All My Friends
Jimmy Tait Lyrics
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And everybody's hangin out tonight
It's alright
Listen to them
Show when they learn how to lie
You can sing along with them if you try
I need it. I need it. I need it.
She's got a neck like a Saturday paper
You read it fast before the Sunday mass
Take it back it's nothing
it's nothing like it talks
Don't listen to me baby if you wanna survive
You did it you did you did it wrong.
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It's evident to me
Tonight
All the friends are strangers.
I'd like to take my story
To some place the don't know me
Creatures come out of the bars
Talk is small but you talk to Paul
Sold sex on Bird Cage walk
Boys are drinking and on the docks
Union man. I'm your friend
I need you when you listen to me
Weigh sand Buy Sand glass track
Closing off close off close off
OPEC dreams stock market close on the rock
And roll scale
Stereo
No more partridge family dreams to the home land
Divorce countries
The song "All My Friends" by Jimmy Tait talks about the excitement of hanging out with friends and partying, but also the loneliness that comes with it. The lyrics mention that everyone is going out and hanging out tonight, but despite this, the singer feels that all his friends are strangers. The second stanza talks about a girl with a neck like Saturday paper, suggesting that she is easily consumed and discarded. The line "Don't listen to me baby if you wanna survive/ You did it you did you did it wrong" implies that the singer is aware of the pitfalls of partying and warns the girl against it. The third stanza mentions the singer's desire to escape the social scene and go somewhere that nobody knows him. He also seems to be critical of the small talk that's happening around him, implying that people are not being real with each other. The fourth and final stanza mentions the singer talking to a union man and asking for his understanding. The rest of the lines seem to be disjointed and don't follow a clear narrative, suggesting that the singer is overwhelmed by the various thoughts and emotions he's experiencing.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody's goin out tonight
All of Jimmy's friends are going out tonight
And everybody's hangin out tonight
All of Jimmy's friends are spending time together
It's alright
Jimmy is okay with not going out with his friends
Listen to them
Pay attention to what his friends are saying
Show when they learn how to lie
Realize that his friends are not completely honest
You can sing along with them if you try
Join in on the upbeat social life if he wants to
Holdin the spoken word up
Keeping the conversation alive
I need it. I need it. I need it.
Jimmy desires this type of social interaction
She's got a neck like a Saturday paper
The woman draws attention with her neck
You read it fast before the Sunday mass
Jimmy is attracted to this woman
Take it back it's nothing
Assuming his friends will not understand his attraction to her
it's nothing like it talks
He doesn't want to overhype anything
Don't listen to me baby if you wanna survive
He is warning the unidentified woman not to trust him
You did it you did you did it wrong.
He is talking to someone about something that didn't go as planned
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Jimmy is physically and emotionally tired
It's evident to me
It is clear to Jimmy
Tonight
On this particular night
All the friends are strangers.
Despite hanging out with his friends, he feels isolated
I'd like to take my story
Jimmy desires a change of scenery
To some place the don't know me
He wishes to be anonymous
Creatures come out of the bars
He perceives nightlife as monstrous
Talk is small but you talk to Paul
Jimmy has few people he can have a genuine conversation with
Sold sex on Bird Cage walk
This line is unclear in meaning
Boys are drinking and on the docks
It is nighttime and men are drinking in a public space
Union man. I'm your friend
Jimmy wants to support blue collar workers
I need you when you listen to me
He seeks validation from those who value his opinion
Weigh sand Buy Sand glass track
Nobody knows what this line means
Closing off close off close off
He is compartmentalizing his emotions
OPEC dreams stock market close on the rock
Jimmy is contemplating economics
And roll scale
He is measuring up the situation
Stereo
This line is unclear in meaning
No more partridge family dreams to the home land
He is growing away from his innocence
Divorce countries
This line is unclear in meaning
Contributed by Michael N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
moviefever88
Beautiful, amazing! Can't wait for the album release