"I kinda r… Read Full Bio ↴During an interview on an Italian radio show, Archy said:
"I kinda realized for so long in my life I’ve been going about music the wrong way. I was so aggressive and I wanted to get girls, but I didn’t know how to get girls. […] I was listening to Eddie Cochran, Jive Bombers, Four Freshmen and other slow jazz stuff. I just realized that was probably the easiest way to try to get a girl is if I actually started to speak about my problems with girls and my own confidence issues with girls. That song is almost like from stalker perspective."
"The Infamous, this track is full of the cliche’s of a teenagers love angst."
– Zoo Kid (aka King Krule), Bandcamp
Baby Blue
King Krule Lyrics
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Into the rust of your tongue
Girl, I could've been someone to you
Would've painted the skies blue
Baby blue
If you knew
Baby blue
Baby blue
Edging closer, you swing my way
Girl, I've got no chance and nothing to say
Girl, but stay here for a little while
Baby blue
Baby blue
Baby blue
But if only you could see
My shadow crossing your path
It won't be the last, baby blue
(You are my) baby
(You are my baby)
(I was your slave, can't you see?)
(I was just playin' in the sea)
Bobbin' on the problem
On the problem, on the bobbin'
She was falling, I was bawling
My heart was stopping, she was throbbing
Oh
The lyrics in King Krule's song Baby Blue speaks to a person's unrequited love and the longing that accompanies it. The opening line, "My sandpaper sigh engraves a line into the rust of your tongue," suggests that the singer's words are rough and unpleasant to the person they admire. The following line, "Girl, I could've been someone to you," implies that the singer feels they could have been a positive influence in the person's life or made more of an impact if their affection had been reciprocated. The chorus, which repeats the phrase "Baby blue," represents the color of the sky that the singer "would have painted" if their love was returned.
In the second verse, the singer expresses their desire for the person to stay with them, even if they have nothing to say. They hope that by simply being in the person's company, they can find some solace in their unrequited love. The third verse suggests that the singer's shadow will continue to cross the person's path, indicating that their feelings are not something that can simply be ignored or forgotten.
The outro of the song, where the singer repeats "You are my baby" and "I was your slave, can't you see?" further emphasizes the extent of the singer's feelings and the power dynamic that existed between them and the subject of their desire.
Line by Line Meaning
My sandpaper sigh engraves a line
My rough and emotional exhale leaves a lasting impression
Into the rust of your tongue
In the corrosion and wear of your voice
Girl, I could've been someone
I had the potential to be important to you
To you
In your eyes
Would have painted the skies blue
I could have brought joy to your life
Baby blue
With the color of hope and possibility
If you knew
If you only understood
Edging closer
Slowly approaching
You swing my way
You turn your attention towards me
Girl, I've got no chance
I have no possibility of succeeding
And nothing to say
I have no words to convince you
Girl, but stay here for a little while
But please stay with me for a short time
But if only
If I could only
You could see
You could comprehend
My shadow crossing your path
My presence in your life
It won't be the last, baby blue
Will not be the final time you think of me with hope and potential
You are my baby
You are my love
I was your slave, can't you see?
I was devoted to you, don't you realize?
Bobbing on the problem
Struggling with an issue
On the problem, on the bobbing
Continuing to grapple with the challenge
She was falling, I was bawling
She was slipping away, I was crying uncontrollably
My heart was stopping, she was throbbing, oh
I was filled with anxiety and panic, and she was full of life and energy
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Written by: Archie Ivan Marshall
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