Mad About the Boy
Enchanted Melancholy: Mad About the Boy's Captivating Despair
Lyrics
Mad about the boy
Expressing intense feelings of infatuation or love towards a boy.
I know it's stupid to be mad about the boy
Acknowledging the irrationality of being obsessed with the boy.
I'm so ashamed of it but must admit
Feeling embarrassed about the strong emotions but admitting to them.
The sleepless nights I've had about the boy
Having sleepless nights thinking about the boy.
On the silver screen
Describing the boy's impact when seen on the silver screen.
He melts my foolish heart in every single scene
Expressing how the boy captivates the singer's heart in every scene.
Although I'm quite aware that here and there
Acknowledging awareness of the boy's flaws or negative qualities.
Are traces of the cad, about the boy
Noting that there are hints of the boy being a cad (a man who behaves dishonorably).
Lord knows I'm not a fool girl
Asserting self-awareness and acknowledging the foolishness of the infatuation.
I really shouldn't care
Stating that, despite awareness, the singer can't help caring about the boy.
Lord knows I'm not a school girl
Emphasizing maturity by stating that the singer is not a naive school girl.
In the fury of her first affair
Referencing past experiences and comparing the current infatuation to a first affair.
Will it ever cloy
Raising the question of whether the infatuation will ever become tiresome.
This odd diversity of misery and joy?
Reflecting on the mix of emotions—misery and joy—resulting from the infatuation.
I'm feeling quite insane and young again
Expressing a sense of losing rationality and feeling youthful again.
And all because I'm mad about the boy
Attributing the emotional state to being madly in love with the boy.
So if I could employ
Expressing a desire to end the emotional turmoil with a magical solution.
A little magic that will finally destroy
Desiring to destroy the dream that causes pain and bondage.
This dream that pains me and enchains me
Expressing the inability to break free from the infatuation.
But I can't because I'm mad, I'm mad about the boy
Reiterating the overwhelming emotions and being unable to escape feelings for the boy.
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