| No Doubt – Everything in Time (London) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song was written during the "Return of Saturn" era and, accordingly, I think this song is about how one feels ambivalence about relationships during their Saturn returrns (roughly, ages 27-30): Part of you feels like you should settle down before you get old and unattractive, but there's a constant nagging that you might be making a wrong move or staying with the wrong person ("Am I wasting all of your time and all my cute days on regret?") Another part I can identify with (I'm 27) is the "I'm feeling lost inside the low" Basically to me, this means being confused about feelings of depression when everything is seemingly going well. It's usually an internalized conflict that you don't want to tell many people about, hence: "She asked if I was all weird again. And of course I am, but I'm trying really really hard, so I lied to her." In one line she says, "Coincidence or fate? Running towards a catastrophe" and in another she says, "Coincidence or fate? Running towards what is meant to be" You can't get a much clearer cut example of wishy-washy emotions. In the end, she decides to stay with the guy even though she is unsure of her feelings, ("Is it wrong holding on to my best friend, my faded lover? Who knows?") but is hopeful that she will eventually know how she feels: "Everything always in time will come." |
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