| Panic! at the Disco – Mercenary Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Really? I think it's Dr. Strange speaking, since it look like he's becoming a more important villian in both Arkham City and The Dark Knight Rises. Especially when he calls him a 'speciman'. "Hey mister, the bellman says, I can only recall last night's hotel, I said So he replies, "Then how do you manage?" I dodge the blast, and apologize for collateral damage" -I'm pretty sure this is Batman speaking as Bruce Wayne. He hides that he's been out all night as Batman by pretending that he's really been out partying and remembers nothing of last night except the name of the hotel. The bellman asks how he can do all this (meaning Wayne's success, not his role as Batman) and he replies with a line that can be taken two ways: literally, because he's actually Batman and he literally has to avoid getting killed and then apologize for the mess the villains are making. OR metaphorically, in that Wayne avoids trouble as a businessman and is always apologetic. So he safely answers the bellman's question while still alluding to the fact that he's Batman. |
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| A Day to Remember – All I Want Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I don't think anyone really "sells out". I think it's more that people and bands change and wanna try different things. But honestly, I don't think this even applies to ADTR cause this new album doesn't sound like much of a departure from Homesick. It's a little less heavy, but that's really it. "I'm always screaming my lungs out till my head starts spinning. Playing my songs is the way I cope with life. Won't keep my voice down. Know the words I speak are the thoughts I think out loud." -His music is honest and it's what makes life easier for him. The things he can't say, he sings. So since he feels so passionately about it he does it with all his heart until he physically can't anymore. And he wants to get that across first and foremost, which is why he starts the song with this verse. "I like to keep things honest. I'm a safe bet like your life's staked on it. For real. I'd hate to keep you all wondering. I'm constant like the seasons, and I will never be forgotten man." -More about being honest and letting people in, but now it's more about being brutally honest. He's himself and will always be himself whether other people like it or not. But if you keep faith in him and trust in what he's saying he'll be around forever, never letting anything change him, thus keeping him "constant". "Let's leave no words unspoken and save regrets for the broken. Will you even look back when you think of me?" -My favorite part :). The band is gonna say everything they wanna say and be everything they wanna be. They won't regret anything because that would be accepting defeat and turning their backs on everything they once believed. After all, you really can't regret anything because at one time that's what you wanted. I think the last line he means that since the band is constantly moving forward, will an outsider or fan even have time to look back on all of the shit that's happened in the past. They're constantly moving forward and doing bigger, better things. Also I believe the quote is usually 'Will you even think of me when you look back?', which implies that he's stuck in the past, but since he's not, he's switched it around to be constantly in the present and future. "All I want is a place to call my own, and mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone Whoa You know to keep your hopes up high and your head down low. Keep your hopes up high and your head down low." -He wants a place to belong, not just for himself but for everyone like him who's ever had to suffer, been made to be something they're not, or had their heart broken. You don't have to be alone because there's a place for you if you look long and hard enough. Just be humble in keeping your head low but on the inside keep hope that you'll find that place and be happy. "Still got something left to prove. It tends to keep things moving. While everyone around me says my last days are looming overhead But just what the hell do they think they know? I keep my head above the water while they drown in the undertow" -He doesn't stop working because he's still gotta prove himself to the non-believers and haters. These are the people saying they have no chance at becoming any more successful than they've already been, but the band ignores them and in the end, they're the ones still alive and succeeding while the ones who doubted them are failing and falling into obscurity. "If you take it from me, Live your life for yourself. Cause when it's all said and done you don't need anyone else. Come on!" -Don't let anyone get you down or tell you what to do or who to be, basically. "So let's get back to when everything seemed perfect. Not a worry in the world, tell me was this all worth it? I get what I want, so everyone's always judging me. I'm not afraid of anything, and I've got the whole world in front of me." -Looking back on a time when everything was going just right and wondering if that time will affect them now ('Homesick' era/earlier success). Unlike the other successful bands from that time, ADTR is still going strong, so the less successful bands are talking shit about them WHILE outsiders are still judging them for being the kind of band they are. But the band knows they've got a lot to do and a lot of oppertunities on the horizon so they have nothing to worry about but themselves. |
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| Florence + the Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I caught the Alice references pretty quickly: "looking glass", "pill", "the rabbit". Maybe comparing the journey into the music industry to Alice's journey into Wonderland? Both places are strange, new, and unfamiliar to the main subjects and both must go through a series of trials before eventually becoming 'queen' (Alice becomes Queen of Wonderland in Through the Looking Glass). Unrelated, but I really love the bit "Midas is king and he holds me so tight/And turns me to gold in the sunlight". Like if she lets the industry nurture her she'll come out shining :) | |
| Silversun Pickups – Growing Old Is Getting Old Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This song is something serene, almost ethereal. It's like he realizes he and everyone around him is getting older and he doesn't like it. Maybe he feels he's aging faster than the person he's talking to and the person is afraid to move forward in life and get older. Because growing older means a new set of responsibiliies and expectations. Moving into the cold may not mean moving on towards the afterlife, but into the coldness that exists in the real world. Maybe instead of an adult becoming an old man, it's a child becoming an adult. That's supported by the parts that sound like they're describing the birth of a child. And he's giving the advice in the chorus saying 'don't be afraid to speak, you don't need to be guided anymore so don't let people try and control you. And if you don't apply this advice you'll remain fearful of the future'. I feel he's accepted the fact that he's getting older and is trying to help those around him who haven't accepted it. It sounds sorrowful in the song's tone, but it lifts itself up beautifully halfway through. | |
| Falling In Reverse – Good Girls Bad Guys Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I actually agree with moonshadowbird. Clearly this girl isn't exactly good if she's willing to do all this dirty stuff. And just having seen some interviews with Ronnie I don't think he's incapable of being a good guy. In all honesty, no one is strictly good or bad 100% of the time. But that's looking a little too deep into a song that's meant to have a basic meaning and I guess be funny. I've personally never been a fan of how Ronnie treats women and portrays them in his music as well as his cockiness with them and this song isn't helping me think better of him... | |
| Silversun Pickups – Catch and Release Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| CLEARLY! *saracasm* | |
| Akon – Hold My Hand Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Anyone else think this sounds a little like it's a rip off of "Hold My Hand" by Hootie and the Blowfish? Not hating on MJ, I'm glad to see they're putting out his unreleased stuff, but this definitely sounds like a bit of a rip to me. | |
| Matchbox Twenty – Unwell Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think the song is about mental illness, especially depression and paranoia. When you're depressed and paranoid you always think people are watching you and judging you, and as much as you want to tell them that you aren't usually like this, you can't bring yourself to do it. Or else people actually will think you're crazy. But it's nothing to worry about, because a lot of people have been there and come out better than before. It's just a matter of sticking it out, and showing the people around you that you can get through it and they'll see the better side once you win the fight. | |
| Lady GaGa – Paparazzi Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think paparazzi has two meanings here. She's trying to get this presumably famous guy to fall in love with her, so she's showering him with attention and treating him special to the point where she's become a desperate stalker. But she's only doing it so she can become famous as well and have people showering HER with attention and special treatment. She doesn't really love him, at least not more than she loves the fame she's after. It's all an act; she and those around her are "plastic" but "still have fun" because it gets them celebrity treatment. As for the line "loving you is cherry pie", "cherry pie" is a term for something that's sweet and simple. So loving him is sweet and easy for her. Hope that clears things up a little. |
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| Go Periscope – You Belong With Me (Taylor Swift cover) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"'cause he's so popular, I'm just awkward" haha, I really liked that rewrite. |
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| The Goo Goo Dolls – Slide Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This is my favorite song ever. Not even kidding. I accepted the idea that the song is about a Jewish boy who falls in love with a Catholic girl. Parents don't approve, so he wants her to run away with him. "The life you killed" is the religious part of her life. I had no idea the girl actually had a name though. I always thought he said "Oh man" not "Oh May". The idea that this song is about abortion is totally believable too (you know, other than the fact the band said it was about abortion XP). It does sound like at the beginning he's singing about her sleeping around and having little control over her life. No matter what it's about, I still think it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. There's nothing I don't like about this song =). | |
| All Time Low – Six Feet Under the Stars Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| It's about a cute little awkward date with some Baltimore shout-outs thrown in. Really love the play on words in the title, "Six Feet Under the Stars". Refers to how awkward but romantic his dating situation is in a really clever way. =) | |
| The Spill Canvas – All Over You Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| It's pretty blatantly about a guy who wants this girl back. It's pretty radio friendly for the Spill Canvas but I like it nonetheless. Something about the pacing of this song and the guitar just really works out nicely. | |
