‘Big TV’ deals with this story of a girl who leaves her suburban area and moves to a bigger city with a vacuous, shallow desire for modern success.
Charles Cave in an interview with Digital Spy
[Verse 1]
Slow
I'm gonna settle down slow
Down to the hum of
Electric life and soul
Faith
In my hand to trade
But for the word and
The light of a bitter saint
[Chorus]
And you can get me work?
But I can't work for free
I've got a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
If you can raise a star
From garbage on the street
Then you can make a modern life
For a modern girl to lead
[Verse 1]
Alone
I feel alone
When I'm living in a building
Like a tooth at heaven's throat
True
It's a beautiful view
But you know they're gonna set it on fire
When they feel like something new
[Chorus]
And you can get me work?
But I can't work for free
I've got a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
If you can raise a star
From garbage on the street
Then you can make a modern life
For a modern girl to lead
[Bridge]
But why can't anything be real?
Emotion like the movies feel
A pill to break the drone of reverie
So bring me to the hand of fate
The river or a new arcade
So I can wash the empty hour away
But why can't anything be real?
Emotion like the movies feel
So bring me to the hand of fate
The river on a new arcade
[Chorus]
And you can get me work?
But I can't work for free
I've got a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
If you can raise a star
From garbage on the street
Then you can make a modern life
For a modern girl to lead
[Outro]
Cause I'm living in a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
Cause I'm living in a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
Cause I'm living in a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
Cause I'm living in a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
Cause I'm living in a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
Cause I'm living in a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
Big TV was written by Charles Cave & Harry McVeigh & Jack Lawrence-Brown.
Big TV was produced by Ed Buller.