The lyrics certainly convey a certain level of "stalker-ness," but I also get the impression that this song is set on the high school level. For some reason, whenever I hear it, I envisioned some slightly-disturbed kid, perhaps a gay boy, who is obsessed with one of the school's athletes.
For example:
"On the match with the boys" conjures up images of wrestling, so maybe he is on the wrestling team. "On the field I remember you were incredible" suggests, to me at least, an athletic field. Football, or soccer, perhaps. And, most strongly, "leave your legacy in gold on the plaques that line the hall." Legacy, based on the other lyrics, seems like an athletic legacy -- championship games, most valuable player, et cetera. These line the halls of the locker oom, on which the singer requests he leave his number. And at the risk of over-interpretation, maybe he's talking about a locker room?
With regards to the gay male aspect, I really don't have much support; it just feels like that's the scenario, though I could be wrong. The "hey shut up, hey shut up" lyrics strike me as being the other jocks at this high school telling the school "fag" to "shut up," and suggests that the stalker / singer is considered an outcast by the other students.
While your explanation is plausable and in my view right, I reckon 'hey shut up' is someone pretending to be modest. As in 'you did great', 'hey shut up'.
While your explanation is plausable and in my view right, I reckon 'hey shut up' is someone pretending to be modest. As in 'you did great', 'hey shut up'.
That's exactly how I pictured it!(:
Except, I imagine the gay boy being friends with Andy.
The "Hey, shut up" part seems, for me, to be Andy modestly telling the boy to shut up.
That's exactly how I pictured it!(:
Except, I imagine the gay boy being friends with Andy.
The "Hey, shut up" part seems, for me, to be Andy modestly telling the boy to shut up.
The lyrics certainly convey a certain level of "stalker-ness," but I also get the impression that this song is set on the high school level. For some reason, whenever I hear it, I envisioned some slightly-disturbed kid, perhaps a gay boy, who is obsessed with one of the school's athletes.
For example:
"On the match with the boys" conjures up images of wrestling, so maybe he is on the wrestling team. "On the field I remember you were incredible" suggests, to me at least, an athletic field. Football, or soccer, perhaps. And, most strongly, "leave your legacy in gold on the plaques that line the hall." Legacy, based on the other lyrics, seems like an athletic legacy -- championship games, most valuable player, et cetera. These line the halls of the locker oom, on which the singer requests he leave his number. And at the risk of over-interpretation, maybe he's talking about a locker room?
With regards to the gay male aspect, I really don't have much support; it just feels like that's the scenario, though I could be wrong. The "hey shut up, hey shut up" lyrics strike me as being the other jocks at this high school telling the school "fag" to "shut up," and suggests that the stalker / singer is considered an outcast by the other students.
No dude. I totally thought of the same thing everytime I heard it. Except I never listened to the lyrics enough to realize Andy was a stalker.
No dude. I totally thought of the same thing everytime I heard it. Except I never listened to the lyrics enough to realize Andy was a stalker.
While your explanation is plausable and in my view right, I reckon 'hey shut up' is someone pretending to be modest. As in 'you did great', 'hey shut up'.
While your explanation is plausable and in my view right, I reckon 'hey shut up' is someone pretending to be modest. As in 'you did great', 'hey shut up'.
no no, "hey shut up" is him talking to himself.
no no, "hey shut up" is him talking to himself.
like saying to himself in his head, you cant think that! you cant say that!
like saying to himself in his head, you cant think that! you cant say that!
That's exactly how I pictured it!(: Except, I imagine the gay boy being friends with Andy. The "Hey, shut up" part seems, for me, to be Andy modestly telling the boy to shut up.
That's exactly how I pictured it!(: Except, I imagine the gay boy being friends with Andy. The "Hey, shut up" part seems, for me, to be Andy modestly telling the boy to shut up.