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What's going on ?
Could this be my understanding
It's not your fault I was being too demanding
I must admit it's my pride that made me distant
All because I hoped that you'd be someone different
There's not much I know about you
Fear will always make you blind
But the answer is in clear view
It's amazing what you'll find face to face
I turned away because I thought you were the problem
Tried to forget until I hit the bottom
But when I faced you in my blank confusion
I realized you weren't wrong, it was a mere illusion
It really didn't make sense
Just to leave this unresolved
It's not hard to go the distance
when you finally get involved face to face
I've always thought this song was about online relationships for some odd reason.
I think now a days this song can be applied almost perfectly to the whole social-networking/facebook fad (hopefully it's just a fad). As lame is it sounds, I know so many people, guys and girls, that are interested in someone but see something on their myspace/twitter/facebook and are instantly turned off by them. I think the lyric: "All because I hoped that you'd be someone different" perfectly describes that.
"There's not much I know about you, fear will always make you blind" is a great lyric as well I think Daft Punk is trying to tell us that we need to stop judging people over the internet because "it's amazing what you'll find face to face"...No matter how good an online relationship/friendship can be it'll never be as good as a relationship that is face to face or in person.
I don't know why you are trying to say the Beatles suck in this forum but, I hate to break it to you, they don't. The Beatles do drugs?? So What! So do most musicians electronic artist, rock stars, hip hop stars, pop stars, etc.
Also, relephora, I completely disagree with you 100%. Yes, the Beatles do have poetic lyrics but so does any artist that has very good lyrics because they are almost the same thing. These are amazing lyrics and I think Daft Punk's are often shadowed by their amazing live shows and electronic dance music because no one really listens to the "deeper" meaning into a song when they are at a live show with flashing lights everywhere.
Daft Punk > Beatles? Come on, why can't we appreciate both? I'm sure they both appreciate eachother.
You've almost got it. My interpretation is the opposite way around. Say you meet someone on a dating site and start talking online. They seem amazing and you think you're in love with them, but then when you finally meet "Face to Face" they aren't what you were expecting.
You've almost got it. My interpretation is the opposite way around. Say you meet someone on a dating site and start talking online. They seem amazing and you think you're in love with them, but then when you finally meet "Face to Face" they aren't what you were expecting.
This is what I though from the first time I listened to this song. Though they saw each other in real life, they talked over and over online. They really get along and developed a fondness for each other. Only that my interpretation was that they got distant because of this, because they never quite experienced what it is to be face to face. To just spend some time in each others company, in real life, and not talking through internet. Then maybe some bickering got between them, and he gets confused and frustrated because of the way the things...
This is what I though from the first time I listened to this song. Though they saw each other in real life, they talked over and over online. They really get along and developed a fondness for each other. Only that my interpretation was that they got distant because of this, because they never quite experienced what it is to be face to face. To just spend some time in each others company, in real life, and not talking through internet. Then maybe some bickering got between them, and he gets confused and frustrated because of the way the things turn and he decides he will be better if they stop doing this. They completely fell apart... But no, though he tries to forget, he eventualy gets really depressed ("Tried to forget. Until I hit the bottom.") and realizes that he can't go further this way, without her, and decides to get involve face to face, though it may be too late.
Vivy...
"daft punk is the art of combining real instruments with electronic ones and fusing it all together perfectly to hit you with a feeling."
A-f**king-men!
The spilt-second samples on this song are used so incredibly. This is a masterfully composed song for dance.
The cut-up female voice is saying:
'It's the 3rd law'
Why? Because -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion
Haha, I realised this in science class YEARS ago. I listened to Discovery all the time and tried to work out what she was saying....and then my science teacher taught us Newton's 3rd law and suddenly it clicked. A revelation :)
''To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction: or the forces of two bodies on each other are always equal and are directed in opposite directions''.
I agree with this. I've heard someone say it meant the third law of thermodynamics, which talks about how it's impossible to reach absolute zero, and as you approach absolute zero, entropy is reduced. What I thought when I heard it was, "oh yeah, sort of like how our feelings never reach absolute zero!" But that doesn't really fit in with the context of the song, unlike newton's third law of motion. Unless you take action, you won't get a reaction. Or, unless you face this issue straight on, it won't get resolved. thanks, glee!
I agree with this. I've heard someone say it meant the third law of thermodynamics, which talks about how it's impossible to reach absolute zero, and as you approach absolute zero, entropy is reduced. What I thought when I heard it was, "oh yeah, sort of like how our feelings never reach absolute zero!" But that doesn't really fit in with the context of the song, unlike newton's third law of motion. Unless you take action, you won't get a reaction. Or, unless you face this issue straight on, it won't get resolved. thanks, glee!
I'm definitely not...
I'm definitely not hearing her say "face to face now". Or "you're stuck now". But I can hear her say "you are" and "with me".
In my interpretation,
I know exactly what this song means. And... to be honest, not a lot of songs can have that connection to me. Basically, I can have some connections, and understandings of songs, but no song has ever struck such a chord with its lyrics, hit so deep, as this song.
No one word or sentence can describe the song.
But to show you my interpretation, I must first give you my story.
