when i heard this song i really loved it, and it's only recently that ive actually listened to the lyrics and wondered about the meaning. and then i noticed songmeanings didnt even have the lyrics!
Oh yeah, oh yeah, I’ve fallen down
But I can get up
Everyone in this fucking town
Can get their back up
Oh yeah you call yourself my friend
Your back is breaking
Why don’t we find out in the end
What’s for the taking
now to me the song sounds like theres been a confrontation (im guessing the girl came out of the closert because the band [or the majority of them? i dont know] are lesbians) and then entire town is kind of iffy about it. She's fallen down because the town and her fam doesnt accept her, but shes sticking to her descision and she can get back up. She says 'Oh yeah you call yourself my friend / Your back is breaking' which i took to be like..she admited her secret and her friend doesn't have her back, shes shunned her like the rest of the town.
'He’s not listening, he’s not listening
If he listened to your heart, he’d hear you saying
I want, I want, I want my baby
I want, I want, I want my baby
I want, I want, I want my baby back '
then i think its the girl talking to her partner, who might be in a relationship and came out as a lesbian and the guy doesnt want to hear about it. and if he really listened to her he'd know she just wants to be with the girl and be happy.
'Oh yeah, oh yeah, I’ve fallen down
There’s no use faking
And everyone in this old town
Can hear me raging
Oh yeah, you call yourself my friend
Don’t get your back up
I guess we’ll find out in the end
Who’s the real bastard '
shes fallen down, like i said before and she's not going to hide her secret or her struggle. and everyone in the town is going to hear about it and she won't be unheard. then she repeats pretty much what i explained above
and it repeats
when i heard this song i really loved it, and it's only recently that ive actually listened to the lyrics and wondered about the meaning. and then i noticed songmeanings didnt even have the lyrics!
Oh yeah, oh yeah, I’ve fallen down But I can get up Everyone in this fucking town Can get their back up Oh yeah you call yourself my friend Your back is breaking Why don’t we find out in the end What’s for the taking
now to me the song sounds like theres been a confrontation (im guessing the girl came out of the closert because the band [or the majority of them? i dont know] are lesbians) and then entire town is kind of iffy about it. She's fallen down because the town and her fam doesnt accept her, but shes sticking to her descision and she can get back up. She says 'Oh yeah you call yourself my friend / Your back is breaking' which i took to be like..she admited her secret and her friend doesn't have her back, shes shunned her like the rest of the town.
'He’s not listening, he’s not listening If he listened to your heart, he’d hear you saying I want, I want, I want my baby I want, I want, I want my baby I want, I want, I want my baby back '
then i think its the girl talking to her partner, who might be in a relationship and came out as a lesbian and the guy doesnt want to hear about it. and if he really listened to her he'd know she just wants to be with the girl and be happy.
'Oh yeah, oh yeah, I’ve fallen down There’s no use faking And everyone in this old town Can hear me raging Oh yeah, you call yourself my friend Don’t get your back up I guess we’ll find out in the end Who’s the real bastard '
shes fallen down, like i said before and she's not going to hide her secret or her struggle. and everyone in the town is going to hear about it and she won't be unheard. then she repeats pretty much what i explained above and it repeats
thats just my view..any thoughts?