Simple Things Tabs:
- Destiny
- In The Waiting Line »
This song is from the album 'Simple Things'.
Tabbed by Ed B, 10th April 2005.
I've always played this on piano, but the chords sound fine on guitar.
Remember don't rush this song- it's at a very unhurried pace.
Email me at edblunt@btinternet if you need any help.
Cmin Fm7 Bb C G G7
3 x or 1 6 8 3 3
4 1 4 6 8 3 3
5 1 1 7 9 4 4
5 1 3 8 10 5 3
3 x 3 8 10 5 5
x 1 1 6 8 4 3
Intro:
Cmin - Fm7 - Bb - C Repeat 4 times
Verse:
C Fm7 Bb C
Wait in line, 'Till your time
C Fm7 Bb C
Ticking clock, Everyone stop
C Fm7 Bb C
Everyone's saying different things to me, Different things to me
C Fm7 Bb C
Everyone's saying different things to me, Different things to me
Bb Fm7
Do you believe, In what you see
Bb G7
There doesn't seem to be anybody else who agrees with me...
Chorus:
C Fm7 Bb C
Do you believe, In what you see
C Fm7 Bb C
Motionless wheel, Nothing is real
C Fm7 Bb C
Wasting my time, In the waiting line
C Fm7 Bb C
Do you believe in, What you see
Repeat verse with these lyrics:
Nine to five, Living lies
Everyday, Stealing time
Everyone's taking everything they can, Everything they can
Everyone's taking everything they can, Everything they can
Do you believe, In what you feel
It doesn't seem to be anybody else who agrees with me...
Chorus:
C Fm7 Bb C
Do you believe, In what you see
C Fm7 Bb C
Motionless wheel, Nothing is real
C Fm7 Bb C
Wasting my time, In the waiting line
C Fm7 Bb C
Do you believe in, What you see
Bridge:
Bb Fm7
And I'll shout and I'll scream
C G
But I'd rather not have seen
Bb Fm7 C
And I'll hide away for another day
2 bar pause
Instrumental:
C - Fm7 - Bb - C Repeat 4 times
Chorus:
C Fm7 Bb C
Do you believe, In what you see
C Fm7 Bb C
Motionless wheel, Nothing is real
C Fm7 Bb C
Wasting my time, In the waiting line
C Fm7 Bb C
Do you believe in, What you see
Repeat chorus with these lyrics:
Everyone's saying different things to me, Different things to me
Different things to me, Different things to me, Different things to me
Everyone's taking everything they can, Everything they can..
Repeat the above a couple of times then fade out.
It's basically the same riff throughout, but co-ordinating the chord changes
with the lyrics can be tricky at times so listen to the record to work them out.
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Joan Average |
#1 by Joan Rius at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:24 PM EST |
| I totally understand and agree with sandbox but also i have to admit i found zero7 from Garden State and I have no shame in that cuz Garden State is Such a FUCKING AWSOME MOVIE!!!! but yeah sorry i pretty much know what it means to me but for some reason i alwasy thought the line "MOTIONLESS WHEEL" was "MOTIONLESS SLEEP" which kinda doesnt make sense ha ha so yeah im glad i got that cleard up....but yeah this song for some reason like i think i fits perfectly with the scene in the movie and like the way its sung like i dont know its one of my favs right now... | |
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THE RONANATOR ( Average |
#2 by THE RONANATOR (aka.Ronan) downer at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:39 PM EST |
| i think the song is about this world not being real, that it is all an illusion, and that no else can see it. Such a beautiful song | |
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brennan Average |
#3 by brennan collins at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:41 PM EST |
| This is such a pretty song, didn't think much yet about its meaning(to me), I just really like it. Zero 7 are good. | |
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JUSTIN Lead Player |
#4 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Oct 6, 2007 at 6:05 AM EST |
| This is such a pretty song, didn't think much yet about its meaning(to me), I just really like it. Zero 7 are good. | |
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josh Average |
#5 by josh meador at Oct 6, 2007 at 6:08 AM EST |
| monotony of life... blah blah blah. yeah we get it already. i want to know what's wrong with people referring to it with the garden state movie. the song lyrics are open to interpretation~ regardless of what context it's played in. so what's the "garden state crap" all about? | |
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Dale :D Average |
#6 by Dale :D O' Mondo Of DOOM!!! at Oct 6, 2007 at 10:54 AM EST |
| you know the funny thing about this song... [and yes, im relating it to garden state.] is the first time i heard it, was a few years ago, on an airplane. they were playing zero 7 on the airline radio station and i totally chilled out.. just like he did at the party.. but place him in an airplane seat.. kinda like he was.. ? hah.. yaa..... | |
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Charley Rhythm Player |
#7 by Charley Hockin at Oct 6, 2007 at 3:38 PM EST |
| This song is so similar to my thoughts it's almost shocking. It's that feeling I get when I wake up at 6am and I'm just broken. I look around and find nothing worth seeing and I find it hard to believe I even exist anymore. The type of depression you have when you are surrounded by nothing but a bunch of human machines with machine like responses. No real friends...just you and your time that you have to kill until you die. The depressing reality which is life lived alone and for nothing. | |
