The Magic Numbers are a four piece indie band from Ealing, London. The band… Read Full Bio ↴The Magic Numbers are a four piece indie band from Ealing, London. The band consists of two brother-and-sister pairs, Romeo Stodart (guitar, lead vocals) and his sister Michele Stodart (bass, vocals), and Sean Gannon (drums) and his sister Angela Gannon (percussion, melodica, vocals), who came together as a band after Romeo and Sean started writing songs together. While the Gannons are of Irish heritage, the Stodarts are the children of a Scottish father and a Portuguese mother and were born in Trinidad in the Caribbean and raised in New York, before moving to London in the mid-1990s.

The band are currently signed to Heavenly Records, and their self-titled debut album was released on 13 June 2005. Singles from that album have included Forever Lost, Love Me Like You, Love's A Game and I See You, You See Me. Later on that year they recorded a new song, Gone are the Days, used on the War Child charity album Help! A Day in the Life

In 2005 they supported Athlete, Doves, and Brian Wilson, and played the Glastonbury Festival to a fantastic reception. August saw the band play at the dual-venue V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire and Leicester's Summer Sundae.

The band have since released their second album, Those The Brokes in November 2006, and the Undecided EP in September 2007.

This Love
The Magic Numbers Lyrics

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Through the gates of lying she left
Through the years I've wept
Lying face down in the ground
And I can't hold you now

Why did I choose to refuse you
It's not that I used you
I left when I should have

Believed that I couldn't hold on
But you never let go
Or at least I think so

And if all I've got are these tears
Will the sun come up
And rid me of darkness again
Throw my hands up

Why did I choose to refuse you
It's not that I used you
And all of my words were withheld
And not heard, I did fall
But she never let go
Or at least I think so

Oooh, since you know that I'm here
Oooh, since you know that I'm here

And if all I want is a room with you
(This love, this heart, this is waking up)
To break down the windows and pull you through
(This love, this heart, this is waking up)
If all I see is an empty sky
To push you out from the snow
I don't want to know this love
I don't want to know
So I'll never have this love
I don't want to know

This love, this heart, this is waking up
This love, this heart, this is waking up
This love, this heart, this is waking up
This love, this heart, this is waking up
This love
Maybe we can wear this love
Maybe we can wear this love
Maybe we can wear this love
Maybe we can wear this love

Ooooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Magic Numbers's song "This Love" speak of a failed relationship and the regret that comes along with it. The first line, "Through the gates of lying she left" suggests that the person being sung about has been dishonest in the relationship and has caused it to end. The next line, "Through the years I've wept" indicates that the singer has been hurt and has mourned the lost relationship. The line "Lying face down in the ground" expresses the grief and despair that comes with losing someone you love.

The chorus of the song refers to the regret the singer feels for not holding onto the person they loved. The lyrics "Why did I choose to refuse you? It's not that I used you" express the singer's desire to have held on, but they were subconsciously pushing the other person away. The line "But you never let go, or at least I think so" suggests that the person being sung about may have held on for a while, but eventually, they gave up on trying to make the relationship work. The end of the chorus refers to the singer's frustration with their own emotions and how they cannot control the pain they feel.

The final lines of the song speak of acceptance and the possibility of moving on. The line "Maybe we can wear this love" suggests that it is possible to move forward with the love that was once shared, but it will not be easy. The line "I don't want to know this love" speaks to the fear of being hurt again, but ultimately, the song ends on an optimistic note of hope.

Line by Line Meaning

Through the gates of lying she left
She left through a deceptive entrance.

Through the years I've wept
I've shed tears for years.

Lying face down in the ground
I'm lying down in despair.

And I can't hold you now
I can't hold you anymore.

Why did I choose to refuse you
Why did I reject you?

It's not that I used you
I didn't take advantage of you.

I left when I should have
I left when I should have stayed.

Believed that I couldn't hold on
I thought that I couldn't persevere.

But you never let go
But you never gave up on me.

Or at least I think so
Or at least I hope that's true.

And if all I've got are these tears
If all I have left are tears.