These lines seem to be under question....
"Unhappiness where's when I was young
And we didn't give a damn
'Cause we were raised
To see life as fun and take it if we can"
...heres how I view those lines...
"Unhappiness"(right now)
"where as"(she's comparing the current state of unhappiness to a different state of happiness which was when she was young and didn't have any concerns because children are raised to have fun and enjoy life while they can)
"And we didn't give a damn
'Cause we were raised
To see life as fun and take it if we can"
@SunDevil
Yes. "Where's" could mean whereas or "in contrast too." However, replacing "where's" with "whereas" doesn't' exactly make sense because of the AND in the sentence.
@SunDevil
Yes. "Where's" could mean whereas or "in contrast too." However, replacing "where's" with "whereas" doesn't' exactly make sense because of the AND in the sentence.
Whereas when I was young AND we didn't give a damn.
Whereas when I was young AND we didn't give a damn.
You see , it's a fragment. It would make if the AND were replaced with a comma.
You see , it's a fragment. It would make if the AND were replaced with a comma.
Whereas when I was young, we didn't give a damn.
Whereas when I was young, we didn't give a damn.
But the AND is there. So, it makes more sense to interpret “where’s” as “where is” and then put a question mark at the end of the sentence.
Where is when I was young and we didn’t give a damn?
You see, she’s asking what happened to the days of her youth when she and her family didn’t give a damn. “When I was young” is treated as noun in the sentence. It’s an odd, but very working class Irish way of phrasing things.
These lines seem to be under question.... "Unhappiness where's when I was young And we didn't give a damn 'Cause we were raised To see life as fun and take it if we can" ...heres how I view those lines... "Unhappiness"(right now) "where as"(she's comparing the current state of unhappiness to a different state of happiness which was when she was young and didn't have any concerns because children are raised to have fun and enjoy life while they can) "And we didn't give a damn 'Cause we were raised To see life as fun and take it if we can"
@SunDevil
Yes. "Where's" could mean whereas or "in contrast too." However, replacing "where's" with "whereas" doesn't' exactly make sense because of the AND in the sentence.
@SunDevil
Yes. "Where's" could mean whereas or "in contrast too." However, replacing "where's" with "whereas" doesn't' exactly make sense because of the AND in the sentence.
Whereas when I was young AND we didn't give a damn.
Whereas when I was young AND we didn't give a damn.
You see , it's a fragment. It would make if the AND were replaced with a comma.
You see , it's a fragment. It would make if the AND were replaced with a comma.
Whereas when I was young, we didn't give a damn.
Whereas when I was young, we didn't give a damn.
But the AND is there. So, it makes more sense to interpret “where’s” as “where is” and then put a question mark at the end of the sentence.
Where is when I was young and we didn’t give a damn?
You see, she’s asking what happened to the days of her youth when she and her family didn’t give a damn. “When I was young” is treated as noun in the sentence. It’s an odd, but very working class Irish way of phrasing things.