submissions
| The Avett Brothers – I Wish I Was Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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@[Billy:31519] Pilgrim, unstuck in time I think everyone reads their personal experiences into music. To me, the lyrics to this song tell the story of a man who has a history of messing up his relationships and is terrified of messing up the next one. There's a sense that he wants to be exactly what the person he's in love with needs at any given time - but then wants her to be able to put him down before he can do anything to destroy their relationship. So he wants to be able to provide romance when she wants it, calm her down when she's stressed, keep her warm when she's cold - but without getting so close that she'll potentially start to figure him out and not want to be with him anymore. So the verses tell the story of everything he wants to be to her, but the chorus reveals he's terrified that if she really gets to know him she'll run away. And that final section, for me, is essentially him saying that he really does want to be with her - even if he knows it'll probably end badly, hence "I love you / I'm sorry." It's almost an apology in advance for when everything goes wrong... So, to me, I think this is a song about a love that is requited, but the singer is desperately afraid that in a month, a year, a decade, he'll fuck it up... |
submissions
| The Avett Brothers – I Wish I Was Lyrics
| 6 years ago
|
|
@[Billy:31520] Pilgrim, unstuck in time I think everyone reads their personal experiences into music. To me, the lyrics to this song tell the story of a man who has a history of messing up his relationships and is terrified of messing up the next one. There's a sense that he wants to be exactly what the person he's in love with needs at any given time - but then wants her to be able to put him down before he can do anything to destroy their relationship. So he wants to be able to provide romance when she wants it, calm her down when she's stressed, keep her warm when she's cold - but without getting so close that she'll potentially start to figure him out and not want to be with him anymore. So the verses tell the story of everything he wants to be to her, but the chorus reveals he's terrified that if she really gets to know him she'll run away. And that final section, for me, is essentially him saying that he really does want to be with her - even if he knows it'll probably end badly, hence "I love you / I'm sorry." It's almost an apology in advance for when everything goes wrong... So, to me, I think this is a song about a love that is requited, but the singer is desperately afraid that in a month, a year, a decade, he'll fuck it up... |
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