Love Letters

Phoenix - Rome

Who's the boy you like the most
Is he teasing you with underage
Girl he'd be waving from a tropical sunset
Colosseum
Static silhouette somehow
Single in his bed someday
Quiet till it falls, falls, falls 

Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome, focus looking forward the Colosseum
Oh no, what did I say, what can I say?
Rome, Rome, many tears have fallen here,
I'll be driving you look the other way 

That ain't easy to ignore
When your shutters open all the way
When it's candlelight I see I go insane
Distant silhouette somehow
We shared a cigarette somewhere
Addict till it falls, falls, falls 

Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome, focus looking forward the Colosseum
Oh no, what did I say, what can I say?
Rome, Rome, many tears have fallen here
I'll be driving you look the other way 

Always and forever more
I call to say I'm on the way
2000 years remain in a trash can
Let burn the cigarette somewhere
Ashes till it falls, falls, falls

I'd stand outside under broken leaves
I know I can't do without, the future's trying to wait
I never loved you, if I loved you, I wouldn't say it, I'm sorry oh no
I stand outside under broken leaves
Always and forever more
We're together dead and lonely
I thought I couldn't do this without you
Single in his bed somewhere
Ashes till it falls, falls, falls
------
There's sadness yet easy going mood to this song that even in agony you can still find some sense of fun in it that leads you to eventually feel glorious in the end. My take of this song by Phoenix, one of my favorites.

You notice I set up a link to a video by www.germinalroaux.com with a remix of Phoenix - Rome by Lanny Merge. Great video and remix.

Comments

  1. We're together dead and lonely...
    Well, at least... we have each other. The most intriguing lyrics from Phoenix. Another reason why this album deserved Grammy Awards. Genius.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment