The band has issued 10 studio albums: "Ping Pong over the Abyss" (1982), "All Fall Down" (1984), "The Seventy Sevens" (1987), "Sticks and Stones" (1990), "Pray Naked" (1992), "Drowning with Land in Sight" (1994), "Tom Tom Blues" (1995), "Late" (2000), "A Golden Field of Radioactive Crows" (2001), and "Holy Ghost Building" (2008).
There Forever
The 77's Lyrics
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Don′t ever come
Then i
Really don't need none
Tell me one that i haven′t heard
One at a time they come to me and tell me
Love is a mystery
And
All right
My life
Is empty and bare
And i ain't seen no love
No love
Nowhere
In the end
Will something that i never had
Be something that i′ll want again?
Tell me one that i haven′t heard
One at a time you come to me
And you tell me
Love is a mystery
And it's all right
Everybody swears
Love′s gotta be there somewhere
Don't stop looking
′Cuz it's all around you
Here today
And
There forever
I know
I know that
I know that
I know
Stare at a photograph
Remember how you laughed
It′s hard when i look back
On all of the times i tried
Left me wondering why
Why oh why am i
Still here?
Still here...
I'm here and i feel
I feel what i fear
I fear what i feel
I feel that i'm here
There′s something that i never heard
Given time it′ll come to me and tell me
It's gonna set me free
Set me free
The lyrics to The 77's's song, "There Forever," express the singer's disillusionment with love. He ponders whether he needs love at all if it never comes to him. He asks others to tell him something he hasn't heard about love, but all they say is that it's a mystery. Despite this, he holds onto hope that love is out there somewhere and encourages others to keep looking for it because it's all around us. The song ends with the singer acknowledging the pain and confusion he feels, but also providing a glimmer of hope that he may ultimately be set free.
The lyrics in "There Forever" are poignant and relatable, speaking to anyone who has ever questioned the existence and significance of love. The repetition of the phrase, "Tell me one that I haven't heard," underscores the singer's desperation for something new regarding love. He feels empty and bare, as if there is an essential piece missing from his life. However, the lyrics also contain hope, with the singer reminding himself and others that love is all around us, and it can set us free.
The music video for "There Forever" features the 77's performing in a dark nightclub setting. The visuals complement the song's melancholic tone, with dim lighting and shadows to accentuate the lyrics' emotional weight.
Line by Line Meaning
If love
If the feeling of love for another person has not arisen
Don′t ever come
If I never experience romantic love
Then i
In that case, I
Really don't need none
Truly do not require it
Tell me one that i haven′t heard
Inform me of a perspective on love that is new or original
One at a time they come to me and tell me
People approach me separately with their ideas of love
Love is a mystery
Love is a complex and incomprehensible phenomenon
And
Furthermore,
It's
That feeling of love is
All right
Acceptable; okay
My life
The course of my existence on this earth
Is empty and bare
Feels lacking and unfulfilling
And i ain't seen no love
I have not experienced love from another person
No love
None at all
Nowhere
In no place or instance
In the end
Ultimately
Will something that i never had
Could something I never possessed
Be something that i′ll want again?
Become something I will yearn for in the future?
One at a time you come to me
One by one, you present me with your thoughts on love
And you tell me
You inform me
Everybody swears
Everyone claims confidently
Love′s gotta be there somewhere
Romantic love must exist somewhere for everyone
Don't stop looking
Don't give up the search
'Cuz it's all around you
Because it is present in your surroundings
Here today
Available and present in the present moment
And
Also
There forever
Perpetually existing
I know
I am aware
I know that
I am certain that
I know that
I am convinced that
I know
It is clear to me
Stare at a photograph
Gaze intently at a photo
Remember how you laughed
Recall the way you used to laugh fondly
It′s hard when i look back
It is difficult to reminisce
On all of the times i tried
To recall all of the moments in the past where I attempted something
Left me wondering why
Caused me to question the reasoning behind my actions
Why oh why am i
Why, why am I
Still here?
Why am I still in this situation or place?
I'm here and i feel
I am present and I experience emotions
I feel what i fear
I experience emotions related to my fears
I fear what i feel
My fears are connected to what I am feeling
I feel that i'm here
I acknowledge my presence in this moment
There′s something that i never heard
There is an unfamiliar notion or concept that I have not encountered
Given time it′ll come to me and tell me
Eventually, it will arise and present itself to me
It's gonna set me free
It will liberate me
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