Is there anyone who has listened to the song called the most beautiful things by Bruno Major? I'm not sure the meaning of this lyric: "say you're down the street". Could you tell me about it? Thank you in advance.

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askingsaint

27 Aug 2020

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@moondogfermata
1) yup, it's a common phrase! "down the street" is used to make it clear that the location you're talking about is not in the exact same place you are even if it is located on the same street. For example, house number 10 is "down the street" from house number 1, even if they're both "on" Bond Street.

2) it means that the waiter is mocking/making fun of the singer, so the waiter feels that the singer is silly, probably because he's holding a seat for someone he doesn't know who can't know where to find him. Most people would laugh at the idea of saving a seat for someone you know nothing about that you haven't organised a meeting with, it's a funny idea and very strange, which is what he's trying to get across with the "he laughed at me" line.

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askingsaint

27 Aug 2020

Country or region United Kingdom

The full "sentence" is "I tried to reassure the waiter / Say you're down the street". The singer is saying that he walked into a restaurant and put his coat on the chair sitting next to him. When the waiter in the restaurant asks about the seat he's saving or whether he's eating alone, the singer tells the waiter that the person he's waiting for is currently on the same street but not yet at the restaurant (down the street), so they're on their way to the restaurant and the singer is waiting for them.

Hope that helps!

moondogfermata

27 Aug 2020

Country or region Japan

@askingsaint Oh, I see! Thank you so much for your explanations in detail! That's what I thought. I have two more questions.

1)Why is "down" used instead of "on" or "in"? Is this a common phrase?

2)The next sentence is "he laughed at me". Does it mean the waiter just smiled? Or the waiter feeled "me" something funny?

(I understand this is lyrics and I can read that "you" in this lyrics might be the imaginary having a special meaning because "me" said "I don't know who you are".)

askingsaint

27 Aug 2020

Country or region United Kingdom

@moondogfermata
1) yup, it's a common phrase! "down the street" is used to make it clear that the location you're talking about is not in the exact same place you are even if it is located on the same street. For example, house number 10 is "down the street" from house number 1, even if they're both "on" Bond Street.

2) it means that the waiter is mocking/making fun of the singer, so the waiter feels that the singer is silly, probably because he's holding a seat for someone he doesn't know who can't know where to find him. Most people would laugh at the idea of saving a seat for someone you know nothing about that you haven't organised a meeting with, it's a funny idea and very strange, which is what he's trying to get across with the "he laughed at me" line.

moondogfermata

27 Aug 2020

Country or region Japan

@askingsaint I completely understand! Your explanations are really great and so helpful, which is easy to understand as it doesn't omit what I need. Thank you very much. I appreciate it.