| LCD Soundsystem – I Can Change Lyrics | 10 hours ago |
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@[GuitarHero9000:55309] Interesting analysis. I don't think it's about cheating at all. I think it's about a man who realises that the woman he's with is a real person, a person who has needs and emotions of her own and he wants to stay 'in the dark' and idealise her and that is why he thinks she 'loves fights' - it's easier to blame someone else than take responsibility. He does not want her to 'change' because he wants to stay oblivious and not change himself which is what she wants. As he starts accepting that ('turn on the light'), he is willing to change if that will make her stay and fall in love/stay in love because she's been losing feelings for him due to his behaviour/mistakes. He says 'make it easy for me' whether it's regarding 'giving him a line' or 'turning on the light'. He relies on her to guide him, to do all the motional work because he can't do it himself. How exhausting for her. He even says he can change if it helps her feeling _real love_ which alludes to her not feeling it from his side, something is missing for her. He wants to prove that he _does_ really love her, so he promises he can change. I've loved this song forever and it resonates with me deeply at the moment cause I am the one losing feelings due to someone's inability to change. You can only get hurt so many times before the feelings start dying and once that happens, it's not easy to get them back, change or no change. If someone wants to stay in the dark and ignore reality, you can't make them see the light. |
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