The Sweet Escape

It's such a dreamy song. I love it so much right now. I love the "I've been acting like sour milk all over the floor, it's your fault you didn't shut the refrigerator, maybe that's the reason I've been acting so cold." part - it's either insanely clever, or corny.

I think it's funny how people always assume the artist is writing about themselves!! I always thought that she was singing about how naive some girls can be when they get into relationships. I think she's saying that sometimes girls can fall out of reality and into the sweet escape fantasy land where everything will be perfect and it will work out forever (tell me boy now wouldn't that be sweet?). I also think its about the games we play trying to look innocent and bad at the same time and how we can sometimes get too dependent on the guy were with. Gwen herself is a pretty independent woman so that's why I think she would be writing about what i guessed! Could be wrong tho and this is my first comment!

LOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! i heard this song when i first bought the album, when wind it up came out and i was in love with it straight away. i really am not sure of the meaning. i think i agree that shes trying to escape like, life or something but you can't really escape it. but at the same time, i think its about a relationship where she knows shes done things wrong, but she also is saying that its not just her fault, but its his as well. and also, shes saying to him it would be great if they cud escape, but she knows it wont happen. dunno, just my take on it. the film clip's alright i guess, but i dunno, it's kinda just the same as wind it up. love the little part with akon tho. :D:D:D:D six billion thumbs up to gwen tho, shes awesome.

• hayles -

One meaning might be about a guy and a girl (who always gets what she wants, "sour milk") that begin dating and she begins falling hard for him and expects him to feel the same. She then becomes "cold" with him because she interpreted his initial interest as him opening up his world (“leaving the refrigerator open”) but is still left on the “floor” (because this was not the case). For the first time in her life, she is on the deeper end on the scale of love and she realizes that his behaviour was not necessarily negative but it was her feelings and expectations that got her to act all “stank”.

“… recreate a place in my own world” may refer to her doing things over again in her fantasy world (or reality) and her winning his love by being his “favourite girl”. She is so stressed out over this guy (“I’m at my lowest point”) that she feels like she’s serving a sentence in jail and wants to escape (“I need to get me out of this joint”) and she still feels that he’s the answer to her “sweet escape”.

I don’t know, I might be way off but that’s my interpretation of the song. This reminds me of a girl that I went out with in the past.

Akon’s appearance is brilliant, great song though I really do not like the video.

-Spike 2kX

Besides "woo-hoo, yee-hoo," he also says "I want to get away, get away / To our sweet escape, sweet escape / I want to get away, get away / yeah." But yes, that's about the extent of his contribution. He is also credited as a co-writer and producer, so I guess he has permission to stick himself in as a featured artist.

you guys are so deep. srsly

All I have to say about this song is... WHOO-HOO... YEE-HOO! That's what I think. Hehe.

Call this a nerd answer, but I've been looking at the lyrics for this song, and I connected this to a well-loved (and hated) character by the name of Harley Quinn, singing to her boyfriend Joker. Here's a few possible connections: "If I could escape" (5)- Quinn is a criminal and is often locked up in Arkham Asylum and attempting to get out and help "Mr. J" Most of the song is talking about her trying to gain his love. Joker is many times both loving to and angry at Harley, and so she constantly has to win back... at the very least his respect. "Instead of clowning around"- Joker is the "Clown Prince of Crime" so this could be a reference to that title and his theme. "I know I've been a real bad girl"- Quinn, too, is a criminal, as mentioned above. "Wanna take you with me"- possible reference to the time she helped him out of Arkham before she became Harley Quinn. She wanted to escape that life and leave with him. Not saying it IS based off of her, but I like the similarities. Look at it from her perspective... it makes sense. Maybe I'll come up with more later. What do you all think?

i love this song... and its actually

"i've been acting stank and treating you this way" it's like "Welcome back, Kotter," which is awesome.

i luv this song! it makes me feel so happy, i dont kno y, but its like im in my own little world...well, look at the lyrics.... i luv it!!!!