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The Big Idea Lyrics
Hey nice to meet ya, did I get your name?
I recognized it spelled out in the clouds,
And I remember it every time that it rains,
So cheers for the good times and cheers for making a name.
Clear cool lines in infinite patterns,
and fluorescent lit cities of humming bulbs.
I gave you a buck and you made it a million,
but when you look right at it, it's not even there.
You can have anything that you want,
big blue eyes staring at it all.
Take it from me, no one said it was easy,
Tell you right now I never meant to do you wrong.
If you're not sunburned, you're not having fun.
And this is a joke and we laugh and now we're going home.
For the first time in our lives, you were happy,
So we turned our backs on it all and left it alone.
You can have anything that you want,
Big blue eyes staring at it all.
Take it from me, no one said it was easy.
One more time now with feeling.
You can have anything that you want.
I recognized it spelled out in the clouds,
And I remember it every time that it rains,
So cheers for the good times and cheers for making a name.
and fluorescent lit cities of humming bulbs.
I gave you a buck and you made it a million,
but when you look right at it, it's not even there.
big blue eyes staring at it all.
Take it from me, no one said it was easy,
Tell you right now I never meant to do you wrong.
And this is a joke and we laugh and now we're going home.
For the first time in our lives, you were happy,
So we turned our backs on it all and left it alone.
Big blue eyes staring at it all.
Take it from me, no one said it was easy.
One more time now with feeling.
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To me, this just screams silicon valley tech industry. Someone had a great idea but their friend or partner was the one who made a killing on it, taking a buck and making a million. But that million was just ephemeral stock options and venture capital. In the meantime, the friend could have anything that you want before the crash, good times of plentyband promise. The singer is remembering when they were just friends with "a big idea" before the promise of millions of dollars destroyed their friendship.