The Faster Songfacts says that his seventh studio album, Modern Love debuted on #17 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 9, 2011, making it Nathanson's most successful album to date.
The members of his band have changed over the past years. Among others, he has been accompanied by Aben Eubanks on guitar, keys and vocals, but later replaced by Aaron Tap. John Thomasson has been his bassist since 2004. Jason McKenzie was on drums until Fall 2006; Nick Amoroso on two tours from Fall 2007 through Winter 2008. His current drummer is Konrad Meissner. Before 2005, Nathanson was often accompanied by cellist Matt Fish.
Queen of nots
Matt Nathanson Lyrics
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Like a hurricane
Got me twisted, oh
You got me twisted
You promised blue sky's
And brought the rain
And I went missing, oh
I went missing
While I was sleeping
You robbed me blind
Drunk on your power
Your sweet turned sour
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
You sounded desperate
You bought your friends
They hang like targets
Such easy targets
I never seen aim so steady
No no I've never seen a mind so bent
You pull the trigger
You're cold like winter
The spell I was under
Of your see through skin
I was drunk on your power
And turned you louder
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
And I won't be there when the love comes out
Yeah I won't be there when the word gets round
Cause your someone else's baby
You're someone else's crazy, now
While I was sleeping
You robbed me blind
Drunk on your powers
Your sweet turned, sour
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
My queen of Knots
You must be lost
Your hearts a stumbling block
You're my queen of Knots, come-on
You're hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
(must be lost)
(must be lost)
Queen of Knots
(must be lost)
(must be lost)
I won't be there
I won't be there
"Queen of Knots" by Matt Nathanson is a song that speaks about a toxic relationship where the person he's in love with is manipulative, unpredictable, and controlling. The opening lines "You blew through me like a hurricane" signifies the turbulence and the chaos that this person brought into his life. He trusted this person and believed their words of the promise of blue skies, but they only brought rain into his life. The verse, "While I was sleeping, you robbed me blind, drunk on your power, your sweet turned sour" speaks to the deception he had to face at the hands of his partner.
The chorus, "You sent me sailing into the rocks, my queen of knots, your hearts a jungle of bar fights," portrays how he was led into a trap that was hard to escape. The line "you must be lost" suggests that the person has lost their path in life and is lost in their own confusion. The lyrics "I won't be there when the love comes out" indicate that he has given up on the relationship and doesn't want to be associated with it.
In the second verse, the line "You bought your friends, they hang like targets, such easy targets" suggests that the person was fake and bought fake friends who were easy targets to manipulate. The lines "You pull the trigger, you're cold like winter, the spell I was under, of your see-through skin" talk about how he was mesmerized by the person's looks but later realized they were manipulative and cold. The ending lines "you're my queen of knots" portrays how he was entrapped by the person's behavior and how they controlled him.
Line by Line Meaning
You blew through me
You entered my life with intense force and speed
Like a hurricane
Just like how a hurricane is an unstoppable force of nature, you were an unstoppable force in my life
Got me twisted, oh
You made me feel confused and uncertain about everything
You promised blue sky's
You made me believe that everything would be perfect and beautiful
And brought the rain
But in reality, everything turned out to be gloomy and sad
And I went missing, oh
You made me feel lost and alone
While I was sleeping
When I was not paying attention
You robbed me blind
You took advantage of me and stole from me
Drunk on your power
You were intoxicated by your own control over me
Your sweet turned sour
Your kind and loving words turned into bitter and hurtful ones
You sent me sailing into the rocks
You caused me to crash and burn in my life
My queen of Knots
You are the ruler of all the complex problems in my life
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
Your heart is full of chaos and conflict
Lonely little queen of Knots
Despite your power, you are still alone and lost
You must be lost
You are directionless and unsure about yourself
You sounded desperate
You seemed like you were in need of something and willing to do anything to get it
You bought your friends
You paid for your friends to be with you
They hang like targets
They are vulnerable and easy to manipulate
Such easy targets
They are easily swayed by your words and actions
I never seen aim so steady
I have never seen someone aim so precisely at their target
No no I've never seen a mind so bent
I have never seen someone so twisted and corrupted in their thinking
You pull the trigger
You take action without hesitation or remorse
You're cold like winter
Your emotions are distant and unfeeling
The spell I was under
The hypnotic trance that you had me in
Of your see through skin
Of your transparent intentions and motives
I was drunk on your power
I was addicted to the way you made me feel and the control you had over me
And turned you louder
I made you more important and influential than you actually were
And I won't be there when the love comes out
I will not be present when you finally show your true love and affection to someone else
Yeah I won't be there when the word gets round
I will not be there when everyone finds out about your true character
Cause your someone else's baby
You belong to someone else now
You're someone else's crazy, now
You are now someone else's problem to deal with
Your hearts a stumbling block
Your heart is an obstacle in my life that I cannot overcome
You're my queen of Knots, come-on
You are the superior ruler of all the problems and issues in my life
You're hearts a jungle of bar fights
Your heart is a place of conflict and anger
Lonely little queen of Knots
Despite your power, you are still alone and lost
You must be lost
You are directionless and unsure about yourself
(must be lost)
Repetition of the idea that you are lost in your own chaos
(must be lost)
Further emphasizing the idea that you are lost in your own chaos
Queen of Knots
The ruler of all the tangled and complex problems in my life
(must be lost)
Final reinforcement of the idea that you are lost in your own chaos
(must be lost)
Final reinforcement of the idea that you are lost in your own chaos
I won't be there
I will no longer be a part of your life
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Written by: MARK WEINBERG, MATT NATHANSON
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