Over the last two years Katie Noonan and her new band ‘The Captains’ ( Came… Read Full Bio ↴Over the last two years Katie Noonan and her new band ‘The Captains’ ( Cameron Deyell – guitar, Stu Hunter – keys/bass, Declan Kelly – drums) have been building a vessel of exciting new songs.

A return to form for Katie, this band sees the songstress sailing towards a more beloved lush and organic sound with her trademark strong and inspired personal stories.

Katie has co-written songs with a host of Anzac luminaries including Tim Finn, Don Walker, Sia Furler, Josh Pyke, Tom Shapcott and her fellow ‘Captains’ band mates.

Katie and the band have been berthing a series of underground warehouse gigs around Sydney to test the waters and warm up the tunes live. Stay tuned to Katie’s myspace and facebook for regular updates/new demoes/gig footage etc and for a glimpse of what promises to be an inspired voyage.

“ I haven’t felt this positive about my music since the george days… I feel like I have finally found the right musical partners to make my music with again. I am really inspired and excited about this new record – I can’t wait to make it and tour it.”

Katie Noonan and the Captains are making this record Oct-Nov this year with International Producer/Engineer Nick Didia - with a planned Ep release February 2010 and an April 2010 Album release.

Katie Noonan is an Australian based singer-songwriter. She was the lead vocalist of bands George and Elixir, and has also released a classical/jazz duet album with her mother, soprano Maggie Noonan. See Katie and Maggie Noonan.

Katie released a solo album "Skin" which was recorded during 2006, and debuted in the Australian (ARIA) top 50 album charts at #6. She will be touring Australia with Josh Groban to promote this new album.

Logic
Katie Noonan Lyrics

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your concept of time whittles away while i sit and fiddle worrying myself that i think too much, oh yes i think too much
I feel i leave and you run away, escape the confines for one day – do i box you in, do i believe in you?

and now i ask you to leave and you believe in me
not knowing all i want you to say is " i'm not going to leave you"
and now i say wait a while and you believe in me
now knowing i was too proud to say i wanted you that minute that day

cause logic goes out the window when i look at you
reason has no reason to be there
cause logic goes out the window when i think of you
I just want to be with you, i just want to love you

I make myself laugh the games i play to gage how much you care for me
I'm testing myself but putting myself through too
you shrug and say "it's okay" it annoyes me how calm you are, how logical
and now i push you away, i know i'm hurting you
irrationality over-rides my sensbilities
you see i've been hurt before by the ones i love
I need to remember that wasn't love and you will not act that way

cause logic goes out the window when i look at you
reason has no reason to be there
cause logic goes out the window when i think of you

i just want to be with you, i just want to love you
i've loved before and been given away a prize to save for that rainy day

Overall Meaning

In Katie Noonan's song Logic, the lyrics explore the multifaceted emotions and thoughts of someone who is in love. The first verse describes the feeling of worrying too much, causing time to feel as though it is slipping away. The singer questions whether they are boxing in their partner, questioning whether they are believing in them enough. The second verse takes a different turn, as the singer asks their partner to leave, only to realise that all they want is for them to stay. The use of the phrase "logic goes out the window" shows that even though they are trying to rationalize their thoughts, in the face of love, it doesn't quite make sense.

The chorus repeats the idea that logic and reason are not important when it comes to love, conveying the idea that the singer is just trying to be with their partner and express their love for them. The bridge exposes the singer's insecurities about what lies ahead in their relationship, referencing past hurt and asking their partner to believe that they will not act in the same way.

Line by Line Meaning

your concept of time whittles away while i sit and fiddle worrying myself that i think too much, oh yes i think too much
I'm overly consumed with my own thoughts to the point where I'm wasting precious time, worrying about whether or not I think too much.

I feel i leave and you run away, escape the confines for one day – do i box you in, do i believe in you?
I feel guilty when you seek to take a break from us, making me question whether or not I'm trapping you in our relationship and whether or not I even trust you.

and now i ask you to leave and you believe in me not knowing all i want you to say is " i'm not going to leave you"
I'm testing you by asking you to leave, but I really want you to reassure me that you'll stay.

and now i say wait a while and you believe in me now knowing i was too proud to say i wanted you that minute that day
After asking you to leave, I now wish you'd wait for me to come to my senses and admit that I wanted you to stay.

cause logic goes out the window when i look at you reason has no reason to be there cause logic goes out the window when i think of you I just want to be with you, I just want to love you
When it comes to you, my logical reasoning becomes obsolete, all I really care about is being with you and loving you.

I make myself laugh the games i play to gage how much you care for me I'm testing myself but putting myself through too
I devise games to see how much you care about me, but in doing so, I end up putting myself through more than I should.

you shrug and say "it's okay" it annoyes me how calm you are, how logical and now i push you away, i know i'm hurting you irrationality over-rides my sensbilities
Your calm and logical response to my tests annoy me to a point where I hurt you by pushing you away, because my irrationality overrides my sense of what's right.

you see i've been hurt before by the ones i love I need to remember that wasn't love and you will not act that way
I've been hurt in the past by people claiming to love me, but I need to remind myself that those weren't acts of love, and trust that you won't hurt me that way.

i've loved before and been given away a prize to save for that rainy day
I've loved before, but I've been treated as if I'm someone's backup plan, to be saved for when it's raining and they have nothing better to do.

Writer(s): Katie Anne Noonan

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