| Taylor Swift – Blank Space Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Firstly, Tay-Swift is an INCREDIBLE artist. This song is meant to be a satire, directed mainly at the media. There are virtually two meanings to the song, so I am going to add two comments to this page. One which is the romantic interpretation to this song (as is this one) and the other (titled 'Song Meaning') which explains the version Taylor really meant :) Nice to meet you, where you been? (He is a new guy she's met, and she seems to have really connected with him immediately) I could show you incredible things (She has 'money'- maybe the real, substantial money, or maybe the other kind of things that are valuable, such as love or thrill.) Magic, madness, heaven sin (magical love of fairytales, refering to living fantasies, madness involved in love, 'heavenly' times, 'sinful' activities which could mean sex or anything that is impure- a romance of the novels is what she promises) Saw you there and I thought (she says she saw him once and was immediately attracted) Oh my God, look at that face (she feels he's extremely desirable) You look like my next mistake ('next mistake' is significant here, meaning that she's been in these 'hot-rich-fairytale-romances' before, and each one was a disaster after another) Love’s a game, want to play? (she has always taken love to be a game; something casual that is just made of fun. She wants this new guy to 'play this game' meaning fall in love together and see what comes of it. The word 'game' can also be taken to mean a competition that appears friendly, meaning that they do fall in love together, except now she feels it's just a race to see who lasts better when it ends- or if the game never ends at all) New money, suit and tie (the boy is classy and rich- he's more of a 'man') I can read you like a magazine (she has been with guys like him before, and knows his kind immediately. The word 'magazine' is significant as it is a show of her nature- she is a young girl immersed in casual love and is the type that changes boyfriends like her clothes.) Ain't it funny, rumors, lie [it is actually rumours fly] (she's seen this happen so many times before- the rumours, the lies- that it appears funny now) And I know you heard about me (and she knows he's heard that she's the rich b!tch of town, and yet he's here- which could mean he's interested in that) So hey, let's be friends (contrary to popular belief, this line actually holds a lot of her character. The word 'friends' here is a metaphor for 'casual love'; she is shown as someone who has degraded the concept of romance to nothing but the level of friendship, as she has lost any respect she once held for true love- which means that there were serious relationships in her life, but they changed her attitude for the worse) I'm dying to see how this one ends (she is so sure of this; she knows it's casual, and she has stopped getting involved in something as 'stupid' as love now, because she's faced severe heartbreak before. She wants to see how this one's going to end) Grab your passport and my hand ('Passport' is symbolic of 'ticket to entrance' as in, she wants him to come into her life, not missing out on an luxuries he has to offer, which is why she's interested in the first place) I can make the bad guys good for a weekend ('weekend' means a short time. She says that she knows how to hush up these bad boys into obedient puppies she can control; she knows the tricks now. This line may also be taken as a sexual innuendo) So it's gonna be forever (so this relationship could either last forever) Or it's gonna go down in flames (or they would break up, and it'd be another disaster 'similar to a fire') You can tell me when it's over (she is so used to having to leave the guys that she lets him that he can tell her whenever he wants out) If the high was worth the pain (..and he can tell her his final image of this relationship; if the superificial high of this relationship was worth the pain of the break up) Got a long list of ex-lovers (she's had so many relationships before) They'll tell you I'm insane (and each guy says she's crazy) 'Cause you know I love the players (because she always falls for the players; i.e. those willing to play the game) And you love the game (and she knows the 'players' love the game) 'Cause we're young and we're reckless (she knows that they're too young for love, and she knows they are far too reckless) We'll take this way too far (and she knows that in that whirl of recklessness, they'll end up taking it a little too seriously) It'll leave you breathless (she knows that this whirlwind; this rollercoaster will leave HIM out of breath i.e. broken hearted.) Or with a nasty scar (or with a scar to deep in the heart. Note: she says 'you' not 'us' because she implies that she's so used to the pain, that it doesn't affect her any more.) Got a long list of ex-lovers They'll tell you I'm insane But I've got a blank space baby (her 'list' is extremely long, but there's still space for more. This 'list' means her heart, actually, implying that she has given away so much, but she's willing to give