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Turd Fergeson Lead Player |
#8 by Turd Fergeson Fergeson at Oct 6, 2007 at 8:15 PM EST |
| I can see where you would be frustrated that people are just now finding out about Zero 7 because of Garden State...it's like people finding out about Bad Religion for the first time because they opened for Blink 182. However, I think it is of importance to see how it fits in with the movie. Everybody tends to relate songs to their own life, even if that's not exactly what the song is about. I am no exception, and I happen to be a recovering drug addict; so take the following with as much weight as you please. But, I think it fits in with Garden State absolutely perfectly. When I heard that song, I saw myself in the past...using drugs all the time, not going anywhere, just waiting for something, ANYthing to happen to me. I am the motionless wheel...nothing around me is real, from my "friends" (aka drug buddies) to the manufactured happiness I'm feeling. Everybody is saying different things to me, and like how that line is presented, it's all very confusing and not much of it carries any weight with me. My friends are babbling about things I could care less about in their drug induced states...my parents keep calling me and telling me to do something with my life...my psychyatrist (sp?) keeps telling me that I need to change...etc, etc, etc. But, that's just what it means to me. I don't think that finding out what the artist intended the song to mean is as important as clarifying what it means to you personally...thus, why this site is so interesting to me. ^_^ | |
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Bryant Wanna Be |
#9 by Bryant Matthews at Oct 7, 2007 at 7:01 AM EST |
| it came out years before garden state. | |
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Joonas Wanna Be |
#10 by Joonas Luukkainen at Oct 8, 2007 at 3:41 AM EST |
| This song is so similar to my thoughts it's almost shocking. It's that feeling I get when I wake up at 6am and I'm just broken. I look around and find nothing worth seeing and I find it hard to believe I even exist anymore. The type of depression you have when you are surrounded by nothing but a bunch of human machines with machine like responses. No real friends...just you and your time that you have to kill until you die. The depressing reality which is life lived alone and for nothing. | |
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Murders in the Average |
#11 by Murders in the Rue Morgue at Oct 8, 2007 at 9:35 PM EST |
| i think that this song could be about how the world tells you one thing them another, and you're not sure what to believe(everyone's saying different things to me) and its like the person in the song is talking to someone asking them if they believe what the world tells them to believe. its like everyone is waiting in line for answers to all their questions. maybe, but thats just my idea of what this song might mean. other than that, zero 7's music always sounds so cool and calm and chill, so i love the beat ofthe song even if i cant figure out the meaning. | |
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Josh Average |
#12 by Josh Duncan at Oct 9, 2007 at 1:45 AM EST |
| if any of the real zero 7 fans are out there that have seen the video, you understand this song. none of this garden state crap...but i'll save that for another time. people have pretty much gotten to the main idea. it's about the monotony of life. everyone has their routine, no one stops to really pay attention to anything around them. the video shows a robot on a spaceship, whose job is apparently to grow and harvest vegetables for the crew in some sort of 'dead garden' and prepare them for meals. it shows the robot's entire routine, and then as the song progresses it repeats the routine in a sped-up manner, until the robot decides to go water some plants in the dead garden on the ship. he stays there while the flowers glow and bloom, and sunlight comes in through the windows of the ship and the garden is alive and beautiful. you can draw your other conclusions from that description too. but the video is worth watching, and is out on the net somewher.e. poke around zero7's website and in the older archives you can find it. | |
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Josh Average |
#13 by Josh Sanchez at Oct 9, 2007 at 5:52 PM EST |
| Hmm.. I think it means we're all in line to die. In the meantime, we're living these meaningless lives. Morbid and depressing, this song offers an excellent juxtaposition to the sort of chill, laid back music that frames it. Me likey! | |
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FrEAk!!! Wanna Be |
#14 by FrEAk!!! Matis at Oct 9, 2007 at 7:41 PM EST |
