I came across this song over two years ago and I still love listening to it. There's something extremely romantic and sad to the song, and maybe that's what makes "Mathematics" so appealing; we can all relate to the mood of the piece, in one way or another.
Meet me on the corner by the fire escape and I’ll be waiting,
Every inch of back roads that have put me here will disappear,
And I’d hold you in my arms,
Cold mathematics making its move on me now,
Peacocks on the chopping block and in the docks, my hopes are burning,
Beautiful and trivial and baby just out of reach,
So hear the unforgiven sounds,
Of cold mathematics making its move on me now,
Warm starts the great silence,
The only place I have left to go,
And I’d hold you in my arms,
Cold mathematics making its move on me now,
It’s funny how I always seem to alienate the people that I'm trying to impress,
One day I will learn to shine,
To the unforgiven sounds,
Of cold mathematics making its move on me now,
And I’d hold you in my arms,
Cold mathematics making its move on me now,
Cold mathematics making its move,
Cold mathematics making its move,
Cold mathematics making its move.
Simon Aldred, the lead singer of Cherry Ghost, has a really folksy voice that allows the song to be sad, yet not mopey. All of Cherry Ghost's songs on the band's debut album, Thirst for Romance (2007), show off Simon's distinct sound in many different ways, but "Mathematics" is the best track on the entire album (not that the other songs aren't worth checking out).
For more on Cherry Ghost, visit http://www.myspace.com/cherryghostband.
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