The band began as a mixtape Scott Reitherman made for a girlfriend. A couple years later Reitherman would reappropriate it as his musical alias, and Throw Me The Statue emerged on the Seattle-based DIY label Baskerville Hill. Reitherman and a friend ran the label together, and from 2005-2007 the imprint put out a handful of homemade releases and threw shows for their small clan of Seattle musical friends. Reitherman assembled changing casts from the Baskerville Hill camp to help him with live performances, and local press started to take note of the gigs.
Soon after the release of the TMTS debut album Moonbeams in Summer 2007 the Indiana-based Secretly Canadian Records caught wind and signed the act to their high profile roster. With the band's lineup now solidified and Secretly Canadian's re-release of Moonbeams in February '08, TMTS would tour extensively in support of their new international critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe, playing 100 shows across 8 countries that year.
In the beginning of 2009 the band began work on the follow-up LP and headed into the studio for the first time. With Phil Ek (The Shins, Built to Spill, Band of Horses) on board as co-producer, the group consisting of Reitherman, Aaron Goldman, Charlie Smith and Jarred Grimes sought to enlarge the scope of TMTS' lo-fi bedroom pop. The resulting full length record entitled Creaturesque will be released in the US and Europe by Secretly Canadian on August 4th, and soon thereafter in Aus/NZ by PopFrenzy and in Japan by MerryGate Records.
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Take It Or Leave It
Throw Me The Statue Lyrics
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But we fell deep, God how those two weeks were glory!
Now I sit here, graceless,
And watch the coffee cup regret that I poured this,
See I get nerves when I sense mutilation,
I do my math with a cold amount of reason,
As the Cars sang "Teen things",
Don't you understand?
Don't you understand when I say "So Sonya,
Take it or leave it,"
So Sonya, Take it or leave it.
I get sad around a lack of motivation,
I cannot change the way that distance rearranged us,
And it tears my heart out,
To out-heart a girl who's got my number,
My friends support what I completely believe in,
We invest hope in what your boyfriend disagrees with,
But we can't unfate this,
So can we unbelieve that fate moves the pieces?
Don't you understand?
Don't you understand when I say, "So Sonya,
Take it or leave it."
So Sonya,
Take it or leave it.
The song "Take It Or Leave It" by Throw Me The Statue is a poignant reflection on the pain of heartbreak and the struggle to move on. The singer, who is not named but is presumably male, begins by talking about meeting a girl who had been involved with someone else before him. Despite this, they fell deeply in love and had two weeks of glory together. However, their relationship ended, and now he sits alone and graceless, regretting the choices that led him to this point.
The singer reflects on his emotions surrounding the breakup, including his nerves and tendency towards over-thinking. He references the Cars' song "Teen things" and how it captures the feeling of being young and in love. He addresses his ex-girlfriend, Sonya, directly, telling her to take it or leave it, indicating that he is willing to move on if she is not interested in reconciling. He ends the song by admitting the pain that still lingers in his heart and how his friends are supporting him in his quest to move on.
Overall, "Take It Or Leave It" is a beautifully written song that captures the universal experience of heartbreak and the struggle to move forward. The lyrics are raw and honest, and the melody is haunting and melancholic. It's a song that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved and lost.
Line by Line Meaning
I met a girl that met a boy long before me,
When I met my partner, I found out that they had been in a previous relationship before me.
But we fell deep, God how those two weeks were glory!
Despite the fact that my partner had been in a previous relationship, we fell deeply in love, and those first two weeks were glorious.
Now I sit here, graceless,
Now I'm sitting here, feeling awkward and ungraceful.
And watch the coffee cup regret that I poured this,
I'm watching my coffee which I regret making.
See I get nerves when I sense mutilation,
I feel nervous when I sense that something is about to be damaged or ruined.
I do my math with a cold amount of reason,
I approach things logically and without emotion.
As the Cars sang 'Teen things',
I listened to a song by The Cars called 'Teenage Nights'.
And bound around, so equipped with a feeling,
I was moving around with a sense of excitement and emotion.
Don't you understand?
Do you not comprehend what I'm trying to say?
Don't you understand when I say 'So Sonya, Take it or leave it,'
When I say, 'So Sonya, take it or leave it,' do you not see where I'm coming from?
I get sad around a lack of motivation,
I feel down when I lack motivation.
I cannot change the way that distance rearranged us,
I can't change the fact that distance has caused our relationship to change.
And it tears my heart out,
It hurts me deeply.
To out-heart a girl who's got my number,
To have my heart broken by someone who knows me well.
My friends support what I completely believe in,
My friends are behind me and my beliefs.
We invest hope in what your boyfriend disagrees with,
We have faith in things that your significant other disagrees with.
But we can't unfate this,
But we cannot change what fate has in store for us.
So can we unbelieve that fate moves the pieces?
Can we reject the idea that fate controls our lives?
So Sonya, Take it or leave it.
Sonya, it's up to you to decide whether you want to be with me or not.
Writer(s): Scott Reitherman
Contributed by Lucy P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.