A few years ago, I met the love of my life on the bus. I got to know her, talked to her, and then, as what was the most popular way to connect with people back then, and even now, I added her on Facebook. We'd talk a lot. But one day, she stopped responding. I was in surprise, I was desperate to keep her, desperate to get a chance. Mind you, this was the girl of my dreams, just a perfect being in my mind. She was Katrina. And she meant everything to me. So, I responded back, tried to get her attention, however, my attempts to talk to her through our most common form of communication, Facebook, was unsuccessful. She would not respond, despite her seeing my messages. After three or four messages I sent with her not responding, she unfriended me. I had other girls in my life, ones that liked me back, and ones that rejected me, there were other girls in my life. But none like Katrina. She was a goddess to me. When I heard this song, I immediately related, because I learned one thing. The only way I would be able to confront her, was in person. Looking her in the eye and asking her why she hid from me would be the only way I'd figure out. To this day I still don't fully understand why she did what she did, and I can't easily summarize what happened in this comment. But it was much more deep and complex.
1* "What's going on ? Could this be my understanding It's not your fault I was being too demanding" This Relates to my surprise and attempt to gather what had happened.
2* "I must admit it's my pride that made me distant All because I hoped that you'd be someone different" This relates to my idea that I still had the chance, that she was still the one. That she'd be the girl.
3* "There's not much I know about you Fear will always make you blind" I never knew much about Katrina, she would hide these things, sadly from us never having much of a connection.
4* "But the answer is in clear view It's amazing what you'll find face to face" The only way I'd talk to her... is face to face.
5* "I turned away because I thought you were the problem Tried to forget until I hit the bottom" After rejection, I looked away, I felt that it wasn't true that I had done wrong. That it was impossible. She was to be at fault. But the pain of heartbreak was unbearable.
6* "But when I faced you in my blank confusion I realized you weren't wrong, it was a mere illusion" When I finally confronted Katrina, I realized, she was never wrong. I was at fault. I was too demanding, too pushy, I wanted love. She wanted friendship. And because I went too far, I lost everything. I lost Katrina.
7* "It really didn't make sense Just to leave this unresolved It's not hard to go the distance when you finally get involved face to face" During that unbearable pain of trying to forget, it didn't at all make sense for me to leave this 'unresolved'. But it was never too hard to reach a conclusion, all I had to do was get involved 'face to face'.
Nevertheless, that is my story. I lost the girl of my dreams, and no matter how many women I have met and dated. No one will ever compare to Katrina. She was everything to me. And to this day, my heart remains in pain. But at least now I know the conclusion, the reason, what I did wrong, the answer. And I found it face to face.
Wow what a story. I'm sorry you had to go through that bro. I had an experience similar to yours about four years ago. Of course it probably wasn't as deep as yours, but I can definitely relate to you. I had put this person on a pedestal. I even told him that he was the sun of my universe and that my world revolved around him. I literally jumped for joy every time he messaged me. He was literally too good to be true. He had every quality that I always wanted in a boyfriend. He understood me, had...
Wow what a story. I'm sorry you had to go through that bro. I had an experience similar to yours about four years ago. Of course it probably wasn't as deep as yours, but I can definitely relate to you. I had put this person on a pedestal. I even told him that he was the sun of my universe and that my world revolved around him. I literally jumped for joy every time he messaged me. He was literally too good to be true. He had every quality that I always wanted in a boyfriend. He understood me, had the same humor as me, had the same taste in music and movies, and had the same hobbies as me. We were the same age, ethnicity, and religion; and he only lived an hour away. It almost seemed like a miracle to me that we found each other at all. But he lead me on and, to no true fault of his, he hurt me deeply. After about three months of talking pretty much everyday, he stopped talking to me. All of a sudden I was doing my best to grasp at something that wasn't there anymore. I went crazy without him and got into a bad depression. After a while I gathered up the courage and confessed my feelings for him and told him that I missed talking to him. He replied with, "If you like me then just talk to me." Which didn't make sense because I was the one doing the attempted talking and he was the one doing the blatant ignoring. I then asked him if he even liked talking to me and he replied with something like, "If u want to talk to me then just do it already." He even suggested deleting me if it would help me move on. At that moment I realized that the feelings weren't mutual. And if I ever once meant something to him, it obviously wasn't enough for him to keep me in his life. This was enough closure for me and it certainly did indeed help me move on. It took me 2 & 1/2 years to fully get over him because in my head, he was the perfect guy. But you know, I realized something. I didn't really know this guy. I wasn't in love with him as much as I was in love with the idea of being in a relationship with him. We weren't on the same level and we didn't see eye to eye because I placed him in a place that was impossible to reach. Anyway, what I'm trying to tell you is that we tend to paint this perfect picture of someone or something in our head when in reality it's not so; and if we take a deep breath, take a step back, and look at things in a third-person perspective, then we could see that. I believe that we all have soul mates. So I will pray for you that you will find yours and that along the way you will have genuine happiness in your relationships :)
the same thing happen to me!
the same thing happen to me!
yeah you tell em vivv! To me this song is about overcoming prejudice by getting to know a person - but that could just be cuz I've been biased by Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5olar 5y5tem which was a wicked awesome music/anime slice of kickass!
this is a good song, leave your opinion of the beatles out of it.
JUST A FOOTLONG. JUST A FOOT. JUST A FOOTLONG.
Don't know what the song means exactly but it is one of the best on the album!
I think is about a guy who was in love with a girl and, you know, when you are in love, you think that person you love is perfect, when maybe the reallity is quite diferent. When this guy realize that the person he love is not exactly like he thought, he feel disapointed and turn away. Then, he think hard, and take the desition of talk with her face to face to resolve things.