"I know I got a bad reputation
And it isn't just talk talk talk
If I could only give you everything
You know I haven't got
I couldn't have one conversation
If it wasn't for the lies lies lies
And still I wanna tell you everything
Till I close my eyes"
A guy has a bad reputation, (obviously) and it's all true. He can't ever have a conversation with someone without lying to them. In a nutshell, he's fucked. He wants to tell (someone) the truth till he's exhausted and closes his eyes but can't seem too.
"Suddenly I'm on the street
Seven years disappeared
Below my feet
Been breakin down
Do you want me now? Do you want me now?
He's livingo n the street now because he's so messed up, 7 years went by so fast he doesn't remember it. Or maybe he did so much drugs and drank too much alcohol to remember it all? He asks a girl, "Do you want me now?" I think it's a reverse psychology deal. He will only trust the girl if the girl can truly love him for all his good and bad qualities. He's hit rock bottom, but he still wants her love, and that's the only thing that matters.
"Suddenly I'm down in Harold Square
Looking in a crowd
Your face is everywhere
Been turning around
Do you want me now?
Do you want me now?"
He can't get her out of his mind. Her face is everywhere. Does she still want him after all he did?
"Don't try to be an inspiration
You're just wasting your time time time
You know I'm 'bout the best I'll ever be
I see it in your eyes
I know I got a bad reputation
And it isn't just talk talk talk
If I could only give you everything
You know I haven't got"
He doesn't want her help. Doesn't want her to think she can fix him. Where he is right then, how bad his life is is the best he'll ever be. He's not going to get any better...He wants her to know he's a bad guy, but he'd give her everything he doesn't even have if she wanted...
"Suddenly I'm in another place
Looking in the crowd
I think I see your face
Been turning round
Do you want me now?
Do you want me now?"
Now things are switched, he thinks he sees her face so he turns around and wants to know if she still wants him. Her face isn't "everywhere" now, but he still wants her.
"Don't you think I've heard the talk
Nobody's gonna tell me who to look
Been breakin' down
Do you want me now?
Do you want me now?
But I'm just breakin' down down down down down
Been breakin' down down down down down
Been breakin' down down down down down
Been breakin' down down down down down"
Nobody will ever be able to tell him who to love, meaning he loves her despite everybody. But he's breaking down and he's not good enough for her.
In fact he's been breaking down all his life and he needs her to know that.
@DCfC_hysteria, it's been over four years since you posted your interpretation of Freedy Johnston's song, "Bad Reputation," but I had to sign up with songmeanings to tell you what a superb job you did at describing this song. Excellent work. : )
@DCfC_hysteria, it's been over four years since you posted your interpretation of Freedy Johnston's song, "Bad Reputation," but I had to sign up with songmeanings to tell you what a superb job you did at describing this song. Excellent work. : )
"I know I got a bad reputation And it isn't just talk talk talk If I could only give you everything You know I haven't got I couldn't have one conversation If it wasn't for the lies lies lies And still I wanna tell you everything Till I close my eyes"
A guy has a bad reputation, (obviously) and it's all true. He can't ever have a conversation with someone without lying to them. In a nutshell, he's fucked. He wants to tell (someone) the truth till he's exhausted and closes his eyes but can't seem too.
"Suddenly I'm on the street Seven years disappeared Below my feet Been breakin down Do you want me now? Do you want me now?
He's livingo n the street now because he's so messed up, 7 years went by so fast he doesn't remember it. Or maybe he did so much drugs and drank too much alcohol to remember it all? He asks a girl, "Do you want me now?" I think it's a reverse psychology deal. He will only trust the girl if the girl can truly love him for all his good and bad qualities. He's hit rock bottom, but he still wants her love, and that's the only thing that matters.
"Suddenly I'm down in Harold Square Looking in a crowd Your face is everywhere Been turning around Do you want me now? Do you want me now?"
He can't get her out of his mind. Her face is everywhere. Does she still want him after all he did?
"Don't try to be an inspiration You're just wasting your time time time You know I'm 'bout the best I'll ever be I see it in your eyes I know I got a bad reputation And it isn't just talk talk talk If I could only give you everything You know I haven't got"
He doesn't want her help. Doesn't want her to think she can fix him. Where he is right then, how bad his life is is the best he'll ever be. He's not going to get any better...He wants her to know he's a bad guy, but he'd give her everything he doesn't even have if she wanted...
"Suddenly I'm in another place Looking in the crowd I think I see your face Been turning round Do you want me now? Do you want me now?"
Now things are switched, he thinks he sees her face so he turns around and wants to know if she still wants him. Her face isn't "everywhere" now, but he still wants her.
"Don't you think I've heard the talk Nobody's gonna tell me who to look Been breakin' down Do you want me now? Do you want me now?
But I'm just breakin' down down down down down Been breakin' down down down down down Been breakin' down down down down down Been breakin' down down down down down"
Nobody will ever be able to tell him who to love, meaning he loves her despite everybody. But he's breaking down and he's not good enough for her.
In fact he's been breaking down all his life and he needs her to know that.
@DCfC_hysteria, it's been over four years since you posted your interpretation of Freedy Johnston's song, "Bad Reputation," but I had to sign up with songmeanings to tell you what a superb job you did at describing this song. Excellent work. : )
@DCfC_hysteria, it's been over four years since you posted your interpretation of Freedy Johnston's song, "Bad Reputation," but I had to sign up with songmeanings to tell you what a superb job you did at describing this song. Excellent work. : )