The Limousines are an Electropop band based in the Bay Area, California. Th… Read Full Bio ↴The Limousines are an Electropop band based in the Bay Area, California. The band consists of songwriter and vocalist Eric Victorino, and multi-instrumentalist and producer Giovanni Giusti. The band has had comparisons drawn with MGMT.

Victorino, who had previously performed with rock band Strata, stated that he was "tired of band politics" and "needed another outlet, one that wasn't quite as dark and heavy". Giusti and Victorino started the Limousines after communicating online and exchanged lyrics, music and recorded vocals online.

The band played at Live 105's BFD concert, Treasure Island Music Festival 2009, opening for Duran Duran's show at Mountain Winery. In 2009, the band received local and some national radio airplay and chart success on Sirius/XM's Alt Nation with the song "Very Busy People". In late 2009, they independently released their first physical record, The Scrapbook EP, on dual 7" white vinyl. It features four songs originally available only as MP3 demos: "Scrapbook 1998", "Plans Are Just Coincidence", "New Year's Resolution", and "ithinkican". Scrapbook was re-released in 2012 in CD form and contained two new tracks: "To Be Adored" and "Short'n Sweet."

The band released their debut album Get Sharp on July 27, 2010 through iTunes and Hot Topic on indie label Orchard City Books and Noise. The album most notably features the songs "Very Busy People" and "Internet Killed the Video Star".

Stranger
The Limousines Lyrics

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never get sick of falling in and out of love
with a stranger on the other end of a string
smiling in a picture glowing on a screen
she don’t know I’m on the line and listening

everywhere you go
I’ll follow you
everyone you know

I know them too
everywhere you go
I’ll follow you, I’ll follow you, I’ll follow you
I wanna love you in real life

think I see you in the streetlight
an empty lot you never walk by
kinda wonder what you feel like
I’ll be inside before you realize

I’m memorizing every pixel of your skin
and every single one’s another scene that begins
with when I meet you on the other end of dream
you don’t know me but I know you’ll let me in

everywhere you go, I’ll follow you
everyone you know, I know them too
everywhere you go, I’ll follow you
I gotta let you know, I gotta let you know
I wanna love you in real life

never get sick of falling in and out of love,
in and out of love.

Overall Meaning

The Limousines's song Stranger is an introspective track about infatuation with someone you have never met in person but have only seen through social media. The song talks about falling in and out of love with a stranger on the other end of a string, and the singer is always listening, always following them around on social media. He talks about how he knows everything about her life, her family, her friends, her favourite places, but she doesn't even know he exists. He watches her pictures and memorizes every pixel of her skin, building up an intricate picture of her in his mind.

The lyrics are melancholic and introverted, tapping into the idea of unrequited love in the digital age. The singer feels a deep connection to the stranger on the other end of the string but is unable to take it to the next level as they are just a pixelated image on his screen. At the end of the song, he declares that he wants to love her in real life, signifying his desire to meet her and take their relationship offline.

Overall, the lyrics of Stranger are emotive and relatable for anyone who has experienced the thrill of social media crushes or unrequited love.

Line by Line Meaning

never get sick of falling in and out of love
I am addicted to the thrill of falling in and out of love.

with a stranger on the other end of a string
I often fall in love with people I have never met in person.

smiling in a picture glowing on a screen
I enjoy looking at the pictures of the people I love on my phone or computer.

she don’t know I’m on the line and listening
The person I love doesn't know that I am constantly trying to reach out to them.

everywhere you go I’ll follow you everyone you know I know them too
I have become obsessed with every single detail of the person's life and I want to know everyone they know and follow them everywhere.

I wanna love you in real life
I want to meet the person I love in person and have a real relationship with them.

think I see you in the streetlight an empty lot you never walk by kinda wonder what you feel like I’ll be inside before you realize
I imagine seeing the person I love and often go to places where they might be. I want to feel what it's like to be with them so I frequently picture myself being close to them even though they may not know it.

I’m memorizing every pixel of your skin and every single one’s another scene that begins with when I meet you on the other end of dream you don’t know me but I know you’ll let me in
I am studying every detail of the person's appearance and imagine different scenarios where we might meet. Although the person doesn't know me, I believe that they will welcome me into their life when we finally meet.

I gotta let you know, I gotta let you know
I need to express my feelings to the person I love.

never get sick of falling in and out of love, in and out of love.
I keep falling in love with new people and have a hard time sustaining long-term relationships.

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Troy JK

10y↑5

Took me a long time to really appreciate this album for what it truly is. Listened to it on the right day and loved it. Its just so different from get sharp.