Bedshaped

Album: Hopes And Fears (2004)
Charted: 10
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Songfacts®:

  • "Bedshaped" was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley about three years prior to the recording of the album. Said Rice-Oxley: "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." (courtesy: Keenshaped FAQ)
  • Tim Rice-Oxley says of this song in Q Magazine October 2007: "I love this one. One of those songs I don't really know where it came from." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England

Comments: 4

  • Jeckapah from Bandung, IndonesiaYap, I agree with everyone. Bedshaped is really a touching track.
  • Louise from London, United Kingdomi'm pretty sure that it is reffering to homeless people these days and how everybody looks away and laughs. Just a thought. x
  • Katie from Charleston, ScThis is such an amazing song! Keane plays an incredible live show!
  • Mara from Coruscant, Englandthis video is so sad! and also a tad creepy, but i love the song! the lyricism is AMAZING!
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