Lost Boy

Peter Pan is a story about not growing up, and about childhood. Childhood is for many a time of joy, innocence and being carefree. Neverland is a place that exists in the moment, like a child's mind. The character of Peter is someone who is never past that moment he lives in. I think this song is about getting back to those feelings of childhood, back to that carefree nature during times of struggle to even nessesarily during deep depressive episodes, but just general sad or disappointing times. It's about living in the moment and not thinking to the future.

There was a time when I was alone Nowhere to go and no place to call home My only friend was the man in the moon And even sometimes he would go away, too -- I think this sets the tone. The speaker feels lost and alone in the world. He feels unconnected to his home (and family) and finds himself without friends. At this moment in his life he is not at a good place.

Then one night, as I closed my eyes I saw a shadow flying high He came to me with the sweetest smile Told me he wanted to talk for awhile He said, "Peter Pan, that's what they call me I promise that you'll never be lonely," and ever since that day -- I think he finds a brighter note in his life. Someway and through something ( let's say music or art, or writing) he gets to a better place in his mind. A place where he isn't lost and alone. As long as he has that he can't be alone. Peter Pan is a representation of whatever he is using to feel less lost.

He sprinkled me in pixie dust and told me to believe Believe in him and believe in me Together we will fly away in a cloud of green To your beautiful destiny As we soared above the town that never loved me I realized I finally had a family Soon enough we reached Neverland Peacefully my feet hit the sand And ever since that day

-- the joy of what he found has made him more confident in himself, wants him to believe he can make it. This thing sprinkles him with pixie dust because it allows him to escape. He can get away from his unhappiness. His Peter Pan (music, art, writing), takes him to Neverland. It's takes him to the moment. He is not looking to the past of the future, he is just existing in the now (i.e.-Neverland)

I am a lost boy from Neverland Usually hanging out with Peter Pan And when we're bored we play in the woods Always on the run from Captain Hook "Run, run, lost boy," they say to me Away from all of reality -- love these lyrics. Ever since he found his "Peter Pan" he is with him/it. He isn't lost depresses anymore, because he is (playing music, painting, writing, etc). He is on the run from his Captain Hook ( his enemy, the things that bring him down). The times he is with his "Peter Pan" he is in "Neverland", i.e. Not worrying about anything but the present.

Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Wendy Darling Even Captain Hook, you are my perfect story book Neverland, I love you so You are now my home sweet home Forever a lost boy at last -- I think here he realizes that the things that make him happy, and even troubling times and things makes his life meaningful. Without bad there is no good and he knows this. Even if there are bad times he always has his Neverland to retreat to. It's a place he will always be able to get to through his "Peter Pan"

First, This song can have infinite meanings depending on who is translating it. There are two different meanings that come to me right away, Quite simply Peter Pan is either a Person that changed her life or the Love she found for herself. Here is my explanation;

There was a time when I was alone Nowhere to go and no place to call home My only friend was the man in the moon And even sometimes he would go away, too

Basically there was a time when she was depressed or maybe even lost in life. The small things that made her happy (Man on the moon) were inconsistent or unreliable.

Then one night, as I closed my eyes I saw a shadow flying high He came to me with the sweetest smile Told me he wanted to talk for awhile He said, "Peter Pan, that's what they call me I promise that you'll never be lonely," and ever since that day

Peter Pan sounds like something or someone that brought happiness back into her life. This could be a lover, friend, or even herself.

I am a lost boy from Neverland Usually hanging out with Peter Pan And when we're bored we play in the woods Always on the run from Captain Hook "Run, run, lost boy," they say to me Away from all of reality

-Staying in theme with the previous interpretations; Escaping reality could simply mean day dreaming, or it also could mean escaping society and the pressure it puts on her. If Peter pan was a person, The activities that she described could be doing things with them that are outside the norm like reconnecting with nature, biking, picnicking, or just doing something that is fun to her. If Pan is something more internal, then she is doing things by herself and enjoying her own company away from everyone and they're influence/judgement.

