Geggy Tah is an alternative rock/jazz rock trio which formed in Pomona, Cal… Read Full Bio ↴Geggy Tah is an alternative rock/jazz rock trio which formed in Pomona, California, United States in 1994. They consist of Tommy Jordan (vocals), Greg Kurstin (guitar, keyboards) and Daren Hahn (drums). The band has been inactive since 2001.

The core of Geggy Tah comprises Greg Kurstin and Tommy Jordan. Each of them has a younger sister who was unable to pronounce her brother's name when very young; "Geggy" and "Tah" were the baby girls' mispronunciations of their brother's names.

Geggy Tah's first release, Grand Opening, appeared in 1994 on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. For their 1996 release Sacred Cow, they added drummer Daren Hahn to the lineup. Also on Luaka Bop, the album spawned the hit single "Whoever You Are." The song appeared in a Mercedes commercial circa 2001.

In 1999, the band announced a new album entitled Music Inspired by The Fragrance, and released two songs ("Space Heater" and "Sweat") on the web in mp3 format. However (in part because of Luaka Bop's move from Warner Brothers to Virgin Records) the album went unreleased until 2001, by which point it had acquired a new title: Into The Oh.

Love Is Alone
Geggy Tah Lyrics

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When I am all alone and all by myself
And I am with nobody else
I listen to my heart beat and see my soul sleep
Until the morning comes
When I am all alone
I hear a voice say
Love is deeper than loneliness

I sit upright in bed and look around my room.
Who was that who said, "love loneliness"?
I know Oscar Wilde said,
"To love oneself is the beginning
Of a life long romance."

Love is deeper than loneliness
Love is nature at its best

I go to bed again and tuck myself in.
I listen for a voice,
I want it to begin
I can hear my heartbeat
And see my soul sleep
Until the mourning comes

Love is deeper than loneliness
Love is nature at its best
Love is deeper than an emotion
I feel alive again when I feel love
Life's a surprise again

When I feel love lives
Beyond the end

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Geggy Tah's Love Is Alone emphasize the importance of self-love and the power of love to combat feelings of loneliness. The song highlights the significance of being alone and listening to one's own heart and soul, which allows for introspection and self-awareness. The first stanza describes the experience of being alone, where the singer listens to their own heartbeat and observes their soul at rest until the morning arrives. In this moment of solitude, the singer hears a voice in their head saying that love is deeper than loneliness.

The second stanza continues with the theme of self-love, referencing Oscar Wilde's quote about loving oneself being the beginning of a lifelong romance. The singer yearns to hear the voice again, hoping that it will bring them comfort and reassurance. As they lay down in bed and listen to their heartbeat, the singer realizes that love is nature at its best, deeper than mere emotions. The final lines of the song emphasize the transformative power of love, how it can make one feel alive again and bring back the element of surprise into life, even after the end of something.

Overall, the song Love Is Alone invites the listener to reflect on their own relationship with themselves and the concept of love, illustrating how it can be a powerful antidote to loneliness.

Line by Line Meaning

When I am all alone and all by myself
During times of solitude and isolation

And I am with nobody else
When there is no company or company is absent

I listen to my heart beat and see my soul sleep
I introspect and reflect upon myself

Until the morning comes
Until a new day begins

When I am all alone
During times of solitude and isolation

I hear a voice say
I perceive a message

Love is deeper than loneliness
Love is a superior state to loneliness

I sit upright in bed and look around my room.
I become alert in my sleeping place

Who was that who said, "love loneliness"?
Who spoke about love and loneliness?

I know Oscar Wilde said,
I am aware of Oscar Wilde's quote

"To love oneself is the beginning
The foundation of all emotions is self-love