Hung Up
Curve Lyrics


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Silence waits,
Till it no longer,
Knows right,
From wrong.

It's reaching out,
It's reaching out,
It's reaching out.

Bursting through,
It is softly spoken.

It's staying young,
Staying young,
Staying young,
Staying Young.

Before we get to love,
Before we get to romance,
Before we've had enough,
Just give it one more chance,
Give it one more chance.

I'm hung up on romance,
I'm hung up on romance.

Grieve in love,
Before it's over,
Dead by design.

it's reaching out,
It's reaching out,
It's reaching out.

Before we get to love,
Before we get to romance,
Before we've had enough,
Just give it one more chance,
Give it one more chance,
Give it one more chance.

I'm hung up on romance,
I'm hung up on romance.

Hey you know,
I don't do so well.

I'd love to know,
I'd love to know,
I'd love to know,
I'd love to know.


'Cause I'm hung up,
Hung up,
Hung up,
Hung up,
Can't you tell.

I'd love to know,
I'd love to know,
I'd love to know,
I'd love to know.

Hey you know,
I don't do so bad.

I'd love to know,
I'd love to know,
I'd love to know,
I'd love to know.

Before we get to love,
Before we get to romance,
Before we've had enough,
Just give it one more chance.

Hung up on romance,
Hung up on romance,
Hung up on romance,
Hung up on romance,




Hung up on romance,
Hung up on romance.

Overall Meaning

The song Hung Up by Curve is a reflection on love and the emotions that come with it. The opening lines suggest a state of confusion and uncertainty about what is right and wrong in love. The singer is struggling to comprehend what love means and how to navigate its complex terrain. The repeated phrase "it's reaching out" suggests a desire to connect and find love, but there is a sense of hesitancy in the delivery.


The chorus "before we get to love, before we get to romance, before we’ve had enough, just give it one more chance" is an optimistic call to persevere and try again despite any past failures. The singer seems to be "hung up" on the idea of romance, unable to let go of the hope that love can bring.


The closing lines of the song show a sense of longing and the need to understand love more deeply. The repeated phrase "I'd love to know" conveys a sense of yearning for knowledge and emotional connection, which is reinforced by the final refrain of "Hung up on romance."


Overall, Curve's song tackles the complexities of love and romance, the struggles of navigating relationships, and the hope for finding connection and understanding.


Line by Line Meaning

Silence waits,
The absence of noise or sound is present and waits until it no longer discerns right from wrong.


Till it no longer,
Until the silence has been around for a long time and is no longer able to distinguish between good and bad.


Knows right,
Referring to the silence, it no longer knows the difference between the right and the wrong.


From wrong.
The absence of sound can't differentiate the good from the bad anymore.


It's reaching out,
Something is trying to make contact.


It's reaching out,
Whatever is trying to make contact is still trying.


It's reaching out.
There is a persistent effort to reach out.


Bursting through,
Something is pushing through forcefully.


It is softly spoken.
The entity breaking through is gentle and quiet.


It's staying young,
Whoever or whatever is staying youthful.


Staying young,
The entity is trying to remain young.


Staying young,
A constant effort to keep the youthfulness alive.


Staying Young.
Still trying to stay young to avoid growing old.


Before we get to love,
Before any deep and romantic relationship develops.


Before we get to romance,
Before the fireworks of passionate romance begins.


Before we've had enough,
Before this relationship has run its course.


Just give it one more chance,
Asking for one last opportunity before giving up.


Give it one more chance.
Asking for another try at the relationship.


I'm hung up on romance,
I'm still lingering on and unable to separate from the romantic aspect of the relationship.


I'm hung up on romance.
I'm emotionally preoccupied with feelings of love and passion from the relationship.


Grieve in love,
Experience an intense sorrow and pain when in love.


Before it's over,
Before the relationship ends.


Dead by design.
Concluding that the relationship was doomed from the beginning.


Hey you know,
A friendly greeting to someone.


I don't do so well.
Acknowledging a lack of success in something.


I'd love to know,
Expressing interest in obtaining the necessary information.


I'd love to know,
Reinforcing the desire to learn about something.


I'd love to know,
Reaffirming the interest in finding out about something.


I'd love to know.
Still expressing a strong desire to learn about something.


'Cause I'm hung up,
Stuck continuously without being able to detach from something.


Hung up,
Still unable to break free and remain attached to something.


Hung up,
Still lingering and unable to tear away from something.


Hung up,
Unable to move on or forget about something.


Hung up,
Stuck and emotionally invested in something.


Can't you tell.
Making it evident that he is unable to let go despite trying.


Before we get to love,
Before a deep connection develops.


Before we get to romance,
Before the passionate and emotional part of the relationship.


Before we've had enough,
Before the relationship expires or wears off.


Just give it one more chance.
One final opportunity to try and make the relationship work.


Hung up on romance,
Emotionally attached to the romantic part of the relationship.


Hung up on romance,
Stuck and unable to let go from the passionate aspect of the affiliation.


Hung up on romance,
Preoccupied with the love and devotion of the relationship.


Hung up on romance,
Unable to move on from the loving aspect of the affiliation.


Hung up on romance,
Stuck on the emotional part of the relationship.


Hung up on romance.
Still clinging onto the amour aspect of the relationship.




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Written by: Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday

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Comments from YouTube:

John Draisey

This song needs a music video for 2018. More people need to hear this masterpiece.

Mestifi

2020 please

Vino Veritas

So intense, so sweet, so emotionnal, so deep, so desperate. A masterpiece.

zimriel

4 minutes in, this song just hits the perfect note. I introduced my GF to Curve through this album - she loved it maybe more than I did. I'm amazed that Curve didn't take off in the US the way Garbage did . . .

John Draisey

This was way before iPhones and the Shazam app. Ten years ago, I thought Alligators Coming Up was a Garbage song, and my local radio DJs never mentioned the band name. It wasn't until I played the game Motorstorm and looked into the track "Hell Above the Water" that I figured it all out.

Fox Kenji

6 years later it's still sensory overload.

Всадник Апокалипсиса

20 years still awesome

MenDeEvolution

6 years? (now 8 years) thats the upload, the album itself is from 2001

Dilly

can't believe i missed out on this band back then.

Wicked Ras

Love spreads thru song' s chords perpetually..5 minutes lasts forever..Curve, good as eva'

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