Originally hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Civil Twilight is a power trio that draws parallels with Pilot Speed and is especially known for their similar sound to early U2, Muse, Jeff Buckley, and Radiohead. Their music has been described as having impassioned vocals and stirring, alt-rock songcraft. Brothers Andrew and Steven McKellar were raised in a musical household, having explored their father's jazz collection at a young age while listening to their classically trained mother play piano. In November 1996, Andrew launched a teenaged band with help from his high school classmate, guitarist Richard Wouters. The two scheduled an inaugural rehearsal for the following month; in the interim, Andrew discovered that his younger brother, Steven, could sing and write songs. The three musicians subsequently banded together, with Steven agreeing to master the bass and Wouters giving up the guitar (which Andrew also played) to learn drums.
Their songs have been featured in many TV spots, including One Tree Hill and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. "Quiet In My Town" was prominently featured at the end of Season 6 Episode 3 Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. of One Tree Hill on The CW Network. It played for 6 minutes during the coda – the scene of Quentin's funeral. They have also had songs on Vampire Diaries and the movie, "Underworld: Awakening". "Letters From The Sky" was featured at the end of Episode 11 of Harper's Island, after Wakefield kills Cal and Chloe commits suicide. In addition to this, the song was also featured on Season 7 of One Tree Hill, in the opening scene of the episode, You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son. The song has also featured at the end of the film I Am Number Four.
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Something She Said
Civil Twilight Lyrics
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I'm seeing double, I don't know where I left my head
It happened to me on a cool dark night twenty two nights ago
And I'm in trouble 'cause I just don't know how to let go
No it wasn't in the way she swayed
No it wasn't how she walked away
Yeah, it was something she said
Yeah, it was something she said
I'd better get back to the place that I used to be
Cause you're trouble and trouble's got a hold of me
Yeah I'm in love with you and you know it's true,
I think I told a lie before
No, it wasn't in the way she moved
No, it wasn't in the way she grooved
Yeah, it was something she said
Yeah, it was something she said
Yeah, it was something she said
Something she said
I don't know why I'm here, searching through this cloud
The words are coming in now, but I don't hear any sound
I don't know why, no, I don't know why I'm here
Yeah, it was something she said
Yeah, it was something she said
Yeah, it was something she said
Something she said
The lyrics of Civil Twilight’s “Something She Said” are about the singer feeling lost and unsure about himself. There’s trouble all around him, and he’s seeing double, unable to think clearly. This confusion started to brew twenty-two nights ago, on a cool dark night, and has festered in him. He’s in trouble because he doesn’t know how to let go of it, possibly referring to the situation that led to this disorientation. The singer, however, asserts that it wasn’t the way she swayed or walked away. Instead, it was something she said that got him into the predicament that he’s in. He’s now trying to reclaim his sense of self by going back to the place he used to be, before she came into his life. The reason why he wants to do that is that he’s in love with her, but trouble has a hold of him, and he believes that he lied to her before.
The song goes on to state that it wasn’t the way that the girl moved or grooved, again reiterating that it was something that she said that pushed the singer's life into chaos. The song then takes on a surreal tone, with the singer saying that he doesn’t know why he’s searching through a cloud and that he can’t hear any sound even though the words are coming in. The final refrain again circles back to the theme of the song - that it was something she said that’s causing all the trouble in the singer's life.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm in trouble, there's trouble everywhere I stare
I am in a troublesome situation and everything I look at seems to involve trouble.
I'm seeing double, I don't know where I left my head
I am feeling disoriented and confused, unsure of my own thoughts and whereabouts.
It happened to me on a cool dark night twenty two nights ago
This troubling experience occurred to me twenty-two nights ago on a chilly and dark night.
And I'm in trouble 'cause I just don't know how to let go
I am struggling because I cannot seem to move past this experience and let it go.
No it wasn't in the way she swayed
This experience was not brought on by the way she moved her body.
No it wasn't how she walked away
This experience was not brought on by the way she left.
Yeah, it was something she said
This experience was caused by something she spoke.
I'd better get back to the place that I used to be
I should return to the state of mind I previously held.
Cause you're trouble and trouble's got a hold of me
I am in trouble because of you and it has a firm grip on me.
Yeah I'm in love with you and you know it's true,
I am in love with you and it is a genuine emotion that you are aware of.
I think I told a lie before
I believe I may have previously lied about how I feel.
No, it wasn't in the way she moved
This experience was not caused by the way in which she moved her body.
No, it wasn't in the way she grooved
This experience was not caused by the way in which she danced.
I don't know why I'm here, searching through this cloud
I am uncertain why I am here, searching through uncertainty.
The words are coming in now, but I don't hear any sound
Although words are being presented, I am not able to fully comprehend or process them.
I don't know why, no, I don't know why I'm here
I am unsure of my reason for being here.
Yeah, it was something she said
This experience was caused by something she spoke.
Something she said
This experience was caused by an impactful statement she made.
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