Save It For Later

[daddytodd]

OK, This is like one of my all-time favorite songs, but I don't have a fucking clue what it's supposed to mean.

Somehow in my mind I've always associated Dave Wakeling's delivery of this lyric with my own "coming out" experience. I'm sure that's nothing to do with what he's singing about, but this is MY Coming Out song. The way the lyrics are transcribed for the final chorus lends some weight to my interpretation, however...


Two dozen other dirty lovers
Must be a sucker for it
Cry, cry, but I don't need my mother
Just hold my hand while I come
To a decision on it

Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it for later
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down

Black air and seven seas all rotten through
But what can you do?
I don't know how I'm meant to act with all of you lot
Sometimes I don't try
I just now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now!

Two dozen other stupid reasons
Why we should suffer for this
Don't bother trying to explain then
Just hold my hand while I come
To a decision on it

Sooner or later
Your legs give way, you hit the ground
Save it fellator
Don't run away and let me down
Sooner or later
You hit the deck, you get found out
Save it fellator
Don't run away and let me down
You let me down
You run away run away runaway runaway runaway and let me down

Comments

What???

[seabear59.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I only know it as an English beat song. Not sure if they wrote it or not. It's the only version I have heard. Love the song. Never really tried to figure it out.

Special Beat Services

[daddytodd.livejournal.com]

Dave Wakeling = The (English) Beat lead singer (Later General Public lead singer)

Pete Townshend did a live cover of the song in the mid '80's that I happened to be listening to, and that sparked the post.

I got the lyrics online, but checked them against the printed lyrics in the CD of The Beat's "Special Beat Services" album, and was amazed at how they were written out. So I corrected them before posting them, This is how they appear in the album.

[grizzlyjack.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but I think the song is about sneaking around and falling in love with the person your cheating with.

Save it for Later

[thereisnofear.livejournal.com]

WOW!!!!..Very cool post.Didn't know what the fuck he was ever saying.I LOVE that song!!Would make a great cover HM? :-----

Save it Fellator

[daddytodd.livejournal.com]

I'd love to hear what you could do with that song...

And the last verse would fit right into the concept of your new album. LOL!

[shawnsyms.livejournal.com]

I don't a fellator to "save it," I expect them to swallow it all!

[shawnsyms.livejournal.com]

don't = don't want