Bright Eyes - Take It Easy (Love Nothing) - 5

**Note I do not own the audio nor the album cover in this video. WMG owns the rights.

First with your hands and then with your mouth
A downpour of sweat, damp cotton clouds
I was a fool, you were my friend
We made it happen
You took off your clothes, left on the light
You stood there so brave
You used to be shy
Each feature improved, each movement refined and eyes like a showroom
Now they are spreading out the blankets on the beach
That weatherman is a liar
He said it would be raining but it's clear and blue as far as I can see

Left by the lamp, right next to the bed,
on a cartoon cat pad she scratched with a pen,
"Everything is as it's always been.
This never happened.
Don't take it too bad it is nothing you did.
It's just once something dies you can't make it live.
You're a beautiful boy.
You're a sweet little kid but I am a woman."
So I laid back down and wrapped myself up in the sheet
And I must have looked like a ghost 'cause something frightened me
and since then I've been so good at vanishing

Now I do as I please and lie through my teeth
Someone might get hurt, but it won't be me
I should probably feel cheap but I just feel free...
and a little bit empty
No, it isn't so hard to get close to me
There will be no arguments
We will always agree
And I'll try and be kind when I ask you to leave
We'll both take it easy
But if you stay too long inside my memory,
I will trap you in a song tied to a melody
and I will keep you there so you can't bother me

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bright
• Eyes
• Take
• It
• Easy
• Love
• Nothing
• Digital
• Ash
• In
• Urn

[jaredjeremyshow]

Me: "Pfft... this indie bullshit is not for me."

song: "Tralala"

me: (through tears) "WHAT IS THIS SORCERY"

[WeMissTheStars]

"This song is about statutory rape. I hope you like it." -Conor Oberst.

[loserguy1022]

I know this song is about statutory rape, but applying the lyrics to one of my life's past loves hits hard. The starting out as close friends part, how he describes her movement and eyes... great beach memories, getting dumped by a girl I then loved via a short note. Love how he talks about not letting women in for fear of getting hurt and just having shallow relationships from now on bc of how badly the girl hurt him, I can't risk that again. Same exact situation here minus the stat rape.

[MrSantanarose]

If you dont like bright eyes you can statutory rape yourself fuckers!

[NiamhG100]

@A2Z83 Rape actually.

[TheRealAsen]

@A2Z83 nope

[gwastake]

yfw some dude whines into a mic and autotunes it, makes millions

[A2Z83]

The whole point of the song is he was a boy had sex with a woman and she left him because he was too young for her. Then I guess he grows up to use people and not get close to anyone.

[theaudiencewalksaway]

@rtaft1980 Haha, I didn't mean you were being condescending. I meant the woman in the song is being condescending. Sorry if it came out wrong. Anyways I think the actual lyrics read 'I am a woman', but yes great art is certainly up for open interpretation. Cheers,

[rtaft1980]

@theaudiencewalksaway - No, not at all - if it came across as condescending it wasn't my intention. I heard this song for the first time 5 years ago, and always heard it the way I explained earlier. It's art, I suppose - subject to the interpretation of the subject. I typically refrain from youtube - no one can ever discuss as easily as they can disdain. Condescending? It's just a song. Condescending? - only if you bruise easily. Condescending? - not much.

[theaudiencewalksaway]

@rtaft1980 Nah she's talking about their (blip of a ) relationship - it's dead, they can't make it live. She's letting him down. You can tell she is saying he's too young because of the emphasis on 'sweet little kid'. Condescending much.

[rtaft1980]

@theaudiencewalksaway I still hear a long e song instead of a short a, Plus, the line right before it: 'Just once something dies you can't make it live' makes me think she was unsure about her sexuality then - after sleeping with him - decides she needs a woman