There are at least nine artists with this name:

1 - E's real name is… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least nine artists with this name:

1 - E's real name is Mark Oliver Everett and he is the driving force behind the band Eels. He released two solo albums under the moniker "E": Broken Toy Shop and A Man Called E.

2- E is a new project from American alt rocker Thalia Zedek (Come/Live Skull), a new power trio of experimental rock troubadours w/ Jason Sanford of Neptune and Gavin McCarthy of Karate.
https://www.facebook.com/ABandCalledE/
https://abandcallede.bandcamp.com/music
http://abandcallede.com/

3 - E is a Finnish/Portuguese Experimental Black metal project. ShadoW (Portugal) and MTYM (Finland) are the only members of this band.
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/E/168957753128955?v=wall
Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/edimension

4 - E is also the name of a Chinese alternative rock band.

5 - E was also a punk rock band from Caracas, Venezuela that existed around mid 2002-mid 2003 that featured Archi from ATTE and IL from Boom Boom Clan, Las Américas, La Fiera Del Vinil, Ulises Hadjis' live band and Elaine.

6 - E is also a Czech progressive rock-alternative band from Brno.
Visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/E/49547237061 for the Czech band E (CZ).

7 - E was also the name of the lead singer of early 1990s UK alternative rock band Mass.

8 - E was the name of an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia in the early 1990s.

9 - An alias of Andy Bullock, a London-based experimental/noise musician.

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Standing at the Gate
E Lyrics

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So what are you gonna do about me?
I been hangin' 'round a while
Trading books and knowing glances
I tought I'd stick around but it really ain't my style

So this ain't heaven on earth
Looks like we'll have to wait
But we are standing at the gate

I took a look inside your attic
And secret shelves and hidden rooms
It didn't scare me when I saw it
Your hidden attic is no temple of doom

And this ain't heaven on earth
Looks like we'll have to wait
But we are standing at the gate

So, what are you going to do about me?
Put me on a secret shelf?
I wanna change myself around
You know I would do it if I thought that it would help

So this ain't heaven on earth

Looks like we'll have to wait
But we are standing at the gate

Overall Meaning

The song "Standing at the Gate" by E is a lamentation of a person who has been lingering around for a while, trading books and knowing glances. The singer wonders what the other person is going to do about them since they've been around for some time. The singer feels a sense of being unsettled, feeling like they've been around too long, and realizes that it's not their style to stay too long in one place. As the singer takes a look inside the other person's attic, secret shelves, and hidden rooms, they discover things that others might have found alarming, but it didn't scare the singer at all.

The singer then asks the question again, "What are you going to do about me?" The singer wonders if the other person will put them on a secret shelf like a forgotten book. The singer reveals their willingness to change themselves around and do whatever it takes to fit in or find a place in the other person's world. However, the singer admits that it's not heaven on earth yet, there's a waiting period, but they are standing at the gate.

Line by Line Meaning

So what are you gonna do about me?
Asking what the other person's intentions towards the singer are

I been hangin' 'round a while
The singer spent a considerable amount of time with the other person

Trading books and knowing glances
The singer and the other person shared common interests and exchanged meaningful looks

I tought I'd stick around but it really ain't my style
The artist initially thought of staying but realized that it wasn't suitable for them

So this ain't heaven on earth
The current situation isn't perfect

Looks like we'll have to wait
It seems like things will need to improve with time

But we are standing at the gate
Despite not being in an ideal situation, the singer and the other person are still together, waiting for better times

I took a look inside your attic
The artist explored the other person's personal space

And secret shelves and hidden rooms
The other person has things they keep hidden and away from public view

It didn't scare me when I saw it
The artist was not intimidated or frightened by what they found

Your hidden attic is no temple of doom
The other person's secrets are not dangerous or harmful

Put me on a secret shelf?
The artist asks if the other person plans to keep their relationship secret and hidden away

I wanna change myself around
The singer desires self-improvement

You know I would do it if I thought that it would help
If the singer believed that changing themselves would benefit their relationship, they would make the effort to do so

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MARK O. EVERETT

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