The Downtown Fiction released a self-titled EP in March 2009, which included the hits “Living Proof” and “Is Anybody Out There?”. Followed up by an EP titled “Best I Never Had” in March. In August, the music video for “I Just Wanna Run” was released and in December, they released a new EP “The Double E.P.”, including all tracks from the two other EPs and a new demo, “Keep On Moving”. Songfacts reports that their first album Let's Be Animals was released on April 26, 2011, via Photo Finish / Atlantic Records, "Thanks for Nothing" was the first single.
Your Voice
The Downtown Fiction Lyrics
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She said "you're never gonna get her" (get her)
Well I smile, for a while
Cuz I'm sure that I know better
I think I'm falling in love
But baby you're not here
I know every word and the way it goes
If you could only play, your old sweet song for me
Well I saw your face on the TV screen
If you only knew how much you mean to
A boy like me, a small town boy like me
It's somethin', oh, where do I begin?
I feel I know you (know you)
Every word, sounds absurd
But I swear that I could show you
I think I'm falling in love
But baby you're not here
I heard your voice on the radio
I know every word and the way it goes
If you could only play, your old sweet song for me
Well I saw your face on the TV screen
If you only knew how much you mean to
A boy like me, a small town boy like me
Those boys that you write your songs about
Did anyone ever write you back?
Well here's mine, I hope you get it in time
I heard your voice on the radio
I know every word and the way it goes
If you could only play, your old sweet song for me
Well we'll meet one day, and I hope you'll see
That that boy you wanted, well it was me
Just a boy like me, a small town boy like me
The Downtown Fiction's song "Your Voice" tells the story of a small town boy who is hopelessly in love with a singer he's never met. The first stanza describes the boy being offered advice to "let go" of his infatuation, but he refuses to listen because he believes he knows better. He admits to falling in love, but sadly the object of his affection is not there. He finds solace in hearing her voice on the radio and seeing her face on TV. He longs for her to play her "old sweet song" just for him.
In the second stanza, the boy claims to feel like he knows the singer intimately. Every word she sings is familiar to him and he believes he could show her that he understands her songs completely. He hopes to someday meet her, to let her know how much he means to her. The final lines reveal that the boy is writing to her, and he hopes she receives the letter in time. The overall theme of the song is one of unrequited love and loneliness.
Line by Line Meaning
Let go, don't you know
She tells him to let go because he'll never get the girl he's chasing
She said "you're never gonna get her" (get her)
She directly tells him that he's wasting his time trying to win the affection of the girl he wants
Well I smile, for a while
Cuz I'm sure that I know better
He tries to convince himself that he knows better and that there's still hope, even though she told him otherwise
I think I'm falling in love
But baby you're not here
He admits his feelings for the girl he wants, but laments that she's not with him
I heard your voice on the radio
I know every word and the way it goes
If you could only play, your old sweet song for me
Well I saw your face on the TV screen
If you only knew how much you mean to
A boy like me, a small town boy like me
He's infatuated with a musician he's never met, but knows everything about her through her music and media appearances
It's somethin', oh, where do I begin?
I feel I know you (know you)
Every word, sounds absurd
But I swear that I could show you
He's grappling with his obsessive feelings for this musician, acknowledging that it sounds absurd to claim he knows her, but insists he could prove how much he knows about her
Those boys that you write your songs about
Did anyone ever write you back?
Well here's mine, I hope you get it in time
He wonders if the musician ever receives messages from those she writes about, and takes a chance by sending his own message to her
Well we'll meet one day, and I hope you'll see
That that boy you wanted, well it was me
Just a boy like me, a small town boy like me
He daydreams about finally meeting the musician he's obsessed with and hopes that she'll see he's the boy she's been writing songs about
Contributed by Tristan T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.