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"
(This is a song about your fucking mother)
It ain't easy livin' like a gypsy
Tell ya, honey, how it feels
I've been dreamin' floatin' down stream
And losin' touch with all that's real
Whole lotta lover, keepin' undercover
Never knowin' where you been ooh yeah
You've been fadin', always out paradin'
Keep in touch with mama kin
You always got your tail on the wag
Spittin' fire from your mouth just like a dragon
You act like a perpetual drag
You better check it out 'cause someday soon
You'll have to climb back on the wagon
It ain't easy livin' like you want to
It's so hard to find piece of mind
Yes it is
The way I see it You got to say 'shee-it'
But don't forget to drop me a line
Bald as an egg at eighteen
And workin' for daddy's such a drag
You still stuff your mouth With his beans
You better check it out or someday soon
You'll have to climb back on the wagon
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and smokin' tea
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and suckin' me, oh no
It ain't easy livin' like you want to
It's so hard to find piece of mind
Yes it is
The way I see it You got to say 'shee-it'
But don't forget to drop me a line
Bald as an egg at eighteen
And workin' for daddy's just a drag
You still stuff your mouth With his beans
You better check it out or someday soon
You'll have to climb back on the wagon
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and smokin' tea
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and suckin' me
Ohh, ow, ow, ow, yeah ow, ow yeah, ow
It ain't easy livin' like a gypsy
Tell ya, honey, how it feels
I've been dreamin' floatin' down stream
And losin' touch with all that's real
Whole lotta lover, keepin' undercover
Never knowin' where you been ooh yeah
You've been fadin', always out paradin'
Keep in touch with mama kin
You always got your tail on the wag
Spittin' fire from your mouth just like a dragon
You act like a perpetual drag
You better check it out 'cause someday soon
You'll have to climb back on the wagon
It ain't easy livin' like you want to
It's so hard to find piece of mind
Yes it is
The way I see it You got to say 'shee-it'
But don't forget to drop me a line
Bald as an egg at eighteen
And workin' for daddy's such a drag
You still stuff your mouth With his beans
You better check it out or someday soon
You'll have to climb back on the wagon
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and smokin' tea
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and suckin' me, oh no
It ain't easy livin' like you want to
It's so hard to find piece of mind
Yes it is
The way I see it You got to say 'shee-it'
But don't forget to drop me a line
Bald as an egg at eighteen
And workin' for daddy's just a drag
You still stuff your mouth With his beans
You better check it out or someday soon
You'll have to climb back on the wagon
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and smokin' tea
Keep in touch with mama kin
Tell her where you gone and been
Livin' out your fantasy
Sleepin' late and suckin' me
Ohh, ow, ow, ow, yeah ow, ow yeah, ow
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
No Surprises
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Just A Little Lovin'
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Punchline
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Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
10.000 x times better than the original!
slickvic- are you kidding me? First of all how are you going to compare a singer of a band that has only one of the original members while aerosmith has had almost 20 albums and have survived since the early 70's. Second of all how are you going to say steven tyler sucks? Mama Kin, Dream on, Same old song and dance, Seaons of wither, Toys in the attic, uncle salty, walk this way, sweet emotion, no more no more, back in the saddle, last child, nobodys fault, draw the line, kings and queens... these are just to name the classics... Without Aerosmith do you have any idea how many bands wouldnt of made the same impact on the rock world. Van Halen did quite a few aerosmith covers early in their career, where would they be without aerosmith, where would tesla be without aerosmith, dude where would guns n roses be without aerosmith and just so you know as much as i respect axl rose, steven tyler did a much better singing this song this axl.
Guns n' Roses covered this song in 1986.. in 'Lies'.They weren't famous at all back then. Aerosmith's version is more "clean" and simple. The version of Guns n' Roses ROCKS! It's dirty, it's 86's Guns! (and they also change the lyrics in the ending... wwwow!)
they got this from aerosmith, no?
the original 's from aerosmith this rocks
yea, but slash's guitar changes it all around, but still i hate when they take songs.
when they take songs, though, they give new meanings to the words cause they're GNR--no matter who wrote it originally-Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, Charles Manson...
yeah thats true and most of the times i don't like covered songs but gnr does it pretty good
Ehh, Axl tries too hard to be Steven. And he's not. The original is cleaner and sleazier and jus better. Sorry GNR, that's just the way it is.
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