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Furkel

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:13 pm

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Norway

Decided to take a stab at the lyrics, there's a fair bit of guesswork involved here but I figured we could all work together and figure out just HOW wrong I am Smile

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Bodies disengage, our mouths are fleshing over
is this an echo gain
irises retreat into ovals of white
the urge to fill your face in blood rushing to paint my hand print
and frisbee one by one your vinyl on laminate
desperate for some kind of contact

*chorus*

temporal dead zone where clocks are barely breathing
yet no one cares to notice for all their yamming on
I clam up to hold it together
want to Play-Doh wave forms in the hideaway
want to get on with getting on with things
want to run in fields, paint the kitchen, love someone
I can't do any of that here, can I

*chorus*

so what you've had one too many
so what I'm not that much fun to be with
so what you've got a silly hat on
so what I didn't want to come here anyway

what matters to you
doesn't matter, matter to me
what matters to me
doesn't matter, matter to you
what matters to you
it doesn't matter, matter to them
what matters to them
it doesn't change anything

*chorus*

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Edit - a few corrections, courtesy of desired_wasteland
Another edit - more corrections, thanks to repeated listenings and hauak being smarter than me Smile

And another - hopefully the last round of corrections, major thanks to all you clever people!

Last edited by Furkel on Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:18 am; edited 5 times in total

desired_wasteland

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:46 pm

Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 414 Location: iBabble, MSN, Bedroom

PLEASE PUT SPOILER ALERT IN YOUR HEADING!

these are the most recent correct version:

got to get on it
got to get on it
got to get on it

bodies disengage
our mouths are fleshing over
is this an echo game?
irises retreat into ovals of white
the urge to feel your face
in blood rushing to paint my hand print
a frisbee one by one
you're vinyl on laminate
desperate for some kind of contact

first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
got to catch, catch, catch catch, catch the
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home...

da dumda deyo deyo
da deyo
da dumda deyo deyo
da dey...

temporal dead zone
where clocks are barely breathing
yet no one cares to notice for all the yearning on
I clamour to hold it together
I want to play dough wave forms in the Hideaway
I want to get on with getting on with things
I want to run in fields paint the kitchen
and love someone
and I can't do any of that here, can i?

first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home...

so what you've had one too many
so what I'm not that much fun to be with
so what you've got your silly hat on
so what I didn't want to come here anyway

what matters to you
doesn't matter, matter to me
what matters to me
doesn't matter, matter to you
what matters to you
doesn't matter, matter to them
what matters to them
doesn't change anything

got to get on it,
first train home
got to get on it,
first train home,

got to get on it,
first train home
got to get on it,
first train home,

got to got to got to got to
get get get get
out out out out
now now now now

Last edited by desired_wasteland on Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:18 pm; edited 5 times in total
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Furkel

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:50 pm

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Norway

desired_wasteland wrote:

PLEASE PUT SPOILER ALERT IN YOUR HEADING!

Done and done, sorry about that Embarassed

AshesBorn

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:52 pm

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Quote:

these are the most recent correct version:

Sorry. I think (hear) that Furkel's version is closer to the actual lyrics.

DavidB

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:54 pm

Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 1202 Location: London

I think she says 'hand print'. Meaning she has the urge to slap his face and see the red mark of her hand on it. Nice!

Furkel

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:58 pm

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Norway

AshesBorn wrote:

Sorry. I think (hear) that Furkel's version is closer to the actual lyrics.

I dunno, think d_w might have fixed a few of my mistakes, that line in the second verse DOES sound more like "play-doh wave forms", which also makes kind of sense... and I'm very unsure about the fact that "yamming" isn't a word as far as I'm aware, though it doesn't quite sound like "yearning" either. Meh!

markglawrence

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:58 pm

Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 22

i think Furkel's lyrics are more accurate... Smile

Last edited by markglawrence on Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:02 pm; edited 2 times in total

Yhaatheth

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:59 pm

Joined: 25 Apr 2009 Posts: 27

desired_wasteland wrote:

PLEASE PUT SPOILER ALERT IN YOUR HEADING!

these are the most recent correct version:

got to get on it
got to get on it
got to get on it

bodies disengage
our mouths are fleshing over
is this an echo game?
irises retreat into ovals of white
the urge to feel your face
in blood rushing to paint my hand red (rim?) *I have no idea what this is
a frigsbee one by one
you're vinyl on laminate
just fit for some kind of contest

first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
got to catch, catch, catch catch, catch the
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home...

