r/SongMeanings

Songs you didn't know the real meaning of until you got older or researched.

Ok so there are many songs people don't know the true meaning of for various reasons. Name the songs you thought meant one thing only to find out later they had a different take.

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u/GenXerNvyMeK — 5 days ago

What does ocean man even mean?

Here are the lyrics

Ocean man, take me by the hand

Lead me to the land that you understand

Ocean man, the voyage to the corner of the globe

Is a real trip

Ocean man, the crust of a tan man imbibed by the sand

Soaking up the thirst of the land

Ocean man, can you see through the wonder of amazement

At the oberman

Ocean man, the crust is elusive when it casts forth

To the childlike man

Ocean man, the sequence of a life form braised in the sand

Soaking up the thirst of the land

Ocean man

Ocean man

Ocean man

Ocean man, take me by the hand

Lead me to the land that you understand

Ocean man, the voyage to the corner of the globe is a real trip

Ocean man, the crust of a tan man imbibed by the sand

Soaking up the thirst of the land

Ocean man, can you see through the wonder of amazement

At the oberman

Ocean man, the crust is elusive when it casts forth

To the childlike man

Ocean man, the sequence of a life form braised in the sand

Soaking up the thirst of the land

Ocean man.

from what i cann understand, maybe ocean man is a child or someone who's unaware about the world maybe? im not sure but i love this song

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u/zaa_weirdoo — 6 days ago

Wish you were Here - Two lost souls...

Hello everyone,

I went to a Pink Floyd Cover Band Concert and loved it. I listened to a few songs like Time or Money before but since the concert Im a big fan and have been listening to more music. But I feel like (and yes I know the song is open to interpretation) no one shares my opinion on that specific Lyric.

Everyone I see or talk about it says they think its about either 1 person and their past self or 2 people having lost eachother. Am I the only that thinks that these two lost souls are both lost but they share that lostness? As in they were both lost before but now share that mutually? Which, for me, sounds very comforting which is why I like that part alot. What do you guys think?

Thanks for reading

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u/LucaZRade — 5 days ago

What Is the meaning behind All Apologies by nirvana?

I love this song but what does it mean?

Lyrics: What else should I be?
All apologies
What else could I say?
Everyone is gay
What else could I write?
I don't have the right
What else should I be?
All apologies

In the sun
In the sun, I feel as one
In the sun, in the sun
Married, buried

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything is my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqua seafoam shame
Sunburn freezer burn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

In the sun
In the sun, I feel as one
In the sun, in the sun
Married, married
Married, buried
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are

All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are

All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are

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u/RebelliousBalrog — 2 days ago