Scouting for Girls are a London-based UK indie pop band formed in 2005 by R… Read Full Bio ↴Scouting for Girls are a London-based UK indie pop band formed in 2005 by Roy Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard.

The debut album from Scouting for Girls is self-titled and has sold over 900,000 copies. It reached number 1 in the UK on 20 January 2008, where it remained for two weeks. Seven singles were released from the album including She's So Lovely which was used at the start of the 2008 movie - Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

The name Scouting for Girls is a play on the words of the Scouting for Boys handbook first published in 1908 for the Scouts, which provides boys instructions on good citizenship. Similarly, the Scouting for Girls fan club is known as the "Wolfcubs" and is based on the Dennis the Menace fan club.

Scouting for Girls were nominated in the Best New Act category in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008. On 20 January 2009, it was announced that the band were nominated for three BRIT Awards. The band recently received an award for Best British Band at the Nordiff Robbins awards

In April 2010 the second album Everybody Wants To Be On TV was released following its first single release of This Ain't A Love Song which was the Easter number one in the UK top 40. The band toured this album throughout 2010, commencing with a full UK tour throughout late April and May 2010 followed by performances in Germany and The Netherlands.

The Light Between Us
Scouting for Girls Lyrics

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There's too much light between us, and I'm trying to mind the gap.
I'd do anything to fix us, not just paper up the cracks.
Sliding doors are closing; did I let you get away'
There's light in this tunnel, but I think it's a train.

Something's missing in my heart,
It's the bit where you are,
I need you back,

Please please mind the gap.

And I don't no where to start,
Never been this far apart,
I need you back,
Please please mind the gap.

And the light between us
The light between us
The light between us grows and grows and grows

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Overall Meaning

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The song "The Light Between Us" by Scouting for Girls is about a relationship that is falling apart. The singer feels that there is too much distance between him and his partner, and he desperately wants to fix things before it's too late. He uses the metaphor of a "gap" to describe the distance between them, and he wants his partner to "mind the gap" in order to keep the relationship intact. He acknowledges that he may have made mistakes, and he is wondering if he let his partner slip away without realizing it. Despite his efforts, he is not sure if he can save the relationship, and he fears that the light he sees at the end of the tunnel is actually a train that will end things for good.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the emptiness the singer feels without his partner. He feels that a part of his heart is missing, and he can't imagine moving on without his partner. The repetition of the phrase "the light between us" emphasizes the distance between them and the fact that it keeps growing.

Line by Line Meaning

There's too much light between us, and I'm trying to mind the gap.
The distance between us has become too great, and I am attempting to bridge the gap.

I'd do anything to fix us, not just paper up the cracks.
I am willing to do whatever it takes to repair our relationship, not just patch up the surface issues.

Sliding doors are closing; did I let you get away?
Opportunities to reconcile are disappearing; did I let you slip away?

There's light in this tunnel, but I think it's a train.
There is hope for our future, but it may lead to a disastrous outcome.

Something's missing in my heart,
I am feeling incomplete and unhappy without you.

It's the bit where you are,
The missing piece is you - the one I love.

I need you back,
I long for your presence and love in my life once again.

Please please mind the gap.
Please pay attention to the distance between us and actively work to bring us closer together.

And I don't no where to start,
I am lost and unsure of how to begin repairing our relationship.

Never been this far apart,
We have never been so distant from each other before.

The light between us
The emotional distance that has grown between us.

The light between us grows and grows and grows.
The gap between us is becoming larger and more difficult to bridge over time.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management
Written by: ROY STRIDE

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