TBG have released five full length albums: Learn Yourself, We're Already Gone, Ziggurats, Spooks and Dancehall Days; as well as one EP, Morning Sun, TBG have an eclectic style of their own, with smatterings of rock, acoustic, reggae, pop and folk all through their music. Many people find elements of artists such as Ben Harper, Jack Johnson and The Police, but their most recent album Spooks has, among others, Bob Marley influences.
TBG have been nominated for Best Music Video: I Thought About You, at the Inside Film Awards 2007; Best Blues & Roots Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005
And for the J Award 2005
They have also made it into the Triple J Hottest 100 four times: twice in 2003 at #41 ("Blackbird") and #62 ("Music") and twice again in 2005 at #68 ("...And We'll Dance on the Ashes of What's Left") and #81 ("Let's Take the Long Way Home").
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Running
The Beautiful Girls Lyrics
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You come around say 'I need you' would you
Come be with me would you want to?
Come be with me would you want to?
Would you?
Up in the morning and the rain keeps falling.
Home in the evening and you're still not calling.
Down...
And, all these things that we don't say
And, all these things that we don't say, won't say
When will we see it's the wrong way?
When will we see it's the wrong way?
There's way
Too many reasons to ignore this surely.
I'm bound to tell you how I feel so poorly.
But I'm over running with this same old story now.
Now
And I've been running with my sights on you
And I'll keep running 'til this day gets through
I got no money on me, yes that's true
We just keep running
We get up in the morning and we walk outside
This world we're living in is just no run, no hide
They never would believe me if I say we tried
We just keep running
The Beautiful Girls's song Running has a melancholic tone which feel like a sad love song, describing the ups and downs of a relationship. The lyrics show a longing desire and hope of the singer for his lover to be with him, he wants her to stay and run with him. The repetition of the lines "You come around say 'I need you,' would you come be with me would you want to?" emphasizes the desperation of the situation. The singer is left feeling unknown and insecure about how the relationship is going.
The lyric "Up in the morning and the rain keeps falling. Home in the evening and you're still not calling." portrays the feeling of being alone, waiting for a lover who never shows up. The singer is trying to move on from the relationship, as signified in the line "We try to move, but we keep on falling down, Down...", yet he still can't shake off the feeling he has for his lover. The lyrics "And, all these things that we don't say, won't say; When will we see it's the wrong way? There's way too many reasons to ignore this surely." epitomize the excuses of both parties to hide their true feelings, avoiding and ignoring the problem until it becomes unmanageable.
Overall, Running's lyrics talk about a relationship full of unanswered questions and longing desires. It is a melancholic ballad that speaks to those who have experienced the complexities of love, where the heart is torn between desiring someone and accepting a situation.
Line by Line Meaning
You come around say 'I need you'
Asking if you need me in your life
Come be with me would you want to?
Do you want to be with me?
Would you?
Are you willing?
Up in the morning and the rain keeps falling.
Starting the day with struggle
Home in the evening and you're still not calling.
Being left waiting without communication
We try to move, but we keep on falling down, Down...
Struggling to move forward and falling back constantly
And, all these things that we don't say, won't say
Ignoring important conversations and topics
When will we see it's the wrong way?
Realizing we are going in the wrong direction
There's way
We need to change course
Too many reasons to ignore this surely.
Recognizing the need to address something despite fear or discomfort
I'm bound to tell you how I feel so poorly.
Expressing one's emotions despite struggling to articulate them
But I'm over running with this same old story now.
Tired of the usual routine
And I've been running with my sights on you
Focusing on the person they care for and want to be with
And I'll keep running 'til this day gets through
Persisting despite challenges until the message is received
I got no money on me, yes that's true
Acknowledging a lack of resources
We just keep running
Continuing to move forward despite difficulties
We get up in the morning and we walk outside
Starting the day and facing the world
This world we're living in is just no run, no hide
The world presents challenges that can't be avoided
They never would believe me if I say we tried
Feeling like no one understands the effort being made
We just keep running
Continuing to persevere through struggle and heartache
Contributed by Julia S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.