Friendly Fire recording act, the Whitsundays are the brainchild of Paul Arn… Read Full Bio ↴Friendly Fire recording act, the Whitsundays are the brainchild of Paul Arnusch who assumes the Brian Wilson-esque role of the band's lead singer & songwriter. The group hail from Edmonton, Alberta in Canada where they craft reverb drenched pop with a 60's feel. They utilize older keyboards & vintage guitars to augment stylized vocal harmonies that have tonal & texture commonalities with other groups like XTC, The Zombies, Apples in Stereo, The Shins, and others.

Arnush also has played in the Faunts & The Floor

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You Fell for It
The Whitsundays Lyrics

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I wanna be there
Up with the birds and the trees
A wish all day long
But when my falling star's all gone
I'm going somewhere
Away from all that I see
I'll go there alone
This world's not the place I can call home

It's hopelessly sober
Living in clover
I know it's stupendous
The money you spend on this life
Makes me sigh, oh
Living to die
If you don't feel euphoric
Don't blame me
You fell for it

That sinking feeling
The one that won't go away
Will make you pretend
That one day you'll be free again
And at the ceiling
You'll stare for hours
And pray that all that you spend
Won't rust, rot and be gone in the end

It's hopelessly sober
Living in clover
I know it's stupendous
The money you spend on this life
Makes me sigh, oh
Living to die
If you don't feel euphoric
Don't blame me
You fell for it

Hopelessly sober
Living in clover
I know it's stupendous
The money you spend on this life
Makes me sigh, oh
Living to die
If you don't feel euphoric
Don't blame me

You fell for it
The end

Overall Meaning

The Whitsundays's song "You Fell for It" has a melancholic tone as it reflects on the cost of living in society's trappings. The first verse touches on the desire to escape from this world and its materialistic ways. The metaphor of the falling star is used to denote disappointment with the world, and the idea of going to another place alone implies that the world has no place for the singer. The chorus highlights the glittering but false existence that this world offers, where the richer you are, the more stupendous your life seems. The line "Living to die" touches on the futility of our lives if all we look for is the temporal thrill of earthly possessions. In the second verse, the endless cycle of hiding behind a façade of success is recounted. The singer is resigned to watch as everything that they have invested their lives and money in slowly fades away. The song's climax comes with the chorus, where the singer dares anyone blaming their disillusionment on them to understand the reality of the world they live in.

Line by Line Meaning

I wanna be there
I yearn to exist in a place of tranquility

Up with the birds and the trees
To dwell among nature, with birds flying overhead and trees swaying gently

A wish all day long
A persistent desire throughout the day

But when my falling star's all gone
When my hopes and dreams have vanished

I'm going somewhere
A destination far away

Away from all that I see
A place devoid of every sight I behold

I'll go there alone
Just me, with no companions in sight

This world's not the place I can call home
This world is not my true abode

It's hopelessly sober
Living without any excitement or joy

Living in clover
Living a life of luxury and splendor

I know it's stupendous
I understand that it's magnificent