I interpret the lyrics pretty simply. It's about a girl who has confidence getting guys she isn't that interested in. However when it comes to guys she's pretty interested in then all her confidence goes away as she doesn't know how to handle potentials she sees of high value.
I think it's a good insight on "woman empowerment", ie: it's 2013 and modern women can go after what they want (career) and it should be the same with dating. She is able to "go after" lower potentials because she's not that invested in them so if they reject her than at least she used her empowerment of going after what you want.
However when it comes to high potentials then she paralyzed like a traditional woman. Paralyzing in the sense she doesn't feel empowered or confident enough to "chase" him.
It's a big dilemma whether women should "chase" men and I'm not surprise if most women don't "chase" men she sees of high potential because she wants him to love her and she's probably not aiming for casual love but the REAL love. Thus why the dilemma, ie: as a woman if he's really interested in you and not just your body then he will keep being persistent in chasing you. What if she chased him? Then he could easily aim for the free milk instead of buying the cow.
@WoozyMan "It's about a girl who has confidence getting guys she isn't that interested in. However when it comes to guys she's pretty interested in then all her confidence goes away as she doesn't know how to handle potentials she sees of high value. I think it's a good insight on "woman empowerment..."
@WoozyMan "It's about a girl who has confidence getting guys she isn't that interested in. However when it comes to guys she's pretty interested in then all her confidence goes away as she doesn't know how to handle potentials she sees of high value. I think it's a good insight on "woman empowerment..."
I agree on your lyric interpretation. Only its not just women who feel this way and go thru this. Believe me. This is pretty much the story of my love life lol I've basically always had to settle for girls...
I agree on your lyric interpretation. Only its not just women who feel this way and go thru this. Believe me. This is pretty much the story of my love life lol I've basically always had to settle for girls I haven't been super physically attracted to. And I think a lot of guys can relate, especially those of us who are a little shy, sensitive, introverted, self esteem issues, and/or socially awkward and have difficulty expressing ourselves verbally in social situations. Though maybe not a lot who are brave enough to put themselves out there and admit it. But I just see it as another aspect of the human condition, so I never saw what was particularly wrong with it and never saw it as strictly a "girl issue" or "guy issue". People aren't perfect and, deep down, I really believe men and women aren't that different. So I never got the point of gender roles, etc.
Anyway, I especially like the line: "When you come around, I get paralyzed. And every time I try to be myself, it comes out wrong like a cry for help. It’s just not fair, pain’s more trouble than love is worth. I gasp for air, it feels so good, but you know it hurts." Especially the part about "Every time I try to be myself, it comes out wrong like a cry for help." Which is probably me on the internet more times than I'd like to admit lol But yeah, it just goes back to that "difficulty expressing yourself socially" thing that can be part of the human condition for both males and females. Story of my (love)life lol
Finally, would just like to say that even though I'm a guy who's probably a bit older (39) than Demi's target music demo, I'm a recent fan of her music, I think she's really hot (curves - my kind of woman AKA the kind I can't talk to lol), and most importantly - I think she's a great inspiration to people everywhere the way she just kinda bravely puts her flaws out there. She's definitely inspired me in that way.
Ok, enough rambling...but I don't post here much at all, so I had a lot to get out of my system lol Just wanted to stick up for the flawed/awkward/misfit guys like me out there, as well as the flawed/awkward/misfit girls, since I see a lot of people on the net trying to be "alphas" or whatever, but not a lot of people trying to stick up for people like us. The other 99% or 1% or whatever the percentage is that's a little different from the herd (just like Demi). So hopefully someone reads this and feels less alone with what they're going thru :-)
I interpret the lyrics pretty simply. It's about a girl who has confidence getting guys she isn't that interested in. However when it comes to guys she's pretty interested in then all her confidence goes away as she doesn't know how to handle potentials she sees of high value.
I think it's a good insight on "woman empowerment", ie: it's 2013 and modern women can go after what they want (career) and it should be the same with dating. She is able to "go after" lower potentials because she's not that invested in them so if they reject her than at least she used her empowerment of going after what you want.
However when it comes to high potentials then she paralyzed like a traditional woman. Paralyzing in the sense she doesn't feel empowered or confident enough to "chase" him.
It's a big dilemma whether women should "chase" men and I'm not surprise if most women don't "chase" men she sees of high potential because she wants him to love her and she's probably not aiming for casual love but the REAL love. Thus why the dilemma, ie: as a woman if he's really interested in you and not just your body then he will keep being persistent in chasing you. What if she chased him? Then he could easily aim for the free milk instead of buying the cow.
I totally agree with you.
I totally agree with you.
@WoozyMan "It's about a girl who has confidence getting guys she isn't that interested in. However when it comes to guys she's pretty interested in then all her confidence goes away as she doesn't know how to handle potentials she sees of high value. I think it's a good insight on "woman empowerment..."
@WoozyMan "It's about a girl who has confidence getting guys she isn't that interested in. However when it comes to guys she's pretty interested in then all her confidence goes away as she doesn't know how to handle potentials she sees of high value. I think it's a good insight on "woman empowerment..."
I agree on your lyric interpretation. Only its not just women who feel this way and go thru this. Believe me. This is pretty much the story of my love life lol I've basically always had to settle for girls...
I agree on your lyric interpretation. Only its not just women who feel this way and go thru this. Believe me. This is pretty much the story of my love life lol I've basically always had to settle for girls I haven't been super physically attracted to. And I think a lot of guys can relate, especially those of us who are a little shy, sensitive, introverted, self esteem issues, and/or socially awkward and have difficulty expressing ourselves verbally in social situations. Though maybe not a lot who are brave enough to put themselves out there and admit it. But I just see it as another aspect of the human condition, so I never saw what was particularly wrong with it and never saw it as strictly a "girl issue" or "guy issue". People aren't perfect and, deep down, I really believe men and women aren't that different. So I never got the point of gender roles, etc.
Anyway, I especially like the line: "When you come around, I get paralyzed. And every time I try to be myself, it comes out wrong like a cry for help. It’s just not fair, pain’s more trouble than love is worth. I gasp for air, it feels so good, but you know it hurts." Especially the part about "Every time I try to be myself, it comes out wrong like a cry for help." Which is probably me on the internet more times than I'd like to admit lol But yeah, it just goes back to that "difficulty expressing yourself socially" thing that can be part of the human condition for both males and females. Story of my (love)life lol
Finally, would just like to say that even though I'm a guy who's probably a bit older (39) than Demi's target music demo, I'm a recent fan of her music, I think she's really hot (curves - my kind of woman AKA the kind I can't talk to lol), and most importantly - I think she's a great inspiration to people everywhere the way she just kinda bravely puts her flaws out there. She's definitely inspired me in that way.
Ok, enough rambling...but I don't post here much at all, so I had a lot to get out of my system lol Just wanted to stick up for the flawed/awkward/misfit guys like me out there, as well as the flawed/awkward/misfit girls, since I see a lot of people on the net trying to be "alphas" or whatever, but not a lot of people trying to stick up for people like us. The other 99% or 1% or whatever the percentage is that's a little different from the herd (just like Demi). So hopefully someone reads this and feels less alone with what they're going thru :-)