Jebediah - Harpoon Lyrics






[Verse 1:]

This will take some explaining but I think you will agree
There is no use pretending that there's hope for you and me

[Chorus:]

And I love her, but do you think she can see
When I tell her, it's the end for you and me
It was over, ever since you went and shot me

Like a harpoon
Like a harpoon
Like a harpoon in my heart....

Like a harpoon
Like a harpoon in my heart

[Verse 2:]

Yeah

I can handle the fighting, it's the affection I can't stand
And I don't mind us talking, just don't try and touch my hand

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]

When you left I didn't want you back
But now your gone so won't you come right back
Come right back [x 5]

[Chorus]

Why does it hurt
Simple matters don't seem worth
We're the same but it's not happening again

[Chorus]





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  1. c.... ....

    Perth has some of the best museos around 💖💖💖💖💖🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥

  2. D.... T....

    Still crying in November 2019

  3. P.... W....

    Still epic 2019 for me

  4. F.... B....

    This song and the whole album from a time in my life when one love was ending and another was starting.

  5. L.... S....

    Reminds me when my missus and I and her 6 friends mutually agreed we should split up.

  6. N.... M....

    I loathe this singer's enunciation more than I have words to articulate. Like a Hairpewwwwn. You ruined countless work days for me, rendering Triple J unbearable for a while there.

  7. J.... O....

    Thank you I so needed this today

  8. d.... p....

    Anyone in 2019 still rocking out to this?

    d.... p....

    daniel payne absolutely 👌🏼

  9. K.... L....

    Still one of my favourites since I was little

  10. J.... ....

    2019 baby! Thinking of better times

  11. D.... ....

    Deceptively difficult bass lines in this.

  12. h.... d....

    This song sounds like it could be in Spongebob

  13. J.... R....

    @ClintRoubles, Crayon

  14. L.... p....

    Still love these guys..2018

  15. D.... 9....

    Loved this Live @ Melbourne!

  16. P.... ....

    Such a smooth, easy listening song.

  17. A.... J....

    63 people had their hearts harpooned and never got over it

  18. T.... B....

    This is Steve Erwin's favourite song

  19. G.... D....

    Saw these guys live last night and they were outstanding. Still killing it after all these years.

  20. j.... r....

    fuck yes

  21. S.... K....

    "I can handle the fighting, it's the affection I can't stand"

    This line always hit me...

  22. m.... ....

    Good observations.

  23. D.... B....

    Best song ever written

  24. R.... ....

    Scarborough days ... livin life , surfing , cold beer in the arvo.. i luv u guys !

    R.... ....

    Sure hope living in Scarborough was better back then than it is now full of complete cunts nowadays and people who can’t surf that pick on you just for trying

  25. d.... ....

    90's were the golden years. Music was awesome and festivals weren't tainted my mainstream fuckwits.

    d.... ....

    Fuckin oath

  26. T.... P....

    So much relevance to this song!!! incredible era for Australian music!!!

  27. R.... ....

    I absolutely loved this song back in the day.

    R.... ....

    I absolutely love this song in THIS day

    R.... ....

    @Anon yMous thats racist.

    R.... ....

    I like to put fishdicks in my mouth

    R.... ....

    fair enough.

    R.... ....

    your a gay fish

  28. A.... 4....

    Great song. Reminds of a simpler time in my life, before the weight of responsibility crushed my spirit.

    A.... 4....

    Adam A take me back!

    A.... 4....

    Adam A yeah totes brah..
    38 n wanna re live the 90s more for the music.. gurge n spidy... grinners..custard ..all the good bands.. miss this.. occasionally get to see em live but not like it used to be..

    A.... 4....

    I hope that happy kid in your avi doesn’t find out about your crippling depression.

    A.... 4....

    Adam A YES!!!

    A.... 4....

    FUCKING TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!

  29. J.... K....

    do you think she will see, when i tell her....like a harpoon through my ???

  30. M.... S....

    Been inlove with this song for so many years and it still hits me everyime in the feels <3

    M.... S....

