She Says Good Morning
The Pretty Things Lyrics


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She's there waiting at the gate Painted by the dawn.
She's there waiting at the gates as the velvet Night sky is torn.
She says Good Morning, I smile and say the same.
She's STANDS waiting at the gate Smiling at the rain.
As I turn to wave to her I wish I could remain.
She [-EEE ] says Good Morning.
She's there waiting at the gate WARMING all she sees.
Threading through a web of gas The rain precedes the storm,
Coughing on my way to work Her smile keeps me warm




She said Good Morning I smiled and said the same.
She's STANDS waiting at the gate A picture in my brain.

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of The Pretty Things' "She Says Good Morning" set the scene for the rest of the song, depicting a woman waiting at a gate as the sun rises, creating a beautiful image painted by the dawn. The next line introduces a contrasting image of the velvet Night sky being torn apart. It seems like the two images represent the duality of the singer's life, where the beauty and serenity of the morning are disrupted by the harshness of reality. The woman then greets the singer with a friendly "Good Morning," and he reciprocates the sentiment with a smile despite his yearning to stay with her at the gate.


The singer then describes the woman standing at the gate, braving the rain and warming up everything she sees with her smile. The lyrics use vivid imagery to make the audience understand the significance of this woman and her actions on the singer's daily routine. The final lines describe the impact that the woman has on the singer, where she exists as a beautiful picture in his head.


Overall, the lyrics of "She Says Good Morning" are mainly about the duality of life and the impact that small moments of kindness can have on us. The singer seems to be going through a difficult time, shown by his coughing on his way to work. However, the presence of the woman waiting at the gate makes things bearable, and her simple "Good Morning" keeps him going. The song thus becomes a beautiful tribute to the people who make life worth living, even in the most challenging of circumstances.


Line by Line Meaning

She's there waiting at the gate Painted by the dawn.
She's waiting at the gate as the morning sky is painted with beautiful colors by the rising sun.


She says Good Morning, I smile and say the same.
She greets me with a Good Morning and I return the greeting with a smile.


As I turn to wave to her I wish I could remain.
Although I have to leave, I wish I could stay with her longer.


She says Good Morning.
She greets me with a Good Morning.


She's there waiting at the gate WARMING all she sees.
She's standing at the gate, radiating warmth and brightening up everything around her.


Threading through a web of gas The rain precedes the storm,
Walking through the smoggy air, I notice the rain starting to fall before the storm arrives.


Coughing on my way to work Her smile keeps me warm
Despite coughing on my way to work, her smile warms my heart and keeps me going.


She said Good Morning I smiled and said the same.
She greets me with a Good Morning and I return the greeting with a smile.


She stands waiting at the gate A picture in my brain.
She's waiting at the gate and the image of her stays in my memory, like a picture.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALAN EDWARD WALLER, JOHN CHARLES ALDER, PHILIP ARTHUR DENNIS MAY, RICHARD CLIFFORD TAYLOR

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Tarantulisimo

Phil May – vocals
Dick Taylor – lead guitar, vocals
Wally Waller – bass, guitar, vocals, wind instruments, piano
Jon Povey – organ, sitar, Mellotron, percussion, vocals
Skip Alan – drums*
Twink – drums*, vocals


*Drummer Skip Alan suddenly quit The Pretty Things during recording of the SF Sorrow album (to marry his French girlfriend), and John Charles Edward "Twink" Alder, of the recently-broken-up band Tomorrow, took his place -- It's unclear whose drumming is featured on the final version of "She Says Good Morning".....



All comments from YouTube:

T.C. Bramblett

The intensity versus the subject is perfect psych rock. Perfect poetry. He's flailing, screaming almost, in describing the simplest thing. words and music can't express it

Ron Mishra

T.C. Bramblett Couldn't have said it better!

Dan Goguen

no question, one of the best songs ever!!

Tarantulisimo

Phil May – vocals
Dick Taylor – lead guitar, vocals
Wally Waller – bass, guitar, vocals, wind instruments, piano
Jon Povey – organ, sitar, Mellotron, percussion, vocals
Skip Alan – drums*
Twink – drums*, vocals


*Drummer Skip Alan suddenly quit The Pretty Things during recording of the SF Sorrow album (to marry his French girlfriend), and John Charles Edward "Twink" Alder, of the recently-broken-up band Tomorrow, took his place -- It's unclear whose drumming is featured on the final version of "She Says Good Morning".....

armjos1

Great album,fantastic band

Robert Taylor

one of those songs that's hard to get out of my head!! absolutely perfect tune.

Farrah Teague

Love this song!!!!

electricvisions

thanks for putting this up! one of the greatest LP's of all time.....

mumujamm

Some days I wish the Yellow Submarine animators were really working on this album instead.

A. Iwasa

That would have been amazing!  I can't seem to find anything online about this opera ever actually being acted out...

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