Simple Story
The Cribs Lyrics

I know it's a simple story
The singer knows that what he's talking about is not a complicated story.

But where you gonna hear another one just like this?
The singer thinks that it's unlikely to find a story that's just like this one.

Another minute passing, waiting 'round for something to hit...
Time is ticking away and the singer is waiting for something important to happen.

And then I start to exist, when you were looking for me
The singer only feels like he exists when someone is looking for him.

Why'd I have to leave and make you thought I'd run?
The singer left and now someone thinks he ran away from something.

Maybe I need to be on something
The singer thinks that he needs to be under the influence of something to understand what's going on better.

To figure out just what all this means to me
The singer wants to figure out what everything means to him personally.

I should have played her something
The singer believes that he should have done something, like play a song, to make a situation better.

Shoulda said something then
The singer thinks that he should have spoken up when he had the chance.

But it's too late
It's now too late to do something to change what has already happened.

Gonna have to be a man someday
The singer realizes that he needs to take responsibility for his actions and grow up eventually.

Let's start a vicious cycle
The singer suggests that they start a repeating pattern of behavior.

Let me off the leash and watch me run in the grass
The singer wants to be free to do what he wants and be watched while he does it.

But then I disappear and I show up a few days later
The singer has a tendency to disappear and reappear a few days later.

With my foot in a trap, but it's only my heart that's bleeding
The singer feels like he's trapped by his emotions, even though no one else can see it.

I'm howling at the moon just hoping someone understands
The singer feels like he's expressing his feelings but no one is understanding him.

That I only came into season when I smelled the blood on the wind
The singer only feels alive or inspired when he senses something exciting happening.

And heard the beat of the band
The singer's inspiration comes from hearing music or being around a band playing.

I know I give no reason to give me something old or give me something new
The singer doesn't understand why anyone would give him something, since he doesn't feel like he deserves it.

Why do I even need this?
The singer questions why he even needs something, since he doesn't feel like he deserves it.

Gonna have to do what I need to
The singer knows that he needs to take action to get what he wants.

Just like a teenage summer
The singer compares his situation to a summer experienced by a teenager.

The sun beats down and cracks the flags left and right
The weather is so hot that it's causing damage to things around them.

But it's not just the heat
The singer thinks that something else is contributing to the situation as well.

My body and my head are full of things that keep me up on a night
The singer is overwhelmed by his thoughts and feelings, causing him to have trouble sleeping at night.

Like it's only time and distance
The singer feels like the only things that are separating him from someone else are time and distance.

You're in a black box and I can't even wait outside
The singer feels like someone is isolated and he can't even wait near them to support them.

You'll just have to tell me about it
The singer can't be there in person to experience this situation, so the other person will just have to explain it to him later.

Gonna have to sleep, It's too light...
The singer needs to go to sleep, but it's too bright outside for him to do so.

I know it's just a feeling
The singer recognizes that what he's experiencing is just a feeling, not necessarily reality.

Shouldn't even have these thoughts
The singer thinks that he shouldn't be having these negative thoughts and feelings.