Over and Over — Moloko, Statues.

I love this song. It’s an epic 9:54min masterpiece.

Statues, their 4th and final studio album, released in 2003, was made after Mark and Roisin’s breakup. The whole Statues album is good. The first track, Familiar Feeling is awesome, but Over and Over is spectacular.

Roisin’s vocals make you think it’s a song from a girl’s perspective.. but I think these are Mark’s words.

“The songs were mostly autobiographical,” Murphy says, “so it was bound to be emotional.”

I love the way about 7min into the song, it stops and continues again.. as if to say.. it’s never over.

The strings arrangement in this song seems so meticulously put together. I get the idea Mark knew that this would be the last song. His legacy. He knew he would never find somebody like Roisin again.

“Like a frozen tidal wave
Since that day I’m standing still
You brought me here and I accept
Though you regret I never will

Just one sweet word
And then a smile from you
Is almost worth everything
I’ve given all I had to give
But you gave up giving in

You are everywhere I go
All the places we have been
I can’t imagine where you are
For you are all I’ve ever seen

Over and over…..”