Sonnet

To me this is a love song... a guy been having a crush on a girl for so long and he just wants to tell her how much he loves her. If she wants his love she will take him for who he is.

My friend and me Looking through her red box of memories Faded I'm sure But love seems to stick in her veins you know

// Here it sounds like he found things that reminded him of her and those memories been fading over time but his love for her still strong.

Why can't you see That nature has its way of warning me Eyes open wide Looking at the heavens with a tear in my eye

// Here he may realize that this kind of love is some kinda of "Romeo & Juliet" and almost impossible and he beings to cry about the who situation. Love being part of nature can be something very painful when the other person does not feel the same.

Sinking faster than a boat without a hull My lord Dreaming about the day when I can see you there My side By my side

/// Here the feeling becomes so overwhelming that it feels like he is hitting the bottom of the sea where everything is dark and little life left...and he just dreams he could be with her but it's just an illusion and all in his head and he realizes that's the case and that's why the feeling is overwhelming.

Here we go again and my head is gone, my lord I stop to say hello 'Cause I think you should know, by now By now

/// Here he is just acknowledging that he can't stop thinking about her and just wants to see his crush and tell her how he feels because the feeling been killing him and she should know by now.

Yes, there's love if you want it Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord

// This is his way of asking her out... if she wants love she can just say yes to him.

I always thought the sonnet thing was a reference to love not being perfect, the way it seems in poetry. There's love if you want it, but you have to accept its imperfections. Then the last(ish!) line "I think you should know by now" is kind of a reference to that, she should realise she can't have everything she wants.

it sounds like he's in love with his friend, but she's still hung up on someone else.

It is about a relationship with an ex. He calls her a freind because they have decided to be Friends. Seeing each other just rubs salt in wounds that will not heal, but alas they have decided to be "freinds" even if it kills them both. In the end he hopes that they will one day get back together because they truly love each other.

I think this is about a relationship with an ex, or even a on-again/off-again relationship.

"Yes, there's love if you want it Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord"

A sonnet is a terribly ordered piece of poetry (remember back to english class: ababcdcdefefgg), so there is love for this couple, though it might not be a one step forward, two steps back type of process. When we were dating, my wife and I had such a relationship and that's how I thought of this song at the time.

Like much of Urban Hymns there is also considerable drug imagery.

Thought there would be more comments about this song?

To me its a combination of his heroin addiction and how he uses it to escape pain and past loves...

"my friend and me (him and the heroin) Looking through her red box of memories...

Like Benjo says, love sticking iin her veins is the heroin he uses to replace what he has lost...

He makes reference to 'my lord' a lot indicating he is lost and looks for help, not only with her, but with the struggle to control himself and his addiction..

I love this song and whether or not the above is correct its a lovely song to relate to unrequited love, but when you never fully give up hope!

I remember reading that Ashcroft wrote this beautiful song following the loss of his father. The lyrics exude a strong sense of loss and longing, looking forward to the day his loved one is close to him again.

another example of richard ashcroft - a genuis, and this is one of his more simple examples of lyric writing.

i agree, it's pretty much about a relationship with an ex. not sure why you'd ever do that, but okay.

Possibly about his heroin addiction?

'love seems to stick in her veins you know'

Addicted to the drug,

'Here we go again and my head is gone, my lord I stop to say hello 'Cause I think you should know, by now'

Hes taken a hit again. Just a guess

'Yes, there's love if you want it Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord'

There's heroin if he wants it, the lord almighty is telling him in his head why he shouldn't have it,

wow barely any comments on this song/ this artist..... this is like the verve's best, didnt like the album that much though. It's weird to see that the verve's fanbase is so small