Blueboy's songwriting touches on the timeless indie-pop motifs of intimacy and vulnerability, with a modicum of sexual ambiguity, both in lyrics and cover artwork. Their sound combines the jangly guitar-based pop sound of their genre with elements of bossa nova and shoegazer.
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Chadwick
Blueboy Lyrics
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Tattered stamps and Chadwick's pidgin french
Endless shops where countless no ones
Dressed in drabness
Well he wanted nothing else
It's a good job there's love
It's a good job there's love and affection
It's a good job there's love
It's a good job there's love and affection
In this mucky world
Love and affection in this lumpy world
Love and affection in my gorgeous world
Beneath all the concrete we find it
Left the lovelorn, joined the loveless
Watched the sunset on a secondhand t.v.
Drinking tea with the curtains drawn
I sat with jane and drank in sympathy
It's a good job there's love
It's a good job there's love and affection
In this mucky world
It's a good job there's love
It's a good job there's love and affection
In this mucky world
Love and affection in this sloppy world
Love and affection in my gorgeous world
Beneath all this concrete we find it
Beneath all this concrete we find it
Beneath all this concrete we find it
The song "Chadwick" by Blueboy seems to be about a young man who is trying to find his place in a world that seems to offer him nothing. The lyrics suggest that he is only nineteen years old but he dreams of being thirty, perhaps wanting to skip the difficulties of youth and become an adult that has it all figured out. The mention of "Tattered stamps" and "Chadwick's pidgin french" suggest that he is either a collector or a traveler, someone who has an interest in the world beyond his own. However, he finds himself surrounded by people who are "dressed in drabness" and a world that is "mucky" and "lumpy". Despite this, the song acknowledges that there is still love and affection to be found in the world, and that it is a necessary source of hope to keep going.
The song seems to suggest that the search for love and affection can be a difficult one, and that it may require looking beneath the surface of things. The repeated line "Beneath all this concrete we find it" suggests that love and affection can be found even in the most unlikely places. The singer of the song seems to find solace in a friend named Jane, with whom he shares a moment of understanding over a cup of tea. The song suggests that these small moments of connection are what make life worth living.
Line by Line Meaning
He was nineteen dreaming thirty
He was young and full of dreams that exceeded his age
Tattered stamps and Chadwick's pidgin french
He had worn out and dated objects, probably from his travels to Chadwick, and spoke in a broken, unpolished way
Endless shops where countless no ones
He saw an endless number of shops where unknown people blend together
Dressed in drabness
These unknown people were dressed in boring, dull clothing
Well he wanted nothing else
Despite the surroundings, he was content with what he had and didn't strive for anything more
It's a good job there's love
The presence of love is fortunate
It's a good job there's love and affection
Having both love and affection is greatly appreciated
In this mucky world
Despite living in a dirty, unpleasant world
Love and affection in this lumpy world
Love and affection are present despite the unpleasantness of the world
Love and affection in my gorgeous world
In his world, he sees love and affection as beautiful
Beneath all the concrete we find it
Despite the artificial environment, we can still find love
Left the lovelorn, joined the loveless
He moved away from heartbroken people and towards those who lacked affection
Watched the sunset on a secondhand t.v.
He watched the sunset on an old, worn-out television set
Drinking tea with the curtains drawn
He drank tea in solitude, hidden from the outside world
I sat with jane and drank in sympathy
He sat with Jane and shared mutual feelings of understanding and compassion
Beneath all this concrete we find it
Despite the artificial environment, we can still find love
Beneath all this concrete we find it
Despite the artificial environment, we can still find love
Beneath all this concrete we find it
Despite the artificial environment, we can still find love
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