Do you ever think love songs are really about the artist being addicted?

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letsparty

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Maybe Giveon was singing about his addiction and the" 20s " are referencing $20 bills.. ?
Lol. Jkjk



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How was I supposed to know
This is how it gonna go?
Thought that if I put you first enough
We would last for sure, last for sure (for sure)
Remember our first kiss, was in a rental car
Now I kinda wish it was a hit-and-run
Crazy, I let you get this far
But I was just young and dumb
Six years gone down the drain
I guess I'm half to blame
I didn't know, I didn't know I'd be wasting my time
Spending my 20's on you (oh)
I poured my heart in it
Don't get me started
Spend my time wondering why
I spend my 20's on you
Thought I was learning myself
I was just learning you
Is anything black and white?
When you're bad and 22
Hold onto you like a shirt to a sweater
Hung onto you 'cause I didn't know better
I just feel like time was runnin' out
I can tell the ship was goin' down
I was so young and dumb
Six years gone down the drain
I guess I'm half to blame
I didn't know, I didn't know I'd be wasting my time
Spending my 20's on you (oh)
I poured my heart in it
Don't get me started
Spend my time wondering why
I spend my 20's on you
 
“Addiction may be fascinating, but it isn’t romantic…”

I think many songs that come across as loving or sweet are often about drugs.
 


this dude has said this album is about leaving a relationship i guess, but this song sounds like an experience with ego loss, kids or people that might not just get it often say on reddit it's about a hard break up, but this dude is from washington state where shrooms grow and has a lot of other trippy lyrics. i dunno.

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"I took my shirt off in the yard"
No one saw that the skin on my shoulders was golden
Now it's not, my shirt's back on
I forgot my songs, the Glow is gone
My gliding body stopped
I could not get through September without a battle
I faced death, I went in with my arms swinging
But I heard my own breath
I had to face that I'm still living
I'm still flesh, I hold on to awful feelings
I'm not dead, there's no end, my face is red
My blood flows harshly
My heart beats loudly
My chest still draws breath, I hold it
I'm buoyant, ooh-ooh
There's no end"

i heavily relate to "i forgot my songs, the glow is gone" as a musician that takes psychedelic drugs. sometimes the song is with you and you''ve got the flow to play it and then it's not there anymore. it might not even be drugs that this happens to with some people, but a learning thing, and i've even thought that god will show you you can play a song, but doesn't give you the power to keep doing it cause you'd get credit for it. idk. but with this song "The glow" leads me to believe it's slang for tripping with the rest of the lyrics. i don't see how any of that is about a relationship.
 
foodcrisis said:



"
"I took my shirt off in the yard"
No one saw that the skin on my shoulders was golden
Now it's not, my shirt's back on
I forgot my songs, the Glow is gone
My gliding body stopped
I could not get through September without a battle
I faced death, I went in with my arms swinging
But I heard my own breath
I had to face that I'm still living
I'm still flesh, I hold on to awful feelings
I'm not dead, there's no end, my face is red
My blood flows harshly
My heart beats loudly
My chest still draws breath, I hold it
I'm buoyant, ooh-oh
There's no end. "
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foodcrisis said:
i don't see how any of that is about a relationship.
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Yup. Agree. At least that's a great interpretation.
 
M1sterEd said:
addiction is a love affair
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It's a non-symbiotic relationship. Based on a uni-directional, emotional drive that leads to narcissism/masochism & all the fluctuations in between.( Now there are PLENTY of human relationships that can have the same dynamic) They're the ones you want to avoid (for yourself & potential partners)

It may start from here...😉

 
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Maybe he was closeted? 🤔😔

Keep your loved ones close, never sell out to fame, exhibition of your intimate feelings for fame or, attention.

Always, keep them with you & be true (to yourself & your beloved) in love.💜🔥
 
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