Neverland is home to lost boys like me And lost boys like me are free Neverland is home to lost boys like me And lost boys like me are free

-Whatever is causing this new happiness, be it herself or a person, has free'd her from her prior sadness. "lost boy" also sounds like a reference to being an "outsider" or "different" but it also suggest satisfaction with this new way of life.

He sprinkled me in pixie dust and told me to believe Believe in him and believe in me Together we will fly away in a cloud of green To your beautiful destiny As we soared above the town that never loved me I realized I finally had a family Soon enough we reached Neverland Peacefully my feet hit the sand And ever since that day

-The key line in this verse is "... As we soared above the town that never loved me I realized I finally had a family" If Peter Pan is a person then this line means that that person finally made her feel accepted when no one else did. If Pan is herself then in means that she finally realized that loving herself was all she really needed.

Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Wendy Darling Even Captain Hook, you are my perfect story book Neverland, I love you so You are now my home sweet home Forever a lost boy at last

-Every part of this new life she has found is just how it is supposed to be, the good and the bad. if it is a person she has accepted all of them, if it is her then she loves every part of herself even her flaws.

for one this song has a lot of meaning to me because you may not think that songs have this much meaning to someone but this song saved my life. when i was 12 i tryed to take my life and i heared this song and stoped because i belived it.

I think this song is about addiction.

I think the song is about death. Neverland could be a place for every died child in the world. They suffered in the real world, died and got a nice place at Neverland. Away from the reality and all their fears. Peter pan is the death who gets the children from home after they died and helps them to reach neverland. A lost boy is a child that will die and when he dies he will get his new home at neverland.

I think this is about suicide and how she may have felt in this time frame. It's more symbolism than anything. I will mostly talk about the chorus. The ‘Man in the Moon’ are her friends who are unreliable as they aren't always there. ‘Lost Boy’ is a suicidal person. Neverland is heaven. So, she's a suicidal from heaven. Peter Pan is her dreams away from reality, while Captain Hook is reality. The ‘They’ people (the ones that tell her to run) are the toxic people in her life. And the last part (in the chorus) is about how she is happier to be at peace.

I LOVE LOST BOY BY ROTH B

I think the song is about someone lost in life or someone being sad and then finding something that lets them feel excepted it doesn't need to be a person or friends, for me it was my friend introducing me to the love of my life... Anime you know Japanese cartoons? well continuing I think the line ""Run, run, lost boy," they say to me Away from all of reality" is the thing or person they had fallen in love with keeping them away from the not so nice real world. And the next part is that the person because of there love it brings them to new people who accept them for who they are; that is what I think when I these lines "He sprinkled me in pixie dust and told me to believe Believe in him and believe in me Together we will fly away in a cloud of green To your beautiful destiny As we soared above the town that never loved me I realized I finally had a family" The rest is getting into more pasfics because it mentions names and I think that is just the thing that the singer has fallen in love with but if find the things you love and replace those name and places and it can become your own song. This song is full of emotions; it can make you cry or rejoice and everything else in between.

P.S. I refer to the singer as a person because I think they can be either gender. P.P.S. I am a girl lol sorry for spelling errors

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I believe this song is about the things we turn to when we are severely depressed. "Peter Pan" can be seen as cutting, drugs, alcohol, etc. These artificial fulfillers entice us by telling us "Run, run, lost boy away from all reality."

The second verse and the rest of the song, to me, is about suicide. The term "lost boy" becomes a person who has committed suicide.

Please. If you feel like hurting yourself or even committing suicide please call the suicide hotline (800) 273-8255! Suicide isn't the answer! It gets better!

I believe that this song is about depression. I think that a depressed child who doesn't really have anybody that loves them or has a family has made up a fantasy in which they can be happy, and this fantasy is Peter Pan and Neverland. She say's, "Peter Pan, Tinker bell, Wendy Darling, even Captain Hook you are my perfect story book." This child's favorite story is desperate to escape to Neverland and have a family and have somebody that loves them. "As we soared above the town that never loved me, I realized I finally had a family." The lost boys are her family and this fantasy will finally make her happy.