Back in the Day

It's about love gone sour.

As for the title "Skinny Love" it could be an affectionate term he gave his petite girlfriend, or maby the fact that their love is wasting away- shrinking to skinny. The latter is probably more likely, due to the reference in the first line ("Come on, skinny love just last the year").

"pour a little salt, we were never here" Salt has healing properties, when put on open wound they help the process along. Probably metaphorically speaking, he wants this doomed relationship to heal, to even "Just last the year." I like the...

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I find the NDC discussion here really interesting. One listener suggested it might stand for Ngijo, Demangan, and Cabean, villages near ISI Jogja, and pointed to the Abu's official lyric video visuals of this song as cues. But since Abu himself asked "How did you assume that...?" without confirming, it feels more like a fan theory than an explicit meaning.

This reminds me of the original song of this cover song, "drivers license". Fans built a whole love triangle narrative around the 'blonde girl' lyric, connecting it to real-life relationships. Yet Olivia never confirmed that story; it was...

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“Year Zero” is basically Ghost at their most grand and decadent, and the lyrics hit that sweet spot where theatrics, blasphemy, and dark humour all fuse into something strangely uplifting. The incantation-style name-chanting shouldn’t work on paper, but in context it feels bold and operatic, like you’re being invited into a forbidden ritual with full stadium swagger. It’s clever, it’s tongue-in-cheek, and it commits so hard to its own aesthetic that you can’t help but grin and go along for the ride.

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Many listeners have noticed the recurring "NDC" motif in Abu Nailah’s works, especially in "17325 (Waltz for NDC)" and the reimagined one "cycling remains". While Abu has never confirmed its meaning, fans have built different theories around it. Some see NDC as symbolic, like "New Dawn Cycle", while others, like one local interpretation, connect it to Ngijo, Demangan, and Cabean, which are the villages near ISI Jogja where Abu now studies. This ambiguity feels intentional, much like Olivia Rodrigo's unconfirmed love triangle speculation, meaning that both artists set boundaries by leaving space for fans to interpret, turning mystery into part...

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To me this song is about letting your inner child come out and be kind and beautiful and lovable to yourself and to others who can see you and witness you. We should not be so critical of each other but try to help each other grow instead with gentle help and positive suggestions instead of criticism. And mostly we should look for and really love on that true inner child that wants to come out and be safe. Dale Carnegie said to say all the positive things first before you bring up anything negative. That’s...

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This song is a sad commentary on people who are too afraid to share their real thoughts and feelings and consider their real needs and wants and how to satisfy them for each other to build a lasting relationship. If you hide in fear, you risk losing your chance to have love. This is a big reason so many people are incels or lonely. Don’t be creepy, clean yourself up and make yourself look like your beautiful inner child. Make yourself lovable to yourself. Then pursue your real passions and dreams even if only in...

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The singer was in love and played the fool, and the relationship is sadly broken. He realized he had to find someone who is “Happy to Give you Love,” not just something chemistry or hormones, but an actual true, committed, realistic, lasting relationship based on satisfying each others real needs and wants. You gotta make yourself attractive and lovable and love and know yourself and your needs and wants, and cast your net so wide, meeting enough people that have similar interests to yours that you find that one that is “Happy to Give you Love.”

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The woman in the song has been hurt before and seeks comfort in sleeping with more than one man without finding real love. The singer says to just pretend and lie that he is the only one she ever loved, but he’s older now and also looks for real love and not just sexual comfort. It’s a very sad song about the hurt and the lack of real love and commitment resulting in a longing for real lasting connection that is never satisfied. And they grow older and sadder. You gotta make yourself attractive and lovable...

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