What New York Couples Fight About
Morcheeba Lyrics

Once a label is on something
When we categorize something, it becomes just an object or a thing, losing its liveliness and uniqueness.

It becomes an it
Our tendency to label things makes us objectify them.

Like it's no longer alive
Our labeling and categorizing behavior leads us to stop understanding everything as a living organism and see it more as a mere thing.

It's like a loss of vision
It is as if our ability to see everything as unique and individual gets lost amidst our need to categorize and label things.

Or some dark impression
Our categorizing habit leads to a negative impression on the unique aspect of everything around us.

Or a black spot on your eye
Our categorizing habit is like a black spot on our eye, obscuring our view and preventing us from seeing things as they are.

If it's up to you
If you have a say in the matter,

My little sweet baboo
My dear one

Through the shouting and the fever
Despite the argument and the tension that come with love and relationships,

Think of life as queer
Consider life as unusual or strange.

Think of it my dear
Reflect on it, my love.

And some knobs or a fancy tone
Little trifles, they may not mean much, but some value them highly.

From here there is no reason
When you are in the midst of a fight or an argument, you should not look for a logical reason behind it but rather trying to understand the emotions and feelings of each other without pointing fingers.

Baby's got it made
The child has everything he/she needs to be comfortable and happy, without a care in the world.

But it's not what the life's about
However, life is not just about material comfort and having everything you need, but it is also about human relationships and feelings.

What is imagination
What is the power of imagination

May become a fact
Can turn into a reality

If we think of it that way
If we think of our imagination as a way to create or bring things into existence, it can become a reality

If you want to know
If you wish to understand

I can tell you now
I can explain it to you immediately.

Oh if you make it through somehow
If you manage to survive in some way,

Or is it best to keep or fall to sleep
Is it better to hold onto something or let it go and forget it?

It isn't looking very good to me from here
It does not seem like a good idea to me at the moment.

He's distressed and I forget
When he is in trouble, I tend to forget everything.

I don't want to know cause I forget
I do not want to know because I am afraid I might forget.

What do new york couples fight about
What are the issues that cause quarrels between couples in New York?

Brothers gonna work it out
The couple has to resolve their issues and find a way to work them out.

(Baby's got the bed sheet)
(Baby is safe and drapes the bedline)

How do
How to do that?

(That was under you)
(That was under your responsibility)

New York
The couple in question belongs to New York

(When your time and life expires)
(At the end of your existence)

Couples Fight it out
The couples must work together to resolve their issues.

What these couples fight about
What are the issues that trouble these couples?

(Keeps it in the closet)
(Keeps it secret from others)

What do
What is it about?

(Keeps it to herself)
(Keeps it silent inside her)

New York
The couple in question belongs to New York

(She should throw the damn thing out)
(She should dispose of it)

Couples fight about
The problems that couples fight about

But this gonna work it out
However, they can eventually resolve the issues and make it work.

(Why should you continue)
(Why should you persist to do it anyway)

How do
What's the way to do so?

(To shake it off)
(To get rid of the past/mistake)

New York
The couple in question belongs to New York

(Would you write things on the wall?)
(Are you able to express yourself honestly and directly)

What these couples fight about
What the quarrels amongst these couples are

(You could make it hard)
(You could make it more complicated)

To be
To exist

In the shouting you will see
Amidst the argument or disagreement, you'll notice

Or is it best to change the world you're keeping down again?
Is it better to change the world you're suppressing than to continue bottling it up again?

Such is the sound of sorry
The sound of sorry is sometimes painful to hear.

Without the shy report or the grips that could hold you down
Being sorry is sometimes difficult, and you must face it without any reservations or restrictions.

(just when things were looking up you act just like a horse's butt)
(Just when things were going well, you spoil it all!)

Everything was simple
Everything used to be so easy.

but the body's worn
But we have been through a lot, and things are not as easy anymore.

Got the life spread on the ground
We have lost our footing and control of our life.

(Powder pink and general, the kitchen sink, a funeral)
(Everything seems to blend and mix, nothing makes sense, and the ambiance is dreary and grim.)

Every loving other
Every person we encounter, whether we love them or not.

Don't you fade on me
Don't let go of me or abandon me.

Like a bomb that's about to blow
Like a ticking time bomb, that is about to explode.

(Often we will overlook the things that make it undercooked)
(We tend to miss out on the necessary ingredients that are essential to complete it perfectly)

We can make it hard
We can choose to complicate it further, making it more challenging and troublesome than it needs to be.

Or we can take the world apart
Alternatively, we can deconstruct the issues and find solutions to each part of the problem.

Or you'd never be that sure
Otherwise, you will never be entirely confident of the solution.

Of the simple things that makes you want to cry, again
Of the smallest things that can bring tears to your eyes, even after a long time.

He's distressed
He is worried, anxious or in trouble.

And I forget
But I tend to overlook or forget about it.

I don't want to know cause I forget
I do not want to hear about it because I am afraid I might forget or overlook it.