da dumda deyo deyo
da deyo
da dumda deyo deyo
da dey...

temporal dead zone
where clocks are barely breathing
yet no one cares to notice for all the yearning on
I clamour to hold it together
want to play dough wave forms in the Hideaway
Want to get on with getting on with things
Want to run in fields in the kitchen
and love someone
And I can't do any of that here, can i?

first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home...

so what you've had one too many
so what i'm not that much fun to be with *There's no d
so what you've got your silly hat on
so what i didn't want to come here anyway

what matters to you
doesn't matter, matter to me
what matters to me
doesn't matter, matter to you
what matters to you
doesn't matter, matter to them
what matters to them
doesn't change anything

got to get on it,
first train home
got to get on it,
first train home,

got to get on it,
first train home
got to get on it,
first train home,

got to got to got to got
get get get get
out out out out
now now now now

Furkel

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:00 pm

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Norway

Furkel wrote:

and frisbee one by one your vinyl on laminate

Though I daresay I'm pretty sure I got this line right, and it's the most creative way ever of saying "I want to throw your records on the floor" Smile

markglawrence

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:04 pm

Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 22

Furkel wrote:

and frisbee one by one your vinyl on laminate

Though I daresay I'm pretty sure I got this line right, and it's the most creative way ever of saying "I want to throw your records on the floor" Smile

hahaha your so right! i didn't think about it like that!

artistboy907

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:15 pm

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like, i freakin love this song. omg. haha. i've only listened to it twice. and i'm going to try my best to NOT listen to it again til the album is here. haha. it will be difficult!

underdissolution

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:38 pm

Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 374 Location: Cambridge UK

artistboy907 wrote:

like, i freakin love this song. omg. haha. i've only listened to it twice. and i'm going to try my best to NOT listen to it again til the album is here. haha. it will be difficult!

Why? You've already listened to it. What more harm can you do?

artistboy907

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:11 pm

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underdissolution wrote:

artistboy907 wrote:

like, i freakin love this song. omg. haha. i've only listened to it twice. and i'm going to try my best to NOT listen to it again til the album is here. haha. it will be difficult!

Why? You've already listened to it. What more harm can you do?

i just dont want to over play it... cuz i totally will... hahaha Rolling Eyes

desired_wasteland

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:05 pm

Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 414 Location: iBabble, MSN, Bedroom

DavidB wrote:

I think she says 'hand print'. Meaning she has the urge to slap his face and see the red mark of her hand on it. Nice!

Thank you for that!
I hear that too now...

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DavidB

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:13 pm

Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 1202 Location: London

I'm pretty sure it is 'yamming' not 'yearning'. I've never heard the word 'yamming', but 'yammering' is a fairly common expression (in England, and in some social groups) for 'talking aimlessly' - much the same as 'wittering'. So I guess that either Immi has abbreviated 'yammering' for the sake of the rhythm, or some people do in fact use 'yamming' with the same meaning.

[Added after writing the above: I just Googled 'yammering' and got this.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yammering

I also Googled 'yamming', for which the 'Urban Dictionary' gives several meanings, most of which are obscene;

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yamming

]

desired_wasteland

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:22 pm

Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 414 Location: iBabble, MSN, Bedroom

^I was thinking yammering makes more sense too, and it does sound familiar.

Btw, I've re-listened to First Train Home and realized that parts of Furkel's are more correct. The main one being replacing "contest" with "contact."

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Him.Over.There.

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:29 pm

Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 1746 Location: The world in my head.

'First Train Home'

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markglawrence

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:34 am

Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 22

This is my interpretation of the lyrics... I've made a couple corrections, courtesy of you guys, and now I'm pretty sure they're spot on... Please correct me if I'm wrong! Smile

- markglawrence
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First Train Home - Imogen Heap

Got to get on it, got to get on it, got to get on it.

Bodies disengage; our mouths are fleshing over (over, over, over, over)…
Is this an echo gain? Irises retreat into ovals of white… The urge to feel your face in blood, rushing to paint my handprint, and Frisbee one by one your vinyl on laminate, desperate for some kind of contact.

