There She Goes
The_Flying_Machine Lyrics
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See her
She doesn't seem to know I'm there
Or even care
She's holding him now
Like she once held me
See her
There she goes
She must know
That I still love her
More than I can say
In every way
I need her so much
I don't care who knows
See her
There she goes
My friends tell me
I'm making a great big, fool of myself
But they, they don't know what it's like
To be by yourself
On the shelf
I will wait for her forever and a day-yay
I hope and pray
That she'll find her way
To my arms again
But till then
There she goes
My friends tell me
I'm making a great big, fool of myself
But they, they don't know what it's like
To be by yourself
On the shelf
I will wait for her forever and a day-yay
I hope and pray
That she'll find her way
To my arms again
But till then
There she goes (there she goes)
(There she goes)
(There she goes)
(There she goes)
The Flying Machine's song "There She Goes" is about unrequited love and the pain of watching someone you love be with someone else. The singer in the song is clearly still in love with this woman he sees walking with another man ("She's holding him now like she once held me"), and he feels invisible to her ("She doesn't seem to know I'm there or even care"). However, he is unable to let go of his feelings for her, saying "She must know that I still love her more than I can say in every way, I need her so much I don't care who knows."
Despite his friends telling him he's making a fool of himself and should move on, the singer chooses to wait for this woman "forever and a day-yay" and hopes that she will one day come back to him. Through the repetition of "there she goes," it becomes clear that he sees her often, further adding to his pain.
The song is a simple but poignant portrayal of the experience of unrequited love and the struggle to move on. The melancholic melody also adds to the sense of yearning and heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
There she goes
Observing the subject of the song, who is moving away.
See her
Requesting the audience to observe her.
She doesn't seem to know I'm there
The subject of the song is unaware of the singer's presence.
Or even care
The subject of the song doesn't seem to care about the singer's feelings.
She's holding him now
The subject of the song is holding someone else.
Like she once held me
The subject of the song had held the singer in the past in the same way as she holds the current person.
She must know
The singer believes that the subject of the song is aware of the singer's love for her.
That I still love her
The singer still loves the subject of the song.
More than I can say
The singer's love for the subject of the song is beyond words.
In every way
The singer loves the subject of the song in every possible aspect.
I need her so much
The singer's need for the subject of the song is very high.
I don't care who knows
The singer is not shy about expressing his love for the subject of the song publicly.
My friends tell me
The singer's friends advise him.
I'm making a great big, fool of myself
The singer's actions are being perceived as silly and foolish by his friends.
But they, they don't know what it's like
The singer feels his friends don't understand his feelings.
To be by yourself
The singer feels lonely and isolated.
On the shelf
The singer feels undesirable and unappreciated.
I will wait for her forever and a day-yay
The singer will patiently wait for the subject of the song to come back to him.
I hope and pray
The singer's hope and confidence in the subject of the song returning to him.
That she'll find her way
The singer expects the subject of the song to realize the mistake and return to him.
To my arms again
The singer wants the subject of the song to come back to him and be with him.
But till then
The singer will wait for the subject of the song to come back to him.
There she goes
Endlessly observing the subject of the song move away.
(there she goes)
Repeating the observation that the subject of the song is moving away.
(There she goes)
Instrumental refrain signifying the subject of the song moving away.
(There she goes)
Instrumental refrain signifying the subject of the song moving away.
Contributed by Kayla I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.