All Your Yeahs

The intensity of this cut blows me away even though it is such a mellow tune. Euphoric.

I believe that this lovely song is about a pair of young women who have feelings for each other despite all odds. By the second verse, they appear to be in a relationship: "And when she asks me, 'Are we doing it right?' Come a little closer you've got nothing left to hide." The lyrics, "It's your life, do you right." also add up to this theory.

This song is hauntingly beautiful, and I imagined it was first, about two trainwreck friends living in Brooklyn (I used to live in Williamsburg and remember her (singer of beach house) when she lived there, maybe she still does...but I also related to this song like that), then, after listening more, thought differently...

I think this song is a song more about a woman who had a miscarriage, and it deeply affected her. It starts off with a cut-and-chopped nursery rhyme. Intriguingly, to say the least, it brings up childhood ideas of nastalgia, but there’s a sadness to it alI. I feel it echoes between that loss, the expectation of a child, singing to a miscarried baby, and the reaction that woman had to give off to others as they are asked about how she feels about this loss. Although people ask out of concern, it’s still a constant reminder of pain. I’ve listened to this song a lot lately, and can’t relate to a miscarriage, but there’s something I just understand to the idea of saying “all your yeahs” to people trying to see if you’re alright, and you want to pretend you’re okay, so you hide behind all your yeahs. It’s a fire inside, I’d be a roller coaster of emotions for sure.

This song is about letting go and saying yes to life. Accepting that not everything in life has to make you happy, inner life is a rollercoaster (how awesome in that!). And to "do it right" you got to "give them away" ....give aways all your yeahs:) letting go of course.

[Edit: Typo]