“["They Never Got You”] was definitely influenced by Lennon. The only really unique thing was that bass line.
I thought this was one of the more direct, less poetic ones. It was about feeling—as a lot of people do—when you grow up that you’re alone. There’s something that everybody else gets that y...
[Verse]
You
When you were coming up
Did you think everyone knew
Something unclear to you
And when you were thrown in a crowd
Could you believe yourself
Did you repeat yourself
Because no one would hear
And just say it again
Because they never got you and you never got them
Don't let it break
Don't let it start
Don't let em in
Don't go too far
And cover your tracks
Cover the path to the heart
Don't let those footholds start
And don't let no one in
Because they never got you and you never got them
You
When you were breaking up
They was just waking up
And back in that place where you come from
Did it pay to play along
That's where I'm coming from
I'll roll it myself or just let it be
Because I never got them and they never got me
No I never got them and they never got me
They Never Got You was written by Britt Daniel.
They Never Got You was produced by Jim Eno & Mike McCarthy & Britt Daniel.
Spoon released They Never Got You on Tue May 10 2005.