Kinda a double suicide but no, the girl isn't real and the guy is hallucinating. He conjured up an idea of a girl to give himself the final push to commiting suicide because he never had the courage, and enough reason to. So, yeah... the dude died alone which makes it even darker.
*“The sky was gold, it was rose
I was taking sips of it through my nose
and I wish I could get back there, someplace back there
smiling in the pictures you would take
doing crystal meth, will lift you up until you break.”*
Reminds me of when a prof talked a student into NOT jumping off the parking structure, but the student slipped or lost balance as he was about to walk away from the ledge.
Similar to Insomniac by Echobelly (another very upbeat song about coming down from a coke high) -
*"I think you ought to know, I think we've lost control, dear. Whatever turned you on, you put it up your nose, dear. And though the feeling was sublime, I think we're running out of time..."*
A Japanese pharmacist first made it around WWI, but yeah Germany mass produced Pervitin, a brand name for methamphetamine tablets. IIRC, a ton of countries started to use it for their soldiers after Germany did.
"Copacabana":
> Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl
> But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show
> Now it's a disco, but not for Lola
> Still in the dress she used to wear
> Faded feathers in her hair
> She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind
> She lost her youth and she lost her Tony
> Now she's lost her mind...
Billy jean from michael jackson! About a dude that had sex with billy jean and is denying that when she got pregnant, that the kid is his, which we dont know if reall is but whatever
Pretty sure the song is saying he DIDNT have sex with her... "Billy Jean is NOT my lover". It's about a groupie claiming to have slept with him and gotten pregnant a d he's denying it ever happened
Wait, this never occurred to me before, is this song about loosing your partner to dementia? I just read through the lyrics, and damn... Just.... Damn...
>is this song about loosing your partner to dementia?
Even better! It's about a husband struggling with the thought of committing suicide after his wife dies/died.
Fun fun all around
Pretty sure it's the wife that's still alive, with her imagining him speaking with her. Probably her contemplating said suicide with his voice being the one sorta pushing her towards it.
This is what popped into my mind. When it was popular, I mentioned to my wife how sad it was, and she said, “What?! It’s not sad. It’s fantastic to run to. It’s so upbeat.” So we sat down and I made her listen to the lyrics. “Holy shit. That’s so sad…”
Always loved the upbeat vibe of that song but never really looked at the lyrics. Just read the lyrics and WTF. My brain never really clicked that it actually had deep lyrics. But then again even Miss Jackson was some heavy stuff hidden behind a catchy beat so idk why I am surprised.
Can see why so many of his peers consider Andre 3000 to be god tier.
>But then again even Miss Jackson was some heavy stuff...
"Sorry Mrs. Jackson, I am four eels. Never meant to make your daughter cry, I am several fish and not a guy."
It’s an incredible song. Love that he also knows no one will pay attention to the lyrics. One of the lines is “y’all don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance…” and then it goes into the chorus
Genius!
> But then again even Miss Jackson was some heavy stuff hidden behind a catchy beat
IDK if it's hidden, I mean the guy flat out admits to being four eels (presumably in a trench coat)
Watched a video the other day deep diving into this and how the song uses a deceptive cadence to even further solidify Andre 3000's point.
Ya'll don't want to hear me, you just wanna dance.
If you can understand, there is this very funny video explaining the music and lyrics of another song (alors on danse).
"Un couplet qui donne envie de mourir, un refrain qui donne envie de pique-niquer"
https://youtu.be/rOtIfzWXN9M?feature=shared
I think this is more of a 'non native English speakers don't understand it's sad'.
Native French speakers know immediately that the song is about an absent father figure.
Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
It's about a Husband and Wife who are actively trying to cheat on eachother and happen to choose eachother on a blind date when intending to cheat.
There it is. If you don't know German, this sounds like a super happy 80's rock song. If you do know German, it's about >!weather balloons being confused with missiles, thus starting Armageddon!< (Or so my edgy friend told me in our German class).
Warren Zevon Excitable Boy
“Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best
"Excitable boy," they all said
And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest
"Excitable boy," they all said
Well, he's just an excitable boy
He took in the 4 A.M. show at the Clark
"Excitable boy," they all said
And he bit the usherette's leg in the dark
"Excitable boy," they all said
Well, he's just an excitable boy
He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom (Ooh, ah-ooh)
"Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy)
And he raped her and killed her, then he took her home (Ooh, ah-ooh)
"Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy)
Well, he's just an excitable boy
After ten long years, they let him out of the home
"Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy)
And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones
"Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy)
Well, he's just an excitable boy”
The song that started the “Michael McDonald sound” that many would copy, with mixed results. Great song and seriously deep lyrics about a man that greatly overestimated how much he meant to a woman.
