This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Let the good times roll
Let them knock you around
Let the good times roll
Let them make you a clown
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll, oh
Let the (good times roll)
Let the stories be told
Let them say what they want
Let the photos be old
Let them show what they want
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll, oh
Won't you let the (good times roll)?
(Good times roll)
If the illusion is real
Let them give you a ride
If they got thunder appeal
Let them be on your side
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Won't you let the good times roll? Oh
Let the (good times roll)
Let the good times roll
Won't you let the good times roll?
Well, let the good times roll
Let 'em roll (good times roll)
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll
Ooh, let the good times roll
Let 'em roll (good times roll)
Well, let the good times roll (let the good times roll)
Let the good times roll, good times roll (good times roll)
Let the good times roll
Let 'em roll
Let them knock you around
Let the good times roll
Let them make you a clown
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll, oh
Let the (good times roll)
Let the stories be told
Let them say what they want
Let the photos be old
Let them show what they want
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll, oh
Won't you let the (good times roll)?
(Good times roll)
If the illusion is real
Let them give you a ride
If they got thunder appeal
Let them be on your side
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Won't you let the good times roll? Oh
Let the (good times roll)
Let the good times roll
Won't you let the good times roll?
Well, let the good times roll
Let 'em roll (good times roll)
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll
Ooh, let the good times roll
Let 'em roll (good times roll)
Well, let the good times roll (let the good times roll)
Let the good times roll, good times roll (good times roll)
Let the good times roll
Let 'em roll
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An awesome song to listen to while on your way to go party the night away!!!
THis is a song about perpetual happiness!!
This song is great...This song is about someone who spread lies...(Let the stories be told)..Let them go ahead and talk but it is okay because it is just gossip cause you know that the illusion is real and who cares what the others think...Let the good times roll cause they are here to stay...
awesome song and awesome interpretation passion4music i like it
Doesn't it say, "let the photo's be BOLD?" I think that makes more sense than old.
ohh yes this song is the summer party songg!!!!!
This song is too repetitive, I don't like it. I came on here hoping someone would maybe discuss what they thought "thunder appeal" is. Interesting phrase for sure, but what does it mean?
Thunder grabs your attention...it hold a certain type of appeal in that upon hearing it, one waits for the lightning.<br /> <br /> The lyric describes an illusion grabbing and holding your attention.
Thunder grabs your attention...it hold a certain type of appeal in that upon hearing it, one waits for the lightning.<br /> <br /> The lyric describes an illusion grabbing and holding your attention.
Ha! Pirates... :D
thunder phrase - probably sex appeal (crotch lightning?) too repetitive, i guess if you're not into rocknroll then yea. pretty much every phrase has a new synth riff or hook, not to mention different guitar counter-rhythms and melodies.
To be honest, I thought this song was a little more sarcastic and ironic. the way he sings very monotonous and down i figured it was more of like, "oh boy... the good times... yea great" very insincere
I'm into rock n' roll. Maybe the repetetive accusation wouldn't be as bad if they didn't repeat "Let the good times roll" 20 or so times at the end of the song :-)