According to the Chasing Cars Songfacts, frontman Gary Lightbody wrote this in the garden of producer Garret "Jacknive" Lee's cottage after a white wine binge. He has since said that it's "the most pure and open love song I've ever written."
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol Lyrics
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Everything
On our own
We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel
Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
The lyrics of Snow Patrol's song Chasing Cars are simple yet profound. The song appears to be a love song that speaks of two people who are so in love that they don't need anything or anyone else. The song starts with a declaration that the lovers will do everything on their own, and they don't need anyone else to complete their world. They are so in love that they could just lay there for hours without any care in the world. The chorus is a plea to the lover to lay with them and forget everything that is happening in the world. It's about the passion and the intensity of the moment when two people share a deep love.
The second verse speaks of the difficulty in expressing oneself fully. The singer struggles to find the words to express the depth of their love. The three words, "I love you," seem inadequate to express what is felt, even though they are said often. The chorus repeats twice with a slight modification on the second repetition. It urges the listener to forget what society tells them before they get too old and to find a garden that's teeming with life. The bridge highlights the need for the lover's grace to find one's own way. The song ends with the singer reiterating that all that they are and all that they ever were are in the perfect eyes of their lover.
Line by Line Meaning
We'll do it all
We want to experience everything life has to offer
Everything
Every single aspect
On our own
Without any external help
We don't need
We are capable of doing this without any external help
Anything
Any kind of materialistic support
Or anyone
Or any kind of emotional support
If I lay here
If I simply lie down here
If I just lay here
If I just stayed here without moving or doing anything
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Will you join me in this moment right here, and forget about everything else?
I don't quite know
I don't have the exact words to describe
How to say
How I truly feel about you
How I feel
The depth of my emotions
Those three words
The phrase 'I love you'
Are said too much
It is used often enough to lose its true meaning sometimes
They're not enough
It doesn't encapsulate the depth of the singer's emotions for the listener
Forget what we're told
Disregard what we've been taught
Before we get too old
Before we lose the opportunity
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Show me something beautiful and full of life
Let's waste time
Let's take this time to enjoy ourselves without a concern for time
Chasing cars
Pursuing something unattainable
Around our heads
As an unattainable, fleeting thought
I need your grace
I need your help, kindness, and understanding
To remind me
For me to remember the important things in life
To find my own
To find my purpose and place in this world
All that I am
Everything that encompasses me as a person
All that I ever was
Everything that made me who I am now
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
In your eyes, I find everything I need and everything I am
I don't know where
I'm uncertain of my path
Confused about how as well
I'm unsure of how to find the way
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
Despite the uncertainties, our mutual love and connection are constant
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Natah Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonathan Quinn, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson
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Janice Wilde
When I had breast cancer I decided if I didn’t make it I wanted this song played at my funeral. Instead 13 years later it was the first dance at my wedding. Will always be one of my favourites. Thank you Mr Lightbody!
iAadarshaw
Congratulations Janice
Haseeb Babar
Live long and Prosper 🖖🏿
Tanzanite Purple
❤🙏🏼
J. A.
Omg... Same Story 😳😍😍
Janice Wilde
How bazaar , but what great taste in music😂
Zulaili Zaidi
I love this song so much! Repeat thousand times! ❤
Bergur Isleifsson
All these years later I still get goosebumps listening to this magnificent song.
Monica P
Same
Joëlle V
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