A&E Lyrics
It's a blue, bright blue Saturday, hey hey
And the pain has started to slip away, hey hey
I'm in a backless dress on a pastel ward that's shining
Think I want you still, but it may be pills at work
[Verse 2]
Do you really wanna know how I was dancing on the floor?
I was trying to phone you when I'm crawling out the door
I'm amazed at you, the things you say that you don't do
Why don't you ring?
[Chorus]
I was feeling lonely, feeling blue
Feeling like I needed you
And I've woken up surrounded by me
A&E
[Verse 3]
It's a blue, bright blue Saturday, hey hey
And the pain has started to slip away, hey hey
I'm in a backless dress on a pastel ward that's shining
Think I want you still, but it may be pills at work
[Bridge]
How did I get to accident and emergency?
All I wanted was you to take me out
About
“A&E” was the first single released from Goldfrapp’s Seventh Tree. The melancholic folk/pop song–about an overdose caused by romantic troubles–was the first hint that the band had radically shifted sounds after the stomping electro-glam of their previous two album. It was released as Seventh Tree’s lead single on February 11, 2008. The song was a commercial success, peaking at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.
In The Sun newspaper, Alison Goldfrapp told the story behind the song:
It was inspired by a few hours I had in A&E on a Saturday afternoon. It was nothing serious but I remember they pumped me up with loads of painkillers. I was standing there looking at all these rugby players coming in on trolleys – arms up there, noses round there. They were in those weird green gowns they make you wear and it was all a bit surreal. And I suppose A&E is a sort of metaphor for a relationship that was going horribly wrong. That’s all mixed up in the song too."
Alison also commented on the recording process of the song on Twitter during the lead-up to the release of The Singles:
Strange times… I had a few words, a little tune, arrived at the studio, Will & I jammed for a bit, the song was completed by the end of the day."
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
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