Lyrics for Turn Into as interpreted by no.poetic.device

Turn Into Lyrics
I know what I know
I know on the car ride down
I hear it my head real low
Turn into the only thing I ever
Turn into hope I do
Turn into you

I know what I know
Well, I know that girl you found
Keep that kind of window closed
She'll turn into the only thing that ever . . .
Turn into, hope I do, turn into you

Can't say why I kept this from you
My those quiet eyes become you
Leave it where it can't remind us
Turn this all around behind us
Oh . . . well, I know
How far I am to keep you out
I'd like to tell you all about it

I know what I know
I know this last time around
I'll hear it in my head real low
Turn into the only thing that ever known
Only thing that ever knows



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elleon
03-25-2006

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and this one too. :D

this album is great.

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zennor
03-27-2006

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haha same again. About wanting to be someone else/ jealousy? or wanting to change. I don't know.

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zennor
03-31-2006

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i can't stop listening to this!

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mad_world87
04-09-2006

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the most unexpected song on the album...
ridiculously great.
not really sure how to interpret it, but the lyrics throughout are gorgeous.
what i find most striking in this song is that, all of the lyrics are in the fragmented karen o style, but then it comes to the kind of breakdown of the song, and it just becomes very cohesive and fluid. i'm referring to these lines:

"Can't say why I kept this from you
My those quiet eyes become ya
Leave it where it can't remind us
Turn this all around behind us
Oh... Well I know
How far I am to keep you out,
I'd like to tell you all about it"

Her performance here, and the more straight forward, narrative quality of the lyrics are just incredibly affecting, and it shows a side of karen o as an artist and person thats really vulnerable. really an amazing song on her part, but the music, too, i just... i don't know man... pure joy.

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mattd23
04-09-2006

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"I know what I know" and I know this song is fucking amazing. Must agree with you Mad World, it was definitely unexpected, but still great.

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Ailuj
04-14-2006

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amazing end to an amazing album
"Well I know that girl you found
Keep that kind of window closed"
whenever that part of the song comes up, I sing that as loud as I can

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Moses19
04-15-2006

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weird album. I love: way out, cheated hearts, dudley, turn into. dislike the rest of the songs.

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zennor
04-16-2006

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great album. amazing song. mad world and ailuj, those are my two favouriye bits.
and its not the last track if you've got 'de ja vu' as a bonus :p

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anewkindof_me
04-16-2006

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i first heard this song while me and my ex byfreind and his roommate were driving around the city at about midnight last night.

he broke up with me because he cheated on me. so this is one of those songs for me right now...

i know what i know.
i know...
what i know...

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samo3113
05-15-2006

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I thought she said, "I'll fall right in to keep you out," not "How far I am to keep you out."

To me, this song is all about how when you get into a new relationship, you know that with love comes pain, inevitably, so it's hard to open up to someone new. As long as you never let someone in, you will never get hurt again.

But at some point, we are helpless and can't protect ourselves from love. The Turn Into part could mean several things to me: Turn into stone so no one can get in (and hurt) you, turn into what that person wants you to be or expects you to be...Turn into someone with the courage to move forward, and open up in a new relationship despite the risks, etc...

I don't know, does anyone else see it this way?

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Rocksteadyash
05-21-2006

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Love this song. I think it's my favorite actually. This album surprised me. I LOVE IT!

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rose.parade
05-28-2006

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samo3113. you are fucking amazing and right

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goodytwoheads
05-28-2006

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This song...damn. Before I listened to this song on the CD, I heard it live at a YYY's show a few weeks ago, and I started crying. As some of you all may know, Karen and Nick aren't on the greatest terms right now, but while I was watching them play THIS song, there was this insane chemistry. I can't even explain it, but it really got to me.
Anyway, the meaning. I think it's about the end of a relationship after being hurt, but not wanting to remember the person as just this horrible thing they did because what you once had was something really great. It's bittersweet. My favorite song on the album.

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candystripe
05-30-2006

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I agree with samo3113, great interpretation. I think this is the best song off the album.

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dammit182
06-04-2006

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'hope i do turn into you'
yeah yeah yeahs are something special and im already sick of these wannabe YYYs bands who think cos theyve got strange ryhtms and a female singer the can match the power of karen o and her boys. yeah yeah yeahs for life xxxxxxxx karen o one of the most powerful front persons of any band ever!!! and shes gorgeous aswell

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seth86
06-16-2006

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anyone else find this video touching? love karen o !!!

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samo3113
06-30-2006

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Thank you, rose.parade!

After listening to this song more, I think I understand what she means by "I'll fall right in to keep you out."

