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.
Sky High Honey
Matt Nathanson Lyrics
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With his arm around your sunburn shoulders
I spent the morning with my face against the window seat
Looking down at all the things that got the best of me
No more late night drives to Boston
No more Cure songs to get lost in
No more taxis, subway tokens
I take the streetcars around San Francisco
Get winks from the pretty boys down in The Castro
Through the turnstiles roll the chappy girls and the shabby dolls
I can't resist myself, I get their names, I never call
No more late night drives to Boston
No more Cure songs to get lost in
No more taxis, subway tokens
Arms wide open, I'm sky high honey - gone
I'm sky high honey
You wait too long, you never leave
And it feels like dying but still your heart beats
No more late night drives to Boston
No more Cure songs to get lost in
No more taxis, subway tokens
Arms wide open, I'm sky high honey - gone
I'm sky high honey - gone
In Matt Nathanson's song Sky High Honey, he expresses his feelings of heartbreak and loneliness as he watches his former lover move on with someone else. The lyrics depict a scenario where Nathanson watches the woman he loves with another man, laughing at his jokes with his arm around her. Nathanson then reminisces of the things he used to do with his ex-lover before the breakup such as taking late night drives to Boston, listening to Cure songs together, and taking taxis or subway tokens. However, he has since moved on, flying high in the sky and discovering the city of San Francisco. He takes streetcars, flirts with pretty boys in The Castro, and meets new people, particularly chappy girls and shabby dolls, without ever calling them back. The song ends with Nathanson feeling free and liberated as he leaves his past behind.
Line by Line Meaning
I bet you're laughing at some joke he told you
I imagine you're enjoying the humor from the man's joke with his arm around your sunburned shoulders.
With his arm around your sunburn shoulders
He is embracing you with love.
I spent the morning with my face against the window seat
I passed the time gazing out the window, lost in thought.
Looking down at all the things that got the best of me
I reflected on the challenges experienced throughout my life that seemed to win regardless of my efforts to overcome them.
No more late night drives to Boston
I no longer go on long drives to Boston late in the night.
No more Cure songs to get lost in
I don't listen to The Cure's music anymore to lose myself in it.
No more taxis, subway tokens
I don't use taxis or subway tokens for transportation anymore.
Arms wide open, I'm sky high honey - gone
With my arms wide open, I feel free as though I have taken to the sky.
I take the streetcars around San Francisco
I travel through San Francisco via the streetcar.
Get winks from the pretty boys down in The Castro
I receive flirtatious gestures from attractive men in The Castro neighborhood.
Through the turnstiles roll the chappy girls and the shabby dolls
As I pass through the turnstiles, I see both well-dressed and poorly dressed women.
I can't resist myself, I get their names, I never call
I get their names, but I don't follow through and make plans to spend more time with them.
You wait too long, you never leave
When you postpone decisions for too long, it may become too difficult to move forward.
And it feels like dying but still your heart beats
Making difficult choices can feel like a part of you is dying, yet it's essential to keep pushing forward.
I'm sky high honey
I feel elevated and joyful in this moment.
I'm sky high honey - gone
Feeling free and happy, I've moved on from the things that were holding me back and weighing me down.
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Written by: MICHAEL VIOLA
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