| The Avett Brothers – Paranoia in B-Flat Major Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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`The end of this song is very nuanced, and I will try to analyze it line by line. "But if love is a game, girl, then you're gonna win" I have a bunch of ideas about what this could mean. This could mean that the girl is good at maintaining relationships, it could mean being with the singer is like winning the "game" of love, it could have a more sinister meaning that love is just a game and all she wants to do is win, perhaps through being a controlling partner. This last seems unlikely, since no other lines, nor the tone of the singer suggests animosity. I don't think any of these are the case. Piggybacking on Gimmeajeep's analysis, the next line might help to clarify this metaphor. "I'll spend the rest of my life bringing victory in" As Gimmeajeep said, this suggests a vow to put his state of paranoia behind him to help this struggling relationship. "Bringing victory in" here means winning the "game" of love, or having a healthy relationship. I find the last line very interesting. "If you want me to" This could refer to a previous line : "Will you love me still When we awake and see that the sanity has gone from my eyes?" The singer is making sure his lover still loves him despite his paranoia. This poses an interesting problem: This line is him being paranoid about the effects of his paranoia! He needs constant reassurance that his lover still loves him. On top of this, he is being paranoid the line after he promises that he will stop bringing his paranoia between them. This could be a commentary on the difficulties of anxiety disorders and paranoia. Solving these problems is often difficult, and words are wind; it is easy to say you're gonna never be worried again, but without some form of treatment, it often just falls apart. |
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