Pretend That You're Alone
13 Oct 2008
We are just the monkeys who fell out of the trees
We are blisters on the earth
And we are not the flowers, we're the strangling weeds in the meadow
And love is just our way of looking out for ourselves
When we don't want to live alone
So step into the vacuum, tear off your clothes and be born again
Pretend that you're alone now and everything's gone
Just animal reflexes no one looking on
Forget about fashion, forget about the law
Pretend that you're alone now
I wonder what I'd do if I could wake up every morning with a clean slate
I'd burn through the cities and tear through the towns because there's no deals to make
So break out of the cages, the delicate structures we cling to all our lives
Because we are just the monkeys who fell out of the trees
When we were trying to fly
Pretend that you're alone now and everything's gone
Just primal desire, no right and no wrong
Forget about the future, forget about blame
Pretend that you're alone now
She's not waiting for tomorrow
And she has no love in her eyes
Oh no, I want to come down right now
Pull over, I want to get out right now
Pretend that you're alone now and everything's gone
Just animal reflexes no one looking on
Forget about religion, forget about shame
Pretend that you're alone now
No numbers in your phone now there's nothing going on
Just primal desire, no right and no wrong
Forget about fashion, forget about fame
Pretend that you're alone now
Comments (22)
the lyrics of this song are so great!!!
I wish we were monkeys, then we wouldn't have to blame ourselves *rightly* for doing all this stuff to the envirorment, essentially to ourselves. Wouldn't it just be nice to be a flower next to a stadium where Keane is playing?
I love this song !!!!!!!!! (And all album...) . Raissa. Brazil - São Paulo.
AMAZING SONG !! I THINK IF ALL PEOPLE FORGOT FOR A LITTLE MOMENT THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE AND MADE ALL THE THINGS ACCORDING TO THE SONG, WE COULD GET A MUCH BETTER WORLD TO LIVE. THANK YOU KEANE !!!! YOU ARE THE BEST !!!!
this song is one of my favorite. so what can I say it's just fantastic
great song guys.... One of my favourites
Ow, I just can't stop dancing if I hear this one! Pretend That You're Alone is so colorful, happy, rhytmic, and ALL! Like usual, KEANE always give layered song! We can hear bass, drum, piano, sax, bongo, string, and all in one track without lose its own main tone! INDONESIA WAITS FOR YOU!
I'm a monkey, guys love PTYAA!!!!
I LOVE THIS SONG!!! I LOVE THE PIANO!!! I LOVE THE DRUMS!!! I LOVE THE SAX!!! I LOVE THE VOCALS!!!
SAX!!!!!!!!! yea!!! very nice :D
This lirycs are free and fun...in such a way....just i'm wordless...S2
can't. stop. listening. to. this. song! gaaaaaaaah its so good! :)
Oh yes, we are all monkeys... And man is probably the worst animal, too. A very original song...
i love this song!!! keane is one of the best things that happened in my life :')
It's a fucking amazing song, love the lyrics, the rythm and Tom's voice, love the saxon and how Tom says Ooooh oH ho, it's so funny and diferente from the rest, makes me wanna dance. Tim you're the best, love KEANE Lore (Argentina)
Les paroles de cette chanson plairaient – à coup sûr – à Charles DARWIN s’il était encore en vie ! Mais point à moi. Par contre, la musique est intéressante.
happy song!!! solo somos monos!!! wow!!! no somos flores!! wow!! true true!!!! yeah it makes me laught!!
"Nós somos há pouco os macacos que caÃram fora das árvores Nós somos bolhas na terra E nós não somos as flores, nós somos as ervas daninhas estrangulando no prado E amor é há pouco nosso modo de olhar fora para nós mesmos Quando nós não queremos viver só Assim entre no vazio, rasgue fora suas roupas e nasça novamente" xxxxxxxxxxx...BEAUTIFUL SONG !!!...xxxxxxxxxx
This is a refreshing tune...being able to put your worries on hold for a moment...and dance. I only wish I knew what, "She's not waiting for tomorrow And she has no love in her eyes / Oh no, I want to come down right now Pull over, I want to get out right now" is about. That's doesn't sound like a good thing...very contrasting to the rest of the lyrics. Hmmm.... maybe it means that pretending we are alone would ultimately be a bad thing. Great song.
One of my favourite songs, definitve!!! The music make me free and happy, it´s so funny! Great music with, the clapping and is it a trumpet, aswell? The lyrics speaks for themselves! I love this song! Thank you!
Amazing , liberating, crazy , claver, lyrics !!! I can it listen all day. For me it's the perfect song for "Dance like no one is watching" So cool!!!
I LOVE THIS SONG, IT MAKE ME LAUGH AND SMILING.hOW DID YOU COME AT THE LYRIC I WONDER.GREAT.