Right now I am moving in with someone I have only known for 3 months. I fell right in. But in a way, I am keeping him out since I get to kinda skip that awkward phase when he sees all of the terrible things in my personality. It's like I'm avoiding him getting to know me any better, and just going straight for the throat, so to speak, and maybe he will be distracted by all that is happening and not realize these traits I don't want him to see.

Maybe he's falling in to keep me out as well. Scary...

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ironic777
07-27-2006

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this song is just amazing, i can't stop listening to it. i think its about being ridiculously in love and infatuated...and the consequences that can come of it. the narrative lyrics are so unlike karen o at the end of the song, but it's great. a total suprise for the album, i can't get enough.

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Kiku
08-19-2006

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Oh my, what an incredible song, so beautiful, I just can't describe all the feelings I got when I listen to it... I'm in love.

Thanks to samo for the interpretation.

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insloth
08-22-2006

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after hearing it a few times, it's kinda a story about how she's with him and she loves him and all, but she knows about another girl he's seeing and feels the girl loves him too. The "Turn into" part is how you're with someone and when you're with them, you kinda turn into them, to make them happy, if that makes any sense.

anyway, the song progresses that she gets mad and she'd "fall right in to keep [him] out" because she's sick of his crap and she's going to tell him all about it when she goes over to his place for the last time...

or maybe he's met a girl and Karen knows that she's bad for him so she's saying, "keep that kind of window closed"...

perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...

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samo3113
08-24-2006

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Insloth, you could be right. I hadn't considered this song to be about cheating before, but now I see it probably is because...

She's saying, "I know this about you, and I wish I could turn into you so that I could cheat on people and not feel guilty too. And I don't know why I didn't tell you I knew your secret before. "

Notice how she leaves certain lines unfinished, like "The only thing I ever..." This is genius, because it purposefully leaves it open for us to fill in. The first one, to me, says "It's the only thing I ever think about."
The second one could be "She'll turn into the only thing that ever matters to you"

And no matter how hard she tries to put it behind them, it's all she can ever think about, and she can't undo what he has done or trust him.

Okay, I have officially over-analyzed this song. If I ever meet Karen O, I am going to ask her what it really means.

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SteelyDanforever
10-11-2006

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I dont think theres anything in the song that hints at anyone being mad at anyone. I think its more mature than this.

Firstly she says "I know what I know" meaning that she basically has such a deep and intelligent understanding of relationships (more than likely through experience). And what she knows is that he is indeed seeing someone else. Not just screwing around, but he is actually developing some deep feelings for the other "one". The other chick more than likely knows about Karen as well, but probably lingers in the back until the final outcome.

To sum it all up Karen knows that the guy loves her from the 'weve been together all these years' aspect but the flame ran out whether it be from arguments or whatever. Karen also knows that the other girl will turn into the only thing he ever knew, as to say that in time he wont have to feel bad about leaving Karen as much, just as time heals all other wounds to.

Shes not trying to convince the guy to stay with her because she knows that she messed up with him in the past with maybe lack of attention, or arguing, or nagging, and kind of pushed him away. As well, he probably did his share to. This may be far fetched for some, but how would you explain not being made that your significant other fell for someone else?

Anyway, Karen can tell the guy is really confused. Should he stay in this same old worn out relationship acting happy and guessing what could have happened with the 'other girl', or should he go ahead and face the pain of loosing his long time companion, Karen, and will the other girl screw him. Karen is hurt as well, but she is really making it a little easier for both of them by just setting him free because the fact that she allready knows, and the fact that he caint tell her is eating them both inside.

Before she probably kept this from him and hoped that it would maybe just go away or whatever, but know the same look he had in his eyes when he and Karen were fresh is the same look he has now.........."caint say why I kept this from ya, my those quiet eyes become ya". She probably caught him daydreaming a couple of times or something. Or maybe she can see in his eyes that his internal confusion and turmoil is slowly deteriorating him because he truly loves Karen, but caint help the way he feels about the 'other girl'.

Try listening to it after reading this and see if it makes sense.

Its basically a mature and understanding break up song. So the moral is.... well it could go south really quick so do what you can while you still have his, or her attention.

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Shotgunn
02-09-2007

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I totally agree with you, SteelyDan. Excellent reading, you've really helped me understand the song.

When she hits "I'd like to tell you all about it." it just rips me up.

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pandora_ash_avalie
05-27-2007

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i love this song! to me it means that she loves someone so much she wants to be like them, even if that isn't a good thing. "turn into, hope i do, turn into you." but her voice is so amazing on this song.

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maaaaaaaadness
06-18-2007

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"Its basically a mature and understanding break up song. So the moral is.... well it could go south really quick so do what you can while you still have his, or her attention."

CORRECT!!!!!

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