Surely on pace to rival the abundant shelf filling of The Wedding Present, Cinerama released a clutch of singles in support of their debut LP, as well as a number prior to 2000's Steve Albini-recorded Disco Volante "dangerously, seductively sweet" (Melody Maker). Notable were the heart-rending Superman (complete with alternative Spanish take) and the six and a half minute epic Health And Efficiency (also available in French!).
The third Cinerama studio album, Torino (2002), was much darker than the first two, with Gedge returning to a guitar-driven sound and deciding to write predominantly about infidelity.
At the end of 2002, Gedge and Murrell split up, and he decided to depart from Leeds, moving to Seattle and busying himself with a new Cinerama album which eventually became the new Wedding Present LP, (Take Fountain). For him, it was full circle and Cinerama was no more after 2004.
Following annual one-off appearances starting in 2009 at Gedge's own festival, At the Edge of the Sea, he revived the Cinerama name for a limited edition single, I Wake Up Screaming in October 2013.
In May 2015, a radical track-by-track re-working of The Wedding Present's 2012 album Valentina, was released under the Cinerama moniker. The project, also called Valentina, was recorded by Gedge and Pedro Vigil.
Hate
Cinerama Lyrics
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But listen to me because I'm not going to take it all anymore
There was a time, don't ask me when, it made sense, somehow
But, darling I'm just so glad that I can see clearly now
Because I hate your lies and the guys you call friends
In fact just everything's telling me this is where the love affair ends
I should say good bye but I don't think I will, it might slow you down
Oh you'll get by, just start a new life, in some other town
Oh please don't cling, take whatever you want, oh yeah, I'll agree
To anything that keeps you a long way away from me
Because I hate your style and your smile, and I regret
That almost everything about you makes me wish that we'd never met
We are just so wrong for each other
That it's hard for me to understand
How I ever wanted you for a lover
I hate your country, your continent and
I hate your lies and the guys you call friends
In fact just everything is telling me this is where the love affair ends
I hate your style and your smile, and I regret
That almost everything about you makes me wish that we'd never met
In the song "Hate" by Cinerama, the singer is addressing a lover who has done many things that they need to apologize for. However, the singer has reached a point where they can no longer tolerate this behavior and will not stand for it any longer. The singer hates everything from the lover's lies to their friends, their style, and even their smile. The singer admits that they should say goodbye and move on from the relationship, but they don't want to slow the lover down. The singer begs the lover to take whatever they want and stay far away from them.
The singer reinforces their feelings of hatred towards the lover throughout the song. They feel that they are simply wrong for each other and they cannot understand how they ever wanted the lover as a partner in the first place. The singer even goes so far as to say that they hate the lover's country and continent. This emphasizes that their hatred goes beyond the surface level of the relationship and extends to everything related to the lover.
Overall, the song portrays a message of self-preservation and a refusal to accept harmful behavior in a relationship. The singer has reached a breaking point and is finally standing up for themselves and their feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm glad you agree you've got so many things to say sorry for
You acknowledge your mistakes and apologize for them, but I've had enough of it.
But listen to me because I'm not going to take it all anymore
I'm no longer willing to tolerate your behavior and actions towards me.
There was a time, don't ask me when, it made sense, somehow
Our relationship may have made sense at some point, but now it doesn't.
But, darling I'm just so glad that I can see clearly now
I'm happy to finally be able to see the truth about our relationship and your true character.
Because I hate your lies and the guys you call friends
I despise the lies you tell me and the friends you choose to associate with.
In fact just everything's telling me this is where the love affair ends
All signs point to this being the end of our love affair.
I should say good bye but I don't think I will, it might slow you down
I should leave you, but I don't want to hinder your progress or success.
Oh you'll get by, just start a new life, in some other town
You'll move on and start a new life elsewhere without me.
Oh please don't cling, take whatever you want, oh yeah, I'll agree
I don't want you to cling on to me, but I'll let you take whatever belongings you want and agree to whatever separation terms you propose.
To anything that keeps you a long way away from me
I want you to stay far away from me.
Because I hate your style and your smile, and I regret
I can't stand your fashion sense or your smile, and I regret ever being in a relationship with you.
That almost everything about you makes me wish that we'd never met
Your entire being makes me wish that we had never crossed paths.
We are just so wrong for each other
We are incompatible and not meant to be together.
That it's hard for me to understand
I struggle to comprehend how I ever wanted to be with you.
How I ever wanted you for a lover
I can't believe I ever desired to be intimate with you.
I hate your country, your continent and
I detest everything about your place of origin and even your entire region.
I hate your lies and the guys you call friends
Once again, I despise the lies you tell me and the people you choose to surround yourself with.
In fact just everything is telling me this is where the love affair ends
For emphasis, everything is pointing towards our love affair coming to an end.
I hate your style and your smile, and I regret
To reiterate, I cannot tolerate your fashion style or your smile, and I regret ever being with you.
Lyrics © THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
Written by: DAVID GEDGE
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