| Matchbox Twenty – Push Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This song has such a beautiful and powerful feel to it. I, personally, don't feel it's about being abused. I think people read these lyrics and take everything literally, but I think what you have to do with this song is interpret the metaphors. I think this song is actually about two jaded people falling in love. You really have to pay attention because there's two different point of views in the song. I'll interpret it line to line: She said I don't know if I've ever been good enough (she's insecure) I'm a little bit rusty, and I think my head is caving in (she's not perfect, kind of neurotic) And I don't know if I've ever been really loved By a hand that's touched me, and I feel like something's gonna give (she's frustrated and felt rejected in past relationships) And I'm a little bit angry, well (she's bitter over all this) This ain't over, no not here, not while I still need you around ("this" meaning their quest in finding love, "here" meaning their current state of feeling rejected, angry, etc.) You don't owe me, we might change Yeah, yeah we just might feel good ("you don't owe me" could possibly mean he's been helping her somehow and, surprisingly, wants nothing in return, so he's thinking maybe they can become better people together (we might change), resulting in becoming happy: "we just might feel good") [Chorus] I wanna push you around, well I will, well I will I wanna push you down, well I will, well I will I wanna take you for granted I wanna take you for granted Yeah I will, I will (A sort of bare and raw emotional plea and desire coming from both of them. Though relationships are hard and can be painful he's acknowledging that he wants to risk that with her, risk taking her for granted and hurting her (emotionally) and vise versa. They challenge each other, but there's this romantic tension that causes it to become an almost playful gesture.) Well I will She said I don't know why you ever would lie to me Like I'm a little untrusting, when I think that the truth is Gonna hurt ya (Since this sentence sort of contradicts itself, I'm guessing the first part before the comma is coming from her and the second part from him. She's telling him that she doesn't want to be lied to but he's responding that he's doing it to protect her) And I don't why you couldn't just stay with me You couldn't stand to be near me When my face don't seem to want to shine, 'cause it's a little bit dirty well (Again, she's calling him out here for not staying with her after something happened (probably a fight) and he's responding that she pushes him away when he gets to being negative/overbearing (or whatever his metaphor was with his face being "dirty") Don't just stand there, say nice things to me I've been cheated I've been wronged, and you You don't know me, (This is probably coming from her, given what she said in the beginning of the song when he quoted her. She wants him to be genuine to her and she seeks his comfort but at the same time she's very guarded.) yeah well I can't change (This is his response, refusing to give in to her) well I won't do anything at all (and this is her bantering back. These lines illustrate this tension I talked about earlier. They refuse to give in to each other yet really need each other.) [Chorus] Oh but don't bowl me over (This might be referring to a lot of things, but they're awaiting for one or the other to mess up or do something wrong) Just wait a minute well it kinda fell apart, things get so Crazy, crazy Don't rush this baby Don't rush this baby, baby (He's pressing them to take it slow, considering bad past relationships. That last line in a sort of affectionate one to her that is hopeful and conveys his optimism.) |
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| The Airborne Toxic Event – A Letter To Georgia Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The lyrics posted here are a bit off, but this song is very pretty and simplistic. The song begins with the narrator looking out his window on a rainy afternoon thinking of someone he used to love. He's painting this picture of his life without her and asking rhetorical questions, as if writing her a letter. Apparently he had a lot of history with this woman -"so many lives I've lived and died but none so much as the one I lived with you" In the song he expresses that she is far away from him and that he's having trouble letting her go. He pictures her unhappy and mentions that she hurts the people she loves including him. He recalls all the things she feared towards the end of the song and acknowledges that love can be painful. He connects with her struggles and fears at the very end and sadly concedes that he wishes things were different with "darling, I wish it wasn't true." |
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