I was in a relationship where the girl's parents were opposed to us dating. When you're young and your parents essentially own you, you feel pretty trapped. When you're young and naive and optimistic, you can do anything if you put your mind to it. And it seems like the couple in this song were laying in bed and decided to run away together. "Pack and get dressed, before your father hears us" But when you're young and run away you usually find that you can't survive on the streets. I get the feeling that the couple in the song has run away on a winter night, finding some hidden place to sleep outside. "Sing us a song, a song to keep us warm, there's such a chill" He's asking her to give him hope, to make him continue believing that they can be together.
In the last part it seems that the couple addresses the cynical adults of the world. As if they could see them suffering on the street, laughing at them. Spineless because they gave up hope a long time ago. That their rules and restrictions bind them, but the couple has refused to let them bind themselves. Then at last he tells them how he feels about "them". "We hope that you choke".
It's a song that I think most of us can relate to, and translates well to the story of Romeo and Juliet.
say nn more, thisboy has got it. i'm in this situation as well, or at least i think i will be when my rents find out about this girl from NZ i met online, so this song could mean a great deal to me as much as it already does for so many others. didn't Baz Luhrmann say this song was one of the great film exit songs of all time?
say nn more, thisboy has got it. i'm in this situation as well, or at least i think i will be when my rents find out about this girl from NZ i met online, so this song could mean a great deal to me as much as it already does for so many others. didn't Baz Luhrmann say this song was one of the great film exit songs of all time?
and btw, that's the perfect length for an explanation such as the one you gave.
and btw, that's the perfect length for an explanation such as the one you gave.
Well said, this is the exact feeling I get when I hear this song (one of my favorites btw). I remember my first junior high girlfriend and she had an abusive father whom I was terrified of and the world seems so trapped. I always picture taking her away, "pack your bags and get dressed, before your father hears us."
Well said, this is the exact feeling I get when I hear this song (one of my favorites btw). I remember my first junior high girlfriend and she had an abusive father whom I was terrified of and the world seems so trapped. I always picture taking her away, "pack your bags and get dressed, before your father hears us."
@thisboy Very well written. I completely agree. I thought of Romeo & Juliet. My impression is that the couple in the end have died in their getaway, but they don't regret dying together.
@thisboy Very well written. I completely agree. I thought of Romeo & Juliet. My impression is that the couple in the end have died in their getaway, but they don't regret dying together.
I was in a relationship where the girl's parents were opposed to us dating. When you're young and your parents essentially own you, you feel pretty trapped. When you're young and naive and optimistic, you can do anything if you put your mind to it. And it seems like the couple in this song were laying in bed and decided to run away together. "Pack and get dressed, before your father hears us" But when you're young and run away you usually find that you can't survive on the streets. I get the feeling that the couple in the song has run away on a winter night, finding some hidden place to sleep outside. "Sing us a song, a song to keep us warm, there's such a chill" He's asking her to give him hope, to make him continue believing that they can be together.
In the last part it seems that the couple addresses the cynical adults of the world. As if they could see them suffering on the street, laughing at them. Spineless because they gave up hope a long time ago. That their rules and restrictions bind them, but the couple has refused to let them bind themselves. Then at last he tells them how he feels about "them". "We hope that you choke".
It's a song that I think most of us can relate to, and translates well to the story of Romeo and Juliet.
(sorry for the long explanation)
romeo and juliet?
romeo and juliet?
because it was used in the film
because it was used in the film
say nn more, thisboy has got it. i'm in this situation as well, or at least i think i will be when my rents find out about this girl from NZ i met online, so this song could mean a great deal to me as much as it already does for so many others. didn't Baz Luhrmann say this song was one of the great film exit songs of all time?
say nn more, thisboy has got it. i'm in this situation as well, or at least i think i will be when my rents find out about this girl from NZ i met online, so this song could mean a great deal to me as much as it already does for so many others. didn't Baz Luhrmann say this song was one of the great film exit songs of all time?
and btw, that's the perfect length for an explanation such as the one you gave.
and btw, that's the perfect length for an explanation such as the one you gave.
Well said, this is the exact feeling I get when I hear this song (one of my favorites btw). I remember my first junior high girlfriend and she had an abusive father whom I was terrified of and the world seems so trapped. I always picture taking her away, "pack your bags and get dressed, before your father hears us."
Well said, this is the exact feeling I get when I hear this song (one of my favorites btw). I remember my first junior high girlfriend and she had an abusive father whom I was terrified of and the world seems so trapped. I always picture taking her away, "pack your bags and get dressed, before your father hears us."
@thisboy Very well written. I completely agree. I thought of Romeo & Juliet. My impression is that the couple in the end have died in their getaway, but they don't regret dying together.
@thisboy Very well written. I completely agree. I thought of Romeo & Juliet. My impression is that the couple in the end have died in their getaway, but they don't regret dying together.