more because she's immune to it now.) And I'll write your name (and she'll fill that space with him now) Cherry lips, crystal skies (refers to fantasies and fairytales) I could show you incredible things Stolen kisses, pretty lies (meaning the novel, authentic love story. Stolen kisses meaning sidelined kisses, and pretty lies are the pretence of this so-called 'love') You're the king baby I'm your Queen (They feel royal this way) Find out what you want (she'll see to it that she figures him out completely) Be that girl for a month (and becomes the girl he'll love for a while) Wait the worst is yet to come, oh no (because she is certain that the downhill will come soon) Screaming, crying, perfect storm (the betrayal, the downhill- it will be powerful and have a profound negative impact, turning it all to a 'storm') I can make all the tables turn (She can pin the entire blame on the guy) Rose gardens filled with thorns (This love was beautiful as a 'rose' but it was flooded with the 'thorns' of vices) Keep you second guessing like (she'll keep him second-guessing himself; make him believe it was his fault entirely) "Oh my God, who is she?" (she will point out betrayals) I get drunk on jealousy (this implies she has had problems of jealousy before, which is what makes her 'insane' to the others. It is plausible that it was her jealousy and possessiveness that caused her first few heartbreaks and led her to believe that love was non-existent and it was all about playing) But you'll come back each time you leave (but she knows that despite what she does, the guy will always try to come back with an apology) 'Cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream (because she's beautiful and she satisfies him; she makes him believe that she's a 'daydream' when in reality, she is a trainwreck-maginitude nightmare inside) -chorus- Boys only want love if it's torture (This further proves that she has been in bad but serious relationships before, and she was heartbroken each time, leading her to believing that all guys love the pain involved in love) Don't say I didn't say I didn't warn ya (she tells the women around the world that that's just how it is, and it's not like she didn't warn them before encouraging this practice) -Chorus- |
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| Ed Sheeran – Give Me Love Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Firstly, this is a great song. I always feel Ed Sheeran has the most powerful lyricsm harmonies and videos to touch souls all across the world. Now, to give you what I interpret from this song and the video together: This song is sung by a guy, but it tells the story of a girl (in the video; the lyrics are general) Give me love like her, (Her, as in those girls I see being loved.) 'Cause lately I've been waking up alone, (Isolated and unloved) Paint splattered teardrops on my shirt, (Paint means to create. Here, she feels she is 'creating' love around her, helping everyone fall in love, but is alone herself with her 'tears') Told you I'd let them go, (She says I did promise I would give up creating love just for others, and find some for myself) And that I'll fight my corner, (and that she would do something for herself) Maybe tonight I'll call ya, (this is why she wants to call the one person she loves) After my blood turns into alcohol, (but then, she feels weak. This is why she needs the support of alcohol to call him: alcohol is a metaphor, it merely means a weakening opiate that can be of different kinds, mental or physical) No, I just wanna hold ya (she is desperate and longs his touch) Give a little time to me or burn this out, (she wants him to either give her the time she needs, or to do something that helps her out of this dingy hole of lonely love she's in) We'll play hide and seek to turn this around, ('hide and seek' is a metaphor for a child's play; something fun and casual; but is also means that she would hide take this as a child in the beginning to turn around the desolation she feels) All I want is the taste that your lips allow, (again, it's his touch she really longs) My, my, my, my, oh give me love, (the 'my my' is not random as most people feel; it's actually symbolic for passion, and she really wants him, physically, to give her peace of mine, emotionally. She just wants his love, if only physically) My, my, my, my, oh give me love, My, my, my, my, oh give me love, My, my, my, my, oh give me love, My, my, my, my, oh give me love. Give me love like never before, (she has always been alone; broken, and now she wants him to love her like she has never seen or felt before) 'Cause lately I've been craving more, (because she has always been alone, and always seen others fall in love, emptying her heart and craving for love more and more) And it's been a while but I still feel the same, (and she knows it's been a while since they were a 'thing'-- I think she had a tiny, fling with him, which he took as a one night stand, but she really loved him and could never have the courage to tell him) Maybe I should let you go, (she thinks that she should try to get over him) You know I'll fight my corner, (again, to