| Dido – See You When You're 40 Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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I think KathieC is very close or even exact to the point to what Dido means by the first and last verses. But this overlooks the fact that according to the song title the "See you when you're 40" verses are central. For some reason she wants to see the guy again in her life - and it's probably more her hope that he will be sad and alone. Maybe she herself was afraid of being sad and alone at 40? I think that this song goes much deeper and is not just a pure hate song. This song is about a tragedy. "I temporarily forgot there's better days to come I thought that I would give it just one more chance" She says this at the beginning - and "it" is "love". She had actually given up hope of love, and suddenly something happened one evening that she had secretly waited for but never expected. The boy had briefly revived in her the buried hope for true love. Later that evening something went terribly wrong. Before she comes to terms with the fact that she herself might also have done something wrong, she blames the boy alone. She would rather go away and give up hope for love than continue to deal with what happened that night and fight for love. A song about a tragedy - at least in my view. |
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| Dido – See You When You're 40 Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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@[KatieC:35291] That really seems to be the meaning at first sight. I think you are very close to what Dido means by the first and last verses. But you overlook the fact that according to the song title the "See you when you're 40" verses are central. For some reason she wants to see the guy again in her life - and it's probably more her hope that he will be sad and alone. Maybe she herself was afraid of being sad and alone at 40? I think that this song goes much deeper and is not just a pure hate song. This song is about a tragedy. "I temporarily forgot there's better days to come I thought that I would give it just one more chance She says this at the beginning - and "it" is "love". She had actually given up hope of love, and suddenly something happened one evening that she had secretly waited for but never expected. The boy had briefly revived in her the buried hope for true love. Later that evening something went terribly wrong. Before she comes to terms with the fact that she herself might also have done something wrong, she blames the boy alone. She would rather go away and give up hope for love than continue to deal with what happened that night and fight for love. A song about a tragedy. |
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