There's no sin or crime in loving someone younger and under the arbitrary 18 year old mark. Older people love younger people all the time. And the lyrics say he recognizes what people think about it and that has kept them apart, so there's no law being broken here, it's just a longing of the heart. This is true passion and sadness that they can't be together, a desperate desire for something you cannot have. The real beauty of this song is identifying with the "if only..." pang for an impossible love.
I agree with itzed, too. Its that Puritan thing we're still trying to get over here in America. And the hypocritical thing is we're also the ones saying "be young at heart" and "you're only as old as you feel". So if you can be young at heart, it only makes sense you could fall for a younger, more innocent person who hasn't become completely jaded by this materialistic, superficial society yet lol There's also the saying "age ain't nothing but a number" - I agree!
I agree with itzed, too. Its that Puritan thing we're still trying to get over here in America. And the hypocritical thing is we're also the ones saying "be young at heart" and "you're only as old as you feel". So if you can be young at heart, it only makes sense you could fall for a younger, more innocent person who hasn't become completely jaded by this materialistic, superficial society yet lol There's also the saying "age ain't nothing but a number" - I agree!
A lot of times people just want to...
A lot of times people just want to put an easy label on things without looking below the surface and truly getting to know a person. I can actually kinda relate to this song. I've always dated women my age, but I also have a kind of celeb crush/love thing on a 16 year old girl. I was a fan of her work for years, saw some recent pix of her "grown up" and it captured my heart - sor-ry lol You don't get to choose who your heart falls for. And she's Canadian - as far as I know, 16 is the age of consent there, so if I moved there, would I no longer be sinful in thought? ;-) See, morality can be tricky, not so black and white, is it?
As someone else stated here, 16 is not a child. Pedophiles are attracted to pre-pubescents. Have any of you actually abandoned your computer screens and been to your local mall and seen the average 16 year old? lol And if people mention the "emotional/mental maturity" thing, teenagers are often more mature than we give them credit for. Without being, like I said, completely jaded yet. Hey, where I live, the mentality sucks, all about money, status, power, so innocence is going to appeal to me lol And like the song said, I'd totally wait for her, as if I ever have a shot ;-)
So, in closing, I'll say those laws about 18 were written by MAN, not God, so itzed is right - no sin. People are so close minded, hateful, and judgmental toward anything they see has "weird" or outside the norm. They should get over themselves. Makes me feel like I'm still in high school. Ironic, huh? ;-)
There's no sin or crime in loving someone younger and under the arbitrary 18 year old mark. Older people love younger people all the time. And the lyrics say he recognizes what people think about it and that has kept them apart, so there's no law being broken here, it's just a longing of the heart. This is true passion and sadness that they can't be together, a desperate desire for something you cannot have. The real beauty of this song is identifying with the "if only..." pang for an impossible love.
I agree with you itzed! My sentiments exactly!!!!! Very well put.
I agree with you itzed! My sentiments exactly!!!!! Very well put.
I agree with itzed, too. Its that Puritan thing we're still trying to get over here in America. And the hypocritical thing is we're also the ones saying "be young at heart" and "you're only as old as you feel". So if you can be young at heart, it only makes sense you could fall for a younger, more innocent person who hasn't become completely jaded by this materialistic, superficial society yet lol There's also the saying "age ain't nothing but a number" - I agree!
I agree with itzed, too. Its that Puritan thing we're still trying to get over here in America. And the hypocritical thing is we're also the ones saying "be young at heart" and "you're only as old as you feel". So if you can be young at heart, it only makes sense you could fall for a younger, more innocent person who hasn't become completely jaded by this materialistic, superficial society yet lol There's also the saying "age ain't nothing but a number" - I agree!
A lot of times people just want to...
A lot of times people just want to put an easy label on things without looking below the surface and truly getting to know a person. I can actually kinda relate to this song. I've always dated women my age, but I also have a kind of celeb crush/love thing on a 16 year old girl. I was a fan of her work for years, saw some recent pix of her "grown up" and it captured my heart - sor-ry lol You don't get to choose who your heart falls for. And she's Canadian - as far as I know, 16 is the age of consent there, so if I moved there, would I no longer be sinful in thought? ;-) See, morality can be tricky, not so black and white, is it?
As someone else stated here, 16 is not a child. Pedophiles are attracted to pre-pubescents. Have any of you actually abandoned your computer screens and been to your local mall and seen the average 16 year old? lol And if people mention the "emotional/mental maturity" thing, teenagers are often more mature than we give them credit for. Without being, like I said, completely jaded yet. Hey, where I live, the mentality sucks, all about money, status, power, so innocence is going to appeal to me lol And like the song said, I'd totally wait for her, as if I ever have a shot ;-)
So, in closing, I'll say those laws about 18 were written by MAN, not God, so itzed is right - no sin. People are so close minded, hateful, and judgmental toward anything they see has "weird" or outside the norm. They should get over themselves. Makes me feel like I'm still in high school. Ironic, huh? ;-)