"Somewhere Only We Know" Analyzation

      I think I might make the entire theme of my blog song analyzations since I really enjoy it. This blog is about a recent favorite song of mine, Somewhere Only We Know bye Keane.

      The opening verse is, "I walked across an empty land. I knew the pathway like the back of my hand. I felt the earth beneath my feet, sat by the river and it made me complete." I think this whole verse is supposed to mean this person is going to a place from a long time ago, a place that gives him memories.

      The next lines read,"Oh simple thing where have you gone? I'n getting old and I need something to rely on." I really like these two lines because I think they mean that when they were young, everything was so simple but now that he is getting old he needs someone to help him and he misses  that time.

      "So tell me when you're gonna let me in. I'n getting tired and I need somewhere to begin." I think this means that he is an adult and he is tired of it and he wants some nice place to begin his life.

      "I came across a fallen tree. I felt the branches of it looking at me. Is this the place we used to love? Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?" This verse means when they are looking around the nostalgic place (I'm guessing it's some kind of forest or somewhere with an outdoorsy feel) they see something that triggers a memory of their young love. And they miss that.

      "And if you have a minute why don't we go talk about it somewhere only we know? This could be the end of everything. So why don't we go somewhere only we know?" This means this man is looking through the place that obviously brings back lots of memories and he wanted to share it with the people he loves.

      In conclusion, the song "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane is about nostalgia and looking back on your youth and a much simpler time.

     

"Soap" Analyzation

I have done lyric analyzation for the past two weeks and I really like it rather than my other, in my opinion, more raw writing. So this week I am analyzing Soap by Melanie Martinez.
      The opening lyric is "Guess I better wash my mouth out with soap." This is clearly figurative meaning that she said something she shouldn't have said so she wants to "wash her mouth out with soap."
      Next it says,"I think I just remembered something. I think I left the faucet running. Now my words are filling up the tub." I think this means that she is running her mouth and saying too much and the last sentence means that she can't undo what she said.
      Then,"Darling you're just soaking in it, but I know you'll get out the minute." This means that the person she told is thinking about what she said and processing it (reference the saying "soak it in"), but he will soon realize what he wants to answer with.
      "You notice all your fingers pruning up." After research, this lyric means that if this person says yes, she predicts he will get tired if her after a long time. Since "prune fingers" are a sign to get out of the bath, he will feel a sign to get out of the relationship.
      "I'm tired if being careful, tip toe, trying to keep the water warm." This means that she was tired of keeping a secret, I don't assume this means that she is happy about telling it.
      The next line is,"Uh oh, there goes, I said too much it overflowed. Why so I always spill?" She knows she let it out and she regrets saying it because I assume his reaction was not ideal.
      The chorus is,"I feel it coming out my throat. Guess I better wash my mouth out with soap. God I wish I never spoke. Now I gotta wash my mouth out with soap." This means that she feels she will say more and she doesn't want to. Before she says too much, she decides to "wash her mouth out with soap" meaning that she will make sure she doesn't let anymore out.
      "I think I got myself in trouble, so I'll fill the bath with bubbles." When many people feel stressed, they take bubble baths. So Melanie decides to do so.
      "Then I'll put the towels all away." I think this means she is putting the towels away as metaphor for putting their old memories away/behind
      "Should've never said the word love. Threw a toaster in the bathtub. I'm sick of all the games I have to play." She said "I love you." He most likely rejected, and now to kill herself, she would put a toaster in her bath.
      In conclusion, this song means that Melanie told him she loves him. He broke her heart so she wants to wash her mouth out with soap and undo it like she never said anything at all.

"Gold" Analyzation

      Last week, I analyzed "Middle" by DJ Snake and Bipolar Sunshine. I really enjoyed it so I decided to do it again with another one of my favorite songs, "Gold" by Kiiara. 

      The opening line is,"Gold up in my, gold up in my teeth (Gold up, Gold up in my teeth). Don't care what you say to me, I'ma bite your feelings out (Gold up in my teeth)." This line to me means that she is stating her power. In many popular songs, the artist shows that they are of a high status and importance by having gold teeth.

      Next, the song says,"I missed you in the basement, but you brother was a good substitute for you." This means that she was expecting someone that didn't show up but he/she was replaceable. This makes me believe that she is getting over this person.

      "And if you love me, love me but you never let me go." This quote from the song reminded me of a common saying so I did some research and found it. "If you love something set it free. If it comes back it's yours. If not, it was never meant to be." I find the relation to be how in the last line she is saying that they are replaceable, but she just wanted to make them jealous. But she couldn't force the love so they have to "set each other free."

      I also did research on this next line. "When the roof was on fire, you never let me know." The phrase "roof on fire" means "obvious" since typically a roof on fire is very obvious to see. So I think this means that the other person felt unhappy and felt the problems were obvious so didn't bother letting her know. The line basically translates to,"When there were problems you thought were obvious and I didn't, you never let me know."

