| Ed Sheeran – The A Team Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Verse 1: Right off the bat I'm thinking drugs, "White lips, pale face/ Breathing in the snowflakes," describing her appearance due to the metaphorical snowflakes (we'll say crack). "Light's gone, day's end," take it literally (or as a reference to the light of her life having ended/ her life nearing its end). Chorus: The "Class A Team" could mean she was a hopeful person with promise, but just made some mistakes. It could also mean that she is in the top priority of people whom need assistance. "Stuck in her daydream," means she's stuck on her drugs (in the sense of hallucination or addiction) and that she's "been this way since 18." She was unable to have both mature and break away from drugs. He then describes how sad and angry it makes her and how we're trapped in a cycle of pain and suffering that is completely natural. She's gotten close to escaping, but when the "couple grams" come, she goes "mad." She does not want to sucumb to the madness, but she can't resist. She eventually "flies to the Motherland," the times when she gets drugged up/ goes to presumably heaven or maybe nothingness. She is stuck between the choice of death or living in misery (selling "love to another man"). The cold is the harshness of reality and human existence, and the coldness of the world in general. It's not at all what we thought it was in our innocence and ignorance (as human beings). Verse 2: Her poverty is being described. Her attempts to somehow stay financially supported ultimately fail, bringing it back to the chorus where she ponders death and its release. After much deliberation (we go through the chorus twice and an instrumental during this thinking process) she finally decides to die, but is in disbelief at the reality, she thought it would have been better. |
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| OutKast – Hey Ya! Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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The man is unable to figure out if the girl he's with actually cares for him. He is distressed, and but assures himself it is fine, but he "just don't get it." He discovers her actions, but she doesn't care because she believes "separates always better when there's feelings involved," going so far as to say love is not an exception to the phrase "nothing lasts forever." He then realizes their own denial in their dysfunctional relationship, and doesn't understand why they stay in their relationship when he too does not honor it. The entire song is sad because he is describing the very real and serious issues that he is dealing with. This pained man, in his attempts to write a song that conveys his feelings, concludes that no one will ever care about his own problems, he is yelling saying how the audience "don't want him here they just wanna dance." He then lists his superficial relationships, remaining distant so as not to get hurt, finally stating this behavior is perfectly normal,because society glorifies people who are "ice cold." He then re-addresses the superficial and sexual nature of modern society, "shake it, shake, shake it like a Polaroid picture." Contemporary relationships are unable to find meaning because they "shake it," or rather, in their impatience ruin something that could be good. In contrast, past people, like mom and dad, knew how to "stick two together" while they don't know how. He then says they know what to do, meaning they know this and fully embrace what he too has come to accept. All the while, he has this upbeat instrumental section, existing because it is what the crowd wants, and he knows they'll be happy despite his sad lyrics, thus proving his own claim: the audience doesn't care what you're feeling, they just want to have a good time, and as a musical professional he can't ruin the happy mood. He realizes he's a popular music artist and that people just don't like or understand emotionally meaningful songs, even if it's by someone they like because society is superficial. The saddest part: people truly did think this song was happy and they did glorify it, they thought they "got it," but they "just don't get it," there is "nothing at all." This song is about the descent of morals and values in respect to relationships, from mom and dad's past generation to the present generation. The man changes himself, trying his best to fit in and meet the quota, however, despite his attempts to convince himself that he does meet the expectation, despite making the song upbeat, despite putting up a smile in front of the crowd, he cannot help but convey his emotion. This all proves that he is truly disheartened in the face of modern expectations: he has lost hope for love, he is losing himself, he does not believe in society. |
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