"Zoo is sad, people are cruel", is a fourteen-song album compiling the best moments of their two albums. A sweetest selection that will make you laugh and it will make you sigh, and above all it will fill you with joy.
Their lyrics are about relationships and stories between P and his friends and acquaintances. Really, the lyrics are about this. Just check out song titles like "Victor, fly me to Stafford", "You don't wanna be my girlfriend, Phoebe" or "Leo, are you still jumping out of windows in expensive clothes?".
Their twee-pop sound shares the naïveté of the Sarah Records bands, the simple charms of Confetti and The Softies and the unaffected intonations of Heavenly's Amelia Fletcher. Sometimes, their sound tends more towards punk-pop à la Helen Love (as in the short pill that is "Gigi Leung is dead"), and they also openly acknowledge their fondness for Slowdive and Mojave 3, who might be a big influence on the final track, "Dee, it may all end up tomorrow". But, with a song titled "When I listen to The Field Mice", what else could they be but an indie band?
Edward Had You Ever Thought That The End Of The World Would Come On 20.9.01?
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I waited for your call everyday, did you know?
I scared to call you anyway, you didn't know.
Then we met in a rainy day; I remember how you dress that day.
I forgot what I wanted to say when I saw your face.
It's just like happened yesterday, but now you fall away.
Oh now you fall away.
Where are you now?
Edward, we were good pen friends and did you ever believe me?
When I say ‘ I don't need to be free if you could only stay with me'.
I don't need to be free if you could stay with me.
The song is a nostalgia-filled reflection on a past relationship, specifically a pen pal friendship that developed into something more. The first few lines set up the scene: the relationship happened "a few years ago" when they were both 17, but they still keep in touch as pen friends. The next few lines reveal the singer's unrequited love for Edward - they waited for his call every day, but were too scared to call him themselves. The bridge of the song describes the moment they finally meet in person on a rainy day. The singer is struck by the way Edward looks and forgets what they wanted to say. Despite the time that has passed since then, the feeling of loss is just as fresh - "it's just like happened yesterday, but now you fall away."
The chorus is the emotional heart of the song. The singer asks where Edward is now, and wonders why they can't be the same as they were in the past. They address Edward directly, asking if he ever believed them when they said "I don't need to be free if you could only stay with me." This lyric encapsulates the singer's desire for a committed, stable relationship with Edward - they don't need freedom, they just want his presence in their life.
Overall, the song is a tender, wistful remembrance of a past love. The straightforward lyrics and simple yet effective melody create an atmosphere of melancholy longing. The song portrays the longing of missing someone who was once close but now seems distant.
Line by Line Meaning
Well it happened a few years ago, we're still pen friends at 17 years old.
The singer and Edward became pen pals when they were 17 years old and they still communicate despite it being years later.
I waited for your call everyday, did you know?
The singer eagerly anticipated contact from Edward and wondered if he knew how much they wanted to hear from him.
I scared to call you anyway, you didn't know.
The singer was afraid to initiate contact with Edward and believes he was unaware of their hesitancy.
Then we met in a rainy day; I remember how you dress that day.
The artist recalls the first time they met in person on a rainy day and remembers what Edward was wearing.
I forgot what I wanted to say when I saw your face.
The artist was so in awe of seeing Edward in person that they forgot what they had planned to say.
It's just like happened yesterday, but now you fall away.
The memory of seeing Edward in person is still fresh, but now he is no longer present in the singer's life.
Oh now you fall away.
The fact that Edward is now gone is lamented.
Where are you now?
The artist wonders where Edward is currently located.
Why can't we be ourselves just like yesterday?
The artist longs for the simplicity and ease of their relationship in the past.
Edward, we were good pen friends and did you ever believe me?
The artist reminisces about their penpal relationship with Edward and wonders if he truly believed in their connection.
When I say ‘ I don't need to be free if you could only stay with me'.
The singer expresses a willingness to give up their freedom if it means being able to stay close to Edward.
Contributed by Jasmine I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Atinakiwis
makes me cry everytime
@Tzeyingchew
Edward, Had You Ever Thought That the End of the World Would Com
Well it happened a few years ago, were still pen friends
at 17 years old.
I waited for your call everyday, did you know?
I scared to call you anyway, you didnt know.
Then we met in a rainy day; I remember how you dress that day.
I forgot what I wanted to say when I saw your face.
Its just like happened yesterday, but now you fall away.
Oh now you fall away.
Where are you now?
Why cant we be ourselves just like yesterday?
Edward, we were good pen friends and did you ever believe me?
When I say I dont need to be free if you could only
stay with me.
I dont need to be free if you could stay with me.
@CantThinkofaCoolOne
Lovely tune - heard it on the radio yesterday - BBC6
@doscuatrosiete47
Cool