08. You Said Something
Written by P J Harvey
Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards: P J Harvey
Bass: Mick Harvey
Drums, Tambourine: Rob Ellis

Found on:
Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
This Is Love/You Said Something CDS

"They're small moments in time made big through song. They're like an entire history, an entire emotion, an entire situation all summed up in three minutes. Like a good short story, they achieve that for me." -Polly (also referring to "This Mess We're In")

On a rooftop in Brooklyn
One in the morning
Watching the lights flash
In Manhattan
I see five bridges
The Empire State Building
And you said something
That I've never forgotten

We lean against railings
Describing the colours
And the smells of our homelands
Acting like lovers
How did we get here?
To this point of living?
I held my breath
And you said something

And I am doing nothing wrong
Riding in your car
Your radio playing
We sing up to the eighth floor
A rooftop, Manhattan
One in the morning
When you said something
That I've never forgotten
When you said something
That was really important