Bed shaped is a term the singer’s mother used when she described as those confined to their beds in the nursing home she worked in. She described their legs as becoming bed shaped. So people reunited at an old age after living their lives separately is the way I interpret it. A beautiful but sad song!
The video is what really makes me feel the lyrics. It depicts a homeless figure who feels judged and alone from society. Or at least that’s what i interpret when i watch it
I love several of their songs but especially bedshaped... ❤This song is very current even in 2024, it should be shown more often on TV or radio... The song, in my humble opinion, mirrors what society is in reality, discriminatory...😢
This song being played live is a full experience. When he sings "sun in your eyes" there's a yellow light over the band and the crowd, and when he says "in white light, I don't think so", we have white lights.
Saw them live when they were first starting out. Only about 5 people there. They played this and we were stunned. Saw them several times before they hit the big time, always knew they'd make it 😊
The intro of this song is so special, just all mood in those electronics. The feeling of waking up at sunrise, bleary eyed and tired after a long night. The music video of this song really helps with understanding the themes. Bedshaped is about feeling abandoned in life, be it in love or just in friendship, or shunned by society to the point of personal isolation and the hope you’ll reunite some day with that loved one or friend, or find your happy place where things work for you. The music video is a stop motion film about a homeless bedraggled man who is shunned by the world around him, he hides away and scrawls the lyrics of the song on bathroom walls “don’t laugh at me, don’t look away [from me]” (don’t just pass me by on the street essentially). Towards the end of the song he puts clothes on and appears before a crowd in a restaurant. As the song reaches its crescendo, their faces turn horrifically scary and intimidating, frightening the man back into his bathroom cubical as the world falls apart around him, to the point where he’s standing in a room of light with the members of Keane performing around him in stop motion too. Tim had this to say about the song’s meaning: “[The song] is about feeling that you've been "left behind" by an old friend or lover, and about hoping that you'll be reunited one day so that you can live out the end of your lives together the way you started them (...) a hope that they'll eventually want to get away from the bright lights and come back home. It's a sad and angry song, but also full of hope.” About the song’s title, he said: “I think I'm right in saying that in hospital when someone is ill and has to spend a lot of time in bed they can become 'bedshaped'. It sounds a bit depressing (...) but in the context of the song I wanted to suggest old age and frailty(...)” It was the third single for Hopes and Fears and was another hit for them, Top 10 in the UK, Belgium, Denmark, top 40 in Greece and Ireland and top 20 in the Netherlands. It’s definitely one of if not my favourite Hopes and Fears track, although I love them all because I listened to the whole album as a kid, Bedshaped is the most relatable track for me, not that I’m homeless or depressed but I am a rather lonely person I’ll admit, I’ve never had much of a social life, few friends to socialise with on account of my autism making social situations and conversation difficult or awkward when it’s not about things I’m interested in. Great reaction! 😊
Honestly, I could really recommend you ANY Keane song, I love them all and they are all so good... The one that pops up in my mind is Sovereign light cafe, a real classic song of them. Some amazing “underdog” songs of them are Myth, Snowed Under, Chase The Night Away, It’s not True. Would love to hear your opinion on these! Thanks for appreciating their music!
@@wallyscrib6282 thats good to hear! I also shared your video in the official Keane Facebook group with all the fans, the group is called “Thread”. 👍🏻😁
Keanne is an outstanding band.... the video to this song makes me sad because the character of the video reminds me of someone close to me that I really wished had gotten his life together... look at the official video to it.... you will have tears
I feel exactly the same, because the expression makes no sense for me (I speak Portuguese)...but the music is so gorgeous and sublime that we understand it with the soul because it overflows in feeling.
hi I was not sure about the lyrics either and found some interpretation. Ok so here’s my guess on what it means- I get the reference to ‘bed shaped about old age / frailty etc but I think this song is talking about a couple who have been together and or known each other a long time but are maybe drifting apart. I think the bit about ‘ up we go’is falling into bed together which a lot of people do to try and prolong a dying relationship ( a bed shaped) relationship. When he says’ I don’t think so’ he’s trying to resist the toxic cycle of this but ‘what do I know?’ Suggests he understands his own frailty to resist her and the continuation of the relationship) - again frailty. Just my take but I’ve thought this from the first time I heard it.
@@wallyscrib6282 Ahhh, Its amazing to hear about other people who also love Keane. They are my favorite band and have the best singer ( Tom Chaplin ) ever in my opinion!
i've a question, in this part " Don´t laugh FROM me" is correct say it in that way? In other performs in live they changed it for "AT ME" I´m from México and i want understand
Hey Aidée ! Very good question...Actually I always thought I've heard "from me" but we are use to hearing "at me"...So is it a way of saying it in England ?
