Marvelous 3 first appeared on the scene with their acclaimed indie debut, Math and Other Problems in 1997. Word of mouth quickly spread, and Elektra Records signed the band. The next year saw the release of Hey! Album, their breakthrough CD. It featured the catchy radio hit Freak of the Week. Riding the success of their hit single, Marvelous 3 toured aggressively, as well as appearing on major late night talk shows and being featured in numerous magazines. After touring, the band went about creating their third album, Ready, Sex, Go, which was released in 2000 in preparation for the "rock epiphany of the new millennium." Ready, Sex, Go suffered from poor promotion, and the band realized that their record label wasn't willing to do them justice. A year after their third release, Marvelous 3 decided to part ways and take a break from the cut-throat music business. In 2002, lead singer Butch Walker began a solo career, releasing his first album Left of Self-Centered. In 2004 Butch released his follow up Letters. On July 25th, 2006 Butch and his band "Let's Go Out Tonites!" released the album entitled "The Rise And Fall Of Butch Walker and The Let's-Go-Out-Tonites."
This Time
Marvelous 3 Lyrics
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When I saw you on the tube
A week of going solo
Now my heart is feeling so low
So I'm overdue
Got an asshole for a roommate
He drank up all my booze
And thoughts of me evicting him
Never came true
But I still think of you and how
[Chorus]
This time could be the last time
I get to hear you say
All that you want to say
This line could be the last line
I'm gonna use on you
Just to get into you now
In my red and dirty sweatpants
I watch you up above my bed
I'm taken by your slutty grace
And if they stole your paper face
You know I think I'd rather be dead
I'm fucked up in the head and now
[Chorus]
Somehow something somewhere in me told me to lie about
All the sparks I thought I saw on the fourth Of July
All because I want you to want me
Need you to need me
Love you to love me yeah
[Chorus]
Just to get into now [Repeat x4]
The Marvelous 3's song "This Time" is about unrequited love, regret, and the fear of missing out. The first verse explains how the singer is feeling low after a week of being alone and watching TV. He is stuck with a terrible roommate who drinks up all his booze and never leaves the apartment, causing him to long for someone he can connect with. The singer describes his unwarranted obsession with the woman he watches on TV, who he finds attractive but probably does not know he exists.
The chorus shows the singer's desperation to make a connection with the woman. He fears that this may be his last chance to say all the things he wants to say to her. The singer's feelings are further reinforced in the second verse, where he watches her from his bed and is taken by her "slutty grace." Even if she lost her good looks, the singer would rather be dead than live without her.
The bridge reveals the singer's deception about having feelings for the woman. He lies about seeing sparks on the Fourth of July and how much he wants her to like him, hoping that the attraction will be mutual. However, he realizes that this may not be his reality, and he might have missed his chance.
Line by Line Meaning
I was sticking to the sofa
I was very lazy and had no intention of doing anything
When I saw you on the tube
When I saw you on the TV
A week of going solo
I spent a week being alone
Now my heart is feeling so low
Now I feel very sad and depressed
So I'm overdue
So I need some change in my life
Got an asshole for a roommate
I have a very unpleasant roommate
He drank up all my booze
He drank all the alcohol that I had
Spent his Fridays at the gym
He spent his Fridays working out at the gym
And thoughts of me evicting him
And I thought about kicking him out
Never came true
But I never did
But I still think of you and how
But I still think about you and our relationship
This time could be the last time
This time could be the final time
I get to hear you say
I get to listen to what you have to say
All that you want to say
Everything that you want to say
This line could be the last line
This phrase could be the final thing that I say to you
I'm gonna use on you
I'm going to say to you
Just to get into you now
Just to get closer to you
In my red and dirty sweatpants
I am wearing red, dirty sweatpants
I watch you up above my bed
I watch you on the TV while lying in bed
I'm taken by your slutty grace
I am captivated by your alluring charm
And if they stole your paper face
And if someone stole a picture of you
You know I think I'd rather be dead
I would be devastated
I'm fucked up in the head and now
I am not in a good mental state
Somehow something somewhere in me told me to lie about
Something inside me made me lie about
All the sparks I thought I saw on the fourth Of July
All the romantic feelings that I had on July 4th
All because I want you to want me
Because I want to be wanted by you
Need you to need me
I want you to need me
Love you to love me yeah
I want you to love me too
Just to get into now [Repeat x4]
Just to get closer to you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BUTCH WALKER
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