Corner of Your Heart

It's too obvious. Interpreted literally, these lyrics make the singer seem weak and incredibly desperate. I don't think she she is. I don't think she means a word of it-- I think it's completely sarcastic.

It's too obvious. Interpreted literally, these lyrics make the singer seem weak and incredibly desperate. I don't think she she is. I don't think she means a word of it-- I think it's completely sarcastic.

What self-respecting person would accept so little (i.e., a small piece of your heart, a place underneath your bed but not in it, a single minute of your day)? I don't think humans are capable of enduring that kind of abuse. We may convince ourselves that we love someone, even if that person gave us essentially nothing in return, but that kind of...

What self-respecting person would accept so little (i.e., a small piece of your heart, a place underneath your bed but not in it, a single minute of your day)? I don't think humans are capable of enduring that kind of abuse. We may convince ourselves that we love someone, even if that person gave us essentially nothing in return, but that kind of one-sided love is just a fiction, hence the sarcasm.

monetmarie: That kind of thing is not a fiction. It happens. A self-respecting person would likely not accept so little, and the key there is that there are people who lack self-esteem and self-respect and get caught up in a situation like that. Humans are capable of enduring a lot more unnecessary hell than you think. I spent three whole years in a mentality eerily similar to the one in this song while getting almost nothing in return, thrilled by every small, tiny thing I got and never getting enough and still craving it.

monetmarie: That kind of thing is not a fiction. It happens. A self-respecting person would likely not accept so little, and the key there is that there are people who lack self-esteem and self-respect and get caught up in a situation like that. Humans are capable of enduring a lot more unnecessary hell than you think. I spent three whole years in a mentality eerily similar to the one in this song while getting almost nothing in return, thrilled by every small, tiny thing I got and never getting enough and still craving it.

The fact that fiction exists of...

The fact that fiction exists of this sort is exactly why it happens in reality, because fiction affects how people think and it affects how people view things. There is not enough media out there telling people that it isn't romantic to care about somebody and focus your life around them, and that it's not romantic to focus on somebody while getting nothing in return, and there's far too much media doing the opposite.

Whether or not the song is sarcastic, I can't say. The minor key of the song at the very least does not seem to paint it in a positive/romantic light as many things do. But to say that it has to be sarcastic because this can't really happen is absolutely not true.