According to their Myspace Profile "Greg and Inara met a few years ago. Discovered a common love of jazz standards...nerded out for a couple of hours playing every song they knew...and then wrote and recorded a record together."
Undone
The Bird and the Bee Lyrics
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Just like any other day
For we going to change this mind
Keep around like we've got mountains of time
Won't you come and sit down
Yes right here on the ground
Tell me the story of how we met
Not that I never let you forget
I wanna be yours
I wanna be ours
I wanna do the stuff in the back of your car
I wanna be good
I wanna be cruel
I wanna be the girl that you wanted in high school
I wanna be a model
I wanna be clever
I wanna feel this way forever
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one that makes you come undone
You can make me feel like a girl
Just shout out the rest of the world
Lay your head on my heart
Or you can just pull my body apart
Yesterday just another day
Just like any other day
I think we just changed this mind
We've got tiles of times
I wanna be yours
I wanna be ours
I wanna do the stuff in the back of your car
I wanna be good
I wanna be cruel
I wanna be the girl that you wanted in high school
I wanna be a model
I wanna be clever
I wanna feel this way forever
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one that makes you come undone
I wanna be yours
I wanna be ours
I wanna do the stuff in the back of your car
I wanna be good
I wanna be cruel
I wanna be the girl that you wanted in high school
I wanna be a model
I wanna be clever
I wanna feel this way forever
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one that makes you come undone
The lyrics to The Bird and the Bee's song Undone seem to revolve around the desperation of a person who wants to be with another. The first few lines seem to remind us of how every day can be ordinary, but today we've decided to take our chance and spend time with that someone special even if it means sitting on the ground. The singer then requests to hear the story of how they met, indicating that the singer might have a hard time forgetting. The chorus of the song has a sense of urgency and desire, indicating that the singer wants to be everything for the person they're singing to. They want to be good, cruel, a model, clever, a person who can make their partner feel a certain way forever, but most of all, they want to be the one who makes their love interest come undone.
The second verse is a continuation of the first in the sense that the singer is now convinced that they have succeeded in changing their partner's mind. They're now having one of those memorable days with the person they love. The chorus repeats itself twice to emphasize the desperation of wanting to be everything for the person they're singing to. In conclusion, the song Undone tells a story of someone who yearns for the attention and love of another person. They desire to be the one that makes their love come undone.
Line by Line Meaning
Yesterday just another day
The previous day was just like any other day
Just like any other day
The day was unremarkable and uneventful
We going to change this mind
We are determined to change our state of mind
Keep around like we've got mountains of time
We feel like we have lots of time to spare, so we'll take our time in changing our mindset
Won't you come and sit down
Would you like to sit and relax with me?
Yes right here on the ground
You can sit down with me on the ground
Tell me the story of how we met
Please share with me the story of how we first met
Not that I never let you forget
It's not like I've ever forgotten, but I still want to hear it from your perspective
I wanna be yours
I want to belong to you
I wanna be ours
I want us to share everything together
I wanna do the stuff in the back of your car
I want to have intimate experiences with you in the privacy of your car
I wanna be good
I want to be a good person for you
I wanna be cruel
I want to be able to playfully tease and be a little mean to you
I wanna be the girl that you wanted in high school
I want to be the version of me that you had a crush on in high school
I wanna be a model
I want to be a role model for you
I wanna be clever
I want to be intelligent and witty for you
I wanna feel this way forever
I want this feeling of love and passion to last forever
I wanna be the one
I want to be the only one for you
I wanna be the one that makes you come undone
I want to be the one who makes you feel lost in your passion and desire for me
You can make me feel like a girl
You have the power to make me feel feminine and vulnerable
Just shout out the rest of the world
Ignore the rest of the world and focus on us
Lay your head on my heart
Rest your head on my chest so you can hear my heart beating
Or you can just pull my body apart
You have the power to excite and arouse me physically
We think we just changed this mind
We believe that we have successfully changed our state of mind
We've got tiles of times
We have plenty of time to do what we want
Contributed by Gianna D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ariah9361
this song gives me chills every time I hear it. It's so amazing it honestly makes me want to cry sometimes. Loads of memories are attached to this song for me and ugh I just love it. I love the vibe it has. The quirkiness. The hope. Words honestly can't describe this song for me.
@tracycobb6832
I think Undone is consistent with the Bird and the Bee sound. No one wants them to make the same record over-and-over! It's sweet and has a catchy chorus. Love it!
@karencermak3746
LOVE this feel good summer song!!
@vicky100526
Good one!
@llmatkin
Its great fun for the soul😃
@FryingBayou
Clever lyrics and loopy music, great groove Greg, and Inara.
@Renan3256
Awesome music! I love The Bird And The Bee!!!
@TheRojotoro
Great little pop song. This reminds me of a lot of music that came out in the 80's, light, happy, and fun. These are the kinds of songs that when you look back on a good time you think of as the perfect sound track. The Cardigan's made an entire album of this kind of music and it was great. Accept it for what it is. It's not music that's meant to change the world, it's meant to make you tap your foot, and smile.
@elkpapa
Great song, very unique music video! :)
@jiewang7348
I love this song it is my jam!!