| The Goo Goo Dolls – Hate This Place Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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After 26 years, I finally decoded the meaning behind this while listening to the album while high. QUICK SUMMARY: It’s about a toxic relationship. The singer/narrator wants to get out of it (he “hates the place” he’s in so to speak). But when he tries to get out, something about it drags him back in and he stays, perhaps his own belief that he doesn't deserve or won't find any better. DETAILED: “Gone away Who knows where you've been You take all your lies And wish them all away” She’s been cheating on him. She was out and not with him, he doesn’t know where, but she is lying to him. “I somehow doubt We'll ever be the same There's too much poison And confusion on your face” Now he’s telling her “This is never going to work. We’re different. And you’re not even listening to what I’m saying.” She either doesn’t understand, or doesn’t care (“too much poison and confusion on your face”) “Can you feel it? I didn't mean it Can I see you? What are we doin'? I think I love you But I ain't sayin' nothin' you don't know” She’s feigning some kind of breakdown: pleading with him not to go and he’s getting drawn back into her web. “I didn’t mean it. I love you. But I’m not telling you something you don’t know.” “Hold on dreamaway You're my sweet charade” Whenever he sings this, he’s talking to himself. “Hold onto this. This is what I’ve dreamed of. It’s my “sweet charade.”” He knows he’s lying to himself (it’s a “charade”) but he’s holding onto the falsehood of the dream. “Take your time Move yourself to me Yeah I can take your lies Until you fall away” My words upset you. Take your time until YOU forgive ME. I’m okay with the lies you tell me. “You know I'm lost Hiding in your bed No, I don't think it's wrong It's just gone to my head” Now she’s finding him curled up in the bed hiding, and he’s putting on his brave face “I don’t think it’s wrong. Everything is fine.” “Hey, whatchya do to me? Would you come back to me? Yeah, I can't do another day I'm not certain of it anyway I ain't messin' with another life Can I get along without you? Tell me lies That you know I need” He's begging her to come back to him. I think at this point, he just feels weak and he knows he’ll never move on or maybe never find or deserve someone else. He can’t get along without her and he’s willing to accept and believe her lies. |
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| Taylor Swift – Happiness Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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Song is absolutely gut-wrenching. I had a g/f who was using me for an entire year and then dumped me when I was of no more value to her. And as much as I hate her now, I think of the feelings I had before she tore my world apart: There'll be happiness after you But there was happiness because of you Both of these things can be true |
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| Cardi B – WAP Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[Nelisa18:36639] Yes, everyone knows. | |
| Sister Hazel – Ten Candle Days Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| Jett Bares said in a recent livestream that this song was about a vacation he took with his family several years back. They toured a mine and learned that, because they didn't have clocks down in the mine, they used candles to keep track of time. They had candles that were designed to last for an hour. So, when one candle burned out, they would know an hour had passed and they would light a new one. Once they had burned through ten candles, they would know the workday had passed and it was time to go home. Thus, these are the "ten candle days" the song references. | |
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