There are some songs that we all know all the lines to. We can sing them with or without music. They are the songs that we gasp at when they come on the radio (yaaaasss). They are the songs that are played at every. Single. Wedding. The songs that we can sing at karaoke on Tuesday nights, without looking at the screen. But do we actually know what we are singing? Many of the most popular songs have a much deeper meaning than people assume. We sing the lyrics, but what are we saying? We oftentimes do not grasp the meaning and intentions of the artists of the most popular songs of our generation.
Here are some real gold lyrics that you probably never even realized you were singing:
1. "(There's) nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be."
"All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles
2. "I believe in the faith that grows. And the four right chords can make me cry."
"Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind
3. "I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked, But here they come again to jack my style."
"Some Nights" by Fun.
4. "But separate's always better when there's feelings involved."
"Hey Ya!" by Outkast
5. "Your love thawed out what was scared and cold."
"Like a Virgin" by Madonna
6. "The hurt doesn't show, but the pain still grows. It's no stranger to you and me."
"In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
7. "You know how the time flies, only yesterday was the time of our lives."
"Someone Like You" by Adele
8. "How can I hurt when holding you?"
"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
9. "Drive until you lose the road, or break with the ones you've followed."
"How to Save a Life" by The Fray
10. "And it's not a cry that you hear at night. It's not somebody who's seen the light. It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah."
"Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley
11. "I loved you with a fire red, now it's turning blue."
"Apologize" by OneRepublic
12. "Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past. You must fight just to keep them alive."
"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
13. "Well, I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone, but you stay so cool."
"Smooth" ft. Rob Thomas by Santana
14. "I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything."
"Roar" by Katy Perry
15. "Laugh until we think we'll die, barefoot on a summer night. Never could be sweeter than with you."
"Home" by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
16. "You live for the fight when it's all that you've got."
"Livin' On a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
17. "Watch the time go right out the window. Trying to hold on but didn’t even know."
"In the End" by Linkin Park
18. "Time for you to go out to the places you will be from."
"Closing Time" by Semisonic
19. "I'm worse at what I do best. And for this gift I feel blessed."
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
20. "And all the roads we have to walk are winding. And all the lights that lead us there are blinding."
"Wonderwall" by Oasis
21. "And can I sail through the changing ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life?"
"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac
22. "When you love someone, but it goes to waste, could it be worse?"
"Fix You" by Coldplay
