisting of three original numbers plus two covers, then the first number was repeated! The “Secret Goldfish” / “Real World” single (produced by Douglas Hart of The Jesus and Mary Chain fame) was released on 27 June 1987 and spent five weeks in the NME indie single charts, reaching #9. After some line-up changes the album One Thousand Secrets followed in late 1988.
So Long
Baby Lemonade Lyrics
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And sleep away the days
And traitors are forgiven
The stars align and all the time is gone
And they say its not worth sleeping
After dawn
(I was stuck in a space and time)
If you give me time
(Loving a heart that was so unkind)
If you were in my shoes
I would wait for you
So long
In the morning we rub our eyes
And see the world outside the sun is just a reminder of all the times
You'd wish that it would fall
We find we're only sleeping after all
I just wanted to give myself
A gift that 1 could use
Then you start your contemplating
It's not a very complicated song
In the darkness we find out
What we hate about ourselves
I try to sleep with the light on
And fade away in the haze of a dying spark
I never know I miss you until its dark
"So Long" is a song by Baby Lemonade, a Los Angeles-based psychedelic pop band. The song exudes a wistful mood as its lyrics discusses the angst and emotions of a person finding it tough to sleep at night. The opening line of the song, "In the darkness, close my eyes and sleep away the days" sets the tone for the song. The lyrics reflect a feeling of boredom and existential crisis, emphasizing the desire to get out of that state of mind. The mention of traitors being forgiven adds the melancholic aspect to the song.
The song uses metaphors to convey its theme. The lines, "We find we're only sleeping after all" is a metaphor for how one is never quite awake in their life. The singer of the song is stuck in a space and time, trying to figure out what to do. The lines, "I try to sleep with the light on and fade away in the haze of a dying spark," indicate a sense of hopelessness and desperation. The last line, "I never know I miss you until it's dark" conveys the message that sometimes people realize the value of a relationship only after it's gone.
Baby Lemonade's "So Long" was written and produced by Rusty Squeezebox, a pseudonym of guitarist and recording engineer Rusty Sprengel. Sprengel and his bandmates, Mike Randle and David Green, were previously members of the cult California psychedelic band, Arthur Lee's Love. "So Long" is one of the standout tracks from their debut album, "Exploring Music," released in 1995. The song's title and chorus were inspired by an infamous line from the 1969 movie "Easy Rider" - "So long, stink town."
Line by Line Meaning
In the darkness, close my eyes
I close my eyes and retreat into darkness
And sleep away the days
I sleep for hours and days to escape reality
And traitors are forgiven
I forgive those who betrayed me
The stars align and all the time is gone
Time flies when everything falls into place
And they say its not worth sleeping / After dawn
People say there's no point in sleeping after sunrise
(I was stuck in a space and time)
I was trapped in a moment that felt endless
If you give me time / Then I'd know what to do
If given enough time, I'll find a solution
(Loving a heart that was so unkind)
I loved someone who didn't treat me well
If you were in my shoes / I would wait for you / So long
If the roles were reversed, I'd wait for you indefinitely
In the morning we rub our eyes
We wake up and rub our eyes to adjust to the light
And see the world outside the sun is just a reminder of all the times / You'd wish that it would fall
The sun reminds you of past misery and makes you wish for it to disappear
We find we're only sleeping after all
We realize we're only existing and not truly living
I just wanted to give myself / A gift that 1 could use
All I wanted was to do something meaningful for myself
Then you start your contemplating
You begin to think deeply and seriously
It's not a very complicated song
The song isn't complex or convoluted
In the darkness we find out / What we hate about ourselves
We learn what we dislike about ourselves in the darkness
I try to sleep with the light on / And fade away in the haze of a dying spark
I attempt to fall asleep with the light on, but still feel empty and hopeless
I never know I miss you until its dark
I don't realize how much I miss you until the darkness sets in
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MASHONDA TIFRERE, BARRY REESE, RICHARD DAVIS, MELVIN MILLER, BRIAN HOLLAND, EDDIE HOLLAND, CHRIS PAULTRE, DERRICK BRAXTON
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