1. View, is a 23-year-old Finnish… Read Full Bio ↴View is the name of three artists:
1. View, is a 23-year-old Finnish rapper from Helsinki, Finland. He released his first single Avalon in January and his debut EP carries the same name. Avalon EP was released on 2nd October, 2015.
2. A active indie rock band based in Ypsilanti, MI, USA. The group has released two albums: Moving On (2009) and View (2005).
3. A band based in Paris (often confused with the Scottish indie rock band The View), formed by Lucie Dehli (vocals, synths, violin, percs) and Stephan Ink (bass, samples, atmospherics). The group released one album in 1993 (Bike Ride), one Maxi-CD (Life Goes On Again), and had participation in some compilations.
The group was also known as Vicious Circle, with one album titled "Barbed wire slides", at Les Disques du Soleil et de l'Acier.
How Long
View Lyrics
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How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
When you drop 6 bottles of your best perfume, I'll turn them into 12
Standing on the shoulders that are slating you I slay them all myself
Your last order of your cheap old wine has never helped your case,
I'll come running with a crate of champagne to brighten up your face
So don't call me crazy, cause it's all for you lady!
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
You're the... my type of girl
Without you I stay a little warm
I'll come running when the window make a chime.
Cause if I take your words in the song I sing,
Like the rock the paper, the scissors that sort of thing
The question is waiting in the pretty scene, how long has it been?
So don't call me crazy, cause it's all for you lady!
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
I'll come running, come running, when the wind don't make a chime
Come running, I'll come running, when the wind don't make a chime
Don't make a chime for me and you
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
The song "How Long" by View explores the question of how long it has been since someone has fallen in love with a boy like him. The lyrics suggest that the singer is willing to do anything for the girl he loves, going as far as turning six bottles of her perfume into twelve and providing her with a crate of champagne to brighten her face. He declares that he is not crazy, but rather everything he does is for her.
The chorus repeats the question "How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?" The singer seems to believe that he is unique and unusual, and is asking the girl if it has been a long time since she's fallen in love with someone like him. He also suggests that he is the girl's type of guy, and that without her, he is a little warm. The last lines of the song indicate that he will come running for her when the wind makes a chime.
Overall, the song appears to be a declaration of love from the singer to the girl he loves. He is willing to go to great lengths to make her happy, and is asking her to consider whether she has ever loved anyone like him before.
Line by Line Meaning
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
View is asking how much time has passed since the person he is singing to has last fallen in love with someone like him
When you drop 6 bottles of your best perfume, I'll turn them into 12
View is showing how he can improve things for the person he is singing to and make their life better
Standing on the shoulders that are slating you I slay them all myself
View is saying he will stand up for the person he is singing to and take on anyone who is criticizing them
Your last order of your cheap old wine has never helped your case, I'll come running with a crate of champagne to brighten up your face
View will go out of his way to bring joy and happiness to the person he is singing to by upgrading their wine with higher quality champagne
So don't call me crazy, cause it's all for you lady!
View is saying that his actions may seem over the top, but they are all for the benefit of the person he is singing to whom he cares deeply for
You're the... my type of girl
View is expressing that the person he is singing to is exactly the type of person he is attracted to
Without you I stay a little warm
View is revealing that he needs the presence of the person he is singing to in order to feel fully content and happy
I'll come running when the window make a chime.
View will drop whatever he is doing and hurry over at the slightest suggestion or request from the person he is singing to, even if it's just a chime from a window
Cause if I take your words in the song I sing, Like the rock the paper, the scissors that sort of thing The question is waiting in the pretty scene, how long has it been?
View is saying that if he incorporates the words of the person he is singing to into his own music, it's like playing the game Rock, Paper, Scissors - a playful and fun activity. He then poses the question of how long it's been since the person he's singing to has felt the same way he does.
I'll come running, come running, when the wind don't make a chime Come running, I'll come running, when the wind don't make a chime Don't make a chime for me and you
View will still be ready and willing to come running to the person he is singing to, even if there is no actual sound or signal for him to come
Contributed by Austin O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
madhaus
don know why they became such unfamous band. really love this tune
Adam Pendergast
I have my theories. The view is actually a terrible name for a band, like how many things come up on google when you type "the view". Also, who's idea was it to release coming down as the first single after same Jeans with all the tunes on hats off to the buskers. I should have managed them :)
demi leigh
love this!!
paul mcdonald
the view, the view, the view are on fire!!!! amazing
Scott Stevenson
Just seen these guys play at Paisley, they we're fucking awesome :D
adam smith
GO ON LADS WOOOOOOOOOOW THE VIEW ARE ON FIRE. MAGIC!!! "-)
rudi
The view , the view the view are on fire!!! Dee till eh deh :)
Ramsay Bolton
@timothywork their albums have all been pretty successful. They just haven't had any big singles since their first album
Glen Barr
THE VIEW!!!!!!!!
Chris Gordon
I've met them irl, they're mates we my cousin #DeeTillIDie