| Imogen Heap – Goodnight and Go Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Yeah, that's actually the first thing I thought when I read the lyrics. I think your idea is further supported by the lyrics "One of these days, you'll miss your train and come stay with me. We'll have drinks, and talk about things, any excuse to stay awake with you. You'll sleep here, I'll sleep there, But then the heating may be down again, At my convenience. " Like she's got it all (creepily) planned out... |
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| Ingrid Michaelson – Once Was Love Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I love this song. I love how it juxtaposes jaunty, bouncy music with the emotional turbulence that one experiences at the end of a relationship. My interpretation of this song is that she's currently in a relationship with someone she loved at one point, but that she's no longer in love with the person and she needs to discover who she is on her own. The chorus "Just because there once was love / Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing" indicates to me that she really did love the person in the past, but that she doesn't love the person any more and needs to move on to see if "I'm filled up when it's only me". In fact, as much as I love this song, it seems a little callous. I understand her perspective: it's the point-of-view of the person in the relationship who initiates the break-up. But I can just see her partner saying "But I thought we loved each other!" and her answering with the chorus (ouuuuuuch!). The jaunty music makes me feel like she's being almost cavalier about the end of this relationship; the only hint of her possible pain about the death of this relationship that I can see is in the lines "Everyone is hurting now and everything is burning down" and even that line resolves itself with her excitement about "building back my new town" without her partner. A great song, and a valid perspective, but I wouldn't want to be the other person in this relationship! |
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