| Fall Out Boy – A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Obviously it's the classic story of a boy trying to get with a girl. But cause of the title of this song, I always see in my head Fall Out Boy as high schoolers trying and failing at getting the girls like a classic 80's teen flick. Just looking at how the lyrics progress, it really does feel like an 80's teen movie in 00's, pop-punk form. | |
| Anberlin – Feel Good Drag Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This song introduced me to Anberlin. It's definitely about an affair, the temptations of an affair, and both of them regretting it later. Talking not just about the lyrics now, this song is so kick ass. Gets me pumped up for anything. | |
| Elliott Smith – Miss Misery Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I love the double meaning of this song. It can be about a break up (which is what it implies when applied to Good Will Hunting) or about depression. Miss Misery is an ex-girlfriend AND an emotion that plagues Elliott. | |
| Fall Out Boy – This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Love this song. Pretty sure the easy explaination is this song is about how the "scene" Fall Out Boy is sucked in with (the "emo/pop-punk" scene) is actually quite competitive and not just about having fun. The guys of FOB are saying with this song that if they're gonna be lumped into this scene then they're gonna be on top. So long as people are singing their songs that's what's important. Because Fall Out Boy was on this scene first, therefore they're calling themselves the best and that won't change. He's saying he can lie and get away with it because these kiddies just trying to be apart of the scene will believe anything with Fall Out Boy's name on it. Overall, the song is arrogant because it has to be. | |
| Radiohead – Karma Police Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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That's how I see it. It's like, the thought police arrest you if you have "bad" thoughts. The karma police arrest you if you have "bad" karma. Both are corrupt to some degree. Btw, MissLeto, I love your name. =) |
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| 30 Seconds to Mars – Alibi Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| God, this song is beautiful. It's all about finding hope in the dark times of life. I hope the boys of 30STM know that this is one of those songs that could one day save someone's life. Or maybe already has. =) | |
| Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I first heard this song when the music video came on in my local movie theatre prior to the previews. I thought it was so cool I recognized Ocean Avenue and Cherry Street because I live so close to Jersey and spend a lot of time there every summer. Then I did more research and realized the song is about Florida and California... WHOOPS, lol. Either way, this is THE summer song for my age group in the Philly/Jersey area. The street names were just very convienient =). | |
| Coldplay – Strawberry Swing Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| When I hear this song I imagine a couple in the spring of their relationship, runnning through a field at about dusk hour. Everything is going right and it's just a moment in time to savour. | |
| 30 Seconds to Mars – Night of the Hunter Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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When I first saw the title, I instantly thought of the film Night of the Hunter. The second verse can definitely be applied to the film (without giving too much away): his marrying the cell mate's widow, his hunt for the children and the money, his murderous rage towards "loose women". As for the first verse, I'm not as sure. It could be about having a horrible childhood and rising above it to "get revenge" on those who did him wrong. But he's going about it in a violent and sociopathic manner. "I was hung from a tree made of tongues of the weak/The branches, the bones of the liars, the thieves" sounds like he was verbally attacked by those of weak mind and will, like "the liars, the thieves". Branches and bones can be related metaphorically (branches are the bones of a tree?) As for the bridge I relate this more to the film. The villain is a preacher and killer, which explains the biblical references like "Pray to your god, open your heart", and he's after two kids. "Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark" sounds like something you'd say to a kid to calm them down and get what you want out of them. As for "Cover your eyes, the devil's inside" sounds like he's trying to warn people to stay away from him, same with "Honest to God, I'll break your heart/Tear you to pieces and rip you apart". I wish I knew why I didn't listen to this song when the album first came out! It could easily become my new favorite. |
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| Death Cab for Cutie – A Lack of Color Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think everyone else has pretty much got it figured out. I see it as this guy sees this girl for who she truly is. They think the problems in the relationship are no big deal, just "a lack of color", no vibrancy in the relationship, when "It's really bursting at the seams". She leaves and he wants her back but he didn't give her a reason to stay. Really love this song. It's extremely sad but it's so pretty. |
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| Sick Puppies – Cancer Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song is so badass. It's about this guy trying to rebel from the normal destructive lives lead by the majority of folks in the world. He tries to infultrate their way of life and see if he can change things but instead his plan backfires and he conforms to the same hopeless way of life everyone else is leading, becoming what he once rebelled against. By the end of the song he realizes what he's done and sees how blind we all are. We could be productive and making the world better. Instead we only make it worse. I adore the instrumentation in this song. The percussion is fantastic and the guitars on top only enhance it. I wish this song would get more airplay. It'd be an instant hit! |
