Debut Albu… Read Full Bio ↴Elspeth are a five piece band from Newry Northern Ireland
Debut Album "Coax" out May 2012 through No Dancing Records
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A Song for goodbyes
Elspeth Lyrics
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Of an empty serenade
Something to make your heart ache
And the blood boil in your veins
And we could write a tragedy of our own to call yesterday
Nothing to lose or to gain
We’ve got so much time to waste
And it’s so beautiful to watch your heart break
A temporary place to belong
Love is a game we play for fun
Sing a love song for no one
You’re a riddle to explain
I’m a stranger to your ways
You are a route of escape
Darling don’t you leave a trace
We could get higher than the stars before they fade
We are the authors of our own mistakes
Dirty fingerprints on a once blank page
And it’s so beautiful to watch your heart break
Something to take from someone
Only looking to have some fun
Certain to end as surely as it’s begun
Sing a love song for no one
In Elspeth's song Song for Goodbyes, the first stanza paints a picture of someone who is using a formulaic approach to love, a “template of an empty serenade,” that may evoke sentimentality but ultimately leaves one feeling empty. The second stanza talks about the characters wanting to create their own story from scratch but deciding that they have nothing to lose or gain. The line “we’ve got so much time to waste” captures the characters’ sense of ennui and apathy towards their current state of affairs. The third stanza tackles the idea of love as a game that people play for fun, using someone as a temporary placeholder without any intention of commitment.
In the final stanza, the mysterious nature of the characters’ relationship is explored. They are strangers to each other's ways, perhaps living on the edge and embracing risk-taking behavior. The line, “dirty fingerprints on a once blank page” describes the carelessness with which they are living their lives. The notion of “watching your heart break” is incredibly poignant because it captures the sense of voyeuristic pleasure that can come from observing someone else’s misfortune. The song ends with the suggestion that the singer is singing “a love song for no one,” that is to say, realizing that they are alone in this world.
Line by Line Meaning
You’re a template
You are a generic model, lacking originality or substance
Of an empty serenade
Of a meaningless, insincere love song
Something to make your heart ache
Something that evokes feelings of pain and sadness
And the blood boil in your veins
And incites intense emotion and passion within you
And we could write a tragedy of our own to call yesterday
And we have experienced hardship and sorrow in our past
Nothing to lose or to gain
There are no risks or rewards involved
We’ve got so much time to waste
We have an abundance of time that we don't know how to use
And it’s so beautiful to watch your heart break
It is both heart-wrenching but also captivating to witness your emotional pain
Something to give to someone
Something to offer someone else, even if it's not genuine
A temporary place to belong
A temporary feeling of connection or acceptance
Love is a game we play for fun
Love is something we use to entertain ourselves, not to be taken seriously
Sing a love song for no one
Express your feelings of love but without a real recipient
You’re a riddle to explain
You are mysterious and difficult to understand or describe
I’m a stranger to your ways
I do not truly know or understand you
You are a route of escape
You offer a means of escape from reality
Darling don’t you leave a trace
Don't leave any evidence or mark behind that you were ever here
We could get higher than the stars before they fade
We could experience intense highs and emotions before they inevitably diminish
We are the authors of our own mistakes
We are solely responsible for the errors we make
Dirty fingerprints on a once blank page
Evidence of our existence and actions on something that was once pure and untouched
And it’s so beautiful to watch your heart break
It is both heart-wrenching but also captivating to witness your emotional pain
Something to take from someone
Something to acquire from someone else, without truly giving anything in return
Only looking to have some fun
Not seeking any real emotional or romantic commitment, just temporary entertainment
Certain to end as surely as it’s begun
This temporary encounter will inevitably come to an end at some point
Sing a love song for no one
Express your feelings of love but without a real recipient
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: James Mitchell, Richard Bond, Ruth Baillie
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Love this song!