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Don't Ask Me to Explain Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by delial | SongMeaningsEdited by delial on May 28 2008, at 03:12AM" />
this, to me, is about loving someone, but being unsure of whether or not the person really reciprocates the feelings or not. the person happens to be of the same sex, which complicates things further. both people are "in the closet" so to speak, and so he doesn't want to be the one coming out first, but he doesn't want to bring up the subject with the other person for fear they aren't really feeling the same way.
"who are you hiding you from
across the table with a penny in each eye?"
this means to me that the person won't actually come out and say anything, but all the same the narrator has strong feelings that the person feels SOMETHING, because he can see it in the person's eyes(2 pennies = 2 cents, 2 cents = someone's thoughts on something)since the eyes ARE the windows to the soul... so he's wondering why the person bothers to hide things when it's so obvious how he feels.
"it's so easy to lie to myself and pretend that i could love you
but i can't,"
this says to me that if the other guy won't hurry up and admit his feelings and be HONEST about everything, they'll never have a chance to be together, regardless of how they both might feel, because if the guy won't even try, there's nothing the narrator can do to make things work.<p><b><i>Edited by delial on May 28 2008, at 03:12AM</i></b></p>
While I am replying to this comment, I have to ask: "why does everyone assume this is a gay relationship?". I ask this because I kind of grew up with this song, and always associated it with what I was going through in the moment (which was always of a hetero-type situation).
While I am replying to this comment, I have to ask: "why does everyone assume this is a gay relationship?". I ask this because I kind of grew up with this song, and always associated it with what I was going through in the moment (which was always of a hetero-type situation).
So...what is it about this song that sets off your gay-dar? (not delial, but anyone, really)
So...what is it about this song that sets off your gay-dar? (not delial, but anyone, really)
My take: It's unrequited love. Marrying all of your close friends is much easier, because you are always honest with them, always "you". However, I would never dream of...
My take: It's unrequited love. Marrying all of your close friends is much easier, because you are always honest with them, always "you". However, I would never dream of asking my close friends to watch over me while I sleep. That takes someone special. Someone who most likely does not exist.
this, to me, is about loving someone, but being unsure of whether or not the person really reciprocates the feelings or not. the person happens to be of the same sex, which complicates things further. both people are "in the closet" so to speak, and so he doesn't want to be the one coming out first, but he doesn't want to bring up the subject with the other person for fear they aren't really feeling the same way.
"who are you hiding you from across the table with a penny in each eye?"
this means to me that the person won't actually come out and say anything, but all the same the narrator has strong feelings that the person feels SOMETHING, because he can see it in the person's eyes(2 pennies = 2 cents, 2 cents = someone's thoughts on something)since the eyes ARE the windows to the soul... so he's wondering why the person bothers to hide things when it's so obvious how he feels.
"it's so easy to lie to myself and pretend that i could love you but i can't,"
this says to me that if the other guy won't hurry up and admit his feelings and be HONEST about everything, they'll never have a chance to be together, regardless of how they both might feel, because if the guy won't even try, there's nothing the narrator can do to make things work.<p><b><i>Edited by delial on May 28 2008, at 03:12AM</i></b></p>
While I am replying to this comment, I have to ask: "why does everyone assume this is a gay relationship?". I ask this because I kind of grew up with this song, and always associated it with what I was going through in the moment (which was always of a hetero-type situation).
While I am replying to this comment, I have to ask: "why does everyone assume this is a gay relationship?". I ask this because I kind of grew up with this song, and always associated it with what I was going through in the moment (which was always of a hetero-type situation).
So...what is it about this song that sets off your gay-dar? (not delial, but anyone, really)
So...what is it about this song that sets off your gay-dar? (not delial, but anyone, really)
My take: It's unrequited love. Marrying all of your close friends is much easier, because you are always honest with them, always "you". However, I would never dream of...
My take: It's unrequited love. Marrying all of your close friends is much easier, because you are always honest with them, always "you". However, I would never dream of asking my close friends to watch over me while I sleep. That takes someone special. Someone who most likely does not exist.
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