The Springs Standards are currently touring the east coast and working on their 2nd album. Their debut EP, No One Will Know, was released in July 2008.
Not Again
The Spring Standards Lyrics
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I think I've been around now long enough to say I've known your type before
'Cause you look at me with eyes that make me now, don't make me
Please don't make me lose him all over again
Not again
I think the Devil knows his way around this place
He leaves a trail of red temptation and he hides us in his fog so thick with shame
You set my knee on fire, cloth upon nylon
Make me now, don't make me
Please don't make me lose him all over again
No, I can't say no, I just can't
I dare you to try it but trails are quiet nowadays
Warm bodies fill the room and suddenly she dominates my view
Maybe she's why you couldn't hold my gaze, the only one we've missed in all those days
My escort and my sweet escape
If we just do it now, just do it now, we both know how, before we don't allow it
Make me now, don't make me
Please don't make me lose him all over again
No, I can't say no, I just can't
I dare you to try it but trails are quiet nowadays
Maybe I wasn't there, maybe your hands were not in my hair
Maybe the whole affair was little more than civil war and maybe we're still pure
The Spring Standards's song "Not Again" is about temptation and the struggle to resist it. The lyrics describe the singer's familiar experience with someone who is alluring but ultimately harmful. The person looks at the singer with eyes that are tempting and make them feel like they don't have control. The singer pleads with this person not to make them lose someone they love all over again. The reference to the Devil hints at the idea of sin and the temptation that leads people astray.
The singer also speaks about a mysterious woman who dominates their view in a room full of warm bodies. It seems that this woman may be the reason why the person they are with cannot hold their gaze. The singer is torn between their desire for this person and their loyalty to someone else. They dare the person to try and resist the temptation but ultimately give in. The last line of the song is ambiguous and could suggest that despite giving in, they are still pure or that the affair was not as significant as they thought.
Overall, "Not Again" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of temptation and how it can lead people astray. It is a reminder that even when we think we have control, we can be easily swayed if we are not careful.
Line by Line Meaning
You smile at me like you want our species to evolve
You look at me with a hopeful expression, as if you see potential in us as a species to evolve.
I think I've been around now long enough to say I've known your type before
I have enough experience to recognize the type of person you are.
'Cause you look at me with eyes that make me now, don't make me
The way you look at me makes me feel nervous and uneasy, please do not continue.
Please don't make me lose him all over again
I do not want to go through the heartbreak again of losing someone I care about.
I think the Devil knows his way around this place
It seems like the Devil is familiar with the environment we are in.
You set fire to my knee so easily, so unaccidentally
You accidentally set my knee on fire, but it was so effortless and unintentional.
No, I can't say no, I just can't
I am unable to refuse, even if I want to.
Maybe she's why you couldn't hold my gaze, the only one we've missed in all those days
Perhaps the reason you could not make eye contact with me is because you were more interested in someone else we had not seen in a while.
My escort and my sweet escape
She is my companion and my way out of this situation.
Maybe the whole affair was little more than civil war and maybe we're still pure
Perhaps our relationship was nothing more than a conflict between opposing sides, but we still have our innocence.
Writer(s): Shawn Bradley Pierce
Contributed by Vivian V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.