| Jason Mraz – You and I Both Lyrics | 23 years ago |
| The first stanza describes how he was fooled or betrayed by this girl who said that "things would happen but not to [him]." But even though this girl left him, he is not deterred and instead of feeling self pity or anger towards her, he is balancing things and reflecting, almost praising the magic that he had with this one girl. The rest of the song shows of the love that this couple had. But also, it shows how the guy is a better person because of his relationship with this girl ("And with this silence brings a moral story more importantly evolving is the glory of a boy"). The chorus tells us that the love that they had was not in vain, that he knew she loved him and that she knew he loved her. I think "words" are a metaphore for love. It makes love real, because they spoke these words that professed their feelings for each other, hundreds of pages of words. "Ununcumbered numbered words" is a contradictory phrase because unencumbered means boundless and free, while numbered implies placed in a certain order or of a set order. I think this goes to show that even though the couple had their differences, the words and the love they shared could not be denied. The great mesage of this song, in my opinion, is that how jason mraz looks at the good that results from a breakup. I mean, of course it's sad that he's not with his girl anymore, but instead of sulking in misery or feeling sorry for himself, he comes out of this relationship a more complete person. He even says that it's okay if she found another guy because he will always remember what she sang. That is truly beautiful. He is the bigger man because anyone can find reasons to be bitter towards his former lover. This song fits the old saying of how "it is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all." The guy in the song understands that sometimes, relationships don't workout for inexplicable reasons and he does not dabble in trying to find out why. And as a result, instead of heartbreak, he has everlasting memories of love. | |
| 311 – Amber Lyrics | 23 years ago |
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Amber is the ultimate summer song. It has a cool, laidback guitar riff throughout the whole song that makes you want to be at the beach with your friends breathing in the salty air. I'm from LA, so whenever i hear this song i am reminded of great times on the sand. Just remember, ultimate summer song. You need to be playing this in the summer when you're driving along the coast enjoying the calm sea breeze, hopefully with a beautiful amber haired lady by your side. PEACE. |
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