With his songs influenced by everything from 1980s British New Wave music to 1970s folk music, Brothers has achieved critical and commercial success with his independent releases All the Rage and Waiting for Your Letter, both of which reached the top of the iTunes folk charts. "Blue Eyes" has been downloaded over 50,000 times and broke the Top Fifty on the iTunes singles chart. On the web, Brothers has found success on MySpace, where he has over 8 million plays on his music page (2/2011).
Brothers's songs have appeared on the NBC sitcom Scrubs, the FOX mystery Bones, the WB's Smallville, and the successful medical dramas Grey's Anatomy and ER. Brothers's song Ride appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film The Last Kiss, starring Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson, and Casey Affleck and in second season's 8th episode of Kyle XY as well as in the 14th episode of season 5 of One Tree Hill.
Brothers found his musical voice playing regularly as part of the musical community at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, and he has since toured across America and Canada with such acts as Liz Phair, KT Tunstall, Aqualung, Imogen Heap, and The Fray.
More at http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Cary_Brothers/Biography/
If You Were Here
Cary Brothers Lyrics
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I could deceive you
And if you were here
You would believe
But would you suspect
My emotion wandering, yeah
Do not want a part of this anymore
Through a crack in the ceiling
And I'll have to spend
My time on repair
But just like the rain
I'll be always falling, yeah
Only to rise and fall again
If you were here
I could deceive you
And if you were here
You would believe
But would you suspect
My emotion wandering, yeah
Do not want a part of this anymore...
The song "If You Were Here" by Cary Brothers is a melancholic and introspective piece that explores the complex emotions of longing, deception, and vulnerability. The lyrics describe a person's desire to deceive someone they love, but at the same time, they are aware that their emotions are constantly wandering, and they do not want to be a part of it anymore.
The repetition of the first two lines of the chorus, "If you were here, I could deceive you, and if you were here, you would believe" highlights the internal struggle of the singer, who knows that their longing for someone can cause them to deceive even though the person they long for is not physically present. The use of rain as a metaphor in the second part of the song adds to the melancholic nature of the song. The image of rainwater dripping through a crack in the ceiling emphasizes how the singer is constantly falling and rises again, but the cycle of falling and rising never ends.
In conclusion, "If You Were Here" by Cary Brothers delves into the themes of longing, vulnerability, and internal struggle. The song's lyrics express the desire to deceive someone, but at the same time, the singer is aware of their emotions wandering, leading them to avoid the situation altogether.
Line by Line Meaning
If you were here
If you were physically present with me
I could deceive you
I could trick or fool you in some way
And if you were here
If you were here with me in this moment
You would believe
You would trust what I say or do
But would you suspect
But would you have doubts or question my motives
My emotion wandering, yeah
My feelings and thoughts are uncertain and unsettled, yeah
Do not want a part of this anymore
I do not want to be involved or engaged in this any longer
The rain water drips
Rain water is leaking or falling
Through a crack in the ceiling
Through a small hole or gap in the roof or ceiling
And I'll have to spend
I will need to use my time and resources
My time on repair
To fix or mend the damage caused by the leak
But just like the rain
Similar to how the rain falls
I'll be always falling, yeah
I will constantly experience setbacks or failures, yeah
Only to rise and fall again
Only to repeat the same pattern of success and failure
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALANNAH JOY CURRIE, JOSEPH MARTIN LEEWAY, TOM BAILEY
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e. erin
That rare moment when a cover does an original justice. 👍
LittleLulubee
I never thought I could love a cover of this song as much as the original.... but I love this
Alice Loftus
I really love how they used this cover in film. The original is played at the end of sixteen candles. It's the perfect tribute to John huges, I love easy A so much.
Kayla
I love every version of this song!!
Leo Sobrino FX
Siempre me ha gustado la versión original de Thompson Twins. Una gran canción, pero siempre me pareció muy corta! Esta es una nueva gran visión de aquel gran clásico! Saludos desde Paraguay!
I always enjoyed the original version of Thompson Twins.A great song, but I always thought it was too short! This is a great new vision of that great classic hit! Greetings from Paraguay!
DJ São - Flash Back
Essa versao do Cary Brothers ficou tao boa quanto a original do Thompson Twins
Katrina
I listen to this song, as well as their whole album, while I fall asleep. Not because it' s boring, but because it's so soothing to where you can't help but feel a sense of serenity. It takes you to a whole nother world.
Seranwrap
I love this song never gets old
Joe Daunovan
A VERY nice cover of a classic! Thanks for posting.
ryankon518
I just heard this song today. I think I could listen to it 10 times and it would still be awesome.