The singer believes that in "chasing old ideas" - fairytales if you will - of love, romance, "normal" dreams of youth, she is wasting the time when she is young. The time when she is strongest, smartest, and most able to change her life and live it to the fullest is being wasted in "old" pursuits that may well be in vain.
The singer believes that in "chasing old ideas" - fairytales if you will - of love, romance, "normal" dreams of youth, she is wasting the time when she is young. The time when she is strongest, smartest, and most able to change her life and live it to the fullest is being wasted in "old" pursuits that may well be in vain.