Sweet Trip was a glitch pop and experimental rock band from San Francisco, … Read Full Bio ↴Sweet Trip was a glitch pop and experimental rock band from San Francisco, consisting of Roberto Burgos and Valerie Cooper. Roberto met former band member Viet Le at a high school talent show sign up and the two went on to form the band in 1993. Past members include Valerie Cooper (guitar and vocals, 1993-2022), Viet Le (drums and bass, 1993-2000), Aaron Porter (bass, 1998-2003), and Rob Uytingco (drums, 2000-03). The band is known well for their fusion of shoegaze, idm, electronica, ambient and indie pop. The band has released four critically acclaimed albums on Darla Records, including their landmark LP "Velocity : Design : Comfort" released in 2003, which has been regarded as one of the best shoegaze albums of the 2000s. Released nearly four years after its predecessor Halica, the album showcased the band's powerful live sound better than any of their previous recordings. Guest musicians Aaron Porter and Sue Mee added new perspectives to the band's sophomore album . After being on hiatus for nearly a full decade, Sweet Trip reconvened in 2020 to announce their first album in 12 years, 'A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals', which was released on May 28th, 2021. In January of 2022, Cooper announced her departure from the then-duo due to personal reasons via the official Sweet Trip Instagram. Two months later, Darla Records released the compilation album 'Seen/Unseen', having been compiled together prior to Cooper's departure, and formally announced Sweet Trip's disbandment.

Forever
Sweet Trip Lyrics

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I'll wait, I'll wait
For you, it's never too late
Skies shelter your face
Then crown you the moon
Fool me, fool me
You're cold and severe as the rain
My eyes are forever doomed
To cry over you

You're forever cruel
Fool me, fool me
You're cold and severe as the rain
My eyes are forever doomed
To cry over you
You're forever cruel
This is so eternal
I've become nocturnal
Sleeping my days away
Oh, this is so eternal
Only forever
Only forever will tell
Oh, oh, oh

Oh
Oh, oh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sweet Trip's song "Forever" convey a sense of longing, waiting and a feeling of being trapped in an unrequited love. The opening lines, "I'll wait, I'll wait, for you it's never too late" suggest a willingness to wait for the person they love, no matter how long it may take. The line "Skies shelter your face, then crown you the moon" paints a vivid image of the person they love, being the center of their universe, the moon being the ultimate symbol of that.

As the song progresses, the lyrics "Fool me, fool me, you're cold and severe as the rain" implies a degree of betrayal that the singer has suffered at the hands of the person they love, yet they are still in love with them, a feeling of foolishness sets in. The lines "my eyes are forever doomed to cry over you, you're forever cruel" depict the despair and sorrow the singer is experiencing over their unrequited love.

The chorus lines "This is so eternal, I've become nocturnal, sleeping my days away, only forever will tell" suggest that the singer has lost their sense of time and seem to be living in a perpetual state of longing for the person they love. The final lines of the song "Only forever will tell" leaves the listener with a sense of uncertainty, whether the person they're waiting for will come back to them or not.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll wait, I'll wait
I'll patiently wait for you

For you, it's never too late
I'll wait for you no matter how long it takes

Skies shelter your face
The skies provide protection for your face

Then crown you the moon
The moon illuminates and honors you

Fool me, fool me
Deceive me, deceive me

You're cold and severe as the rain
You're as harsh and unfeeling as the rain

My eyes are forever doomed
I'll always be sad because of you

To cry over you
To shed tears because of you

You're forever cruel
You'll always be unkind

This is so eternal
This feels never-ending

I've become nocturnal
I stay up at night because of you