| Jack Johnson – Flake Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Like what everyone else is saying this song is obviously about a relationship on the rocks. The first verse suggest that he's let her down and instead of try to make it right she's just brushing it off telling him to "make it up next time". From speculation I think that he feels that since she's not making a big deal of it she may be keeping something from him ("maybe she thinks I know something, maybe maybe she thinks it's fine"). He's letting his imagination run. And then at the end of the first verse he's frustrated for over thinking it so he says "I'm so tired of trying". In the chorus he's stating what he feels: "It seems to me that maybe pretty much always means no". So from him letting her down, as touched on in the first verse, she said she "might just let it go". He is replacing maybe with its other form MIGHT in other words he thinks she's saying that she might let it go so she won't hurt his feeling but really she's not letting it go...she's just saying she might. They're lazy because they won't put the energy into talking about it and instead are just brushing it off "'cause no one likes to be let down" so it's easier that way. In the second verse he starts off by showing that he does care for her by noticing little things she likes such as "the sunrise". She says she wants to "try" and make their relationship work but he realizes that even though she will try she has some "other ties" (this could be family, friends, work, ex's...not sure). Then he shows he cares for her again by saying he doesn't want to break those ties he just wants to help her untie them, so he wants to help her and be a part of all aspects of her life. Then he finishes off this verse by acknowledging that she's not ready for that yet so while he waits it out he's going to have to lie about everything being fine as he feels she is also lying about this as shown in the first verse. The ending 3 verses I'm not entirely sure about but I feel the jist of them is that he wants to make it work and that even with anything she does, and if she falls, he'll be there and he doesn't want her to give up on him. Sorry that's so long, I hope it helps someone out. This is an amazing song I'm sure lots of people can relate to. I love Jack Johnson. |
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