BYOND Life

It seems to me that a good number of people don't understand their favorite songs. They just like the way it sounds and suddenly they are oblivious to what the lyrics actually mean.

For example, I like Mr. Brightside by The Killers. A song about a girl who is sleeping with someone else while the singer laments about his jealousy. I've met at least a half dozen girls who say that the song reminds them of their boyfriends.

Now, this should mean that either the girl was sleeping around or their boyfriend was sleeping around. You'd think that this would drive them to not like the song. But in the end, they just like the way it sounds and rationalise the lyrics in their head. The song is about being jealous, it is as simple as that. But they will toss whatever meaning they want into it and pretend they understand it.

Another example: Choke on This by Senses Fail. A song about a girl who the singer is simply using and has no real care for due to his past heartaches. A good song, but again I find girls saying their boyfriends picked it as their song. Yes, a song that starts "Half-smoked cigarettes and you're the trash that infests my sheets. Can't make a wife out of a whore, don't want your skin on me." That is one hell of a song to base your relationship on. Especially when it gets to the lyric, "Blow your brains out on me." Aw, isn't that a sweet song for your beau?

There are all sorts of songs that have people talking about how great it is while they don't understand it. Yes, some songs are meant to be cryptic, but most people don't choose those songs as their favorites. They select a song that the lyrics are clear, but they still misinterpret them. I mean, if you are going to pick a song to share, pick one that doesn't suggest one of you is a massive whore.

However, you likely misinterpreted this post, because the true meaning behind it is something that only those who know me will figure out. Mwahaha... meh, really I was just bored.