Grace
The View Lyrics
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Let it be known
That I, without doing anything,
Had thrown it all away
Down the laundry chute,
All the cute little words and melodies
Won't save me now
Now that we've gone this far
We've said goodbye
Said goodbye
Goodbye to grace
I, was waiting for a witness
And you, were waiting
For the door to open up
To set you free from this mess
You turned your back
Said "you don't know
Anything about love"
You said goodbye
Said goodbye
Said goodbye to grace
We, washed ourselves
Clean of all feeling
We were feeling good,
Until we both got scare
Of ourselves and of each-other
We bailed out
We don't live here anymore
We said goodbye
Said goodbye
Said goodbye to grace
The lyrics of The View's song Grace paint a picture of a failed relationship where both parties lost the essence of what made their love beautiful. The first verse showcases a situation where one person decides to throw away everything that made their love worth fighting for, while the other person watches in silence. The use of the metaphor "down the laundry chute" could signify a desire to discard the things that were once cherished, as if they have now become soiled and unusable. The second verse has an air of nostalgia as the theme of waiting for a witness comes into play. Both parties seem to be in a waiting game where they are waiting for the other person to make a move.
The climax of the song comes when the first person turns their back and dismisses the second person's knowledge of love. The tone conveys the idea that there is no hope left for reconciliation, as both parties have become washed out and numb to the emotions they once shared. The chorus repeats the words "we said goodbye, said goodbye, goodbye to grace," implying that the couple let go of the grace they once had, a grace that could have united them if they had worked to preserve it. In summary, the lyrics convey the regret of both parties in letting their love fade away without putting in the necessary effort to fix it.
Line by Line Meaning
You, without saying anything,
You communicated without speaking
Let it be known
Made it clear to me
That I, without doing anything,
I lost it without taking any action
Had thrown it all away
Lost love and everything that came with it
Down the laundry chute,
Tossed away like dirty laundry
All the cute little words and melodies
Even the sweet words and gestures
Won't save me now
Cannot change what's happened
Now that we've gone this far
Our relationship has progressed too much to fix things now
We've said goodbye
We've parted ways
Said goodbye
Said farewell
Goodbye to grace
Lost the beauty and charm of love
I, was waiting for a witness
I needed someone to validate my feelings
And you, were waiting
You were hoping for an exit strategy
For the door to open up
For a way out
To set you free from this mess
To escape the situation
You turned your back
You gave up on us
Said "you don't know
Told me I wasn't aware of the depth of love
Anything about love"
And that I couldn't understand it
We, washed ourselves
We tried to cleanse our hearts
Clean of all feeling
Removed all emotions
We were feeling good,
Thought we were okay
Until we both got scared
Until the fear of being hurt consumed us
Of ourselves and of each-other
Afraid of our own feelings and each other's actions
We bailed out
We left abruptly
We don't live here anymore
We can never go back to what we had
Said goodbye
Said farewell
Said goodbye
Said farewell
Said goodbye to grace
Lost the beauty and charm of love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PETER F STUART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
DesktopHoggy
How this song never charted above top 100 is beyond shocking
noghd
Always forget how good The View are then rediscover them and spend weeks listening to nothing else. Best band since Oasis.
Tom Jones
are you okay?
Libby Cammy
Vanilly77 Well at least they are great mates..... last time a checked thats better than Oasis
Jacob Elliman
+Luath that might be pushing it a bit lol
Foz
totally agree, hats off to the buskers is absolutely brilliant!! 👍🏼
Gary Pickard
Still banging tune 12 years later 💥💥💥
George Shorey
This band is so underrated
Matt Hayes
Love it, as an Aussie we always cop shit about our accent and I always hear bands from Scotland, England, Ireland etc who sing completely different to how they talk. Good on ya boys for staying true to who you are, great song and though I don't understand all the words, I am sure I will pick them up with a few more listens to you blokes! Great job, well done!!!
LucyRaitt
Cant actually find the words to describe how much i love this band. The song is amazing and if its not in the charts then there's seriously something wrong.