Sarabeth Tucek is an US American singer and songwriter. Her self-titled fir… Read Full Bio ↴Sarabeth Tucek is an US American singer and songwriter. Her self-titled first album was released in 2007, with a second album "Get Well Soon" in 2011.

She was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Manhattan, New York before moving to Westfield, New Jersey as a teenager. She graduated from Westfield High School. She initially intended a career in acting, only starting to play guitar and write songs after meeting Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. After moving to Los Angeles, she made her recording debut in 2003 as background vocalist on a Bill Callahan-produced album, Goodbye Little Doll by EZT (aka Colin Michael Gagon), and on Callahan's own album (Callahan also known as Smog), Supper. One of her earliest live performances is featured in the 2004 rockumentary Dig!, which chronicled the relationship between The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. She also contributed material to Anton Newcombe's 2005 EP release, We Are the Radio. One of Sarabeth's songs on that EP, "Seer," would later be retitled and released in 2006 on the British label Sonic Cathedral Recordings as Tucek's debut single, "Something for You".
Tucek was guest vocalist on the debut album of The Relationship, fronted by Brian Bell from Weezer.
She recorded her debut album, Sarabeth Tucek, in 2006, with producers Ethan Johns and Luther Russell. The album was released by The Echo Label in 2007. As well as touring solo and with a band, she has toured and performed as a support act with Ray Lamontagne, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Bob Dylan.

Influenced by Dylan, Cat Stevens and Neil Young, her singing voice has been compared to Karen Carpenter and her style to Cat Power and Neil Young. In 2009, after moving from Los Angeles back to her hometown, Sarabeth released an early version of a new song, "The Doctor", on the French label Wool and played some shows in that country. Following a break, she recorded her follow-up album "Get Well Soon" outside of Philadelphia, once again with Luther Russell at the helm. She contributed several songs to the soundtrack of the film "Shit Year", directed by Cam Archer, which went to the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. After appearing on tribute records to artists as diverse as The Cure, Cy Coleman and Roky Erickson, her second album "Get Well Soon", dealing with the aftermath of the death of her father, was released in March 2011, following which she toured the UK.

hey you
Sarabeth Tucek Lyrics

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Hey you
I can't remember how I know you
Hey you
I only know I used, to love you
To love you
Hey you, were you the one with two sides to every story told
Hey you, were you the one who left me on the side that hurt the most?
The most

My god, how the seasons change so fast
I turned around and still waters had frozen like glass

Hey you, were you the the eyes just for show
Hey you, were you the one who left me with the bottle and no note
No note

My god, how the seasons change so fast
I turned around and still waters had frozen like glass

Hey you, I don't remember that laugh
Hey you, I only remember that laugh
But you just remind me
But you, just remind me
That everything comes to pass
And nothing

Nothing
Lasts

Overall Meaning

This song, Hey You, by Sarabeth Tucek seems to be about a past love that the singer cannot remember clearly. The lyrics are introspective and full of questions for the unnamed person being addressed. The song starts with the line "Hey you, I can't remember how I know you," which immediately sets the tone of confusion and uncertainty. The singer then asks if the person was the one with "two sides to every story" and if they were the one who hurt her the most. The chorus repeats the line "Hey you, were you the one...to love you" several times which seems to indicate that despite not being able to remember much about this person, the singer did feel love for them at some point.

The second verse continues the internal questioning as the singer wonders if this person was just putting on a façade and if they were the one who left her with a bottle and no note. The chorus is repeated again with the addition of the line "My god, how the seasons change so fast. I turned around and still waters had frozen like glass." This metaphor demonstrates how quickly things can change and how unexpected the end of the relationship may have been.

The final verse begins with the singer saying she does not remember much about the person's laugh, but then contradicts herself by saying that she only remembers their laugh. This paradoxical statement emphasizes the singer's lack of clarity about this person and the confusing nature of their relationship. The song ends with the line "everything comes to pass, and nothing lasts," which is a melancholic and insightful statement about the impermanence of life and relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey you
Addressing an anonymous person

I can't remember how I know you
I cannot recollect how we developed an acquaintance

Hey you
Addressing an anonymous person

I only know I used, to love you
I can only recall that I loved you, in past tense

To love you
Reiterating the love that existed previously

Hey you, were you the one with two sides to every story told
Were you the person who had a dual nature and biased opinions?

Hey you, were you the one who left me on the side that hurt the most?
Did you abandon me in the moment when I needed you the most?

The most
Emphasizing the intensity of the pain and hurt

My god, how the seasons change so fast
Expressing surprise at how quickly things have changed

I turned around and still waters had frozen like glass
Reflecting on how different things can be from what we expect

Hey you, were you the eyes just for show
Were you pretending to care but actually indifferent?