The project of drummer and singer Nick Rattigan and guitarist Jacob Rubeck, Surf Curse formed in Reno in 2013, issuing their first album, Buds, later that June. An EP, Sad Boys, appeared in October, after which the band relocated to L.A., where they began to establish themselves in the city's vibrant underground scene. By 2017, they'd reemerged as part of the Danger Collective and released their second album, Nothing Yet. An update on the simplistic style of their debut, Surf Curse's sound began to soften somewhat as they explored new tones and slightly more complex song structures. This trend carried over to their third LP, 2019's Heaven Surrounds You, which was inspired by Rattigan and Rubeck's favorite cult movies.
It Followed Me
Surf Curse Lyrics
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Cause I know you'll talk for days
I've been running through my thoughts
And I almost got away
But it followed me
I've been here for days
and I hope that I won't change
I don't want you to walk
Cause I know you'll walk away
It's been harder than I thought
and the feelings oh so strange
And I've been here for days
and the feelings never change
It just follows me
It just follows me
In Surf Curse's song "It Followed Me," the singer expresses their desire for isolation and introspection. They don't want anyone to talk or walk with them because they know they won't be able to escape their thoughts. They have been running from something, but it eventually caught up to them. The lyrics suggest that the singer is struggling with their emotions, and they fear that they will be consumed by them.
The repetition of "I've been here for days" emphasizes the singer's sense of being stuck in their own head. They hope that by staying in one place, they won't change, but they also acknowledge that they may be swallowed up by their emotions. The lines "It's been harder than I thought and the feelings oh so strange" suggest that the singer may be experiencing something unexpected or overwhelming.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want you to talk
I don't want you to speak, since I predict you're going to keep on speaking endlessly.
Cause I know you'll talk for days
I know that every time you talk, you will never stop talking.
I've been running through my thoughts
I've been meditating profoundly, considering and attempting to deduce something.
And I almost got away
I was nearly able to depart from my thoughts and cease meditating.
But it followed me
Nevertheless, the thought process continued to pursue me and stayed in my mind.
I've been here for days
I've been here in this place for many days.
and I hope that I won't change
I would want not to change from my present self or to experience any significant life changes.
Until it swallows me
I don't want to experience a personal evolution, as though being swallowed whole by somebody else.
I don't want you to walk
I don't want you to leave, since I presume you will disappear permanently.
Cause I know you'll walk away
I acknowledge that whenever you leave, you will be gone forever.
It's been harder than I thought
It's been more complex or troublesome than I predicted or anticipated.
and the feelings oh so strange
My emotions currently feel unfamiliar or bizarre or out of place.
And I've been here for days
I've been here in this location for an extended period.
and the feelings never change
Despite staying here for days, my emotions don't appear to be altering or transforming in any way.
It just follows me
The underlying emotion or thought process still hauntingly and relentlessly pursues me wherever I go.
Contributed by Carter A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
N
on Freaks
Guy under me, that was cringe
envisuo
on Freaks
this is gonna be the song ill play before killing myself
Chiaa
on Freaks
I wish I could go back to being the happy little girl I was now it’s all fucked up. Everyone left me...
Allisson-
on Freaks
it isnt really a place but the person i needed to stay, left {not dead.} She left me, She made me so happy,and she helped me escape from this sick of a life, i miss her
amystery
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it has connotations to pewdiepies new video where in which he plays the game...... fnaf