My Sentimental Melody
The Magnetic Fields Lyrics


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I'm a hopeless romantic
You're a terrible flirt
Cool and unfazed,
You're always amazed
When someone gets hurt
I live on the blue planet
That I saw in your eyes
But now I can't stay
Knowing it's made
Of beautiful lies

But my sentimental melody
Like a long-lost lullabye
Will ring in your ears
Down through the years
Bringing a tear to your eye
Goodbye

Love can kill people, can't it
Well it still might kill me
Each drop of rain
Is a glass of champagne
It's sweet and it's free
When I drink I don't panic
When I drink I don't die
When I'm far gone
It's all just a song
Just beautiful lies...

But my sentimental melody
Like a long-lost lullabye
Will ring in your ears
Down through the years




Bringing a tear to your eye
Goodbye

Overall Meaning

The Magnetic Fields's song My Sentimental Melody captures the paradox of a romantic relationship. The singer is a hopeless romantic who has fallen for a terrible flirt, who is described as "cool and unfazed" even when someone gets hurt. The singer speaks of a blue planet they saw in the flirt's eyes but has since realized that it was just made up of beautiful lies. The song's chorus is about the singer's sentimental melody, which they believe will always stay in their flirt's ears, bringing a tear to their eye, as a way of saying goodbye.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm a hopeless romantic
I am a person who believes in love, romance, and the concept of soulmates.


You're a terrible flirt
You are not good at flirting and your actions can be misleading.


Cool and unfazed,
You appear confident and unaffected by events around you.


You're always amazed
You express surprise or shock when someone gets hurt or experiences a negative outcome.


When someone gets hurt
You find it surprising when someone falls victim to negative experiences.


I live on the blue planet
I feel like I am living on a beautiful and magical planet, like Earth, that I saw in your eyes.


That I saw in your eyes
I felt like I saw a whole new world in your eyes and that gave me hope and inspiration.


But now I can't stay
I can't stay with you anymore because I have realized that what I saw in your eyes and your words were not honest or true.


Knowing it's made
Understanding that my experiences were built on beautiful lies.


Of beautiful lies
I now know that my experiences and feelings were based on beautiful, yet deceitful words and actions of yours.


But my sentimental melody
'My sentimental melody' is the beautiful thoughts or dreams I have of you that I cannot let go of.


Like a long-lost lullabye
These thoughts and feelings are like a song or lullaby that I remember but have lost the ability to enjoy.


Will ring in your ears
These feelings will stay with you and will be something that you remember for a long time.


Down through the years
These feelings will persist and last for many years.


Bringing a tear to your eye
These memories and feelings will bring sadness or tears to your eyes.


Goodbye
I am now saying goodbye to you and to these memories.


Love can kill people, can't it
Love can be so powerful that it can lead to dangerous or negative consequences, can't it?


Well it still might kill me
I am willing to take the risk of being hurt by love because it is worth it.


Each drop of rain
Every little thing in life can be beautiful and wonderful, like each drop of rain.


Is a glass of champagne
Even mundane things can be elevated to something special and sparkling, like a glass of champagne.


It's sweet and it's free
These little things in life are sweet and precious, and cannot be bought or sold.


When I drink I don't panic
Drinking makes me feel relaxed and comfortable, without anxiety or worry.


When I drink I don't die
Drinking helps me forget about the negative things in life, without actually dying.


When I'm far gone
When I'm drunk or lost in my thoughts, everything is just a blur and nothing seems real.


It's all just a song
Everything is just a dream or fantasy, like a song that is not based on anything real.


Just beautiful lies...
All of these experiences and memories are built on beautiful lies and fantasies, not on reality.




Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DENIECE WILLIAMS, THOM BELL, THOMAS RANDOLPH BELL

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