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| My Chemical Romance – Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This is the first band I ever really loved. I was so nervous that I was gonna absolutely hate the new song, but now I couldn't be more excited for the new album! But, uh... does anyone have a freaking clue what this song is about? My only idea for now is that it's describing the future as being full of excess and decadance. |
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| The Cure – Just Like Heaven Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Favorite love song ever? I think so. It's kinds got a depressing ending, but the whole thing is so romantic. "Strange as angels Dancing in the deepest oceans Twisting in the water You're just like a dream..." Some of my favorite lyrics ever written right there. :) |
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| O.A.R. – Love Is Worth the Fall Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I really love this song. I know it's not typical O.A.R., but what's "typical" doesn't really interest me. So long as it's good. Which I think this is. Anyway, it's about this guy who really loves this girl but thinks he has to do all of this stuff to impress her so she'll love him. He's trying to figure out just what'll make this girl fall for him and he's willing to do anything cause she's worth it. Really pretty, but dear God, I hope it wasn't suppose to have anything to do with Twilight. |
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| OneRepublic – Everybody Loves Me Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think the song is suppose to make a mockery of the celebrity lifestyle. Everybody wants to be your friend, everybody's waiting on you hand and foot, everybody loves you. And your ego inflates to the point where you think you can do anything. All that matters is that people love you and you have your fame and fortune. I like it a lot. It's a cute, ironic little ditty =). | |
| Third Eye Blind – Bonfire Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I'm pretty sure this song is about running into an old girlfriend and, even though they still love each other, they know it would never work out between them. And he realizes nothing is permanent, not lighting, and not relationships. Everything is always changing. But he's gonna move on and "keep burning on and on". | |
| Slipknot – Snuff Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| God, this is such an incredible song about a doomed relationship. The lyrics of this song are brilliant and the instrumentation is just as great. Couldn't believe it was Slipknot at first either, but if this was an experiment, it certainly was a successful one. | |
| Nickelback – Just For Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Someone gave me the idea that this song is from the point of view of a guy whose new girlfriend has an asshole ex-boyfriend who was mean to her and treated her bad (maybe not abuse, but definitely mistreatment) and now he wants to teach the ex a lesson and show him how much he cares about the girl that the other guy did wrong and let go of. ... This is another one of those songs I never intended to like but it wound up on my iPod anyway... |
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| Trapt – Who's Going Home With You Tonight Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I feel like it's about this guy who meets a girl and hangs out with her a lot on a "friend" level but he really likes her more ("both you and I have always kept it bottled up inside"). So he finds out that she's a party girl and just let's men control her OR she uses men to get what she wants. So now he feels like one of those used guys but he still really loves her and wants to help her change. Except she doesn't wanna change, so they have to say goodbye. I love how the guy sings this song. He just sounds so genuinely concerned for this girl, like he's really using this song to try and help her. His delivery makes the song even better. |
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| I Am X-ray – Pretty Rave Girl Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Best party song ever!!!! I have to dance when I hear this song. | |
| 30 Seconds to Mars – The Fantasy Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Maybe not drugs, but maybe "high off of life"? Or like... well here's how I see it: He lives in his own fantasy world because he sees his dreams as a means of escape. KINDA like what you're saying about drugs, but in this case, his drug is fantasizing. Either way, it's unhealthy. And he's trying to pull others into this fantasy world of his through this song. Trying to find out if others feel the same way he does. | |
| Radiohead – Karma Police Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I thought of Karma Police as being similar to Orwell's Thought Police from the book 1984. The Karma Police make sure you get what's coming to you when you do bad or good. In this case, Thom Yorke is like a cop for the karma police and acting out, arresting people when they aren't truly doing anything wrong (This is what you'll get/When you mess with us), and then realizes at the end that he's been acting out and doing wrong (For a minute there/I lost myself). I like the idea of there being karma police. It's a really interesting and creative concept. | |
