Vegas

I disagree that its about a man at all. I believe it's about always thinking you need fame/ money/ power to be happy. I've gotta lose 10 lbs...I gotta sell my house.....blah blah. She says you're gonna be sorry because none of those things guarantee happiness......happiness is not a destination it's an attitude.

I agree with Elena. I always heard this song as if she is singing it to someone who is always running after something, thinking that happiness (or fame, or success) will always be somewhere else and they are never satisfied with whatever they got so they are always moving somewhere (or thinking about it) to try and find it.

"gonna sell my car and go to Vegas cause somebody told me that's where dreams would be"

this is someone saying hey that's it, Vegas is where I'm going to be happy, that's where dreams should be, then...

"gonna quit my job and move to New York cause somebody told thats where dreams should go"

now this person is not happy in Vegas, so he/she comes up with NY, that's where dreamers should go, so that's where I'm gonna be happy.

And so on...

"listen up now honey you're gonna be sorry can't get out from under a sky that is falling and you say"

And here she is trying to tell that person to stop doing that because that's not how he/she will find happiness. And that person apparently knows it "no fame, no money I'm nobody, the way I'm running has sure got me down on my knees" but he/she can't stop it "but next stop Vegas please"

I love this song because I kind of relate to it. Always thinking that only if I move over there, or find another job I'll finally find the happy ever after of my life. And I know that that's not how life goes. It's full of ups and downs and it's more of an inside job when it comes to being happy and making your dreams come true.

Basically she's saying if things are bad in your life, giving up everything you DO have and running away is not going to help you, it's going to hurt you. People think that if they move to a big city everything will magically get better, but it doesn't. It is hard everywhere. And your problems will not disappear, they will always follow you wherever you go (can't escape a sky that's falling).

You should focus on working out what you need to work out where you are now, get everything in order, and THEN you can go on ahead to New York, Mexico, Vegas, or wherever you like.

I can't believe this song has no comments! This is my favorite Sara Bareilles song. For me, it's about wanting to drop everything in your life and chase after your dreams. Fantastic song!

yea seriously wtf is there no comments?! i do also believe, this song is about aspiration and trying to make your dreams a reality

oh yea, and the lyrics are "the way i'm running the show has got me down on my knees"

great song :) I think the message is all in all clear..maybe just one thing:

She wants to get over her (ex-boy-)friend or just wants to "prove" that she CAN realize her ideas "you say no fame no money i'm nobody the way i'm running has sure got me down on my knees but next stop Vegas please

"i'm gonna fix my mind with a final destination and have a deep sleep upon a sweet dream i'll never realize no"

She tries to get a final destination in order to "fix her mind", but well she says, that she will have a deep sleep upon a sweet dream that will never come true(maybe the dream of being together with her boyfriend again?) I guess she just tries to have a new start

Well I really like her saying: Next stop: vegas please! =)

Oh well it can also be that she is singing about beeing together with her BF, who obviously searching for fame(money)

"no fame no money i'm nobody the way i'm running has sure got me down on my knees" ( He is talking about himself not her like in the first version)

and she tries to realize that by moving or going to vegas, because it always appears a line with "somebody told me(..)"

And she really doesn't want to loose him for such a cause, so she says that he can always try to get there. "it's never your fault you can't start your own winning streak but id' hate to lose you to the fortune you seek"

Now I think the first version is a total disaster but well maybe somebody had the same idea...

I sort of agree agree with sparo

I think its a song about living the dream chasing life, which more than likely will disappoint "and have a deep sleep upon a sweet dream i'll never realize"

But it seems like she is definitely is leaving someone behind, who is seeing this person runaway to follow her dream "but id' hate to lose you to the fortune you seek"

Here's my thought on this song:

She's trying to persuade someone away from dropping their whole lives to chase fame and fortune that will probably never come to them.

Parts of the song are their argument against her: "It's just around the corner, I'm almost there. I'm on my way to success. It's not my fault, I can't start my own winning streak. I have to wait for my time to come, and it's almost here."

To which she says: "I don't want to lose you to a futile pursuit. You have all these preconceived notions, and I don't want to see you chasing empty goals just because someone told you it's a good idea."

Said "good ideas" include: Going to Vegas/New York/Mexico Losing 10 pounds Sailing the ocean

The part that really hits it home for me is this line: "And have a deep sleep upon a sweet dream I'll never realize"

At least, that's how I interpreted it.