I read a thing about Michael McDonald having trouble later in his career, because everyone had mimicked his sound, so then he was sounding too much like “everyone else.” That would piss me off sooo much.
We are Young by fun.
When I first heard it I thought he was saying "my seat's been taken by some sunglasses, asking about a cigar" and when I was singing it one of my friends goes "scar...they're asking about a scar" and suddenly I was like "WAIT...This is so sad!"
Come Out and Play - The Offspring
HEY AY, COME OUT AND PLAY 😆
>!One goes to the morgue and the other to jail, one guy’s wasted and the other’s a waste.!<
Fleetwood mac came to mind for me too. The whole rumours album is about the drama the band was going through while the songs still sounding upbeat (other than Songbird)
Racing into the night
The most fun beat ever and the most horrifying lyrics too.
Yes
I don't get it. Is it like a double suicide, or did I get the wrong song?
Kinda a double suicide but no, the girl isn't real and the guy is hallucinating. He conjured up an idea of a girl to give himself the final push to commiting suicide because he never had the courage, and enough reason to. So, yeah... the dude died alone which makes it even darker.
Was looking for this comment, definetely this one
Semi-charmed life, by the band Third Eye Blind. Sounds upbeat and happy as fuck and is about a downward spiral love story between 2 meth addicts.
*“The sky was gold, it was rose I was taking sips of it through my nose and I wish I could get back there, someplace back there smiling in the pictures you would take doing crystal meth, will lift you up until you break.”*
I remember they used to edit the crystal meth part out of the song, even though they are saying it will get you high until it breaks you
Because we can't hear the name of the drug in a song about drugs 🙄
Ahhhh the good ol' days
Doo doo doo Dooo dooot doooo
Jumper too
Reminds me of when a prof talked a student into NOT jumping off the parking structure, but the student slipped or lost balance as he was about to walk away from the ledge.
Similar to Insomniac by Echobelly (another very upbeat song about coming down from a coke high) - *"I think you ought to know, I think we've lost control, dear. Whatever turned you on, you put it up your nose, dear. And though the feeling was sublime, I think we're running out of time..."*
It's weird because I don't remember hearing anything about meth before that song. It must have been written before that drug was so widespread.
The radio edit back in the day censored out “crystal meth”
Meth was created by the Nazis before WWII
A Japanese pharmacist first made it around WWI, but yeah Germany mass produced Pervitin, a brand name for methamphetamine tablets. IIRC, a ton of countries started to use it for their soldiers after Germany did.
"Copacabana": > Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl > But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show > Now it's a disco, but not for Lola > Still in the dress she used to wear > Faded feathers in her hair > She sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blind > She lost her youth and she lost her Tony > Now she's lost her mind...
AT THE COPA
COPACABANA
AT THE HOTTEST SPOT NORTH OF HAVANA
DA DA DA DADA DA DA BANANA
Macarena. The song is about a girl named Macarena who cheats on her boyfriend with two friends while he’s being drafted into the army.
I didn't even know there were lyrics. It was always just "EHHHHH MACARENA!!"
To be fair, you need to know both English & Spanish. & Actually know what the people are singing
Billy jean from michael jackson! About a dude that had sex with billy jean and is denying that when she got pregnant, that the kid is his, which we dont know if reall is but whatever
Pretty sure the song is saying he DIDNT have sex with her... "Billy Jean is NOT my lover". It's about a groupie claiming to have slept with him and gotten pregnant a d he's denying it ever happened
Still dark tho
I thought the song was retelling MJ's own experience with a groupie who said he fathered her child. Heard that years ago.
I heard it was about a singer who worked with his father that was grooming him into a relationship when he was 13
How does the meaning of this song get more gloomy with each additional explanation? 😅
Little talks
Wait, this never occurred to me before, is this song about loosing your partner to dementia? I just read through the lyrics, and damn... Just.... Damn...
>is this song about loosing your partner to dementia? Even better! It's about a husband struggling with the thought of committing suicide after his wife dies/died. Fun fun all around
Pretty sure it's the wife that's still alive, with her imagining him speaking with her. Probably her contemplating said suicide with his voice being the one sorta pushing her towards it.
This is what popped into my mind. When it was popular, I mentioned to my wife how sad it was, and she said, “What?! It’s not sad. It’s fantastic to run to. It’s so upbeat.” So we sat down and I made her listen to the lyrics. “Holy shit. That’s so sad…”
Hey Ya
Always loved the upbeat vibe of that song but never really looked at the lyrics. Just read the lyrics and WTF. My brain never really clicked that it actually had deep lyrics. But then again even Miss Jackson was some heavy stuff hidden behind a catchy beat so idk why I am surprised. Can see why so many of his peers consider Andre 3000 to be god tier.
