shortstraw play music. music that sounds like puppies being born. music tha… Read Full Bio ↴shortstraw play music. music that sounds like puppies being born. music that sounds like protestors outside an abortion clinic. music that sounds like church bells ringing on a crisp sunday morning. music that sounds like angels playing scrabble. music that sounds like a married couple fighting through the thin wall of your apartment. now doesn't that sound nice?

shortstraw started out in 2007 as a two-piece thrash folk band consisting of the enigma that is oliver nathan and what most would call 'sarcastic', alastair thomas. they played a few shows in and around melville, joburg before bringing in the guitar and keyboard skills of jay hartford and the basswork of the esteemed and handsome phil brierley. now a four-piece, slightly less folky outfit, shortstraw aim to hit the gigging circuit with guns blazing, so look out for a show near you... fuck that's boring. apologies. frankie says go fuck yourself.

Boo
Shortstraw Lyrics

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Hey there my Boo
I just wanna get stoned with you
Watch a bad movie
The ending finite the bad acting and the holes in the storyline

Now listen here, Boo
I just wanna get drunk with you
A night outta town

'Till we paint it blue
And I'm still in new
And listen to sad songs

Wake up next to you
Drink a liter of water or two
Melt on the couch
'till we blend into the pillows and drool
and swim through the thread count

Babadaaa

I'm so happy with you
Oh I and I felt the booze
You are the only
Thing that I need
I hope that you see
You fill the hole in my storyline

The hole in my storyline
The hole in my storyline
The hole in my storyline
The hole in my storyline
The hole in my storyline

(Babadaaa)
The hole in my storyline
(Babadaa)
The hole in my storyline

(Babadaa)
The hole in my storyline

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Boo" by Shortstraw describe a desire to spend time with someone, specifically to get stoned and watch bad movies, and later to get drunk and go out until the town is painted blue. The idea is to wake up next to the person, drink water, and relax on the couch until they blend in with the pillows while swimming through luxurious thread counts. The singer is happy with this person, who they feel fills the hole in their storyline. The chorus repeats the phrase "the hole in my storyline," emphasizing the idea that this person completes the singer's narrative.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey there my Boo
Hello, my love

I just wanna get stoned with you
I simply want to smoke weed with you

Watch a bad movie
Let's watch a terrible film

The ending finite the bad acting and the holes in the storyline
The conclusion of the movie was defined by the horrible acting and gaps in the plot

Now listen here, Boo
Pay attention to me, dear

I just wanna get drunk with you
I simply want to drink alcohol with you

A night outta town
An evening away from the city

'Till we paint it blue
Until we turn everything blue

And I'm still in new
Feeling young and fresh

And listen to sad songs
And hear melancholic music

Wake up next to you
Rise beside you

Drink a liter of water or two
Consume one or two liters of water

Melt on the couch
Relax on the sofa

'till we blend into the pillows and drool, and swim through the thread count
Until we merge with the cushions, begin to drool, and move through the weave of the fabric

Babadaaa
Musical interlude

I'm so happy with you
I feel incredibly content with you

Oh I and I felt the booze
Oh, I can feel the effects of the alcohol

You are the only
You're the exclusively

Thing that I need
The only requirement I have

I hope that you see
I hope you recognize

You fill the hole in my storyline
You complete the gaps in my life

The hole in my storyline
The gaps in my life

(Babadaaa)
Musical interlude

The hole in my storyline
The gaps in my life

(Babadaa)
Musical interlude

The hole in my storyline
The gaps in my life