Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
We can talk it so good
We can make it so divine
We can talk it good, how you wish you would be all the time
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
We can talk it so good
We can make it so divine
We can talk it good, how you wish you would be all the time
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like we're kids)
I will laugh until my ribs get tough (I will laugh until my ribs get tough)
That I will never be in love (That I will never be in love)
You're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like we're kids)
I will laugh until my ribs get tough (I will laugh until my ribs get tough)
That I will never be enough
That I will never be enough
That I will never be enough
That I will never be enough
It seems like she sings with such a longing to feel like she did when she was younger, a kid. She's realizing that she's not getting any younger, and it's scary to think of all the responsibilities now.
I think there's some contradictions too.
"This dream isn't feeling sweet We're reeling through the midnight streets And I've never felt more alone It feels so scary, getting old"
She obviously doesn't want to get old her, and says she's NEVER felt more alone.
"You're the only friend I need Sharing beds like little kids Laughing 'til our ribs get tough But that will never be enough"
Yet here, it seems like she's trying to convince herself that the only person she needs is her (possible) significant other. But she can only think of how she felt towards them when they were kids (laughing, sharing beds). But then says it would never be enough. She doesn't feel the same for them like she did before, and she doesn't like she feels that way. In comes the part of convincing herself otherwise.
Kind of like involuntarily falling out of love for a person, and just focusing on the good times they had, and telling yourself it would get better, but knowing it won't since getting older has changed her.
To me, this song is about having fallen in love with your best friend. And as you two have grown older, you've drifted more and more apart - the fact that you have scares you. Laughing, being friends, and sharing a bed will never be enough for you, because you're in love with the other.
I think you've nailed it. I was guessing it was about an older lover... but after I read your post I am corrected. Good job. Seeing her play in Portland on Dec 3. Can't wait!
I think you've nailed it. I was guessing it was about an older lover... but after I read your post I am corrected. Good job. Seeing her play in Portland on Dec 3. Can't wait!
We know now from a video, according to Lorde herself, that this song was written about a party she threw when her parents went away on holiday without her. It describes all the fun she had, yet all the problems it caused, and how scary felt for her to have all this responsibility, proving to that it isnt easy growing up and getting older.
I think this song is about growing up and starting to feel alone and different as you get older
I think you are right, but leaving out the significance of her friendship with the other... whether it be romantic love or just childhood best friend. The "Lover's Spit" reference also pegs this as referring to Lorde's childhood, which only ended a few years ago.
I think you are right, but leaving out the significance of her friendship with the other... whether it be romantic love or just childhood best friend. The "Lover's Spit" reference also pegs this as referring to Lorde's childhood, which only ended a few years ago.
"The drink you spilt all over me 'Lover's Spit' left on repeat My mom and dad let me stay home It drives you crazy, getting old"
Her mom and dad are away, and so she takes advantage of it by having a party, but doesn't know how she feels about doing so.
"We can talk it so good We can make it so divine We can talk it good How you wish it would be all the time"
She sees all the people talking about their crazy, teen partying lifestyles and how they make it seem so amazing and how they wish they could live all the time.
"This dream isn't feeling sweet We're reeling through the midnight streets And I've never felt more alone It feels so scary, getting old"
Suddenly, the party doesn't seem as fun as it once did, and she realizes how alone she is, and how scared she is of having adult responsibility.
"I want 'em back (I want 'em back) The minds we had (the minds we had) How all the thoughts (how all the thoughts) Moved 'round our heads (moved 'round our heads) I want 'em back (I want 'em back) The minds we had (the minds we had) It's not enough to feel the lack I want 'em back, I want 'em back, I want 'em"
She wants her childhood and childhood fantasies back, because now that she's grown up a bit she realized what life is really like and she doesn't want to.
"You're the only friend I need Sharing beds like little kids Laughing 'til our ribs get tough But that will never be enough"
This part always hits me. She sees her best, closest friend at the party, and realizes all these people hear mean nothing to her, and that person is the only friend she needs. She also remembers probably having sleepovers with them and sharing the bed with them, laughing so hard "our ribs get tough". But I get the feeling she's fallen in love with said friend since childhood, and the friendship "will never be enough".
Great song.
THIS should be the highest rated comment.
THIS should be the highest rated comment.
Aside from the lovers part of this song, it reminds me a lot of my best friend and I. Recently we've grown apart, on account of many things, but one of them is that they have feelings for me that I do not reciprocate.
"I want 'em back (I want 'em back) The minds we had (the minds we had) It's not enough to feel the lack I want 'em back, I want 'em back, I want 'em"
This passage makes me think of how you want your old friend back, the old times and how you used to interact with each other.