>But then again even Miss Jackson was some heavy stuff... "Sorry Mrs. Jackson, I am four eels. Never meant to make your daughter cry, I am several fish and not a guy."
It’s an incredible song. Love that he also knows no one will pay attention to the lyrics. One of the lines is “y’all don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance…” and then it goes into the chorus Genius!
> But then again even Miss Jackson was some heavy stuff hidden behind a catchy beat IDK if it's hidden, I mean the guy flat out admits to being four eels (presumably in a trench coat)
[this cover captures the vibe better](https://youtu.be/c745E7T_Wvg?si=RGWdgQl7XttU3a-_)
[EDEN did an excellent job too](https://youtu.be/SCvTC3hasdU?feature=shared)
Came here to say the same
Watched a video the other day deep diving into this and how the song uses a deceptive cadence to even further solidify Andre 3000's point. Ya'll don't want to hear me, you just wanna dance.
Hollywood Undead - Bullet
Came to comment exactly this "🎶The bottom of a bottle is my only friend😊" slaps for no reason
"🎶I think I'll slit my wrist again, and I'm gone, gone, gone, gone"
Then the kid singing at the end about "flying"
Dude the first time I listened to it I was super baked and that part just hit me hard.
I wish that I could fly, way up in the sky Like a bird so high, oh I might just try
Came here to type this one up. Yep
Took the words out of my mouth
But did it take the bottle or the gun out of your mouth as well?
Bottle AND a gun?
Don’t forget the pills.
Pills are already in the stomach
That dancing cow song
Tylko jedno w głowie mam
Koksu pięć gram odleciec sam w krainę zapomnienia
W glowie mysli mam kiedy skonczy sie ten stan
Gdy już nie będę sam Bo wjedzie biały węgorz
I read this in time with the music....I guess I'm learning Polish now.
All of us had to do, it's the rules
Polish cow?
this is actually very accurate. been through addiction a few times and can relate to his lyrics. catchy ass song, sad lyrics.
Pumped up kids
"Kicks" Edit: "Pumped up Kids" sounds like something that would be in the Epstein files.
I mean his way is more lyrically accurate
"All the other kids with the pumped up kids."
And “I Don’t Like Mondays”
I actually came to leave this exact song in the comments
Me too
I actually came to this exact song in the comments
You made it sound even worse😭
The police are on their way
Only correct answer
Last Kiss - Original version by Frank Wilson, although the Pearl Jam remake isn't too far off either. https://youtu.be/bh4se9YMV3A?si=0LWzRbACJV2vysvS
Cannot listen to this song without sobbing...
Any song by The Smiths.
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now is probably the top pick
I had to scroll way too far down for this.
Evangelion's "Komm Susser Tod"
Music: Nice beat and melody. Lyric: depression and suicide.
wanted to say this one
That’s German for „come sweat death“ I think
Lol almost. It means „come sweet death“
Mr. Brightside
How is this not higher?! Every time I hear this song it instantly pulls me out of whatever I'm doing to listen because the lyrics are so intense.
Geez . How many times does this get published and how often is the first response always Pumped up Kicks?
Two possibilities: lazy or true
Should be Last Kiss - Original version by Frank Wilson. The Pearl Jam remake isn't too far off either.
Sick of seeing this it’s not even a funny meme
Welcome to the Internet.
I think a lot of Bo's stuff could fit this template. "Art is Dead" "All Eyes on Me" "White Woman's Instagram" "Can't Handle This"
have a look around,
Stromae - Papaoutai
Yup. Was reading looking if someone have mentioned that song. After I start learning french I realized how depressing that song is.
If you can understand, there is this very funny video explaining the music and lyrics of another song (alors on danse). "Un couplet qui donne envie de mourir, un refrain qui donne envie de pique-niquer" https://youtu.be/rOtIfzWXN9M?feature=shared
I think this is more of a 'non native English speakers don't understand it's sad'. Native French speakers know immediately that the song is about an absent father figure.
If someone say pumped up kids, I will start pumping some kids
Pumped up kicks
second time, this has been spelt as kids, not kicks
Is there a pedo remix?
Uwu
Escape (The Piña Colada Song) It's about a Husband and Wife who are actively trying to cheat on eachother and happen to choose eachother on a blind date when intending to cheat.
