Snow Patrol is a Northern Irish–Scottish rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee… Read Full Bio ↴Snow Patrol is a Northern Irish–Scottish rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. They consist of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, backing vocals), Jonny Quinn (drums), and Johnny McDaid (piano, guitar, backing vocals).[6] Initially an indie rock band, Snow Patrol rose to prominence in the early– mid-2000s as part of the post-Britpop movement.

The band were founded at the University of Dundee in 1994 by Lightbody, Mark McClelland, and Michael Morrison of Shrug. After briefly using the name Polarbear, releasing the EP Starfighter Pilot (1997) and losing Morrison as a member, the band became Snow Patrol in 1997 and added Quinn to its lineup. Their first two studio albums, Songs for Polarbears (1998) and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001), released by the independent record label Jeepster Records, were commercially unsuccessful. The band then signed to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002.

Connolly joined Snow Patrol in 2002, and after their major-label debut album, Final Straw, the following year, with "Run", the album's biggest hit, the band rose to national fame. The album was certified 5x platinum in the UK. Their next studio album, Eyes Open (2006), and its hit single, "Chasing Cars"—reported in 2019 to be the most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio—propelled the band to greater international fame. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and was the best-selling British album of the year. In 2008, Snow Patrol released their fifth studio album, A Hundred Million Suns; then, in 2009, they released their first compilation album, Up to Now; and, in 2011, their sixth studio album, Fallen Empires, was published. The band released their seventh album, Wildness, on 25 May 2018.

During the course of their career, Snow Patrol have won seven Meteor Ireland Music Awards and been nominated for six Brit Awards and one Grammy. Final Straw, Eyes Open, and A Hundred Million Suns have sold ten million copies worldwide, combined.

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Studio albums
Songs for Polarbears (1998)
When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001)
Final Straw (2003)
Eyes Open (2006)
A Hundred Million Suns (2008)
Fallen Empires (2011)
Wildness (2018)

When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
Snow Patrol Lyrics

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You're not fair
Telling me
You faked every orgasm
You've had with me
That's just fine
Now it's over
And I'm out here
Banging my head

After all the dancing
And spilling beer all over the place

I lie out here
In disgrace
You've had your fun
Kissed some bloke you shouldn't have

Right in front of me
Punched him to the floor
I could have killed him there
But I got thrown out

I'll get him some other time
When he leasts expects it

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Snow Patrol's song "When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up" depict the emotions of a person who has just ended a relationship. The first stanza talks about how the singer's partner has revealed that they faked every orgasm they had with the singer. Despite this, the singer is trying to come to terms with the fact that the relationship is over and is trying to move on. The second stanza talks about how the singer saw their ex-partner kissing someone they shouldn't have and trying to pick a fight with that person. The singer feels humiliated, but at the same time, they also feel angry and vengeful. The overall tone of the song is melancholic, with hints of anger and frustration.

Line by Line Meaning

You're not fair
You're being unjust by telling me something hurtful

Telling me
Informing me

You faked every orgasm
You pretended to orgasm every time we had sex

You've had with me
In our sexual encounters

That's just fine
Your behavior is not adequate but I accept it

Now it's over
Our relationship has ended

And I'm out here
I am alone and outside

Banging my head
I am frustrated to the point of physically harming myself

After all the dancing
Despite us having fun dancing together

And spilling beer all over the place
And carelessly ruining our night by spilling alcohol everywhere

I lie out here
I'm laying down on the ground