Andrew Bird - Roma Fade Lyrics






See her light, how it reigns
So hard on your high plains
So you take such pains
That she won't notice you
And your x-rays
Of your paleo-male gaze
How they rest, and play
Slowly corrupting you
I wonder what the chance is you want it to
A thousand vacant stares won't make it true
Make it true

You need a witness just to know you're there
From the tips of your fingers, every strand of hair
And know someone's watching you
Watching me, watching you
And all that we look upon
You may not know me but you feel my stare

And if she sees you, it changes you
Rearranges your molecules
And if you see her, it changes her
She's a danger now after school
And if she sees you, it changes you
Rearranges your molecules
And if you see her, it changes her
She'll be seeing you after school
Here's where gentlemen avert their eyes
Maybe she's a gentleman in disguise
In disguise

You need a witness just to know you're there
From the tips of your fingers, every strand of hair
And know someone's watching you
Watching me, watching you
And all that we look upon
You may not know me but you feel my
Stare

And if I see you, how it changes me
And if you see me, how it changes you
Changes you
And if I see you, how it changes me
And if you see me, how it changes you
Changes you





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  1. P.... ....

    Wrote a roleplaying game based mostly on this song. Has a big place in my heart.

  2. Z.... N....

    My molecules have certainly been distributed, in the best way possible. Love from Morocco 🇲🇦

  3. M.... D....

    this guys is so good it's almost ridiculous!

  4. V.... M....

    Outstanding song.
    Outstanding tune.
    Outstanding mood.
    Outstanding little piece of art.
    Thank you for this outstanding moment.

  5. s.... ....

    Great song and great video.
    congrats

  6. w.... ....

    It's "too"

  7. w.... ....

    How is this only 500k? It's biutiful

  8. K.... C....

    I stopped listening to andrew bird entirely after i heard this song because of the line, "maybe she's a gentleman in disguise." trans people are just a fucking joke to you, huh?

  9. J.... V....

    I love music!

  10. D.... �....

    Brilliant !

  11. g.... ....

    Seen a couple folks wonder what the song is about. So here is my interpretation, not that it is worth anything...




    The song is about the end , or the desire, to be single. It is transformative of the male paleo self (cave man ooga booga me like girl) to something greater (potential love) and it's very beginning. But the object of lust turns to affection if that person returns "the stare". When that happens, it changes the narrator and his subject to their deepest levels (their molecules).

    When that happens, the wandering, nomadic, or in this case Roma (formerly known as gypsy), begins to "fade" away and considers a life of permanence with a life partner.

    The open whistling represents much of Bird's music, his status quo of Hungarian and Roma influenced music in a distant, hazy sepia tinged existence, until it pops into clarity when we can suspect he sees her. The end of the song represents the "falling" in love and the terror with wailing and fuzzy distortion as the narrator grapples with what he might become: emotionally fixed on her single point of light as a moth watching a flame approach it.

    This song is the second track of this concept album about marriage and family. It immediately follows "Capsized" which is a prologue to single life itself and the the songs after Roma Fade, being the result after it.

  12. s.... a....

    i m Syrian and the music of this person make me so happy .. thanks

  13. V.... ....

    [Verse 1]
    See her light, how it reigns
    So hard on your high plains
    So you take such pains
    That she won't notice you
    And your x-rays
    Of your Paleo male

    All gaze
    How they rest, and play
    Slowly corrupting you
    I wonder what the chance is you wanted to
    A thousand vacant stares won't make it true
    Make it true

    [Pre-Chorus]
    You need a witness just to know you're there
    From the tips of your fingers, every strand of hair
    You know someone's watching you watching me watching you
    And all that we look upon
    You may not know me but you feel my stare

    [Chorus]
    And if she sees you, it changes you
    Rearranges your molecules
    And if you see her, it changes her
    She's a danger now, after school
    And if she sees you, it changes you
    Rearranges your molecules
    And if you see her, it changes her
    She'll be seeing you after school
    Here's where gentlemen avert their eyes
    Maybe she's a gentleman in disguise
    In disguise

    [Bridge]
    You need a witness just to know you're there
    From the tips of your fingers, every strand of hair
    You know someone's watching you
    Watching me watching you and all that we look upon
    You may not know me but you feel my
    Stare

    [Chorus]
    And if I see you, how it changes me
    And if you see me, how it changes you
    Changes you
    And if I see you, how it changes me
    And if you see me, how it changes you
    Changes you

    V.... ....

