In terms of specific radio stations, for example, "Life in Mono" made #45 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown of 1998 and #76 on the 91X Top 91 of 1998, while Formica Blues was #73 on Toronto's 102.1 The Edge's 1998 year-end top 102 albums countdown.
With the band's new U.S. deal with Mercury Records promotional singles of "Life in Mono" were also distributed to nightclubs at about the same time as modern rock stations, though only later was the single provided to Top 40 stations.
Life In Mono
Mono Lyrics
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From someone else's dream
The leaves began to fall
And no one spoke at all
But I can't seem to recall
When you came along
I just don't know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
Begins to fade from view
Drowning past regrets
In tea and cigarettes
But I can't seem to forget
When you came along
Ingenue, ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
Ingenue
I just don't know what to do
The lyrics of Mono's song "Life in Mono" are melancholic and pensive in nature. The song speaks of a stranger who sings a theme from somebody else's dream while the leaves start to fall, and nobody speaks at all. The mood seems to be stuck in past regrets and looking for solace in tea and cigarettes. However, the singer mentions that they can't seem to forget the time when the person being referred to as "you" came along. "Ingenue" is a term used to describe an innocent young woman, so it could be inferred that the singer is referring to a woman who transformed their life. The singer seems to be conflicted, confused, and unsure about what to do with the presence of this person, which is why they repeat the phrase "Ingenue, I just don't know what to do" throughout the song.
The lyrics of this song are open to interpretation, as it's not clear what the relationship between the singer and "you" is. The tree-lined avenue fading from view could represent a transition, a change in pace, or something coming to an end. The song captures the complexity of emotions, particularly those that come with said transition or change. The lyrics are poetic and metaphoric, leaving the listener to relate them with their own experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
The stranger sang a theme
An unknown person sang a melody
From someone else's dream
That melody was from another's subconscious
The leaves began to fall
Autumn arrived and leaves started falling from trees
And no one spoke at all
There was silence among the people around
But I can't seem to recall
I cannot remember
When you came along
When you showed up in my life
Ingenue, ingenue
It means 'innocent, naive' person
I just don't know what to do
I am confused and do not know how to react or proceed
The tree-lined avenue
A street with trees on both sides
Begins to fade from view
The road is disappearing from sight
Drowning past regrets
Trying to forget mistakes made in the past
In tea and cigarettes
Using tea and cigarettes to help forget the past regrets
But I can't seem to forget
I am unable to forget
When you came along
When you entered my life
Ingenue, ingenue
An innocent or naive person
I just don't know what to do
I am confused and uncertain about how to react or proceed
Ingenue
An innocent or naive person
I just don't know what to do
I am confused and uncertain about how to react or proceed
Ingenue
An innocent or naive person
I just don't know what to do
I am confused and uncertain about how to react or proceed
Ingenue
An innocent or naive person
I just don't know what to do
I am confused and uncertain about how to react or proceed
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: JOHN BARRY, MARTIN VIRGO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MuzykaStrannika_StihiRomantika
Чёрно-белая жизнь
Некто, но не ты,
Спел песню из чужой мечты.
Листья вдруг стали опадать,
И никого... и тишина опять.
М мне, как видно, не понять,
Когда ты вдруг возник.
Наивная,
Наивная,
Как быть, никак не уясню.
Деревья, что на авеню,
Скрылись из виду. Утоплю
Былых раскаяний букет
В чае и дыме сигарет.
Но, верно, не забыть мне, нет,
Когда ты вдруг возник.
Наивная,
Наивная,
Как быть, никак не уясню.
Наивная, как быть, никак не уясню.
@GatoAstronauta
Forty years living on this planet and I had never heard this song. Today, January 15, 2024, I met her. A masterpiece straight to the heart.
@predatorliar
you must listen to this song "super furry animals - juxtapozed with u", it is a rare song
@turalaliyev4196
Hey man u are to late.
@fannyromza5608
Estuvo de super moda en 1999 íbamos en la preparatoria y todos la cantaban
@rahxe80
Better late than never , I recommend listening to the album formica blues , every song is good on it.
@chrisaustin-harper3452
And nothing has compared.
@user-se8qs3hf6o
I've been living on this planet for thirty years and I've been singing this song I've been hearing it for twenty years 21.03.2024
@SaleemFrazer
Thank you Internet for giving me the gift of 90s nostalgia. This song and music video editing style just screams childhood for me.
@ivanoctav8392
if you're listening this #2024 you're live in a gold great expectation
@funeats8201
All these years later, still as magical and hauntingly beautiful as ever. One of my all time favorite songs that never gets old. It transports me to another world which is far better than this one.