      "Say you're sorry honey, but you never really show." This wasn't hard to find out. It means that he/she always gives apologies that she doesn't feel are sincere.

      Then it says, "And I could leave a party without ever letting you know, without ever letting you know," I think this means that they never notice her so she could do whatever she wants and she would never be acknowledged. The "party" could also be a metaphor for their relationship.

      "Tastes like money when I speak." She is once again, like the gold teeth line, asserting herself and her power.

      "And I missed you in the basement." Since she is restating this, this makes me think that now she is really over it.

      "Bodies on the pavement." This line is pretty weird so I once again did some research. It seems to mean that these "bodies" are all the people, or past partners that she no longer cares about and she is letting go.

      In conclusion, this song means that Kiiara was in a relationship where she felt like she wasn't getting attention and she wasn't loved so at first she tried to make them jealous and win them back but she realized it wasn't meant to be. She then began to lose feelings and let it go. This was my analyzation of  "Gold" by Kiiara.

"Middle" Analyzation

      I recently noticed many people, including myself, don't pay attention to the lyrics of their favorite songs. So I decided to not only analyze the lyrics of one of my favorite songs "Middle" by DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine, but to also write it down in a blog.
      The starting lyric is "Staring at two different views on your window ledge." I think this means that he is with someone that has a different perspective on the situation, or many by that matter. Maybe this person is in a relationship where they both have different ways of thinking, but he still doesn't want to end the relationship.
      Next it says,"There you go wishing, floating down our wishing well. It's like I'm always causing problems, causing hell. I didn't mean to put you through this, I can tell." This line to me means that the other person in the relationship is not acknowledging that maybe they are in the wrong. They only believe that he did something bad.
      "We cannot sweep this under the carpet." I believe this means that he knows that they can't pretend like their rough times never happened and that they never had problems.
      Now is the chorus, "I hope that I can turn back time to make it all alright, all alright for us. I'll promise to build a new world for us two, with you in the middle." This part mean that even though as previously stated, he knows they can't just pretend it never happened, he still wants to start over and his partner can be "in the middle" and they can focus on each other more.
      "Lying down beside you, what's going through your head?" I think this means that he is wondering if his partner is thinking the same thing (starting over for a new, happy relationship). Since he is wondering, I assume there seems to be a lack of communication in their relationship, one of their issues. Then it says, "The silence in the air felt like my soul froze. Am I just overthinking feelings I conceal?" The frozen soul refers to an emotional coldness due to the absence of communication. That absence lead to him overthinking the feelings he never gets to get through to her/him.
      That was my analyzation of the song "Middle" by DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine.

Bullying

I don't understand what anyone can possibly gain from inflicting pain unto others. Bullying? Come on. I get that many people use it as a form of reflecting their negative feelings towards others, but there are honestly other ways. If someone is truly going through something like a rough time, it goes two ways: being very nice due to not wanting anyone to feel the way they do, or they do the opposite because they believe if they feel pain, others have to experience it, too. But unless this person is a sociopath, he/she will eventually feel regret for their actions of hurting another. See, in the long run, after they get better, they realize that what they did was wrong. So since at least I think so, I am a morally correct person, I don't understand the logic behind hurting another for your own good of happiness. Bullying is wrong and something I don't think anyone should ever condone or do.

Numbers

Did you know, they are approximately twenty billion germs in your mouth right now? Gross, isn't it. But the point of this blog isn't to make you want to wash your mouth and feel grossed out. I want to write about how crazy numbers are. I mean, twenty billion! That is a really big number. It might just be a number, but behind that number is something that can even change the way you feel. For example, about 150 species become extinct every day. Doesn't that make you a bit sad? 150! That is a lot of creatures that die every day. I hope you get it now. That is just a number, but it made you feel different. That is how powerful numbers can be. Also, the number zero. How is the smallest number such an important one? Well, without the smallest number there wouldn't be a big one. Such as 1,000; 1,000,000; etc. Obviously by now I have proved my point, but the next time you encounter a number, or a statistic, think about it. Since numbers are so crazy.

Future Plans

In the future, I want to graduate high school, and hopefully not get "senioritis" as my brother called it. He said he thought that since he was a high school senior, he could stop working hard on his assignments. I don't want to get that nearing the end of my high school years. Anyways, after I graduate, I want to take a year off before I go to UC San Diego, or UCSD. My brother is currently attending this college, so I think having a sibling who went there would give me an advantage. And when he was researching this college, I seemed very interested in their specialties and the history if it. I hope college will prepare me for my dream job of a grade six history teacher. While I'm working hard for this career, I want to have a home with one of my best friends. I have a lot planned out for my future, but I know that if I hope and work hard, I can have my dream life.