| if any of the real zero 7 fans are out there that have seen the video, you understand this song. none of this garden state crap...but i'll save that for another time. people have pretty much gotten to the main idea. it's about the monotony of life. everyone has their routine, no one stops to really pay attention to anything around them. the video shows a robot on a spaceship, whose job is apparently to grow and harvest vegetables for the crew in some sort of 'dead garden' and prepare them for meals. it shows the robot's entire routine, and then as the song progresses it repeats the routine in a sped-up manner, until the robot decides to go water some plants in the dead garden on the ship. he stays there while the flowers glow and bloom, and sunlight comes in through the windows of the ship and the garden is alive and beautiful. you can draw your other conclusions from that description too. but the video is worth watching, and is out on the net somewher.e. poke around zero7's website and in the older archives you can find it. | |
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nick Professional |
#15 by nick Sutliff at Oct 9, 2007 at 10:00 PM EST |
| i agree with swt charity. and i disagree with venus_in_furs and all the people who say "what's up with this garden state crap?" they talk about garden state because the song goes perfectly with the scene it plays in the movie. i take it as when you are out with your friends, or basically in any situation.. you just look around and think is this real? it's like being numb. in the song it says "do you believe in what you see" sometimes you are just numb and when you look around you you don't feel anything. every day passes and you might go through some same routine and nothing seems real to you anymore. | |
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Ben Rhythm Player |
#16 by Ben Jammin at Oct 10, 2007 at 1:58 AM EST |
| To me it symbolises this dull and depressing existence...the fact that no one really listens or cares about what u say or think, they just want to get their own say and care only for their own opinions. The mood of the song symbolises the daze of depression....that feeling you get when absorbed in misery of just floating through life, time and space and meaning having no coherency...all that exists in this inner battle. I think its a gorgeous song. | |
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Cohen Wanna Be |
#17 by Cohen B at Oct 10, 2007 at 5:47 AM EST |
| trippy | |
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ryan Lead Player |
#18 by ryan harney at Oct 10, 2007 at 6:02 AM EST |
| and i don't get how no one takes to the chorus "do you believe in what you see" i mean the song is short already half the song is the chorus and its basically the whole meaning but you take in the 9 to 5 and the motionless wheel stuff. jeez. | |
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Beaver Average |
#19 by Beaver Butt at Oct 10, 2007 at 4:12 PM EST |
| This song played in Garden State during the scene where he was getting high with all his friends and they were playing spin the bottle. I'm crazy about this song! I think it describes the kind of feeling that I get when something weird is happening to me and I'm just looking all around me, seeing other people's reactions and taking everything in. The music has such a great sound for what it means. I love it! | |
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Jake Average |
#20 by Jake Staley at Oct 10, 2007 at 9:39 PM EST |
| DAMN! Somebody already stole my explanation. I think this song is about death, and how we are all wasting time waiting for it. The whole "everyone's sayin different things to me" is probably related to everyones explanation of the afterlife. Heaven, reincarnation, etc. Also, the song seems to condemn what people do whith their life, taking things from each other and not making a difference orreally taking advantage of the life they have. Just living, working from nine to five, and waiting to die. | |
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Crystal Average |
#21 by Crystal at Oct 11, 2007 at 2:20 PM EST |
| i agree with swt charity. and i disagree with venus_in_furs and all the people who say "what's up with this garden state crap?" they talk about garden state because the song goes perfectly with the scene it plays in the movie. i take it as when you are out with your friends, or basically in any situation.. you just look around and think is this real? it's like being numb. in the song it says "do you believe in what you see" sometimes you are just numb and when you look around you you don't feel anything. every day passes and you might go through some same routine and nothing seems real to you anymore. | |
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james Rhythm Player |
#22 by james dobson at Oct 11, 2007 at 9:23 PM EST |
| and i don't get how no one takes to the chorus "do you believe in what you see" i mean the song is short already half the song is the chorus and its basically the whole meaning but you take in the 9 to 5 and the motionless wheel stuff. jeez. | |
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james Rhythm Player |
#23 by james dobson at Oct 12, 2007 at 8:33 AM EST |
| To me it symbolises this dull and depressing existence...the fact that no one really listens or cares about what u say or think, they just want to get their own say and care only for their own opinions. The mood of the song symbolises the daze of depression....that feeling you get when absorbed in misery of just floating through life, time and space and meaning having no coherency...all that exists in this inner battle. I think its a gorgeous song. | |
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katie Average |
#24 by katie focner at Oct 12, 2007 at 12:11 PM EST |