@@wallyscrib6282 i think so, in the original video we can see to character writing in the wall "AT ME" while Tom sing "FROM ME" so It seems to me that this audio was created for the US market but they didn´t change this part in the video UK vs USA hahahaha
I'm British and I hear him singing "don't laugh AT me", which is how it is said in both US and UK English. It's probably the long 'ff' sound from "laugh" that makes it sound like the next word starts with an F, so your mind puts that together as "FROM" rather than "AT". It can be difficult to make out lyrics sometimes, even as a native speaker.
I always thought that bedshaped meant that the girl he loves and wants and is dreaming about is so gorgeous that when he looks at her he longs to go to bed with her. She is the perfect shape for bed. He is imagining her knocking at his door and they will be so in love, so in tune with each other that they will ascend into heaven in white light together 'ohhhh and up we'll go in white light...' Yet he thinks it will never happen '...I don't think so!', but he is still hoping it might happen one day so he says 'but what do I know?' Nobody knows what can happen in life and he isn't giving up on her completely. He is a huge romantic. He's unsure of himself. He thinks she can never love him. But he still hopes she will. It's so full of yearning this song, it takes a hold of my heart and squeezes it.
Nice reaction 👍🏻. Marillion did a great cover of this song, check it out. Or check out some songs from Marillion, you'll love it... Try 'Neverland' (live 2009!!!)
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I don't think they get the full credit they clearly deserve. Phenomenal band.
I completely agree they are SO GOOD.
I noticed the same thing years ago... Maybe they aren't just for the masses...
As a death metal enthusiast I totally agree. They do their craft so well.
Well said mate👌
Bed shaped is a term the singer’s mother used when she described as those confined to their beds in the nursing home she worked in. She described their legs as becoming bed shaped. So people reunited at an old age after living their lives separately is the way I interpret it. A beautiful but sad song!
WoW great comment ! Thanks a lot. I understand now.
Not singer's mother, but songwriter's, Tim's mother. She is a doctor.
I love this song so much
The video is what really makes me feel the lyrics. It depicts a homeless figure who feels judged and alone from society. Or at least that’s what i interpret when i watch it
Hey Imcor ! It’s a truly beautiful song ! Loved it !
The video is incredible.
I love several of their songs but especially bedshaped... ❤This song is very current even in 2024, it should be shown more often on TV or radio... The song, in my humble opinion, mirrors what society is in reality, discriminatory...😢
Love Bedshaped and you are absolutely right about Tom's singing.👍
This song being played live is a full experience. When he sings "sun in your eyes" there's a yellow light over the band and the crowd, and when he says "in white light, I don't think so", we have white lights.
I think your the only person on TH-cam to react to this song
Saw them live when they were first starting out. Only about 5 people there. They played this and we were stunned. Saw them several times before they hit the big time, always knew they'd make it 😊
One of my favourites of Keane’s is She Has No Time. The lyrics and vocals in that song are incredible, and I'd love it if you did a reaction to it
Agree!
I love your reactions, opinions.I love KEANE forever❤
The intro of this song is so special, just all mood in those electronics. The feeling of waking up at sunrise, bleary eyed and tired after a long night.
The music video of this song really helps with understanding the themes.
Bedshaped is about feeling abandoned in life, be it in love or just in friendship, or shunned by society to the point of personal isolation and the hope you’ll reunite some day with that loved one or friend, or find your happy place where things work for you.
The music video is a stop motion film about a homeless bedraggled man who is shunned by the world around him, he hides away and scrawls the lyrics of the song on bathroom walls “don’t laugh at me, don’t look away [from me]” (don’t just pass me by on the street essentially). Towards the end of the song he puts clothes on and appears before a crowd in a restaurant. As the song reaches its crescendo, their faces turn horrifically scary and intimidating, frightening the man back into his bathroom cubical as the world falls apart around him, to the point where he’s standing in a room of light with the members of Keane performing around him in stop motion too.
Tim had this to say about the song’s meaning:
“[The song] is about feeling that you've been "left behind" by an old friend or lover, and about hoping that you'll be reunited one day so that you can live out the end of your lives together the way you started them (...) a hope that they'll eventually want to get away from the bright lights and come back home. It's a sad and angry song, but also full of hope.” About the song’s title, he said: “I think I'm right in saying that in hospital when someone is ill and has to spend a lot of time in bed they can become 'bedshaped'. It sounds a bit depressing (...) but in the context of the song I wanted to suggest old age and frailty(...)”
It was the third single for Hopes and Fears and was another hit for them, Top 10 in the UK, Belgium, Denmark, top 40 in Greece and Ireland and top 20 in the Netherlands.
It’s definitely one of if not my favourite Hopes and Fears track, although I love them all because I listened to the whole album as a kid, Bedshaped is the most relatable track for me, not that I’m homeless or depressed but I am a rather lonely person I’ll admit, I’ve never had much of a social life, few friends to socialise with on account of my autism making social situations and conversation difficult or awkward when it’s not about things I’m interested in.
Great reaction! 😊
The piano man is also the writer of lyrics. Tim Rice Oxley.
