Since Ezra got a guitar for her bar mitzvah, she's been working relentlessly toward capturing some of the grandeur, mystery, pain and headlong wildness of life in song. The results are by turns beautiful, charming, funny, angry, poignant and inspirational.
A lot of Ezra's songs can be heard on the series 'Sex Education'.
Her latest record 'Twelve Nudes' is a brilliant angry punk record.
"One of my goals in making music is to make the world seem bigger, and life seem larger" - Ezra Furman
My Zero
Ezra Furman Lyrics
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The amber waves of grain
I sat and lit my fire
I saw your passing train
I watched your yellow windows
I couldn't see your face
I thought you'd always be
I thought you'd always be
My zero
Sitting down by the fire
I cook my can of beans
I draw the constellations
I wonder what they mean
Sit back, replay my movie
I go through all the scenes
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
My zero
I've gone away forever
The wrong side of the tracks
My blood all filled with garbage
My heart shot through with cracks
I saw her dark hair falling
All down her snow-white back
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
My zero
The lyrics of "My Zero" by Ezra Furman may seem melancholic at first, but it's actually about accepting the fact that people we love may not always be a constant presence in our life. It opens with an allusion to the famous "America the Beautiful" with "amber waves of grain" but instead of celebrating the beauty of his country, he is alone with his thoughts and his fire. The passing train symbolizes a person that he used to love but now only sees from afar. He acknowledges that he can't see the face behind the yellow windows, a metaphor for how distant they are from each other.
The song is mainly about nostalgia, and the feeling of wanting to hold on to people or memories from the past. Ezra Furman sings about contemplating constellations, which signify the passage of time and the continuity of stories despite the distance between the stars. When he replays his movie, he travels back in time to remember the good times, like how he "thought you'd always be my zero." Yet, the song also contains a hint of bitterness where Furman sings that he's gone away forever to the wrong side of the tracks, and his heart filled with cracks because of their departure.
Despite the emotional intensity of the song, it concludes with one final repetition of the line, "My zero." It's a way of reconciling the past and present, of admitting that even though people leave, their impact is still felt long after they've gone.
Line by Line Meaning
Out on the open prairie
Starting off on the countryside with vast lands and beautiful scenery in front of him.
The amber waves of grain
Describing the beautiful fields of crops that stand tall and golden.
I sat and lit my fire
Taking a pause from his journey and doing something as simple as lighting a fire.
I saw your passing train
Noticing a train in the distance, a sign of the modern world far away from the prairie.
I watched your yellow windows
Observing the train only from a distance, seeing the lit windows flicker by.
I couldn't see your face
Despite the close encounter, unable to see who was aboard the train.
I thought you'd always be
My zero
Referencing a person who was once close to him, always present in his life, but has now left him feeling empty and alone.
Sitting down by the fire
Returning to the moment as he takes a seat by the fire he has started.
I cook my can of beans
Preparing a simple meal, making the best of what he has.
I draw the constellations
Looking up to the night sky and tracing the stars to connect the dots, creating constellations.
I wonder what they mean
Wondering what the meaning behind the constellation is, what story or message they hold.
Sit back, replay my movie
Taking a moment to rewind his life and replay all his moments like a movie.
I go through all the scenes
Reliving the past, scene by scene, maybe hoping to find what went wrong.
My zero
Repeating his feeling of emptiness, as he thinks of the person who he thought would always be there.
I've gone away forever
Announcing his departure from the prairie and the past, maybe for good.
The wrong side of the tracks
Referencing a less desirable area, indicating a place of hardship and difficulty.
My blood all filled with garbage
Feeling contaminated, maybe due to the rough life he's lived.
My heart shot through with cracks
Describing his heart as being broken and damaged, beyond repair.
I saw her dark hair falling
All down her snow-white back
Recalling a moment with a woman, maybe a beautiful memory but surrounded by sadness.
My zero
Ending with the repeating phrase that paints the picture of his loneliness and feeling of emptiness.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ezra Mordechai Furman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rudraprasadghosh18
Verse 1]
Out on the open prairie
The amber waves of grains
I sat and lit my fire
I saw your passing train
I watched your yellow windows
I couldn't see your face
[Chorus]
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
[Verse 2]
Sitting down by the fire
I cook my can of beans
I draw the constellations
I wonder what they mean
Sit back, replay my movie
I go through all the scenes
[Chorus]
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
My zero
[Verse 3]
I've gone away forever
The wrong side of the tracks
My blood all filled with garbage
My heart shot through with cracks
I saw her dark hair falling
All down her snow-white back
[Chorus]
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
My zero
@parkyercarcass
there's a poster hanging on a streetcorner in my neighborhood - been there for a few months now and i think about it often.
just large white sheet of paper with
"MY BLOOD
ALL FILLED
WITH GARBAGE
MY HEART
SHOT THROUGH
WITH CRACKS"
in bold print.
didn't think to google it until today.
the song isn't exactly my vibe, but the lyrics hit.
@enyarabelo8057
Out on the open prairie
The amber waves of grain
I sat and lit my fire
I saw your passing train
I watched your yellow windows
I couldn't see your face
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
Sitting down by the fire
I cook my can of beans
I draw the constellations
I wonder what they mean
Sit back, replay my movie
I go through all the scenes
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
My zero
I've gone away forever
The wrong side of the tracks
My blood all filled with garbage
My heart shot through with cracks
I saw her dark hair falling
All down her snow-white back
I thought you'd always be
My zero
I thought you'd always be
My zero
My zero
@brokebentsubliminals
Sex Education chose the best songs.
@enochite5683
Best
@godspeedfilthypeasantblack1968
Dude!! I was telling my friend the other day!
@carterholm8257
I got my whole family to watch it by saying, "This show has the best soundtrack of all time". And I am in such a huge Ezra Furman phase right now....literally one of their songs is ALWAYS in my head, sometimes it's Lousy Connection, sometimes it's Queen of Hearts, sometimes it's My Zero, but usually it's the cover I Can Change!!!
@rxmca3412
yea
@brokebentsubliminals
@@carterholm8257 EXACTLY THANK YOY
@KeiStingray
I can't even understand how he has released 5 amazing albums and is still not breaking into mainstream success. I know he's an "indie" musician but when someone has talent like him, it's just not fair that he's still this hidden.
@aditlurr8036
I just want to tell you now he's successful
@devanshuverma7026
Use she...... instead of he
@timere8886
@@devanshuverma7026 pretty sure these were before