Simple Song Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well this is just a simple song
To say what you done
I told you 'bout all those fears
And away they did run
Your shore must be strong
And you feel like an ocean
Made warm by the sun
[Verse 2]
When I was just nine years old
I swear that I dreamt
Your face on a football field
And a kiss that I kept
Under my vest;
Apart from everything
But the heart in my chest
[Chorus]
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Don't go thinking you gotta be tough, and play like a stone
Could be there’s nothing else in our lives, so critical
As this little home
[Verse 3]
My life in an upturned boat
Marooned on a cliff
You brought me a great big flood
And you gave me a lift
Girl, what a gift!
And you tell me with your tongue
And your breath goes in my lungs
And we float over the rift
Well this is just a simple song
To say what you done
I told you 'bout all those fears
And away they did run
Your shore must be strong
And you feel like an ocean
Made warm by the sun
[Verse 2]
When I was just nine years old
I swear that I dreamt
Your face on a football field
And a kiss that I kept
Under my vest;
Apart from everything
But the heart in my chest
[Chorus]
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Don't go thinking you gotta be tough, and play like a stone
Could be there’s nothing else in our lives, so critical
As this little home
[Verse 3]
My life in an upturned boat
Marooned on a cliff
You brought me a great big flood
And you gave me a lift
Girl, what a gift!
And you tell me with your tongue
And your breath goes in my lungs
And we float over the rift
[Chorus]
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Don't go thinking you gotta be tough, and play like a stone
Could be there's nothing else in our lives, so critical
As this little home
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 1 (reprise)]
Well this would be a simple song
To say what you done
I told you about all those fears
And away they did run
Your shore must be strong
And you feel like an ocean
Made warm by the sun
[Chorus 2]
Remember walking a mile to your house
Aglow in the dark
I made a fumbling play for your heart
And the axe struck a spark
You wore a charm on the chain that I stole
Especial for you
Love's such a delicate thing that we do
With nothing to prove
Which I never knew
I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Don't go thinking you gotta be tough, and play like a stone
Could be there's nothing else in our lives, so critical
As this little home
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 1 (reprise)]
Well this would be a simple song
To say what you done
I told you about all those fears
And away they did run
Your shore must be strong
And you feel like an ocean
Made warm by the sun
[Chorus 2]
Remember walking a mile to your house
Aglow in the dark
I made a fumbling play for your heart
And the axe struck a spark
You wore a charm on the chain that I stole
Especial for you
Love's such a delicate thing that we do
With nothing to prove
Which I never knew
About
Genius Annotation
“Simple Song” is just another day at the office for The Shins' James Mercer. Backed by stadium-status guitar riffs, Mercer unspools a tale filled with complex emotions and lovelorn imagery…y'know, the simple stuff.
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Guitar
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Piano
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Recorded At
Echo Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
January 9, 2012
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