    Hey thanks!

  14. S.... 5....

    Audio drugs......

  15. M.... B....

    This song makes me so happy, she is fluttery somehow

  16. o.... s....

    that fuzz at 3:24

  17. S.... K....

    This could have been written more superior dumbus

  18. M.... F....

    Indeed!!!!!

  19. C.... P....

    Serious stuff!

  20. I.... R....

    How is this style of music named? Like it isn’t rock nor pop nor idk can someone answer me please?

    I.... R....

    Baroque Indie Pop

    I.... R....

    Thankss!!

  21. R.... R....

    Amazing. Simply amazing.

  22. N.... A....

    Dəlixana qəşəngdir

  23. i.... ....

    I just heard this in a Wal-Mart lmao

    i.... ....

    Omg me too looool
    I used an app called Shazam to pull it out! I was like “I have to Shazam this song otherwise it’s gone for ever”!
    Glad I found it!!

  24. B.... R....

    I love this song so much I have been listening to it nonstop recently.

  25. P.... F....

    In love.

  26. �.... �....

    Trolololololo

  27. A.... ....

    I wonder if Dr. Coolidge thought he'd be featured in a music video 80 years in the future.

  28. R.... L....

    Poor Marie Curie died of overdose.

  29. J.... D....

    One of best songs

  30. R.... M....

    is the subject of this song secretly just an anthropomorphic electron

  31. a.... ....

    Hasi 💕

  32. C.... C....

    Love😍

  33. c.... ....

    I kind of like the WFUV version of this more.
    The WFUV version makes feel like it's more on a Paul Simon level and this studio version sounds soft to me.

  34. b.... ....

    I've been obsessed with this song recently

  35. J.... R....

    This song is so underrated its amazing and andrew deserve more recognition

  36. b.... f....

    Bizimkiler gelmeden dinleyeyim.

  37. C.... ....

    This is a hauntingly beautiful song. I once almost cried at it's beauty

    C.... ....

    It really makes your heart swell

    C.... ....

    unless you're a trans person, then the song mocks you and makes you a punchline

    C.... ....

    @K C lol

  38. m.... c....

    I love this song.Stunning.

  39. C.... R....

    The most beautiful song I've have ever listened

  40. K.... G....

    So underrated

  41. A.... A....

    This is art.

  42. M.... g....

    How could we named this kind of music?

  43. C.... M....

    One of the best lyricist and songwriters out there. Hilarious and profound.

  44. H.... W....

    sounds like Wintergatan - Marble Machine

  45. K.... R....

    passionate.

  46. N.... A....

    am I the only one who thinks this should be in a Wes Anderson movie?!!!

    N.... A....

    Nicholas Arancibia yes

    N.... A....

    no i think the exact same thing!!!!!

    N.... A....

    nailed it

    N.... A....

    It would've fit in perfectly in Darjeeling Limited I think

  47. h.... ....

    I Thank you for your music Andrew Bird
    It makes my world better

  48. M.... C....

    Such a beautiful song!! Thanks for the music!!! :)

  49. d.... ....

    Greatness

  50. S.... Z....

    Güzel şarkı 👍🎶

  51. B.... ....

    This is how my mom would make me feel. Safe. Beautiful. Loved unconditionally. She doesn't and it is ok.

  52. B.... ....

    I am high on this song. This is my druuugg!!

  53. j.... r....

    Where's that intro from? I know it frome somewhere

    j.... r....

    Caillou I think haha.

  54. R.... G....

    the path season 2 brought me here!!

  55. B.... V....

    stupid Daiana, for your​ fault, I am addicted to this song

  56. M.... V....

    when you hear this song while studying physics and youre like: eyyy so nice, i rly like this song...then you look at the video and realize its experiment you studied about a year earlier...mindfuck

    M.... V....

    It sounds like this song is about Heisenbergs uncertainty principle, right?

    M.... V....

    Which experiment is this, about what ? :)

    M.... V....