| Every Avenue – Tell Me I'm a Wreck Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Totally about a bad girlfriend and even worse ex. I always find the most random songs that I wind up falling in love with while surfing the web. This song kinda sounds like it belongs in a promo for a sitcom or something. I've already seen it used in some great fan videos. | |
| Plumtree – Scott Pilgrim Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I fell in love with this song after falling in love with the Scott Pilgrim comics and movie. It's super simple, girly, indie, Toronto, punk rock. And the instruments sound great as well. It's a super catchy and fun song. | |
| 3 Doors Down – Loser Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| It's about getting bullied and pushed around. At first he has hope that it'll end soon and he'll get passed it but then he turns to narcotics to dull the pain. The whole time he's warning the bullies that he's close to losing it and they'll realize it's their fault a little too late. | |
| Incubus – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| No lie, this is one of my favorite songs of all time. There's something so magical about it. I think this is as poetic as rock music can get while still being radio-friendly. For a week on vacation at the beach, I would wake up early and watch the ocean while listening to this song wishing my friends were there with me. It's so carefree sounding and just an all-around beautifully constructed song. | |
| The Used – Blue And Yellow Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This is the only Used song I know but I'm glad I know it. I think this is how the blue and yellow symbolism works: these are two totally different colors and depending on how you mix them, they can turn out an ugly shade of green or a pretty shade of green. Green could also relate to envy, but I don't know enough about the friendship this song is based on to comment further on that. Anyway, I wanna hear more stuff from these guys now since finally hearing this song. | |
| 30 Seconds to Mars – Stranger In a Strange Land Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I still don't see how this whole song addresses sexuality. I feel like it's more a tying of lose ends as the album closes. War is over, now comes the rapture and we'll pay for the sins and virtues we committed while engaged in war. I do really like that suttle reference to the band's name through the song's title. | |
| 30 Seconds to Mars – Stranger In a Strange Land Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| That's what I thought when I heard the phrase "If you're looking for Jesus then get on your knees". But then I just thought I was being dirty-minded XP. | |
| 30 Seconds to Mars – Stranger In a Strange Land Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| No, they're really not. At least they don't address it. Faith and its' impact on our lives is just a reaccuring theme on the new album. | |
| Green Day – She's a Rebel Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This chick is my idol, lol. This is such a perfect pop-punk love song but I totally get how this can apply to America. Ever notice how during war we would use images like the Statue of Liberty and patriotic pin-up girls to pump up the morale? "She's a symbol of resistance"; makes sense to me. | |
| Boys Like Girls – She's Got a Boyfriend Now Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Is it just me, or is EVERY Boys Like Girls song about being 17, having fun, and being in love? Jeez, I would've loved to have had a 17th year as exciting as the ones these guys sing about. | |
| Megadeth – A Tout le Monde (Set Me Free) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I ADORE the re-release of this song with Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil on it. Her and Mustaine's voices are from two different kinds of metal but work really well together. I see it as the song could be a suicide song OR a tribute to someone who's died OR a message after death. And thanks to everyone for the translating the French. That's what I was most interested in finding out. | |
| Fall Out Boy – Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| One of my favorite Fall Out Boy songs. Funny, cuz I use to hate these guys for no reason XP. Everyone knows the story: Pete likes girl, girl has douchebag boyfriend, Pete thinks girl should drop douchebag boyfriend and be with him instead. I really love the chorus of this song. It sounds so sarcastic and condescending but then he compliments her. Awesome song. | |
| Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Bruno Mars can SING. Hands down, no questions asked. Can't wait to hear more from him. | |
| 30 Seconds to Mars – 100 Suns Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I love how "This is War" becomes "100 Suns" on the album. There's a lost art to album making where every song has a meaning of it own but all the songs relate to one another in some way. Every song is connected to the song before it. Pink Floyd, Sigur Ros, Nine Inch Nails, all bands that 30 Seconds to Mars have referenced as influences have done it and it's so cool to see 30 Seconds to Mars bring it back. As for the meaning, I don't think it's really meant to be taken seriously. I think what he means to say is at the end of the day, all that matters is what's within us, not what surrounds us in the outside world. | |
| John Mayer – Half of My Heart (feat. Taylor Swift) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I didn't like this song at first, but man, after a few listens I really like it. I don't think the video is that great, and really seems to stick a story on the song that doesn't quite fit. Just a case of bad use of imagery. I feel like the song is about a dude who only cared about himself and never had a reason to love anyone else, until this girl walks into his life. He wants to dedicate himself to her, but can only give her "half of his heart" cuz he's not quite ready to change his old ways | |
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