Honestly, I could really recommend you ANY Keane song, I love them all and they are all so good... The one that pops up in my mind is Sovereign light cafe, a real classic song of them. Some amazing “underdog” songs of them are Myth, Snowed Under, Chase The Night Away, It’s not True. Would love to hear your opinion on these! Thanks for appreciating their music!
Hey Sanne ! I'm glad to have some Keane Fans to watch my reactions of them because I'm now a fan !!!
@@wallyscrib6282 thats good to hear! I also shared your video in the official Keane Facebook group with all the fans, the group is called “Thread”. 👍🏻😁
@@sannefleur15 thanks a lot my friend. And don’t get mistaken. There is no bullshit on my reactions. I LOVE Keene ! Amazing sound !
Agreed 💗
IS A PERFECT SONG , THANKS FOR YOU REACTION.
Keanne is an outstanding band.... the video to this song makes me sad because the character of the video reminds me of someone close to me that I really wished had gotten his life together... look at the official video to it.... you will have tears
If you wanna know how good this band is, their first album alone had like 4 number 1 hits from it.
one of my favourites songs. Just so beautiful. Keane are so underrated 😢
Great video! I’m glad you go into the meaning of the lyrics too.
I feel exactly the same, because the expression makes no sense for me (I speak Portuguese)...but the music is so gorgeous and sublime that we understand it with the soul because it overflows in feeling.
should react to keane performing to a random crowd outside shopping. he sings it just like the original. pretty sure its in glasgow he does it.
But it's not Keane tho, it's only Tom with his solo band
Keane. " On a day like today"
Don't worry, I've never understood what "Bedshaped" means, but I just enjoy the music for the MUSIC 😊
hi I was not sure about the lyrics either and found some interpretation. Ok so here’s my guess on what it means- I get the reference to ‘bed shaped about old age / frailty etc but I think this song is talking about a couple who have been together and or known each other a long time but are maybe drifting apart. I think the bit about ‘ up we go’is falling into bed together which a lot of people do to try and prolong a dying relationship ( a bed shaped) relationship. When he says’ I don’t think so’ he’s trying to resist the toxic cycle of this but ‘what do I know?’ Suggests he understands his own frailty to resist her and the continuation of the relationship) - again frailty. Just my take but I’ve thought this from the first time I heard it.
Yoshiaki Thank You for your interpretation. Very much appreciated. I truly love Keane ! Such emotion and genuine...
@@wallyscrib6282 Ahhh, Its amazing to hear about other people who also love Keane. They are my favorite band and have the best singer ( Tom Chaplin ) ever in my opinion!
@@sannefleur15 totally agree with you!👍
Can you do Crystal Ball, all time favorite..
i've a question, in this part " Don´t laugh FROM me" is correct say it in that way? In other performs in live they changed it for "AT ME" I´m from México and i want understand
Hey Aidée ! Very good question...Actually I always thought I've heard "from me" but we are use to hearing "at me"...So is it a way of saying it in England ?
@@wallyscrib6282 i think so, in the original video we can see to character writing in the wall "AT ME" while Tom sing "FROM ME" so It seems to me that this audio was created for the US market but they didn´t change this part in the video
UK vs USA hahahaha
I'm British and I hear him singing "don't laugh AT me", which is how it is said in both US and UK English. It's probably the long 'ff' sound from "laugh" that makes it sound like the next word starts with an F, so your mind puts that together as "FROM" rather than "AT". It can be difficult to make out lyrics sometimes, even as a native speaker.
Brilliant live band!
Epic song!!!
Please Wally react to walnut tree by keane. Is another masterpiece!!!
Listen to 'In Your Own Time', you won't be disappointed.
the song: russians farmers song-Keane is amazing too!
Bedshaped doesn't mean anything 😂
It's a made-up word, Tim said
Can you react to I’m not leaving please (lockdown version). One of their best songs done live, it is immense
I thought you said at the start you found the lyric version, i saw no lyrics appear in the video?
Keane❤❤❤
I always thought that bedshaped meant that the girl he loves and wants and is dreaming about is so gorgeous that when he looks at her he longs to go to bed with her. She is the perfect shape for bed. He is imagining her knocking at his door and they will be so in love, so in tune with each other that they will ascend into heaven in white light together 'ohhhh and up we'll go in white light...' Yet he thinks it will never happen '...I don't think so!', but he is still hoping it might happen one day so he says 'but what do I know?' Nobody knows what can happen in life and he isn't giving up on her completely. He is a huge romantic. He's unsure of himself. He thinks she can never love him. But he still hopes she will. It's so full of yearning this song, it takes a hold of my heart and squeezes it.
Keane...
Nice reaction 👍🏻.
Marillion did a great cover of this song, check it out.
Or check out some songs from Marillion, you'll love it...
Try 'Neverland' (live 2009!!!)
Thanks for bringing their cover to my attention.
Just listened and it’s great.
Two of my favourite bands combining!
The video sounds like its in the wrong key. Sounds really off compared with other videos of the same song
You can find your answer about this song and lyric here : songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858495567/ 🙏
Leaving so soon live Reaction pls.