As for the meaning, I think the song is about the singer, Jordan, crushing on a girl but being to afraid to talk to her. Ok, I'll try to decipher this piece by piece:
I could have wrote down
Every thought I've been thinking to myself all this past year (every thought of you)
But would it stand out (amongst other guys' thoughts)
Oh I want to make myself clear.
And baby clearly
I need some balance in my ears right now (I'm not sure what this means... but I think it has something to do with his brain, because its between his ears. Like he's going crazy- he needs balance)
Cause I've been freaking myself out.
And I've been waking this whole town
And then I turn myself inside out (he's changing his ways for her)
La Da Da Da Da
And it's all about the way your hips move side to side
Left to right guide me home tonight
And I need a little more thunder
A little more lightning (a little more power/energy/strength so he can have...)
A little more you
Be my lantern help me shine on through
So said I, I got to comb my brain for the words to say (he's thinking of what he'll say to her)
And if it don't feel right then it's a wasted night
The price to pay is so, so high
And the irony could be cut with a knife (the irony is so think you'll need a knife to cut it? Not completely sure)
Cause it's my first chance
But it's my last chance
Alright
And then I turn myself inside out
La Da Da Da Da
And its all about the way your hips move side to side
Left to right guide me home tonight
And I need a little more thunder
A little more lightning
A little more you
Be my lantern help me shine on through
Baby well I got to have you loving me tonight
And when my world has
Become a whirlwind (when he has problems...)
Would you be my white flag (...will she be his answer?)
Speaking up like sugar, I'm a wreck (he speaks really fast, lotsa energy--like sugar)
And you know I can't do a thing about it, about it.
Breaking down all on my knees
Baby, take another chance, oh please?
I'm a flood, I'm a train, I'm a wind (he's invincible?)
You're taking me out, I'm taking you in (she's over him, but he isn't over her)
[Repeat]
I've got a mind, a grade-A catastrophe (even though he has a brain, it's not helping him talk to her)
Stood strong it was the best for me
My town is irrele-irrelevant
Blue eyes match green lies (Not sure what this means...)
And I need a little more thunder
A little more lightning
A little more you
Be my lantern help me shine on through
And I need a little more thunder
A little more lighting
A little more you
Be my lantern help me shine on through
Baby well I got to have you loving me tonight
And world has
Become a whirlwind
Would you be my white flag?
As for the meaning, I think the song is about the singer, Jordan, crushing on a girl but being to afraid to talk to her. Ok, I'll try to decipher this piece by piece:
I could have wrote down Every thought I've been thinking to myself all this past year (every thought of you) But would it stand out (amongst other guys' thoughts) Oh I want to make myself clear.
And baby clearly I need some balance in my ears right now (I'm not sure what this means... but I think it has something to do with his brain, because its between his ears. Like he's going crazy- he needs balance) Cause I've been freaking myself out. And I've been waking this whole town
And then I turn myself inside out (he's changing his ways for her) La Da Da Da Da And it's all about the way your hips move side to side Left to right guide me home tonight
And I need a little more thunder A little more lightning (a little more power/energy/strength so he can have...) A little more you Be my lantern help me shine on through
So said I, I got to comb my brain for the words to say (he's thinking of what he'll say to her) And if it don't feel right then it's a wasted night The price to pay is so, so high And the irony could be cut with a knife (the irony is so think you'll need a knife to cut it? Not completely sure) Cause it's my first chance But it's my last chance Alright
And then I turn myself inside out La Da Da Da Da And its all about the way your hips move side to side Left to right guide me home tonight
And I need a little more thunder A little more lightning A little more you Be my lantern help me shine on through
Baby well I got to have you loving me tonight And when my world has Become a whirlwind (when he has problems...) Would you be my white flag (...will she be his answer?)
Speaking up like sugar, I'm a wreck (he speaks really fast, lotsa energy--like sugar) And you know I can't do a thing about it, about it. Breaking down all on my knees Baby, take another chance, oh please? I'm a flood, I'm a train, I'm a wind (he's invincible?) You're taking me out, I'm taking you in (she's over him, but he isn't over her)
[Repeat]
I've got a mind, a grade-A catastrophe (even though he has a brain, it's not helping him talk to her) Stood strong it was the best for me My town is irrele-irrelevant Blue eyes match green lies (Not sure what this means...)
And I need a little more thunder A little more lightning A little more you Be my lantern help me shine on through
And I need a little more thunder A little more lighting A little more you Be my lantern help me shine on through
Baby well I got to have you loving me tonight And world has Become a whirlwind Would you be my white flag?
At the knife part, think should be thick. Sorry 'bout that.
At the knife part, think should be thick. Sorry 'bout that.