Memories Are Designed to Fade
| The 411 |
B-side to singles off Savage Garden Not released as a single |
| Media |
Audio: RealAudio::Midi |
| Say WHAT? |
"Memories Are Designed to Fade" was inspired by the film Strange Days. (Ever heard of it? Neither have I.) Maybe this explains the point-of-view problem in the lyrics: that Darren is calling a man "baby," that he's talking to a lesbian, or that he's singing from a girl's point-of-view. Confusing... This song seems to be the oddball that SG wishes they could forget. It is rarely found on any cds after the "To the Moon and Back" singles, and during their first world tour it was the only song they never performed. Maybe it is because they were never satisfied with it; the lyrics of the song are very different from an earlier draft. |
| Avoid Those Embarrassing Misheard Lyric Moments |
I never let you down when you're in a fix / I'd come running when you call that's my weakness baby / so connected are we / you get your kicks from a ghost of a memory / so busy turning away from reality baby / that you just won't let it go -->prechorus: but memories fade / becuase they're designed that way -->chorus 1: you're so wrapped up in her you don't see straight / watch her mangle the truth / while you take the bait / so tell me can't you see (won't you see) / so tell me can't you see (can't you see) / you're just turning yourself inside out for no need this thing you're using is worse than a photograph / it picks you up and it turns inside out now baby / and it just won't let you go -->prechorus -->chorus 2: she doesn't love you anymore / maybe she did long ago / you're just a slave to the grind / that she grew tired of baby (won't you see) / so tell me can't you see (can't you see) / you're just turning yourself inside out for no need -->prechorus -->chorus 2 can't you see / you're just turning yourself inside out for no need |
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