From the recording Great South Road
You’ve Heard It All Before (Peter O’Doherty) - An existential breakup song explained in a roundabout fashion by an inarticulate superficially guilty self-absorbed male. The music is unadorned and direct to underline the simplicity at the heart of a ubiquitous apology.
Lyrics
You’ve Heard It All Before
(Peter O’Doherty)
Run my finger on the dusty sill
Listening through the wall
Looking up at the ceiling
In the room at the end of the hall
I disappeared on the weekend
Did I miss your telephone call
I‘m sorry but you’ve heard it all before
Three o’clock in the morning
Open up the door
To the solitude of cars and cranes
And crowded streets and stores
I’m trying not to worry
Most things will never happen
I’m sorry but you’ve heard it all before
Don’t worry you’ve heard it all before
Narrative compression
A long story getting small
Blow away clouds
I don’t need you anymore
I disappeared on the weekend
Did I miss your telephone call
I’m sorry but you’ve heard it all before
Yes I’m sorry but you’ve heard it all before
Don’t worry you’ve heard it all before