    And if you look closely you’ll see German. Deutsche is the language of physics

    M.... V....

    Stefan Petrović it’s about radiology

  57. N.... S....

    And if she sees you, it changes you, Rearranges your molecules

  58. A.... H....

    the path made a good music choice.

  59. C.... K....

    Absolutely beautiful.....!!!!.............

  60. s.... ....

    Just heard this on the latest episode of The Path! Great show and even better music!

  61. I.... J....

    Great music. I don't understand the lyrics but iove it

  62. T.... H....

    Wow! There is nothing like Andrew Bird!!! Thrilling an true <3

  63. A.... U....

    Q buena cancion. Great Song

  64. C.... ....

    In love with this song's music !! Discovered you on a plane!

  65. B.... ....

    This is such a great track. 3:26 onwards reminds me a lot of Other Lives, especially their song Take Us Alive. If you like this, you should give them a try.

  66. D.... M....

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song,.... I cannot get it out of my mind,.... Beautiful.

  67. A.... B....

    Can anyone find a code in this?
    Reigns - red
    such - yellow
    your - blue
    gaze - blue
    (corru)pting - red
    vacant - red
    true - red
    you - blue
    all - blue
    mo(le)cules - red
    changes- yelow
    avert - blue
    every -red
    you - blue
    how - red
    see - yellow

    A.... B....

    interesting to find out if there is.

    A.... B....

    windowsforvista I don't know but I have Synesthesia and some of those pitches match the colors I get. But who knows.

    A.... B....

    you mad bro :D you may not know but you feel my stare

    A.... B....

    Heather Massey damn u r so cool

  68. D.... D....

    love the vibe... has that chanson 70s tragic je ne sais quo

  69. G.... m....

    ********************

  70. M.... T....

    So good ... so good ...

  71. C.... A....

    Cool video. Thing is, I kinda don't get it.

  72. p.... ....

    I have listened to this great song so many times I feared getting sick of it. That has not happened!!

    p.... ....

    cool!!!!!

    p.... ....

    It's funny how I feel like I _rediscovered_ this song. I remember listening to it just a few times when it came out, but now I can't get enough of it!

  73. b.... ....

    looking forward to seeing you at the Wilma! Safe travels.

  74. a.... ....

    Thanks for existing, Mr. Bird!

  75. J.... J....

    The good stuff.

  76. D.... F....

    Love that your new producer is making your channel more active, it's about time the world saw more Andrew bird

    D.... F....

    Totally agree with that. He's such a good songwritter

    D.... F....

    dola i love u.

    D.... F....

    God, I hope not. This is way beautiful for the world and the fame it offers

    D.... F....

    yeah i agree w you dola

  77. N.... M....

    yes, I love it so much thank you for making music Andrew.

  78. a.... c....

    bravo👏👏👏👏👍

  79. K.... ....

    Amazing video to accompany such a great song

  80. J.... C....

    the episode of song exploder that andrew bird did on this song was great.

    J.... C....

    What is this?

    J.... C....

    A music production podcast, in which artists get interviewed about process behind tracks they did. You´ll get to hear some of the individual instrumental tracks, earlier demo´s, etc. Great stuff. http://songexploder.net/

    J.... C....

    You can listen here: https://soundcloud.com/hrishihirway/song-exploder-andrew-bird

  81. K.... K....

    Amazing song, you are truly gifted my friend

  82. B.... R....

    so very cool

  83. j.... t....

    deberían hacer un tour por latinoamerica, que América no solo es estados Unidos

    j.... t....

    absolutamente de acuerdo

    j.... t....

    Exacto , espero verlo en vivo algún día , de hecho lo reseñe en mi canal y lo puse en los mejores álbumes del año , que gran artista !

    j.... t....

    sim amo pra caralho essa musica valeu maninho

    j.... t....

    Yo pense que era el unico que hablaba español

  84. j.... t....

    Andrew bird sigue sacando canciones excelentes con un ritmo muy pegajosos y tonos muy bonitos y sobre todo con letras que nos hacen pensar uno de mis artistas favoritos sin duda, ojala algún día pueda conocerlo.

  85. P.... B....

    best song. best song.

  86. M.... V....

    Love it so much. 😍❤

  87. P.... ....

    Well done man. Really good.