Face to Face Lyrics

Lyric discussion by LMichael 

Cover art for Face to Face lyrics by Daft Punk

In my interpretation,

I know exactly what this song means. And... to be honest, not a lot of songs can have that connection to me. Basically, I can have some connections, and understandings of songs, but no song has ever struck such a chord with its lyrics, hit so deep, as this song.

No one word or sentence can describe the song.

But to show you my interpretation, I must first give you my story.

A few years ago, I met the love of my life on the bus. I got to know her, talked to her, and then, as what was the most popular way to connect with people back then, and even now, I added her on Facebook. We'd talk a lot. But one day, she stopped responding. I was in surprise, I was desperate to keep her, desperate to get a chance. Mind you, this was the girl of my dreams, just a perfect being in my mind. She was Katrina. And she meant everything to me. So, I responded back, tried to get her attention, however, my attempts to talk to her through our most common form of communication, Facebook, was unsuccessful. She would not respond, despite her seeing my messages. After three or four messages I sent with her not responding, she unfriended me. I had other girls in my life, ones that liked me back, and ones that rejected me, there were other girls in my life. But none like Katrina. She was a goddess to me. When I heard this song, I immediately related, because I learned one thing. The only way I would be able to confront her, was in person. Looking her in the eye and asking her why she hid from me would be the only way I'd figure out. To this day I still don't fully understand why she did what she did, and I can't easily summarize what happened in this comment. But it was much more deep and complex.

1* "What's going on ? Could this be my understanding It's not your fault I was being too demanding" This Relates to my surprise and attempt to gather what had happened.

2* "I must admit it's my pride that made me distant All because I hoped that you'd be someone different" This relates to my idea that I still had the chance, that she was still the one. That she'd be the girl.

3* "There's not much I know about you Fear will always make you blind" I never knew much about Katrina, she would hide these things, sadly from us never having much of a connection.

4* "But the answer is in clear view It's amazing what you'll find face to face" The only way I'd talk to her... is face to face.

5* "I turned away because I thought you were the problem Tried to forget until I hit the bottom" After rejection, I looked away, I felt that it wasn't true that I had done wrong. That it was impossible. She was to be at fault. But the pain of heartbreak was unbearable.

6* "But when I faced you in my blank confusion I realized you weren't wrong, it was a mere illusion" When I finally confronted Katrina, I realized, she was never wrong. I was at fault. I was too demanding, too pushy, I wanted love. She wanted friendship. And because I went too far, I lost everything. I lost Katrina.

7* "It really didn't make sense Just to leave this unresolved It's not hard to go the distance when you finally get involved face to face" During that unbearable pain of trying to forget, it didn't at all make sense for me to leave this 'unresolved'. But it was never too hard to reach a conclusion, all I had to do was get involved 'face to face'.

Nevertheless, that is my story. I lost the girl of my dreams, and no matter how many women I have met and dated. No one will ever compare to Katrina. She was everything to me. And to this day, my heart remains in pain. But at least now I know the conclusion, the reason, what I did wrong, the answer. And I found it face to face.

My Interpretation

Wow what a story. I'm sorry you had to go through that bro. I had an experience similar to yours about four years ago. Of course it probably wasn't as deep as yours, but I can definitely relate to you. I had put this person on a pedestal. I even told him that he was the sun of my universe and that my world revolved around him. I literally jumped for joy every time he messaged me. He was literally too good to be true. He had every quality that I always wanted in a boyfriend. He understood me, had...

the same thing happen to me!