Girlfriend Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rosethornmelody 

Cover art for Girlfriend lyrics by Phoenix

This could be interpreted in a lot of ways...but I think it's about a guy breaking up with a girl who doesn't have any aspirations. "You try out for nothing then you drop dead" The line "die and succeed" makes sense to me in the context...that it you have no goals, and you just complain about how bitterly unfair your life is, you might as well die, and that's your success.

I like the coma theory, though...haha

Song Meaning

I thought this song is about a guy who is in a job that he hates, but he is succeeding in it. He's not following his dreams, he's just in a dead-end job where nothing extraordinary happens. One day is just like the next, no miracles. He complains to his girlfriend about it, but she doesn't seem to care that he feels like he's trapped in this job (dying inside because of it). She might want him to stay in the job because of the money.

And even though they're together, he's longing for the two of them--maybe how it...