Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world
And the seven seas--
Everybody's looking for something.
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused.

(Hold your head up--Keep your head up--MOVIN' ON)



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    My Interpretation:I agree with what a few people said here. I think it's about a dark/jaded perception of relationships in life.

    Sweet dreams aren't real, but we allow ourselves to believe in them. Sometimes we even are living the dream, until obviously, we realize.
    It's too sweet to be real. Couldn't possibly disagree with that.
    Every human is made the same, essentially, wherever you go and travel to.
    Everybody has wants, needs, dreams, ambitions... Everyone is looking for something. Relationship-wise, it *has* to do with interaction.
    Some of them want to use you. They want a kind lover, they want attention, they want someone they can confess to, a friend... You can be that someone, but does it really matter if it's *you* or anyone else?
    Some of them want to be used by you, as such. They want to have meaning to someone, they want to matter, they want to be the 'someone' of someone else.
    Some of them want to abuse you, some of them want to be abused. See this however you want, people can be compulsive, it can be about a deep need, it could be sexual, it could be about feeling exploited in any possible way.

    In the end, we are expendable. In the end, we just fulfill a role. There's nothing magical, unique or sweet about it.

    So hold your head up, and keep your head up, don't dwell on it. Move on with life, knowing that it's how relationships are always going to be.

    But inevitably, you might forget and want to believe in another sweet dream...
    Flagged Almalexielon March 11, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:Obviously an s/m refference, but it could also be a song about mans desire for power, and, peoples acceptance, of seemingly "abusive" situations, of life.
    Flagged starfaery1on October 17, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:A classic example of not believing what you read. The truth about this classic song has been long misinterpreted for nearly 30 years. I was a manager for a band on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia in 1990 with a drummer named Jim Toomey ( Who played in the band "The Tourists" along with Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox before they formed the latter "The Eurythmics". Jim told me the meaning behind the song which goes like this. He was asked to join The Eurythmics when The Tourists folded. Dave Stewart wrote the song in Jims honour as he declined the offer to join the band having been prior in numerous other bands over many years and was tiring of all the constant travel, getting ripped off and burnt by managers and record companies alike. Jim and Dave had a very strong bond together and loved each other like brothers.
    It has nothing at all to do with BDSM. It's all about Jim.
    Flagged Brent67on July 21, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Lol they're playing this on Wimbledon, and in a weird way, it fits.
    Flag Mimimeemion July 03, 2012   Link
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    My Opinion:Personally I think this song is about all the things people have suggested.

    It's about drugs
    It's about sex
    It's about S&M!
    It's about LIFE

    It's about addictions, addictive personalities, obsessive compulsive behavior and the human condition.

    At it's core is codependency, the need we feel to define who we are through people places and things

    "Everybody's looking for something", some meaning to life, a purpose for their existance, and often we try to do this through others, but 'I believe' we must look for the answer within.

    The song is completely non-judgemental with the key words "Who am I to disagree" - clearly implying I have also used others

    I think that the key message of this song is the ultimate paradox:

    That we have to accept our base desires, and to some extent immerse ourselves in them, in order to transend them.

    And that this transendence is not an overnight phenomena but rather a search which will last our whole life, all we can do is to keep our heads up and keep moving on from one experience to the next.
    Flagged simonmayaon June 10, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This song is better than masons version but its my opp. I love dark music and this is dark enough.
    Flag crazybitch97on November 16, 2011   Link
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    Memory: -quite possibly the lone post that will be stuck to a walled garden --- there is an "intense" blog in which _ The OWNER _ has spoken -&- agreed with the fetishySM tangent-of-meaning // --- purposely the link will not click(copying youtube's mandate) ~-- htt p: //princess-shimmy . blogspot . c om /// ((IF one goes 'there' -on the RIGHThand collumn will be 'archives' MAY 2009 is WHERE The _ OWNER _ states how much SHE loves the MMversion)) -- (i nervously HOPE i did that correctly) {} a l p a r
    Flag alparon April 24, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about relationships.

    "Sweet dreams are made of this
    Who am I to disagree?"

    When I think of sweet dreams, I think of fairytale endings, where the prince and princess live happily ever after. The singer is saying that this isn't all it's cracked up to be, that there are no happy endings. The line, "Who am I to disagree" is almost ironic. If this is what sweet dreams are made of, why am I complaining?

    Then the next few lines, talking about being used and abused, clearly refer to people who only want to use you in a relationship (i.e. a guy dating a girl only to get into her pants, or a gold digger marrying a rich man just to get money) or people who experience domestic violence in their relationships.

    Flag darthxraneon April 05, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:My guess- this song is about a high class prostitute.
    Flag Blistexon February 10, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about sex and how everything you seek is inherently associated with it, at least subconsciously. This transcends all boundaries and it's all about sexuality as a "force", not actualy heterosexual penetrative intercourse. Everybody experiences it regardless of their desires or outlets. "I traveled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something"

    I don't know if I made myself clear or if it's impossible to decipher this, but that's my take on it anyway.
    Flag D.B.on December 13, 2010   Link

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