Songs Where You Didn't Know the True Meaning of the Lyrics Until Much Later.

[TheGreatCthulhu]

Sometimes we all like songs, and we all sing them as young, naive kids, but then we grow up and realize what they were singing about.

So what songs do you listen to where you didn't know the meaning of the lyrics until much later in your life?

For me, it was Iron Maiden's "Be Quick Or Be Dead".



I always assumed that it was just criticizing government and politicians, until I realized that the issues the song was addressing were actually much more specific to British economic and political issues, and was a more mature song than I gave it credit for.

Not that Maiden's lyrics are stupid, but I didn't think a song around 3 minutes and 30 seconds long had that much to say.

So what songs have you had this revelation with?

 

[The_Chosen_Onion]

MGS 3
Snake Ester
Not the same as I just learned it after I finished the game. But still similar.

 

[Princess Niki]

The lyrics to the Banana Boat song not knowing what that meaning of most of the song was someone working on a banana plantation and some of the dangers they go though with very small pay.

 

[Rubik]

"Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. is about losing your temper, which took me a while to realize.