Lou

coffee stains
bordering her purple lips
next to her umber cheeks
I’m so obsessed
that I can’t move
my soul’s so full
can’t eat my food
oh God, i need some help

oh Lou, I never thought, I never knew
you’ll leave me, but I’ll go find you
you’ll leave me but I’ll find…

the map you changed
the clouds you rearranged
the sky, you made it rain
and my cider spilled just like the truth
still, you’ll go swerve, you’ll change your route
oh God, I need some help

oh Lou, I never thought, I never knew
you’ll leave me, but I’ll go find you
Don’t leave me Lou I’m meant for you oh oh

I never thought, I never knew
I’m never getting over you
Don’t leave me if you love me too

oh God I need
oh God I need
oh God I need
oh God I need
oh God, how come that we’re innocent?
if love’s an obvious evidence?

“Lou” is a Scot word for “love”, but the song is about denying it. It portrays an image of a girl who hides the love she feels out of fear that no one will understand.

The song’s melancholia is tactfully shrouded in whimsical synths that would make you bop along. “Lou” starts off with a prominently upbeat intro that cunningly lures the listeners into lyrics about how the girl suffers from being helplessly left behind by the one she loves because she could not fight for the person. Melodically, “Lou” is a dance in the rain, but its lines are a plea for empathy.