Jurado's solo career began during the mid-1990s, releasing lo-fi folk based recordings on his own cassette-only label, Casa Recordings, beginning in 1995.
Jurado often makes use of found-sound and field-recording techniques, and has experimented with different forms of tape recordings. In 2000 he released Postcards and Audio Letters, a collection of found audio letters and fragments that he had found from sources such as thrift store tape players and answering machines. Also released in 2000 was Ghost of David,, Jurado's bleakest and most personal sounding record to date. I Break Chairs, (2002) was produced by long time friend, David Bazan. It was his last album for Sub Pop, and was a much rockier, electric affair. After signing for the Indiana-based label Secretly Canadian, Damien Jurado reverted to his trademark folk ballad-based style, releasing six more albums: Where Shall You Take Me? (2003), On My Way To Absence (2005), And Now That I'm In Your Shadow (2006), Caught in the Trees (2008), Saint Bartlett (2010) and Maraqopa (2012).
Official blog: iamcaughtinthetrees.blogspot.com
I Can' Get Over You
Damien Jurado Lyrics
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No I can't get over you
Seems no matter what I do
I can't get over you
I have tried sleeping
Just to get over you
And I have tried dreaming
I can't get over
No I can't get over you
Seems no matter what I do
I can't get over you
It seems no matter what I do
I can't get over you
No I can't get over you
In this song, Damien Jurado's lyrics convey the pain of a failed relationship and the difficulty of moving on. He repeats a simple yet powerful message – that he cannot get over his former partner, no matter what he does. The repetition of the line "I can't get over you" emphasizes this feeling of being stuck and unable to move forward. The specific actions he mentions – sleeping and dreaming – suggest that he's tried everything but still cannot escape this pain.
The second verse reinforces this message with the line "all of my thoughts were of you" during his attempt to sleep. This implies that the memories and emotions of the past continue to haunt him and interfere with his ability to move on. The song's simplicity, both in terms of its message and its lyrics, makes it a relatable and powerful expression of heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't get over
I cannot move on from the emotional pain caused by your departure
No I can't get over you
I am unable to forget about you and what we had
Seems no matter what I do
Regardless of the actions I take, I cannot seem to overcome my feelings for you
I have tried sleeping
To escape the pain of missing you, I have attempted to sleep it off
Just to get over you
With the intention of putting my past with you behind me
And I have tried dreaming
In my subconscious mind, I have tried to replace you or make sense of what happened
But all of my thoughts were of you
Unfortunately, I couldn't shake off even a single memory of you
It seems no matter what I do
Regardless of the number of attempts that I have made
No I can't get over you
I still cannot forget about you, and what we once had.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Damien Jurado
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