They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" (1982) and "A Girl in Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)" (1984), which were minor hits, with the latter becoming a Top 40 pop single. Their popularity was primarily in alternative and college radio, and as a dynamic performing act. They recorded for 415/Columbia Records. The original band members met at the San Francisco Art Institute. Most of the band members were also visual artists and did their own album art.
The band wrote and recorded four demo tracks in October 1993 (If I Was Your Cat, Stormy Eyes, Two Rivers, and Safe Place), which were sent to Sony Music but never released.
After the demise of Romeo Void, Debora Iyall, the lead singer and lyricist, put together and sang in the groups Knife in Water and Lower East Venus. John Haines played drums for Pearl Harbour and the Explosions.
The band was reunited briefly in 2003 for a one-off concert by VH-1's Bands Reunited, although Benjamin Bossi was unable to perform due to hearing loss.
Just Too Easy
Romeo Void Lyrics
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How big's this mistake?
You have a cigarette and I have a headache
Nothing makes me lonelier
Than a phone to you
You're waiting for nothing to be
Nowhere soon
Tomorrow you'll pick up the Sports Page, the Financial News
You look like you, think you'd be better off dead
But you, you're always fallin' apart
It was just too easy to break your heart
What's been paid for in misery's
Been brought back with luck
I ache for the truth like you
Break from my touch
The mirror I'm watchin' won't
Tell what to say, or how to
Explain that I'm going away
In a palace of lights that dim on command
The wind machine works to cool me again
From the top of the building, six flights up
I watched an impotent city, go up and you
You're always fallin' apart
It was just too easy to break your heart
It's just too easy to break your heart
I don't raise the shades
On the day that I'm leaving you
I don't wash the face that will say goodbye
I won't write a letter, I didn't meet you that way
but I hope you, know that I tried, 'cause you
You're always fallin' apart
It was just too easy to break your heart
It was just too easy to break your heart
The lyrics of Romeo Void's "Just Too Easy" tell a story of a troubled relationship. The singer struggles with their feelings and the difficulty of communicating them to their partner. They feel lonely and misunderstood, as their partner seems to ignore them in favor of the news and sports. The singer recognizes the pain that they have caused their partner, but ultimately decides that they need to leave.
The chorus, "you're always falling apart, it was just too easy to break your heart," is a poignant and sad admission that the relationship was doomed from the beginning. The singer takes responsibility for their part in the breakup, but also acknowledges that their partner was vulnerable and easily hurt.
The imagery in the song is vivid and melancholy. The mirror that won't tell the singer what to say or how to explain that they are leaving seems to reflect their own confusion and pain. The reference to the "wind machine" that cools them again is a metaphor for the singer's emotional detachment from the situation.
Overall, "Just Too Easy" is a beautifully written song that showcases the talent of Romeo Void's singer, Debora Iyall. The lyrics are complex and evocative, and the music has a haunting and dreamlike quality.
Line by Line Meaning
How fair can I be?
I'm trying to be objective
How big's this mistake?
I'm questioning my decision to be with you
You have a cigarette and I have a headache
We have nothing in common and I'm not feeling well
Nothing makes me lonelier Than a phone to you
Talking to you only makes me feel more alone
You're waiting for nothing to be Nowhere soon
You have no direction or plans for the future
Tomorrow you'll pick up the Sports Page, the Financial News What escapes your attention is easily read
You focus on trivial things and miss what's really important
You look like you, think you'd be better off dead
You have a defeated, unhappy appearance
But you, you're always fallin' apart It was just too easy to break your heart
You're emotionally unstable and I ended our relationship easily
What's been paid for in misery's Been brought back with luck
Although we've had our share of tough times, good things also happen
I ache for the truth like you Break from my touch
I want honesty and a deeper connection, but you withdraw from me
The mirror I'm watchin' won't Tell what to say, or how to Explain that I'm going away
I don't know how to tell you that I'm leaving
In a palace of lights that dim on command The wind machine works to cool me again
I'm in a fancy place where everything is controlled, but it doesn't bring me comfort
From the top of the building, six flights up I watched an impotent city, go up and you
I'm observing the city and our failing relationship from a distance
I don't raise the shades On the day that I'm leaving you I don't wash the face that will say goodbye I won't write a letter, I didn't meet you that way
I'm avoiding any goodbye rituals because they're too painful
but I hope you, know that I tried, 'cause you You're always fallin' apart It was just too easy to break your heart It was just too easy to break your heart
Despite everything, I hope you know that I cared, but breaking up with you was the best decision for me
Contributed by Bentley D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.