First train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home, I’ve got to get on it. To catch, to catch, to catch-catch-c-catch… The first train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home…

Da dum-da deyo, deyo, da deyo… Da dum-da deyo, deyo, da dey…

Temporal dead zone, where clocks are barely breathing (breathing, breathing, breathing)… Yet no one cares to notice for all they’re yamming on, I clam up to hold it together… I want to Play-Doh waveforms in the Hideaway, I want to get on with getting on with things… I want to run in fields, paint the kitchen, and love someone and I can’t do any of that here, can I?

First train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home, I’ve got to get on it. First train home…

So what, you’ve had one to many… So what, I’m not that much fun to be with… So what, you’ve got a silly hat on… So what, I didn’t want to come here anyway…

What matters to you, doesn’t matter-matter to me… What matters to me, doesn’t matter-matter to you… What matters to you, doesn’t matter-matter to them… What matters to them, it doesn’t change anything…

Got to get on it, first train home, got to get on it, first train home…

First train home, I’ve got to get on it. (To catch, to catch, to catch-catch-c-catch…) First train home. (First train home, I’ve got to get on it, first train home…) First train home…

Got to, got to, got to, got to get, get, get, get out, out, out, out now, now, now, now.
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Furkel

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:48 am

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Norway

markglawrence wrote:

Bodies disengage; our mouths are fleshing over (over, over, over, over)…
Is this an echo game? Irises retreat into ovals of white… The urge to feel your face in blood, rushing to paint my handprint, and Frisbee one by one your vinyl on laminate, desperate for some kind of contact.

I'm still horribly unsure about this one line, because it KINDA sounds like she's saying something else but I can't figure out what it could possibly be and the echo game thing makes sort of sense anyway, so... I dunno. But apart from that and the whole yearning / yamming conundrum, I'd say we've more or less got it Smile

artistboy907

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:07 am

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Furkel wrote:

markglawrence wrote:

yes it is "Is this an echo game" Smile

markglawrence

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:00 am

Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 22

Furkel wrote:

markglawrence wrote:

yay! thanks! Smile

I just wanted to be sure...

TBTS

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:26 am

Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 50

those lyrics are like reading a story of my life at this present moment in time.

i seem to be running a parallel with immi's life a couple of years ago.

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AvantGuy

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:19 am

Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 117 Location: New York

markglawrence wrote:

...
Got to, got to, got to, got to get, get, get, get out, out, out, out now, now, now, now.

The onomatopoeia in First Train Home is utterly intense. Does anyone recall Imogen doing this in earlier work? I have something in mind but can't quite put my finger on exactly what song it might be. Could this be a new element of her evolving style? Maybe it's just this tune, but, man-oh-man, those train sounds - like an old steam engine - are enormous.

DavidB

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:58 am

Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 1202 Location: London

Definitely 'yamming' not 'yearning'.

Still not sure about the 'echo game' line.

Will Immi issue a lyric sheet with the album to put us out of our misery?

Maybe she should follow the example of T. S. Eliot, who published 'The Waste Land' with explanatory notes!

hauak

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:10 am

Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 26

Well done to whoever worked out the vinyl on laminate line! It confused me for a while but now I remember Imogen mentioning to me that the club where she was at was playing really crap music so it makes sense that she would want to throw the records on the floor!

One line that I disagree is "I clamour/clamber to hold it togther" - I reckon it's "I clam up to hold it together". It seems to make more sense?

Anyway - a brilliant song none the less!

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hauak

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:14 am

Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 26

Also - I think it's - "The urge to FILL your face in blood, rushing to paint my hand print" maybe?

DavidB

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:14 am

Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 1202 Location: London

Yes, it is 'clam up'.

thewayiseeit

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:19 am

Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 144

first train home, i've got to get on it
first train home, i've got to get on it

nana nan omg im addicted to this song!!!

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Furkel

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:28 am

Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 59 Location: Norway

hauak wrote:

One line that I disagree is "I clamour/clamber to hold it togther" - I reckon it's "I clam up to hold it together". It seems to make more sense?

You, sir, are a genious! Makes MUCH more sense, clamour didn't seem to fit in there grammatically anyway Smile

markglawrence

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:52 pm

Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 22

after a lot of thinking, and listening to it for countless times, I've decided that the lyrics are definitely "for all their yamming on" and "I clam up to hold it together".

i have made both of those changes to my lyrics post above! Smile

thank you all!

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