Elle 121,758 Posted December 19, 2017 The debate on the countryside line is actually pretty important. I'd go towards the "You saw life back in the countryside" since she didn't have any perspective there so she decided to move out. He did and he liked it, but she didn't. It sounds much more meaningful than "you're so alive" given the context. The official line is written as "you're so alive back in the countryside" There's also a later version where the ending is written as "Oh my soul rise up & go, beyond, beyond to what you know. Back to what you know." 3 Quote • 4.18.14 • 5.1.14 • 9.20.14 • 5.28.15 • 6.14.15 • 7.28.16 • 7.24.17 • 10.23.17 • 10.24.17 • 1.25.18 • 2.5.18 • 12.5.18 • 10.3.19 • 10.11.19 • 11.16.19 • SF • ATL • ATL • IND • ATL • CHI • LDN • NYC • NYC • DC • ATL • NYC • PDX • SAN • KS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kitschesque 9,884 Posted December 19, 2017 The official line is written as "you're so alive back in the countryside" There's also a later version where the ending is written as "Oh my soul rise up & go, beyond, beyond to what you know. Back to what you know." Thank you! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparklrtrailrheaven 9,073 Posted December 19, 2017 The official line is written as "you're so alive back in the countryside" There's also a later version where the ending is written as "Oh my soul rise up & go, beyond, beyond to what you know. Back to what you know." Thanks, Elle! What do you mean by "a later version"? I was under the impression that we only had one version of this song. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trash Magic 28,435 Posted December 17, 2019 Looking at her listed influences it seems absolutely no coincidence that she has two songs on her first demo album with the names Nick and Elliott... I think they are written fictionally about Nick Drake and Elliott Smith. We know how much she likes to wear her influences on her sleeve. Even (or especially) up to the present day. Dennis' last stop before Kokomo... Edit: Ok I didn't even see Elle's post from 2 years ago. The official line is written as "you're so alive back in the countryside" There's also a later version where the ending is written as "Oh my soul rise up & go, beyond, beyond to what you know. Back to what you know." This presents a lot of questions Where are you seeing this? 5 Quote "It's 2011, and we should all be aware of exactly how fast technology is developing" - Lana Del Rey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Be Free 6,635 Posted September 15, 2020 one of my fav songs 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waimea Bay 9,408 Posted January 4 Could this song also count as a.k.a era bc it was on the phenomena tracklist with pawn shop blues and for k part 2 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mssainttropez 14,786 Posted January 4 This song is so haunting yet beautiful. It makes me so emotional, definitely one of the best on Sirens 1 Quote ⊹˚⋆ 𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒚𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 ‧₊° Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
