By Elika Kalami
Lyrics, and the nature of their delivery, dive deeper into the human mind and emotions. For those who appreciate the formation and underlying meaning of music, like myself, analyzing a song’s lyrics is the most crucial part of the experience. Lyrics in music are influential for both the music artist and listener as they project emotion and feeling through the form of melody and poetry. For this very reason, I decided to compile a list of Westmont students’ favorite lyrics. We hope this brings you new music recommendations and song interpretations!
Elika Kalami:
- “I’m sorry if you’re living and you’re seventeen.” – The 1975, The 1975
- “What a shame, you’ve lost a brain that you never had.” – The 1975, The Ballad of Me and My Brain
- “Ceilings were so high when you were five, miss me like the way your mother misses your height.” – Beabadoobee, Ceilings
- “But we got so much work to do, oh we got so much love to give.” – Willow, Overthinking It
Keira De Vita:
- “So I’ve been scheming like a criminal ever since to make them love me and make it seem effortless.” – Taylor Swift, Mastermind
- “And if you ask me if I love him.. I’d lie.” – Taylor Swift, I’d Lie
- “And I’ve missed your ginger hair, and the way you like to dress.” – Amy Winehouse, Valerie
Ojas Joshi:
- “I can feel it, the phoenix sure to watch us.” – Kendrick Lamar, Feel
Maddon Hoh-Choi:
- “I’m a shooting star, leaping through the sky like a tiger, defying the laws of gravity.” – Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now
Sydney Reese:
- “It doesn’t matter how much I’ve change, ’cause this place gonna stay the same.” – Ross Ellis, Home to Me
- “They judge me like a picture book, By the colors, like they forgot to read.” – Lana Del Rey, Brooklyn Baby
Raven Carthon:
- “You are sick, you are married, and you might be dying. But, you’re holding me like water in your hands.” – Phoebe Bridgers, Moon Song
- “It’s so easy, all you have to do is fall in love.” – Queen, Play the Game
- “I’m never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm.” – George Michael, Careless Whisper
Emily Burich:
- “Nobody gets me like you..How am I supposed to let you go? Only like myself when I’m with you…Nobody gets me, you do” – SZA, Nobody Gets Me
Faith Gonia:
- “You’ll be dancing once again and the pain will end.” – ABBA, Chiquitita
- “Ate a sleeve of saltines on my floor, and I knew then.” – Phoebe Bridgers, Graceland Too
- “Know it’s for the better.” – Phoebe Bridgers, Waiting Room
Amelie Arango:
- “And if I’m dead to you, why are you at the wake? Cursing my name, wishing I stayed. Look at how my tears ricochet.” – Taylor Swift, My Tears Ricochet
- “And I still talk to you (when I’m screaming at the sky), and when you can’t sleep at night (you hear my stolen lullabies)” – Taylor Swift, My Tears Ricochet
Nataly Diaz:
- “Did you call me from a seance, you were from my past life, hope you’re doing well bruh.” – Frank Ocean, Nights
- “You’ve been locked in here forever and you just can’t say goodbye.” – Cigarettes after Sex, Apocalypse
- “If you’re lost, just look for me, you’ll find me in the region of the summer stars.” – One Direction, Walking in the Wind
Lauren Murray:“I love you to the moon and Saturn.” – Taylor Swift, Seven