Josephine
Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls Lyrics

I heard the name Josephine
The singer came across the name Josephine in a dream

It came to me in dream
The name Josephine was part of a dream the singer had

And I don't usually set too much store by the things that these things might mean
The singer usually doesn't believe in the significance of things he dreams or hears

It was spoken with seriousness
The name Josephine was said with a serious tone

More of a whisper than a scream
The name Josephine was spoken softly rather than being yelled out

Now, I'm waiting on this Josephine
The singer is now waiting for Josephine to reveal herself

Could have been anyone
The singer imagines that he could have been anyone else

I imagined, I could be
The singer imagined that he had the potential to be someone else

I just needed somebody
The singer just needed someone to show him how to be

To show me how to be
The singer wanted someone to teach him how to be a better person

Could have been Napoleon
The singer imagines that he could have been as great as Napoleon

Could have been Beethoven
The singer imagines that he could have been as talented as Beethoven

Could have been anyone, but uncomfortable me
The singer wishes he could have been someone else because he is uncomfortable with who he is

So come on now Josephine, show yourself to me
The singer is still waiting for Josephine to come forward and reveal herself

So come on now Josephine give me what I need
The singer asks Josephine to give him what he needs to become a better person

I don't like to be needy but sometimes needs
The singer doesn't like to rely on others, but sometimes he needs help

Must, I can't stand being the person that I've been
The singer is tired of being the person he has been and wants to change

I'm an impending car crash
The singer feels like he is going to crash and burn

I'm the first one on the scene
The singer is always the first to arrive at his own personal disasters

I'm a defeated commander
The singer feels like a general who has lost his war

I'm a tone-deaf composer
The singer feels like a musician who can't make good music

I'm a strange name whispered in a dream
The singer feels like an unusual name in a dream, something out of place

Let's pretend it's Halloween
The singer suggests they pretend it's Halloween

You come as a car crash
The singer imagines his partner as a car crash

And I'll go as James Dean
The singer imagines himself as James Dean

I'm Napoloeon on Elba
The singer imagines himself as Napoleon, exiled on Elba

And you're a hundred days in 1815
The singer's partner represents the difficult 100 days of Napoleon's reign before his exile

I wrote all of these letters to my immortal beloved
The singer wrote letters to someone who he imagines as his immortal beloved

You're the only one who's ever gonna know what they mean
The singer's partner is the only person who will ever really understand what those letters mean

Come on now Josephine
The singer pleads for Josephine to come forward

Show yourself to me
The singer wants Josephine to make herself known

But I ended up being me
The singer realizes that he is who he is and can't change that

Could have been runaway
The singer imagines that he could have been a runaway

Could have been what you need
The singer imagines that he could have been someone his partner needed

I wish that I was anyone except for just me
The singer wishes he could have been anyone else but himself