They pretty much sum up the whole song with the line, "Make your own rules to live by."
"it's just another thing you gotta keep your eye fixed on the road. do what your mama said, i will not be told. keep your mouth shut, keep your legs shut, go back in your place. blameless, shameless, damsel in disgrace." (you've always listened to what your mother has told you to do. you're being pushed around like a doll, always following your mother's rules.)
"who cares what they say, because rules are for breaking. who made them anyways. you gotta show what you feel, don't hide." (sometimes, you just gotta stop listening to the rules and follow your heart. don't be afraid to speak your mind, or do thing that you want to do.)
"come on and do it, don't care how you look it's just how you feel. come on and do it, you gotta make it real. come on and do it, it's time to free whats in your soul. you gotta get it right, this time. come on freak out, lose control." (this part is encouraging you to be something different, don't blend in.)
"remember things like this should be seen and never heard. give a little respect to me and it will be returned. keep your head down, keep your nose clean, go back against the wall. girl there's no what out for you, you are sure to fall." (this is, again, talking about the "rules" you hear as a kid. 'a lady so be seen, not heard', 'respect is a two way street', 'don't ruin your reputation', but they point out, if you always follow the rules you won't get anywhere in life.)
"who cares what they do, because it's yours for the taking. so it's not for you anyway, make your own rules to live by." (do i need to explain this?!)
"you might do the wrong thing, for the right reason. don't just do the right thing, to be pleasing." (if you step out of the mold you're living in, you're being true to yourself. don't be fake, just to please others. DON'T put yourself in a situation that makes you feel uncomfortable.)
This song has been like theme song since I was like seven. It taught me at a younger age to be different. I honestly believe, if it wasn't for The Spice Girls, I wouldn't be who I am today. GIRL POWER!!!
They pretty much sum up the whole song with the line, "Make your own rules to live by."
"it's just another thing you gotta keep your eye fixed on the road. do what your mama said, i will not be told. keep your mouth shut, keep your legs shut, go back in your place. blameless, shameless, damsel in disgrace." (you've always listened to what your mother has told you to do. you're being pushed around like a doll, always following your mother's rules.)
"who cares what they say, because rules are for breaking. who made them anyways. you gotta show what you feel, don't hide." (sometimes, you just gotta stop listening to the rules and follow your heart. don't be afraid to speak your mind, or do thing that you want to do.)
"come on and do it, don't care how you look it's just how you feel. come on and do it, you gotta make it real. come on and do it, it's time to free whats in your soul. you gotta get it right, this time. come on freak out, lose control." (this part is encouraging you to be something different, don't blend in.)
"remember things like this should be seen and never heard. give a little respect to me and it will be returned. keep your head down, keep your nose clean, go back against the wall. girl there's no what out for you, you are sure to fall." (this is, again, talking about the "rules" you hear as a kid. 'a lady so be seen, not heard', 'respect is a two way street', 'don't ruin your reputation', but they point out, if you always follow the rules you won't get anywhere in life.)
"who cares what they do, because it's yours for the taking. so it's not for you anyway, make your own rules to live by." (do i need to explain this?!)
"you might do the wrong thing, for the right reason. don't just do the right thing, to be pleasing." (if you step out of the mold you're living in, you're being true to yourself. don't be fake, just to please others. DON'T put yourself in a situation that makes you feel uncomfortable.)
This song has been like theme song since I was like seven. It taught me at a younger age to be different. I honestly believe, if it wasn't for The Spice Girls, I wouldn't be who I am today. GIRL POWER!!!
-lindseyann