Laughing Out Loud
Finding Clarity in Chaos: The Wallflowers' Revelatory 'Laughing Out Loud'
Lyrics
Man, you oughta finish what you've started
Encouraging someone to complete what they've started.
You can't leave me here alive
Expressing a feeling of dependence, suggesting harm if abandoned.
Well I know it started as a fist fight
Acknowledging the origin as a physical conflict, now causing discomfort.
But you've got me covered up in hives
Experiencing an allergic reaction, possibly metaphorical, due to the situation.
I don't need an invitation
Asserting independence, not waiting for an invitation to act.
The best peach is at the top of that tree
Metaphorically referring to desirable things being challenging to attain.
But when all this indecision reigns
Addressing a state of indecision and confusion.
So aimlessness that helps me see straight
Seeing clearly through a state of aimlessness.
You got me walkin' up a tightrope
Metaphor for navigating a challenging situation, possibly deceitful.
With vaseline from my head to my feet
Describing a slippery and tricky situation.
You got me lookin' into blindfolds
Awareness of being blindfolded, possibly manipulated.
But I know you've got your hands all over me
Acknowledging the influence of someone else.
So when all these imitations fail
When copies or imitations fail, don't dwell on the past.
Just don't look back 'cause I won't be there
Expressing the speaker's absence from a failed situation.
Laughing out loud
Experiencing amusement or irony in the situation.
When I didn't ever know just what it was all about
Reflecting on past ignorance and uncertainty.
Laughing out loud
Continuing the theme of amusement despite not understanding.
When I didn't ever know just why you push me around
Questioning the motives behind being mistreated or manipulated.
Well I'm doing time inside a grapevine
Metaphorically serving time in a situation symbolized by a grapevine.
Little things amuse little minds
Belittling trivial interests or preoccupations.
Well, nothin's free except a little bit of bad advice
Stating that valuable advice is seldom free.
On how to live on only water, bread and rice
Offering sarcastic advice on surviving with basic necessities.
I don't need an invitation
Reiteration of independence and not waiting for permission.
The best peach is at the top of that tree
Repeating the metaphor of desirable things being hard to attain.
So when all this nighttime vision fails
Anticipating a breakthrough when nocturnal challenges fade.
I'll lose these chains and slip out of this jail
Expressing the desire to break free from constraints.
Laughing out loud
Reiteration of finding amusement or irony in a situation.
When I didn't ever know just what it was all about
Reflecting on past ignorance and lack of understanding.
Laughing out loud
Continuing to find amusement despite confusion about mistreatment.
When I didn't ever know just why you push me around
Questioning the reasons behind being pushed around.
Laughing out loud
Reiterating the theme of amusement or irony in retrospect.
When I didn't ever know just what it was all about
Reflecting on past ignorance and uncertainty.
Laughing out loud
Continuing the theme of amusement despite not understanding.
When I didn't ever know just why you push me around
Questioning the motives behind being mistreated or manipulated.
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