More songs by TV Girl
Description
Tobacco smoke clinging to the lips, even after mint gum. A night-time habit, hidden behind a closed door, but still revealing itself through smell and shadows in the eyes. These lines express a longing for the little things that hurt the most after leaving: the glow of a cigarette in the dark, the light of a street lamp outside the window, which has changed a dozen times while time passed separately. The music sounds like an echo of empty streets, where a name spoken aloud no longer receives a response.
Composer: Bradley Robert Pitering
Lyricist: Bradley Robert Pitering
Lyrics and translation
Original
My girl Liddy used to always smoke cigarettes when she couldn't sleep.
She'd disappear for an hour and a half, and when she'd come back, she'd brush her teeth.
But I could still smell it on her raggedy teeth, and I could taste it on her lips when we kissed.
Poor little Liddy used to always quit, but she never really quit, she'd just say she did.
My girl Liddy used to always smoke cigarettes when she couldn't sleep. I wonder what she did when she got done.
I guess she'd just flick them out in the street.
Poor little Liddy, she wishes it was dark, but it's never really dark in LA.
The light from the billboard always shines, but it changed twelve times since you went away.
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name through them -there will be no answer. -Rather melodramatic, aren't you?
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name -through them there will be no answer. -Do you mind if I smoke?
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name -through them there will be no answer. -I always smoke in the theater.
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name -through them there will be no answer. -How I answer is the problem.
English translation
My girl Liddy used to always smoke cigarettes when she couldn't sleep.
She'd disappear for an hour and a half, and when she'd come back, she'd brush her teeth.
But I could still smell it on her raggedy teeth, and I could taste it on her lips when we kissed.
Poor little Liddy used to always quit, but she never really quit, she'd just say she did.
My girl Liddy used to always smoke cigarettes when she couldn't sleep. I wonder what she did when she got done.
I guess she'd just flick them out in the street.
Poor little Liddy, she wishes it was dark, but it's never really dark in LA.
The light from the billboard always shines, but it changed twelve times since you went away.
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name through them -there will be no answer. -Rather melodramatic, aren't you?
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name -through them there will be no answer. -Do you mind if I smoke?
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name -through them there will be no answer. -I always smoke in the theater.
You will find moonlit nights strangely empty because when you call my name -through them there will be no answer. -How I answer is the problem.