After failing to become a teenage pop idol in the early 60's, Marsh and some friends founded this band that was highly trippy two years before psychedelic music had a name and raw and trashy a decade before the punks. After leading The Seeds from 1965 to 1972, he joined the Family Sorce, a spiritual community of followers of a middle-aged restaurant-owner-turned-guru knows as Father Yod and later YaHoWa. Saxon changed his name to Sunlight and dedicated himself to Eastern mysticism, respecting Earth, not eating meat nor letting love become carnal. In the community he took part of one or two of the dozen of unusual psychedelic recordings they used to make in the mid 70's.
Although Sky Sunlight Saxon never abandoned his new faith, the group
of hippies got loose after the death of mentor YaHoWa, and Sky Sunlight Saxon moved away and recorded with a number of short-lived bands, including Seeds reunions twice and side musicians who had been in bands like Steppenwolf and Iron Buttlerfly. He kept performing sporadically through the 80's, 90's and 00's, never changing his garage psychedelic approach that much, until he died of heart and liver failure on the 25th of June, 2009. But the legacy he left as a cult hero, eccentric old hippie, pioneer of psychedelia and precursor of punk rock remain untouched.
Can't Seem To Make You Mine
Sky Saxon Lyrics
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I can't seem to make you mine
You're flyin' around like a bee
Hurtin' everything you see
I tried everything I know
To make you wanna love me so
The only thing you do
Is try to put the hurt on me
Can't you see what you're doin' to me
You fill my heart with a misery
With every breath and step I take
I'm more in love with you
I can't go on like this
A little bit of love, not one kiss
I gotta have your love everyday
A love that's real that will stay
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
Can't you see what you're doin' to me
You fill my heart with a misery
With every breath and step I take
I'm more in love with you
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
Come back, baby, to me
In My Misery
I give you love, not any day
Never ever go away
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
The song "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" by Sky Saxon is a love song about an unrequited love. The first few lines showcase the singer's struggle to win over the love interest who is compared to a bee that is hurting everything in its path. The singer has tried every possible way to make the love interest love him back but instead, the love interest only inflicts pain on him. Despite the agony, the singer struggles to move on and is desperately in love with this person. The singer expresses how the love interest fills his heart with misery and every step he takes, he falls more in love.
The singer desires a love that is reciprocated, not just a little bit of love, but a love that is real and that will last. He pleads for the love interest to come back to him, as he promises to give her his love every day and never go away from her. The chorus "I can't seem to make you mine" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's inability to win over the love interest.
The desperation in the singer's voice and the repetitive nature of the chorus convey the feeling of hopelessness and obsession that comes with unrequited love. The lyrics of the song have a timeless quality that still speaks to people decades after it was first recorded.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't seem to make you mine
Despite my efforts, I am unable to win your affection and make you mine.
You're flyin' around like a bee
You are flitting from person to person like a bee, causing pain and heartache along the way.
Hurtin' everything you see
Your actions are causing harm and suffering to everyone you come into contact with.
I tried everything I know
I have exhausted all possible ways to make you love me.
To make you wanna love me so
I have done everything in my power to make you feel attracted to me.
The only thing you do
Despite my efforts, your only response is to try and hurt me emotionally.
Is try to put the hurt on me
You are intentionally trying to cause me emotional pain and distress.
Can't you see what you're doin' to me
I am suffering tremendously due to your actions, can't you recognize that?
You fill my heart with a misery
Every moment spent with you brings me great sadness and despair.
With every breath and step I take
I am perpetually consumed by thoughts of you, and every moment feels like a struggle.
I'm more in love with you
Despite everything, my feelings for you only grow stronger and more intense.
A little bit of love, not one kiss
I would be satisfied with even the smallest amount of affection from you, yet you refuse to give me even a single kiss.
I gotta have your love everyday
I need your love every single day to feel whole and complete.
A love that's real that will stay
I desire a love that is genuine and long-lasting, rather than fleeting and temporary.
Come back, baby, to me
I am begging you to return to me and give me a chance to win your heart.
In My Misery
I am lost and miserable without you.
I give you love, not any day
I will shower you with affection every single day if you give me the chance.
Never ever go away
I am terrified of losing you and never having you by my side.
Contributed by Alexander R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.