"You're the only friend I need Sharing beds like little kids Laughing 'til our ribs get tough But that will never be enough"
Often I felt as if my friend was the only one I had, and the only one I needed, as I'd shared a lot, more than I have with anyone else, with this person. During summer when we'd have sleepovers we'd share a bed, like little kids. We would laugh at stupid things, our hearts filled. And yet, that will never be enough, for them. And therefore, friendship ends, and it hurts, and all you want is those days back.
She wants it back, the times they had, the thoughts they both thought. They're both getting older, and drifting apart.
I read your comments ( + Bravado). Very touching.
I read your comments ( + Bravado). Very touching.
Thought you might like this...
Thought you might like this...
"Hidden Place" by Björk
"Hidden Place" by Björk
Through the warmthest Cord of care Your love was sent to me
Through the warmthest Cord of care Your love was sent to me
I'm not sure What to do with it Or where to put it
I'm not sure What to do with it Or where to put it
I'm so close to tears And so close to Simply calling you up I'm simply suggesting
I'm so close to tears And so close to Simply calling you up I'm simply suggesting
We go to the hidden place That we go to the hidden place We go to the hidden place We go to a hidden place
We go to the hidden place That we go to the hidden place We go to the hidden place We go to a hidden place
Now I have Been slightly shy And I can smell a pinch of hope To almost have allowed...
Now I have Been slightly shy And I can smell a pinch of hope To almost have allowed once fingers To stroke The fingers I was given to touch with But careful, careful There lies my passion, hidden There lies my love I'll hide it under a blanket Lull it to sleep
I'll keep it in a hidden place I'll keep it in a hidden place Keep it in a hidden place Keep it in a hidden place
He's the beautifullest Fragilest Still strong Dark and divine And the littleness of his movements Hides himself He invents a charm that makes him invisible Hides in the air Can I hide there too? Hide in the air of him Seek solace Sanctuary
In the hidden place In a hidden place In a hidden place We'll stay in a hidden place Ooohh in a hidden place We'll live in a hidden place We'll be in a hidden place In a hidden place
:)
Beautiful lyrics! Thanks so much for sharing them with me. :)
Beautiful lyrics! Thanks so much for sharing them with me. :)
I agree. I cant listen to this song without think of my old best friend. We were friends for 6 years since we were 13-14. But recently we grew apart and things werent the same. All it took was some misunderstandings and she decided cut me from her life. So I really relate to the part: "I want 'em back (I want 'em back) The minds we had (the minds we had) It's not enough to feel the lack I want 'em back, I want 'em back, I want 'em"
I agree. I cant listen to this song without think of my old best friend. We were friends for 6 years since we were 13-14. But recently we grew apart and things werent the same. All it took was some misunderstandings and she decided cut me from her life. So I really relate to the part: "I want 'em back (I want 'em back) The minds we had (the minds we had) It's not enough to feel the lack I want 'em back, I want 'em back, I want 'em"
But alas sometimes you just have to move on.
But alas sometimes you just have to move on.
"LOVER'S SPIT" -- REFERENCE TO BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE YEAAASHES
Chyeahh! And this is totally the most Broken Social Scene-ish song on the album. The production on the album owes a ton to You Forgot It In People. Love that she gave credit.
Chyeahh! And this is totally the most Broken Social Scene-ish song on the album. The production on the album owes a ton to You Forgot It In People. Love that she gave credit.
I was thinking about it too! But in the Broken Social Scene song, there's a lot of arguing about whether this "lover's spit" is sex-related or not... do you guys think it could also have that connotation here? It could make sense in a way, but I don't really see Lorde talking about this that way...
I was thinking about it too! But in the Broken Social Scene song, there's a lot of arguing about whether this "lover's spit" is sex-related or not... do you guys think it could also have that connotation here? It could make sense in a way, but I don't really see Lorde talking about this that way...
I think this song is about wishing you could be younger again. About the hardships that come with growing older, and all the responsibility you have on your shoulders. The second verse is about how alone she feels even though she is roaming the streets with her friends now that he is old enough to do so. I think the last verse is about wanting the old her back, the younger her. And even though she has friends that share the same fear of growing older as she does, it doesn't stop the fact that she and all of her loved ones are growing older.
I take it as that she is talking about how she's getting older and feeling alone, because she's not the same person like Mski5 said. However, I feel like she's making a reference also that she is growing old with a special someone in her life (obviously a lover); therefore, she's really not as alone as she feels sometimes. It's a bittersweet love song I think.
"lovers spit" is referring to a broken social scene song.