| So, what's your point? | |
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massie Professional Badass |
#25 by massie at Oct 12, 2007 at 8:20 PM EST |
| DAMN! Somebody already stole my explanation. I think this song is about death, and how we are all wasting time waiting for it. The whole "everyone's sayin different things to me" is probably related to everyones explanation of the afterlife. Heaven, reincarnation, etc. Also, the song seems to condemn what people do whith their life, taking things from each other and not making a difference orreally taking advantage of the life they have. Just living, working from nine to five, and waiting to die. | |
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Dylan Average |
#26 by Dylan Donovan at Oct 13, 2007 at 4:07 AM EST |
| So, what's your point? | |
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Jordan Wanna Be |
#27 by Jordan Ivory-Marcotte at Oct 13, 2007 at 9:11 AM EST |
| I can see where you would be frustrated that people are just now finding out about Zero 7 because of Garden State...it's like people finding out about Bad Religion for the first time because they opened for Blink 182. However, I think it is of importance to see how it fits in with the movie. Everybody tends to relate songs to their own life, even if that's not exactly what the song is about. I am no exception, and I happen to be a recovering drug addict; so take the following with as much weight as you please. But, I think it fits in with Garden State absolutely perfectly. When I heard that song, I saw myself in the past...using drugs all the time, not going anywhere, just waiting for something, ANYthing to happen to me. I am the motionless wheel...nothing around me is real, from my "friends" (aka drug buddies) to the manufactured happiness I'm feeling. Everybody is saying different things to me, and like how that line is presented, it's all very confusing and not much of it carries any weight with me. My friends are babbling about things I could care less about in their drug induced states...my parents keep calling me and telling me to do something with my life...my psychyatrist (sp?) keeps telling me that I need to change...etc, etc, etc. But, that's just what it means to me. I don't think that finding out what the artist intended the song to mean is as important as clarifying what it means to you personally...thus, why this site is so interesting to me. ^_^ | |
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Dan Professional Badass |
#28 by Dan Hudspith at Oct 13, 2007 at 4:30 PM EST |
| it came out years before garden state. | |
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♥Chicken Average |
#29 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at Oct 14, 2007 at 12:56 PM EST |
| you know the funny thing about this song... [and yes, im relating it to garden state.] is the first time i heard it, was a few years ago, on an airplane. they were playing zero 7 on the airline radio station and i totally chilled out.. just like he did at the party.. but place him in an airplane seat.. kinda like he was.. ? hah.. yaa..... | |
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Crystal Average |
#30 by Crystal at Oct 15, 2007 at 12:28 AM EST |
| i think the song is about this world not being real, that it is all an illusion, and that no else can see it. Such a beautiful song | |
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danielle Lead Player |
#31 by danielle woodley at Oct 15, 2007 at 5:42 AM EST |
| finally saw them in concert a couple months back, they were awwwesome | |
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nick Wanna Be |
#32 by nick at Oct 15, 2007 at 3:08 PM EST |
| I don't really understand this song, but when I first heard this song I thought it was about realality not being real | |
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Chris Average |
#33 by Chris H... at Oct 15, 2007 at 11:33 PM EST |
| Hmm.. I think it means we're all in line to die. In the meantime, we're living these meaningless lives. Morbid and depressing, this song offers an excellent juxtaposition to the sort of chill, laid back music that frames it. Me likey! | |
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tim Average |
#34 by tim martin at Oct 16, 2007 at 12:16 AM EST |
| She seems to be telling a story of working 9-5 - the daily, banal existence and how we all (particularly Americans - the longer-working and fewer-holidayed) all smile and pride themselves on being type-a, hard workers. The statement, "It doesn't seem to be anybody else who agrees with me " reflects this. She doesn't claim there is no one, just that it doesn't 'seem' so. | |
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marc Professional |
#35 by marc at Oct 16, 2007 at 11:12 PM EST |
| This song instantly appealed to me, though I'm not too sure why. I loved reading everybody's interpretations of it, and I agree with most. A question, though. What scene in the Garden State movie did this play through? | |
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kyle Rhythm Player |
#36 by kyle perry at Oct 17, 2007 at 5:19 AM EST |
