Settle Down
T h e 1 9 7 5 Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

A soft sound
To the way she wears her hair down
Covering up her face
Oh what a let down
I don't seem to be having any effect now
Falling all over the place

But you're losing your words
We're speaking in bodies
Avoiding me and talking 'bout you
But you're losing your turn
I guess I'll never learn
Cause I stay another hour or two

For crying out loud, settle down
You know I can't be found with you
We get back to my house
Your arms, my mouth
Now I just stop myself around you

A small town
Dictating all the people we get around
What a familiar face
Do you get what I mean now?
I'm so fixated on the girl with the soft sound
And hair all over the place

But you're sure that I'd learn
I'm pushing through bodies
Avoiding me and walking around you
But you're cold and I burn
I guess I'll never learn
Cause I stay another hour or two

For crying out loud, settle down!
You know I can't be found with you
We get back to my house
Your arms, my mouth
Now I just stop myself around you

A soft sound
To the way she wears her hair down
Covering up her face
Oh what a let down,
I don't seem to be having any effect now
Falling all over the place

But you're losing your words
We're speaking in bodies
Avoiding me and talking 'bout you
But you're losing your turn
I guess I'll never learn
Cause I stay another hour or two

For crying out loud, settle down!
You know I can't be found with you
We get back to my house
Your arms, my mouth
Now I just stop myself around you





For crying out loud

Overall Meaning

, Settle Down by The 1975 is a song that tells the story of a man who is infatuated with a woman who seems to be avoiding him. The lyrics describe the woman's hair covering her face and how he is falling all over the place when he's around her. The chorus is a plea for her to settle down, as he knows he can't be found with her. The second verse adds an element of small-town gossip and how it dictates the people they get around. The man is fixated on the woman with the soft sound and hair all over the place, but she seems to be cold towards him, and he can't stop himself from being around her.


The song's meaning is up for interpretation, but it seems to be about unrequited love and the frustration that comes with it. The soft sound of the woman's hair may represent a certain charm or a peacefulness that the man is drawn to, but her avoidance of him and her coldness indicate that the feeling is not mutual. The chorus is a call for the woman to settle down and recognize the man's feelings, but it's also an acknowledgement that he can't be with her because of something he has done or the kind of person he is.


Line by Line Meaning

A soft sound
The girl is gentle and delicate, just like the soft sound of her name


To the way she wears her hair down
She covers her face with her hair, making her look mysterious yet also vulnerable


Covering up her face
Her hair falls over her face as if she's hiding something or someone


Oh what a let down
The singer is disappointed because he used to have an effect on her, but now he doesn't


I don't seem to be having any effect now
He's not getting her attention as he used to, and it's frustrating him


Falling all over the place
He's losing control and falling apart because of his feelings for her


But you're losing your words
She's speechless and can only express herself through her body language


We're speaking in bodies
Their bodies are doing the talking, not their words


Avoiding me and talking 'bout you
She's avoiding him and talking about herself, not paying attention to his feelings


But you're losing your turn
He's losing his chance with her


I guess I'll never learn
He's accepting his fate with her and knows that he won't be able to change it


Cause I stay another hour or two
He's staying with her even though he knows it won't change anything


For crying out loud, settle down
He's frustrated and wants her to calm down and pay attention to him


You know I can't be found with you
He knows that being with her won't lead to anything good


We get back to my house
They're going to his house, but he knows it won't change anything


Your arms, my mouth
They're physically close, but emotionally distant


Now I just stop myself around you
He puts up a wall to protect himself from getting hurt by her


A small town
Their town is small and everyone knows everything about everyone


Dictating all the people we get around
The people they associate with are limited by their small town and its expectations


What a familiar face
They see the same people over and over again, and it becomes monotonous


Do you get what I mean now?
He's trying to connect with her and make her understand how he feels


I'm so fixated on the girl with the soft sound
He's obsessed with her, even though he knows he's not going to get what he wants


But you're sure that I'd learn
She thinks she can teach him something, but he knows he won't change


I'm pushing through bodies
He's trying to get closer to her but he's being blocked by other people


You're avoiding me and walking around you
She's avoiding him and focusing on herself, not caring about his feelings


But you're cold and I burn
She's emotionally distant, and it makes him feel rejected and hurt




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROSS STEWART MACDONALD, ADAM BRIAN THOMAS HANN, GEORGE BEDFORD DANIEL, MATTHEW TIMOTHY HEALY

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found

More Versions