Tangerine
Big Head Todd and the Monsters Lyrics


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Measuring a summers day
I only find it slips away to gray
And the hours, they bring me pain

Tangerine, Tangerine
I live in reflection of a dream
I was her lover, she was my queen
I'm now a thousand years between

Thinking how it use to be
Does she still remember times like these?
To think of us again
And I do

Tangerine, Tangerine
I live in reflection of a dream




I was her lover, she was my queen
I'm now a thousand years between

Overall Meaning

In "Tangerine," Big Head Todd and the Monsters sing a poignant song about longing for lost love. The opening lines immediately set the tone of the song, describing the fleeting nature of summer days slipping away into gray. The singer feels the pain of the passing hours, suggesting a sense of mourning for something lost. The chorus, with its repetition of the word "Tangerine," seems to signify a connection to past memories, invoking a sense of nostalgia for a sweeter time long gone.


The verses continue to delve into the singer's feelings of loss and yearning. He reflects on a past love, remembering a time when he was her lover and she was his queen. The use of the past tense highlights the impossibility of recapturing what was lost. The singer wonders if his former love remembers their shared moments, and admits his own thoughts frequently drift back to their time together.


Overall, "Tangerine" presents a poignant and relatable meditation on the power of memory and the struggle to come to terms with what has been lost.


Line by Line Meaning

Measuring a summers day
Reflecting on the passing of time during a sunny day


I only find it slips away to gray
Feeling that the brightness of the day is fleeting and giving way to a dullness


And the hours, they bring me pain
Feeling pain from the passage of time


Tangerine, Tangerine
Calling out to an ex-lover named Tangerine


I live in reflection of a dream
Living in the memory of a dream-like past


I was her lover, she was my queen
Recalling a past relationship where the singer was deeply in love


I'm now a thousand years between
Feeling as though a great amount of time has passed since the relationship ended


Thinking how it use to be
Reflecting on how the relationship used to be


Does she still remember times like these?
Wondering if the ex-lover still thinks about the happy times they had together


To think of us again
Desiring to relive the past relationship


And I do
Confirming the desire to revisit the past




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Written by: James Patrick Page

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Bison17timechamps

This song is like a warm bath.. so good and soothing

Jeff Sartain

Carry me back to the youth of the 1990's. Pure gold.

dirty deedz maine cultavator

love this cover man helped me keep my shit together in Afghanistan ✌🍻🇺🇲 thanks man

OVRLXND

So glad they've brought this back! I saw them around 2005 and they asked for requests. I screamed out Tangerine and they were like, "Oh...uh...we just learned it for that album and I don't think we remember how to play it now. How about Broken Hearted Savior?"

Heather Carlson

Love this song, especially the rendition done on the Live album from years ago with the steel guitar.

Erin B

love it

cruiser

there's not a song they put out that I don't like.
so damn underrated though.

Steve Mullin

chr

big Hess Todd and the monsters bittersweet album

chris allen

@cruiser You know this a Zeppelin song right? they covered this on the Encomium tribute album to Zeppelin in the 90s

William Barnes

They played this at their Hermosa Beach, California show, and I saw it as they live streamed it on Facebook! 8-19-2018 I was also at this Red Rocks show, 1st time at Red Rocks. I have now seen 5 RR's shows

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