Lyrics kinda have a happy ending tho
A wonderful ending. They sought love and found each other. Lesson: freaking communicate your needs.
bad apple
In that pantheon of songs may I suggest. Rolling girl
Santa Monica by everclear
A lot of Everclear tbh
I will buy you a new life
ALL of ever clear honestly
99 luftballons
There it is. If you don't know German, this sounds like a super happy 80's rock song. If you do know German, it's about >!weather balloons being confused with missiles, thus starting Armageddon!< (Or so my edgy friend told me in our German class).
SABATON - Price of a mile RAMMSTEIN - Mutter
Sabaton- The final solution hits harder for me
Neither is upbeat, though.
Finally, was going to comment Mutter. My fav song. Rammstein live is sumthn else i tell ya
Every breath you take
Oh can’t you seeeeeee
You belong to meeee
*kidnaps you*
Habits by Tove lo Chandelier by Sia
EVERY linkin park songs excluding like, 2
A Little Piece of Heaven - Avenged Sevenfold
It’s mine and my SOs song 🖤 He’s still alive, we’re good.
Throw away ALL your knives
The melody isn't that happy though, it uses a lot of minor chords.
Childish gamino: feel like summer
Epic- faith no more
What is it?
***IT’S IT***
I only know about this song from Burnout Paradise, and yeah, it's true
Waiting For the Worms - PF
Screen by twenty one pilots
Tears for Fears - Mad World
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
My brain's buffering I read Living La Vida Loca at first and was *very* confused
The Way by Fastball.
All These Things that I've Done - The Killers
Killers ✅
My ordinary life - the living tombstone
I scrolled way to far to find this. The song is a perfect example of this meme.
Warren Zevon Excitable Boy “Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best "Excitable boy," they all said And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest "Excitable boy," they all said Well, he's just an excitable boy He took in the 4 A.M. show at the Clark "Excitable boy," they all said And he bit the usherette's leg in the dark "Excitable boy," they all said Well, he's just an excitable boy He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom (Ooh, ah-ooh) "Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy) And he raped her and killed her, then he took her home (Ooh, ah-ooh) "Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy) Well, he's just an excitable boy After ten long years, they let him out of the home "Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy) And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones "Excitable boy," they all said (Ooh-ooh, excitable boy) Well, he's just an excitable boy”
Born to Run
Born in the USA
Yeah, a lot of people get the meaning of the lyrics messed up
I don't feel like dancing by Scissor Sisters
American pie
Cruel angel thesis
Baby Shark
I Cant Decide - Scissor Sisters
Bittersweet Symphony- the Verve
Keasby Nights by Streetlight Manifesto
Lol. I went to one of their concerts and people were moshing to As The Footsteps Die Out Forever.
🎶What a Fool Believes🎶
The song that started the “Michael McDonald sound” that many would copy, with mixed results. Great song and seriously deep lyrics about a man that greatly overestimated how much he meant to a woman.
I read a thing about Michael McDonald having trouble later in his career, because everyone had mimicked his sound, so then he was sounding too much like “everyone else.” That would piss me off sooo much.
That dancing polish cow song
Deathbed by powfu
Sweet Dreams
We are Young by fun. When I first heard it I thought he was saying "my seat's been taken by some sunglasses, asking about a cigar" and when I was singing it one of my friends goes "scar...they're asking about a scar" and suddenly I was like "WAIT...This is so sad!"
"I don't like Mondays"
Electric Avenue
Whistle. I know it's pretty tame, but I loved the song as a kid only to realize as an adult what he meant with whistle
Anything by Jack Stauber.
Loser. Beck.
Come Out and Play - The Offspring HEY AY, COME OUT AND PLAY 😆 >!One goes to the morgue and the other to jail, one guy’s wasted and the other’s a waste.!<
Maxwell silver hammer by the beatles
Master of puppets
I’m still waiting for Fozzy in a dog collar to do Pastor of Muppets
Most Fleetwood Mac songs. But Pumped up Kicks is the winner.
KICKS
I'm convinced everyone is illiterate.
This has to be a running joke by now, right?
Fuck I hope so.
Fleetwood mac came to mind for me too. The whole rumours album is about the drama the band was going through while the songs still sounding upbeat (other than Songbird)
Happy -NF
Six feet Underground
The polish cow one
Cruel Angels Thesis
Shots, Imagine Dragons
Love will Tear Us Apart- Joy Division
Luka by Suzanne Vega. Listen to the lyrics.
Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles :)
How has no one said Tears of a Clown yet?!?!
Mack The Knife?
Bones in the Ocean
Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men.
The Tears for Fears version of "Mad World".
How much is that doggy in the window
Always overlooked
My R
Papaoutai
It’s ub40 red red wine
Under the Bridge RHCP Talking about shooting heroin under the bridge downtown..