| Bob Dylan – Sweetheart Like You Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| after thinking about it a long time I have decided I think it is about his daughter and their divorce. “The boss” is his ex wife but he disguises it as a man, “the devil”. the daughter comes to visit him, perhaps from an abusive relationship and he is singing the song to her. he has many mansions from being rich and famous and she is free to stay any one of them in order not to have to deal with the “hell” of the ex wife who is bossy and greedy and wanted it all “a whole man not just a half” instead of just half in the divorce. or to escape the hell of the daughter’s current abusive relationship if there is one. one would think his ex’s greed and vanity would get the best of her but she ended up making out like a bandit. perhaps as a child the daughter had crawled across cut glass in order to try to save her parents’ marriage somehow. the line about patriotism are just fatherly advice about what to expect in society and what his mind is preoccupied with. | |
| The Flys – Got You (where I Want You) Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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There's a couple other points of interest in the lyrics: 1) when he says "got you where I want you", another possible interpretation is that she's got him to the point where he actually wants her. Many people would think "of course he wants her", because he went up to her in the first place, but not necessarily. The initial approach could have been based on pure attractiveness, but her personality in being hard-to-get could have actually gotten him to the point where he wants her beyond just her appearance. Hence, "got you (to the point) where I want you" 2) When he says "I'm dyin here" - on the surface it's an expression of embarrassment, like please say yes, I'm dyin here, and that's how most people would probably take it. However, additional possible interpretations are that 1) he really is "dying" of loneliness and needs this to work out, 2) Waiting for her or some other woman to say yes can take a long time. She is acting like she has all the time in the world and can throw away guys in favor of the one she really wants; however, we are all slowly dying and we don't need to waste all this extra time playing games when it's right there in front of you. In that case, "I'm dyin here" could also mean for her to hurry up and say yes, we don't have all the time in the world for your games. |
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| The Flys – Got You (where I Want You) Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Starting with johnemint's comment about the interview where the band members said, "It is one of the band members himself who is trying to pick up the girl but she wont give him the time of day. He is embarrassing himself and another band member comes up to him and tries to save him, but he says to him, Ive got her right where I want her." There are possible ambiguities in the lyrics which could be intentional. The first verse, he is saying, "what's the point of this?" meaning dating could be a lot easier and more straightforward than a guy having to go up to a girl and make up a fake conversation just to get some action. When he says "I think you're smart" - most likely this is a cover for his real sentiment, which is "I think you're hot" since men are attracted to physical beauty at first - but most girls won't go for this and want to be liked primarily for their personality. So in that sense it's a manipulation, but one that a guy has to come up with to have any success. When he says "got you where I want you" - that's where he flips the script from a guy making a fool of himself to someone who claims to know what they are doing. At first glance it may seem like he is just kidding himself and that the song is just making fun of his arrogance; however, there are additional possibilities: 1) that she really is going to come back and go for his pickup lines and that he is correct (not likely), 2) That he has some psychological hangup with women and by confronting a hot woman and using cheesy pick up lines he is subconsciously pushing her away, which is right where he wants her. I also think the line says "did you know that I can't dance" as sort of a subtle way of saying that the "real him" is not this exciting person he's having to pretend to be. Finally, the rap part. I take it to mean that this whole process of walking up to girls who are hot and trying to get their phone number can be excruciatingly difficult for some guys, and even though he grew up in the ghetto, this form of torture is much worse than that experience, yet our society continues to force men to take the initiative if they want to get a girlfriend. For any guy who's attempted to walk up to a girl and do this sort of pick-up, only to be rejected, often in ways that are incredibly harsh, I have to say, the torture is real. |
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