This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Please be philosophical
Please be tapped into your femininity
Please be able to take the wheel from me
Please be crazy and curious
Papa love your princess so that she will find
Loving princes familiar
Papa cry for your princess so that she will find
Gentle princes familiar
La-la-la, la, ha, ah-yay
Please be a sexaholic
Please be unpredictably miserable
Please be self absorbed much (not the good kind)
Please be addicted to some substance
Papa listen to your princess so that she will find
Her attentive princes familiar
Papa hear your princess so that she will find
Curious princes familiar
La-la-la, la, ha, ah-yay
Please be the jerk of my knee, I've fit you always
You finish my sentences I think I love you
What is your name again no matter
I'm guessing your thoughts again correctly
And I love the way you press my buttons
So much sometimes I could strangle you
Papa laugh with your princess so that she will find
Funny princes familiar
Papa respect your princess so that she will find
Respectful princes familiar
Papa love your princess so that she will find
Loving princes familiar
Papa cry for your princess so that she will find
Gentle princes familiar
La-la-la, la, ha-yee-yay, hah-yee-yay
La-la-la, la, ha-yee-yay
Please be strangely enigmatic
Please be just like my
Thanks
Please be tapped into your femininity
Please be able to take the wheel from me
Please be crazy and curious
Papa love your princess so that she will find
Loving princes familiar
Papa cry for your princess so that she will find
Gentle princes familiar
La-la-la, la, ha, ah-yay
Please be a sexaholic
Please be unpredictably miserable
Please be self absorbed much (not the good kind)
Please be addicted to some substance
Papa listen to your princess so that she will find
Her attentive princes familiar
Papa hear your princess so that she will find
Curious princes familiar
La-la-la, la, ha, ah-yay
Please be the jerk of my knee, I've fit you always
You finish my sentences I think I love you
What is your name again no matter
I'm guessing your thoughts again correctly
And I love the way you press my buttons
So much sometimes I could strangle you
Papa laugh with your princess so that she will find
Funny princes familiar
Papa respect your princess so that she will find
Respectful princes familiar
Papa love your princess so that she will find
Loving princes familiar
Papa cry for your princess so that she will find
Gentle princes familiar
La-la-la, la, ha-yee-yay, hah-yee-yay
La-la-la, la, ha-yee-yay
Please be strangely enigmatic
Please be just like my
Thanks
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Great version of a great song,
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Plastic Bag
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“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
I think it is a portrait of growth. The first stanza describes the qualities in dad she dreams of in a man, the third stanza represents the reality of what many women accept in a man, the fifth stanza is typical of how a woman justifies this acceptance, and finally, it comes full circle, back to what is foundational and important to her. It is a strong message to Dads, that your little girl, deep down, wants a man like you... whether you are a dad who is 'strangely enigmatic' or a man who is 'addicted to some substance.' THAT is what your daughter is going to view as 'ideal' in her mind.
The unfinished last verse is Alanis genius. It's a point of realization, an epiphany, a moment of personal enlightenment. Almost as if she is surprised to find that she seeks a man just like her... father.