I’ve spoken before about my love of Gomez. In my opinion they are still the best indie band to come out of the UK in the last ten to fifteen years. All the guys in the band are talented artists and all contribute to the lyrics as well as the music in all the albums plus there is at least two singers in the band that compliment each other very well.

This song was the third single from the band’s fifth studio album called How We Operate  and is the first album that they didn’t produce themselves and has a more feel good, popier sound than any of their other albums and see the world  is a good example of this. With it’s catchy hooks, beautiful melody and some nice harmonies if they ever wanted a radio hit then this song would be it.

To me the song is dealing with a friend that’s lost his way a little bit and won’t listen to any of his friends as in the verse below he refer’s to his friend as a ’soldier’ that’s lost his ‘composure’.

‘You seem like a soldier
Who’s lost his composure
You’re wounded and play a waiting game
In no-man’s land no-one’s to blame’

The chorus provides some advice to this friend regardless of whether they want it or not. The advice tells the friend to relax and enjoy life and don’t take things too seriously.

‘See the world
Find an old fashioned girl
And when all’s been said and done
It’s the things that are given, not won
Are the things that you earned’

There is two reason’s why I really like this song even though there is more rockier songs on the album, songs that I would normally prefer and one of the reason’s is the fact that the context of song deals with friendship and those days when you try to reach out to a friend but they don’t want to listen. Its the delievery of this context that’s really the clincher for me. It is so spirited and uplifting. I dare anyone to tell me that this is not a dinky little number.

The second reason is that Ben Ottewell is on vocal duty…say no more. Check out the  video of song.

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