    Hard to believe 37 people found something to dislike with this one.

    M.... S....

    Australia has produced some amazing artists. Proud to be Australian [:

    M.... S....

    Darren Cole there are stupid people!

    M.... S....

    CheeseDickMcgee yes <3

  31. J.... M....

    The song FRACTURED LOVE by INDTIKO sounds like Johnny Lydon and Kevin Mitchell singing a love song to a Gary Numan soundtrack with an Echo and the bunnymen vibe...

  32. L.... S....

    The harpoon feeling in the heart for a lost love. I know the feeling!

  33. A.... G....

    LOVEEEE!!

  34. R.... ....

    Strangely enough, this is actually me and my wife's "song"!

  35. F.... ....

    I remember sitting on a beach after a party on NYE with a hot blonde 17 year old and a stolen bottle of wine and this song came on on some dudes radio. Amazing night. Never saw her again (no mobile phones). Fuck I miss the 90s. I think everyone in Australia during this era saw the Jeb's live at least five times each.

  36. P.... S....

    Whoever gave this song the "thumbs down" has no heart...

    P.... S....

    potstars1 very true

    P.... S....

    maybe they had a harpoon through the heart..

  37. c.... r....

    Very Special for Stewart Robinson

  38. z.... ....

    Saw these guys at Wheatbelt festival in Northam WA a few years back. Still brilliant.

  39. B.... K....

    good song but off of "Slightlly Oddway", not of someday shambles, OP

    B.... K....

    If I remember correctly, this video and a couple of others were included on a bonus disc that came with Of Someday Shambles. I think that's what the OP meant.
    But you are right, the song itself is from Slightly Odway.

  40. M.... ....

    sooooo good

  41. C.... L....

    You guys should check out BOB EVANS, still Kevin Mitchell on vocals with Malcolm from Sleepy Jackson on drums, they're totally underrated, beautifal music, nice guys:)

    C.... L....

    @Cassy Lovely ^ what this person says. I saw Bob Evans at the Perth BDO a million years back and they were bril (and I was drunk). I love Perth-town

    C.... L....

    +FerrariKangaroo just saw your comment then...;)

  42. A.... M....

    but i love her and do you think BC can see when i tell him no more sunday sippas

  43. A.... M....

    best song ever full stop

  44. c.... c....

    brilliant aussie band long live newcastle  xxxxx

    c.... c....

    oops.....

    c.... c....

    I think silverchair were newcastle boys.

    c.... c....

    +RoasterMcdougalify they sure were

    c.... c....

    Freo boys my man

    c.... c....

    What's the difference? 3 hours?

  45. H.... S....

    Nice number-smooth tone & neat beat:))

  46. D.... P....

    still the best break up song.ever .first heard this in Brisbane about a hundred years ago.still brilliant 

  47. b.... c....

    i used to love jebs, shame they kinda dissapeared
    isnt the dude from jebediah going around as bob harper or something?

    b.... c....

    its almost like its his name and he prefers that

  48. D.... T....

    mmm...  Jebediah video and I get an add about Bowra & O'Dea.. is there something you're not telling me?  Were all their shows in scout halls chockas with ASBESTOS?

    D.... T....

    Trippy??

  49. b.... ....

    Great song

  50. B.... ....

    hits some beautifuly sad chords you dont hear very often..

  51. G.... V....

    lol yeah!!!!!

  52. G.... V....

    ????? could it be that early jebediah is emo?

  53. G.... V....

    is it just me or is there a resemblance in the lead singers lyrical style and the lyrical style of the slower parts in the get up kids earlier songs? ???????

  54. P.... ....

    The song is called 'Harpoon'. Why would he be saying anything about heartburn?

  55. B.... J....

    It sounds like he's saying, "like a heartburn in my heart".

  56. M.... D....

    mine to!

  57. c.... ....

    In my top 20 of best songs to make the Triple J Hottest 100 of the last 20 years!

