Magnificent (She Says)
Elbow * Track #1 On Little Fictions
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Magnificent (She Says) by Elbow
Release Date
Performed by
ElbowProduced by
Craig PotterWrited by
Craig Potter & Mark Potter & Pete Turner & Guy GarveyAbout
The first single from Elbow’s forthcoming 2017 album Little Fictions, it debuted at 8pm GMT on 5 December 2016 on a number of radio stations.
The track is a soaring orchestral number, tempered by an insistent guitar riff that recalls the bands 2012 b-side compilation Dead In The Boot. The lyrics, t...
Magnificent (She Says) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This is where, this is where the bottle lands
Where all the biggest questions meet
With little feet stood in the sand
This is where the echoes swell to nothing on the tide
And where a tiny pair of hands
Finds a sea-worn piece of glass
And sets it as a sapphire in her mind
[Pre-Chorus]
And there she stands
Throwing both her arms around the world
The world that doesn't even know
How much it needs this little girl
[Chorus]
It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent
[Verse 2]
This is where it all began
To light your mother's cigarette
Meant I got to touch her hand
And my heart, there defrosting in a gaze
Wasn't built to beat that way
Suddenly I understand
[Pre-Chorus]
There on the sand
Throwing both her arms around the world
The world that doesn't even know
How much it needs this little girl
[Chorus]
It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent
It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent
[Outro]
The echoes slow, the bottle lands
The echoes slow, and there she stands
Magnificent (She Says) Q&A
Who wrote Magnificent (She Says)'s ?
Magnificent (She Says) was written by Craig Potter & Mark Potter & Pete Turner & Guy Garvey.
Who produced Magnificent (She Says)'s ?
Magnificent (She Says) was produced by Craig Potter.
When did Elbow release Magnificent (She Says)?
Elbow released Magnificent (She Says) on Mon Dec 05 2016.
What does the song mean?
No-one from the band has confirmed the meaning of the song, but it appears to be about bringing new life into this world, with Garvey tracing the birth all the way back to the time he first touched the child’s mother:
This is where it all began
To light your mother’s cigarette
And I got to touch he...
Where can I listen to the song?
It’s available on all streaming services, for purchase on iTunes, and officially on Youtube.