Violinist Marja Tuhkanen and the cellist Bertrand Galen (both fresh from performing with the Irish band Interference) also collaborated on the album. It was released on April 21st, 2006 (coinciding with Hansard's 36th birthday).
Hansard and Marketa starred together in the film 'Once' by writer/director John Carney (a former bass player of The Frames). Many songs of the album The Swell Season were used in this film, which won the World Cinema Audience Award at Sundance 2007. Falling Slowly won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. In Once, according to the Falling Slowly Songfacts, Hansard played an Irish busker who has a romantic relationship with Irglova's Czech flower seller. Bob Dylan was so taken by the film that he asked Hansard and Irglova to be the opening act on his world tour. For more info: http://www.myspace.com/oncethemovie
Note on tagging tracks:
For the purists out there... Please tag tracks with "The Swell Season" unless it's a live performance featuring only Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová - in which case use "Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová").
If You Want Me
Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová Lyrics
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Or am I dreaming
I can't tell dreams from truth
For it's been so long
Since I have seen you
I can hardly remember your face anymore
When I get really lonely
And the distance calls its only silence
With pride in your eyes
A lover that sighs
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
Are you really sure
That you believe me
When others say I lie
I wonder if you could
Ever despise me
You know I really try
To be a better one to satisfy you
For you're everything to me
And I do what you ask me
If you let me be free
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
The lyrics to Glen Hansard's song "If You Want Me" speak to the longing and uncertainty of a relationship. The singer is unsure if their lover is truly there or simply a figment of their imagination. They struggle to distinguish between dreams and reality, indicating that their love has been distant and out of reach for too long. The singer reminisces about their lover's features, as if they are slowly losing touch with what they once cherished about them.
The chorus of the song, "If you want me, satisfy me" speaks to the singer's willingness to please their lover and fulfill their desires. They want to be better, to do whatever it takes to make their lover happy. However, they are also unsure if their lover believes them or if they are lying, and the singer worries about being despised if they do not measure up. Ultimately, the singer wants to be free, but they only want that freedom to come through the will of their lover.
The lyrics to "If You Want Me" are a hauntingly beautiful reminder of the complexities and uncertainties of love. The song is a poignant reminder of the lengths that we will go to for love, and the price that we may sometimes pay.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you really here
Are you really with me in this moment, or is it just my imagination?
Or am I dreaming
I can't tell if this is real or if it's just a fantasy.
I can't tell dreams from truth
I struggle to differentiate between reality and my desires.
For it's been so long
It's been a very long time since we've been together.
Since I have seen you
It's been a while since I last laid eyes on you.
I can hardly remember your face anymore
The memory of what you look like is starting to fade.
When I get really lonely
During my loneliest moments
And the distance calls its only silence
When the feeling of distance between us is palpable and all there is to feel.
I think of you smiling
I remember the times when you were happy and it brings me comfort.
With pride in your eyes
You looked at me with admiration.
A lover that sighs
A lover who longs for the other's touch.
If you want me
If you truly want me, your actions have to show it.
Satisfy me
Fulfill my needs and desires, make me happy.
Are you really sure
Are you absolutely positive about what we have?
That you believe me
Do you trust me and what I say?
When others say I lie
When other people doubt my words.
I wonder if you could
I think about the possibility of you being able to.
Ever despise me
Could you ever loathe me?
You know I really try
I make a genuine effort to improve myself to meet your standards.
To be a better one to satisfy you
I strive to become a better version of myself so I can please you.
For you're everything to me
You mean the world to me.
And I do what you ask me
I try my best to follow your wishes.
If you let me be free
If you allow me to be myself, unencumbered by your expectations.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARKETA IRGLOVA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Are you really here or am I dreaming
I can't tell dreams from truth
for it's been so long since I have seen you
I can hardly remember your face anymore
When I get really lonely
and the distance causes our silence
I think of you smiling
with pride in your eyes a lover that sighs
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
Are you really sure that you'd believe me
when others say I lie
I wonder if you could ever despise me
when you know I really try
to be a better one to satisfy you
For your everything to me
and I'll do what you ask me
if you'll let me be, free
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
If you want me satisfy me, if you want me satisfy me
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Are you really here
Or am I dreaming
I can't tell dreams from truth
For it's been so long
Since I have seen you
I can hardly remember your face anymore
When I get really lonely
And the distance calls its only silence
I think of you smiling
With pride in your eyes
A lover that sighs
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
Are you really sure
That you believe me
When others say I lie
I wonder if you could
Ever despise me
You know I really try
To be a better one to satisfy you
For you're everything to me
And I do what you ask me
If you let me be free
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
If you want me
Satisfy me
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Marketa Irglova
@donjuanselami7948
This womans voice is amazing.
@HeyHey-rz2yr
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@travlynn08
Heard the music; saw the film, fell in love with my wife again.
@pepsiman_14
i like your comment
@mariamlomidze2275
v I f
@catherineb2926
💙💙💙
@fawad4548
Heard the music, saw the film, ain't got no wife to fell in love with .... LOL
@onetimetoomany9444
So... she left your for her husband?
@favejka
Karantinanın ilk zamanları söyleyip seslendirmeye çalıştığım şarkı.. ne özelsin bir bilsen. Ne iyi gelirdin bana berbatken. Ne hayaller kurmuştum
@favejka
Hayatım berbat ilerliyor.Hala dinliyorum