  58. L.... ....

    best song eva. i just need it in my ears daily like a glass of milk

  59. 8.... ....

    memories

  60. S.... J....

    christian rock has slumped to a new low

  61. M.... B....

    good times love it

  62. B.... P....

    Love the way its played out at end

  63. J.... M....

    I think both bands liked each other. Both perform the song on the Harpoon EP :)

  64. j.... ....

    Each to their own, but this one (the proper original) is better.

  65. B.... B....

    That's incorrect. Something For Kate covered this song just like Jebediah covered Clint.

  66. M.... N....

    beautiful and succinct

  67. J.... C....

    looking at the jjj hottest 100 for 1998 so many good songs, 13 years old and just starting to learn about music...don't listen to jjj anymore and thankful that had it back then

  68. s.... ....

    yeah,,that harpoon hurts......hurts more when you stand up & wrench it & twist it to try & drag it out!!!! all wounds heal,,,,,eventually,,,,or do they?

  69. p.... ....

    memories :) the good days before triple j went all tom & alex on us...

  70. P.... ....

    Go Jebs and go Bob Evans!!

  71. s.... ....

    "I can handle all the fighting its the affection that I cant stand"

    Perhaps the best line ever written...

  72. p.... .....

    Frenzal rhomb reference :)

    Probably the only Aussie band that has stayed true (refused to grow up) from the start

  73. c.... ....

    the Kosciuszko Harpoon acoustic version is awesome, the band has matured perfectly, and IMHO Kev's voice is almost non comparable. The melodies he can produce now are beautiful. Go listen to it!

    Side note: Hard to believe this video was all animated with 1 piece of paper, drawn on then erased for the next picture. Brilliant!

  74. M.... R....

    @steve8t2
    Hi Steve , listen to some of his stuff now, he has grown into his voice. His solo stuff is fantastic.;)

  75. R.... M....

    @AddieAynsley yes its one of those unexplainable songs now that i was living just yesterday..its a bitch to rewind when the rest of the world is moving in a fucked way

  76. p.... .....

    I have a serious addiction to skinny short haired punk girls......

  77. T.... M....

    This songs defines my teenage years.

  78. J.... ....

    @steve8t2 haha kids these days ;)

  79. S.... J....

    but that guy can't sing and their instruments go all crazy in the solos - is the response from my kids when I answer their question - What was your favourite music when you were growing up dad?

  80. p.... ....

    They are playing at Splendor in the Grass 2011....i better change my underware right now...

  81. w.... ....

    god i love the 90's.

  82. S.... C....

    Better than the original!

  83. j.... ....

    @rowenas82 It's true! It is in fact the saddest song ever.

  84. R.... ....

    saddest song in the universe! but love it

  85. p.... ....

    "like a harrrrrrrrrrrrr-poooooooooooooooooooon"!!!

  86. p.... ....

    It's hard to say which singer sounds more whiny on their version of "Harpoon"-the singer from Jebediah or the singer from Something For Kate!

  87. h.... ....

    Of Someday Shambles: A Great Album

  88. M.... ....

    Why hello there adolescence. It's been a while.

  89. D.... V....

    due persone hanno sbagliato a digitare il mi piace xD! questa canzone è così bella che mi vengono i brividi =)! like a harpoon in my heart =)

  90. d.... b....

    I knew this girl from australia that showed me these guys back in 02' still love their music.

  91. P.... M....

    @responseless you arent talking alout mojos at Gosford. Classic.It probably was.Love this band to death.Brings back so many memories.

  92. M.... K....

    wow one of the best songs of all time

  93. f.... ....

    why is there NO video of i ran out there?

  94. k.... ....

    fk this band was the sh*t, we used to do all of the jebediah covers when i was younger, our fav band...im off to play a few now, miss the jebs

  95. B.... m....

    How can you not simply love this song!

  96. S.... ....

    Even though the 90's are done and gone you should still enjoy the period/decade you are in. When you are 60 you will say "Shit i miss the early 2000" when I was 30. You will always have good and bad times, good and bad music in every decade. live life and love life. Aways look to the future, and be who you want to be. - Sam (ps. I love this song)

  97. t.... ....

    Reminds me of high school.