I think this song is about a flirty girl who keeps sending him mixed signals. She just wants to have fun, but he kisses her and now he can't stop thinking about her. Now he doesn't just want fun, he wants her: "Gotta gotta be down Because I want it all."
He trys to reassure himself by the repetition of, "it was only a kiss, it was only a kiss" and he was trying to grasp whether and how it meant nothing to this girl so he should stop thinking about her.
"Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he�s having a smoke
And she's taking a drag"
This verse shows how she can just quickly move on to other men, with the 'cab''
Then we had the vivid imagery that haunts him as he pictures this girl with other men which she just hooks up and has fun with. In the video clip, we can see that he's 'tired of playing games' and being led on from this girl through her semi-transperant image of her overshowing the chess game he's playing with the other man that wants her. By throwing it, it signals that he's sick of playing games and he's just going to get over her.
With the addition of the other men in the clip, we can see that Flowers is not the only man she's led on in this way. The other man see's Flowers with the girl and after the fireworks scene, rejects her.
This is where he 'looks on the brightside'
"But it's just the price I pay" for kissing and opening his heart to a girl which he knew was flirty.
"Destiny is calling me/ Open up my eager eyes/ 'Cause I'm Mr Brightside" - he's optimistic and makes the most out of this situation. Everything happens for a reason, this was fate telling him to open up his eyes and lower his naivety.
In the end, the girl's environment is silent and dull as Flowers walks away juxtaposing the commotion previously entailing the scenes. This shows that all the men got sick and tired of her mixed signals and this was The Killer's way of exemplifying that consequently, she was left with no one (and got what she deserved).
The only thing I cannot figure out (which is probably really straight forward), are what the apples in the video clip represent.
A great song I'm sure most people can relate to no matter how you interpret it.
driaxx, my take is that you're spot on. Apples are known as the forbidden fruit - it's a biblical reference to the Garden of Eden, I think. The apple is a symbol of temptation.
driaxx, my take is that you're spot on. Apples are known as the forbidden fruit - it's a biblical reference to the Garden of Eden, I think. The apple is a symbol of temptation.
THANK YOU. My God, I'm open to interpretation toward song lyrics, but some of these song interpretations from these users are so random that I had to double-check to see if I was on the right song. lol its always fun reading them though.
THANK YOU. My God, I'm open to interpretation toward song lyrics, but some of these song interpretations from these users are so random that I had to double-check to see if I was on the right song. lol its always fun reading them though.
Everyone's entitled to their own interpretation, but personally I think yours was 110% spot on and it was nice to read how you explained it.
Everyone's entitled to their own interpretation, but personally I think yours was 110% spot on and it was nice to read how you explained it.
I think this song is about a flirty girl who keeps sending him mixed signals. She just wants to have fun, but he kisses her and now he can't stop thinking about her. Now he doesn't just want fun, he wants her: "Gotta gotta be down Because I want it all."
He trys to reassure himself by the repetition of, "it was only a kiss, it was only a kiss" and he was trying to grasp whether and how it meant nothing to this girl so he should stop thinking about her.
"Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he�s having a smoke And she's taking a drag"
This verse shows how she can just quickly move on to other men, with the 'cab''
Then we had the vivid imagery that haunts him as he pictures this girl with other men which she just hooks up and has fun with. In the video clip, we can see that he's 'tired of playing games' and being led on from this girl through her semi-transperant image of her overshowing the chess game he's playing with the other man that wants her. By throwing it, it signals that he's sick of playing games and he's just going to get over her.
With the addition of the other men in the clip, we can see that Flowers is not the only man she's led on in this way. The other man see's Flowers with the girl and after the fireworks scene, rejects her.
This is where he 'looks on the brightside' "But it's just the price I pay" for kissing and opening his heart to a girl which he knew was flirty.
"Destiny is calling me/ Open up my eager eyes/ 'Cause I'm Mr Brightside" - he's optimistic and makes the most out of this situation. Everything happens for a reason, this was fate telling him to open up his eyes and lower his naivety.
In the end, the girl's environment is silent and dull as Flowers walks away juxtaposing the commotion previously entailing the scenes. This shows that all the men got sick and tired of her mixed signals and this was The Killer's way of exemplifying that consequently, she was left with no one (and got what she deserved).
The only thing I cannot figure out (which is probably really straight forward), are what the apples in the video clip represent.
A great song I'm sure most people can relate to no matter how you interpret it.
driaxx, my take is that you're spot on. Apples are known as the forbidden fruit - it's a biblical reference to the Garden of Eden, I think. The apple is a symbol of temptation.
driaxx, my take is that you're spot on. Apples are known as the forbidden fruit - it's a biblical reference to the Garden of Eden, I think. The apple is a symbol of temptation.
THANK YOU. My God, I'm open to interpretation toward song lyrics, but some of these song interpretations from these users are so random that I had to double-check to see if I was on the right song. lol its always fun reading them though.
THANK YOU. My God, I'm open to interpretation toward song lyrics, but some of these song interpretations from these users are so random that I had to double-check to see if I was on the right song. lol its always fun reading them though.
Everyone's entitled to their own interpretation, but personally I think yours was 110% spot on and it was nice to read how you explained it.
Everyone's entitled to their own interpretation, but personally I think yours was 110% spot on and it was nice to read how you explained it.