After a run in with Ke$ha on Friday, I had a weekend of respite from bad radio. The work week has come, which means my project continues.
Today I was flipping through the airwaves and came upon the following gem:
Bland, tepid, milquetoast. All perfect words to describe this year old single from The Script. According to wikipedia, they’re a soft-rock band from Dublin, Ireland. All I heard was a wimpy man whining about a break up like he is in middle school.
“I’m still alive but I’m barely breathing
Just prayed to a God that I don’t believe in
‘Cause I got time while she got freedom
‘Cause when a heart breaks, no it don’t breakeven”
Just prayed to a God that I don’t believe in
‘Cause I got time while she got freedom
‘Cause when a heart breaks, no it don’t breakeven”
Talk of barely breathing? Doesn’t this make you think of something from the diary of an 8th grade girl? When a heart breaks it don’t break even? I wouldn’t be surprised if that is still showing up on Facebook statuses after awkard young break ups. I also don’t really appreciate the “God I don’t believe in” line. What point does it serve in the song? If you don’t believe, then be brave enough to not even pretend to pray.
“Her best days will be some of my worst
She finally met a man that’s gonna put her first
While I’m wide awake she’s no trouble sleeping
‘Cause when a heart breaks, no it don’t breakeven, even, no”
She finally met a man that’s gonna put her first
While I’m wide awake she’s no trouble sleeping
‘Cause when a heart breaks, no it don’t breakeven, even, no”
If you can realize that you weren’t putting her first, then why didn’t you fix thatwhile you were still together?
“What am I suppose to do
When the best part of me was always you and
What am I suppose to say
When I’m all choked up and you’re okay”
When the best part of me was always you and
What am I suppose to say
When I’m all choked up and you’re okay”
“The best part of me was always you?” I can’t believe you can write drivel like this and get a record deal and multi-national distribution. You’re such an empty person, that a girlfriend who you ignored was the best part of you? You have a lot of personal growth to do.
“They say bad things happen for a reason
But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding
‘Cause she’s moved on while I’m still grieving
And when a heart breaks, no it don’t breakeven, even, no”
But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding
‘Cause she’s moved on while I’m still grieving
And when a heart breaks, no it don’t breakeven, even, no”
The lyrics sound like someone died. I understand it’s a metaphor for the death of a relationship, but you’re grieving and bleeding? Grow up. I had a bad breakup in high school, and I think I would have written something like this then. But I’ve been out of high school for 10 years. This is something that Justin Beiber should be singing, not a grown man.
“You got his heart and my heart and none of the pain
You took your suitcase, I took the blame
Now I’m tryna make sense of what little remains, oh
‘Cause you left me with no love and no love to my name”
You took your suitcase, I took the blame
Now I’m tryna make sense of what little remains, oh
‘Cause you left me with no love and no love to my name”
She got none of the pain? Were you really that terrible of a boyfriend? Earlier you told us about how you didn’t put her first, so I suppose it’s possible that she was all too happy to leave you. Perhaps instead of whining about it after the fact, you could work on your relationship skills so you’re not so devastated when she leaves you because you’re a jerk.
I can agree with you, 100% on Ke$ha being nothing but garbage but I actually love The Script and this song in particular. I don't think that just because you're a grown up means you stop being seriously affected by break-ups!
ReplyDeleteFirst - How do we know he wasn't treating her right in the relationship? He only says she met a man who would put her first but the way he talks about her in the rest of the song, it seems like she wasn't that invested in the relationship. He may have been treated her well and loved her, but she just wasn't into after a while. When you invest that much into a relationship, sometimes it does feel like your world is falling apart when it ends. Even when you're an adult.
Second - I totally get the 'just prayed to a God that I don't believe in' line. There are a lot of people who aren't believers in any sort of religion, but it just feels natural to them (maybe because of societal influence or maybe because God exists) to speak out or reach out to God in times of trouble.
I do like what you're doing here with this new blog idea. We might not agree on what constitutes 'good' music all the time, but I think it's a great exercise in really paying attention to what we expose ourselves to on a regular basis when we're listening to the radio.