| This song played in Garden State during the scene where he was getting high with all his friends and they were playing spin the bottle. I'm crazy about this song! I think it describes the kind of feeling that I get when something weird is happening to me and I'm just looking all around me, seeing other people's reactions and taking everything in. The music has such a great sound for what it means. I love it! | |
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Average |
#37 by Fig at Oct 18, 2007 at 1:42 AM EST |
| She seems to be telling a story of working 9-5 - the daily, banal existence and how we all (particularly Americans - the longer-working and fewer-holidayed) all smile and pride themselves on being type-a, hard workers. The statement, "It doesn't seem to be anybody else who agrees with me " reflects this. She doesn't claim there is no one, just that it doesn't 'seem' so. | |
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david Average |
#38 by david maynard at Oct 18, 2007 at 2:04 PM EST |
| trippy | |
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KELSO Wanna Be |
#39 by KELSO Is a COOL kid at Oct 18, 2007 at 8:51 PM EST |
| I totally understand and agree with sandbox but also i have to admit i found zero7 from Garden State and I have no shame in that cuz Garden State is Such a FUCKING AWSOME MOVIE!!!! but yeah sorry i pretty much know what it means to me but for some reason i alwasy thought the line "MOTIONLESS WHEEL" was "MOTIONLESS SLEEP" which kinda doesnt make sense ha ha so yeah im glad i got that cleard up....but yeah this song for some reason like i think i fits perfectly with the scene in the movie and like the way its sung like i dont know its one of my favs right now... | |
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Daniel Average |
#40 by Daniel Gordon at Oct 19, 2007 at 1:42 AM EST |
| i think that this song could be about how the world tells you one thing them another, and you're not sure what to believe(everyone's saying different things to me) and its like the person in the song is talking to someone asking them if they believe what the world tells them to believe. its like everyone is waiting in line for answers to all their questions. maybe, but thats just my idea of what this song might mean. other than that, zero 7's music always sounds so cool and calm and chill, so i love the beat ofthe song even if i cant figure out the meaning. | |
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Mike Lead Player |
#41 by Mike at Oct 19, 2007 at 6:11 AM EST |
| sandboxhero, I like your interpretation the most | |
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Rob Average |
#42 by Rob Jones at Oct 19, 2007 at 3:55 PM EST |
| finally saw them in concert a couple months back, they were awwwesome | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#43 by chris valverde at Oct 19, 2007 at 8:05 PM EST |
| I absolutely love this song, and it fit so perfectly with the scene in Garden State. | |
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Mike Average |
#44 by Mike at Oct 19, 2007 at 10:29 PM EST |
| I don't really understand this song, but when I first heard this song I thought it was about realality not being real | |
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john Average |
#45 by john at Oct 20, 2007 at 4:45 PM EST |
| sandboxhero, I like your interpretation the most | |
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!Ace Rhythm Player |
#46 by !Ace Youngs at Oct 21, 2007 at 12:57 AM EST |
| in season 6 of sex and the city, carrie has a breakthrough with big while he's in nyc having heart surgery. however, he closes up again, and becomes cold to her, which is when this song begins to play ie she's in the waiting line for big once again. its a song about waiting for someone you love who just doesn't love you as much ie you're in the waiting line for the persons love. it couldn't be simpler than that. | |
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Kornowski - Wanna Be |
#47 by Kornowski - Im не русский, Бог Черт возьми! at Oct 21, 2007 at 4:24 AM EST |
| This song instantly appealed to me, though I'm not too sure why. I loved reading everybody's interpretations of it, and I agree with most. A question, though. What scene in the Garden State movie did this play through? | |
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#48 by at Oct 21, 2007 at 5:53 AM EST |
| monotony of life... blah blah blah. yeah we get it already. i want to know what's wrong with people referring to it with the garden state movie. the song lyrics are open to interpretation~ regardless of what context it's played in. so what's the "garden state crap" all about? | |
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Dr. Jack Average |
#49 by Dr. Jack at Oct 21, 2007 at 7:56 AM EST |
| in season 6 of sex and the city, carrie has a breakthrough with big while he's in nyc having heart surgery. however, he closes up again, and becomes cold to her, which is when this song begins to play ie she's in the waiting line for big once again. its a song about waiting for someone you love who just doesn't love you as much ie you're in the waiting line for the persons love. it couldn't be simpler than that. | |
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Faiz Average |
#50 by Faiz fender at Oct 21, 2007 at 10:23 AM EST |
| I absolutely love this song, and it fit so perfectly with the scene in Garden State. | |
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