be brave and overcome this desolation) And that tonight I'll call ya, (but she feels that to 'get over' is not to stop loving him; but to finally tell him how she feels) After my blood is drowning in alcohol, (but she still isn't brave enough to do that, without the assisstance of a weakening, distracting opiate) No I just wanna hold ya. (she just longs his touch again) -chorus- M-my my, m-my my, m-my my, give me love, lover, M-my my, m-my my, m-my my, give me love, lover, M-my my, m-my my, m-my my, give me love, lover, M-my my, m-my my, m-my my, give me love, lover (love me, love me, love me) [this is the most powerful part of the song. As I said before, I feel that this is the story of a girl and a guy who merely hooked up once, but she had deeper feelings for him. This shows that she could not ever tell him that the displays of physical want were not all that they were, she had a deeper passion fueling her throughout, and now, when he disregards it as nothing but a hook up, she is desperate. She feels betrayed and cheated, and is screaming for his love again. The 'my my' again, I feel, represents the physical bond they shared in that moment, and the way she (see the video, it is about a girl) screams for him proves just how desperate and tired she is of saving others that desolation- she wants out of this labyrinth) My, my, my, my, oh give me love, My, my, my, my, oh give me love, My, my, my, my, oh give me love, My, my, my, my, oh give me love Of all the money that e'er I had (the money is a metaphor for love; in the way that money is something that is extremely valuable; it is a lifeline and it is what everyone wants- she speaks of the love she ever held) I've spent it in good company (she has now given away all that love to good people; she's broke of it. The 'good people' are the people who used her up, and left her broke) And all the harm that e'er I've done (and now, any harm caused by spending her 'money'; her love..) Alas it was to none but me (..was to nobody but her; she hurt herself by giving herself so devotedly to her lovers) And all I've done for want of width (width means the extent of something; here, she wants the 'width' or the extent of the love- she talks of everything she's done to get that extent of love back) To memory now I can't recall (but now that she thinks of it, to her memory, it's so far away she can't even recall it) So fill to me the parting glass (the parting glass is a glass of wine raised one last time; in the world of literature, it is symbolic of death, or leaving everything behind; a new start) Good night and joy be with you all (she is thinking of commiting suicide because she is now lonely; she wishes everyone else luck and love.) Of all the comrades that ever I had (the comrades here refer to people loyal to her; she says of anyone who ever fought for her or was loyal to her-- which means she wasn't actually completely alone, she just felt alone because HE wasn't with her) They are sorry for my going away (she says those who were loyal would now miss her) And all the sweethearts that ever I had (and anyone who ever loved her- meaning she wasn't undesirable either, she just felt so because HE didn't desire her) They would wish me one more day to stay (those 'sweethearts' would want her back) But since it falls unto my lot (but since she feels it is her fate; in her jurisdiction) That I should rise and you should not (to 'rise' as an angel would; meaning, to die) I'll gently rise and I'll softly call (she will go with no complains, and no exaggerations and calls for help) Good night and joy be with you all (once again, she wishes them luck, love and joy) A man may drink and not be drunk (that is to say that a person may drink a lot, and yet not be called a drunk- just like she gives so much love yet not be loved) A man may fight and not be slain (just like the above metaphor, a person may fight a battle but not die; the way she loves and is not struck by that arrow of love herself) A man may court a pretty girl ('pretty girl' is a direct metaphor to a prostitue; she says that a man may be romantically or sexually be involved with a prostitue) And perhaps be welcomed back again (and yet not be called an outcast- just like how she gives love, but has not been bestowed with the term of 'loved') But since it has so ought to be (but even so, this is how it was always meant to be) By a time to rise and a time to fall (this is a statement with a lot of power and emotion. It is a contradictory statement to itself, as per my interpretation. It means a person may 'fall' to doom, but survive. Or a person may 'rise' the way an angel would, having lost faith in revival of what they have lost. Contrary to popular belief, 'rise and fall' does not mean 'ups and downs'. It means that there are variations to the 'downs'; where some get back up, some die) Come fill to me the parting glass (once again, she's asking them to have a last good time before she raises her parting glass) Good night and joy be with you all Good night and joy be with you all (wishing them the last of joys and love) |
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