I said to keep MGMT and RATATAT in mind because if you have ever been to a festival this attitude that happiness can be found this way is a very large issue. I feel like I’m at the end of this song over the last 3 years. Then he takes a step back “Pursuit of happiness, yeah I don’t get it, Ill be good” but is still stuck in the cycle.
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I think “You don't really care about the trials of tomorrow Rather lay awake in a path full of sorrow” he is being introspective about how he’s living life. When he’s talking about, “night terrors” and “5 am cold sweats waking up to the skies” I think he’s referring to drug and alcohol abuse. That’s his reasoning to continue the life style. “Imma do just what I want, lookin ahead no turnin back If I fall, if I die, know I lived it to the fullest If I fall, if I die, know I lived and missed some bullets” I'll be fine once I get it, I'll be good” “I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey As the song progresses he becomes progressively unsure until finally he realizes it’s not the answer. At first no one could make him think otherwise. He’s on the pursuit of happiness and thinks partying is the gateway. Its starts with him “feelin lit, feelin right” at, “2 am summer night” driving drunk but he doesn’t care because he’s getting to experience all the things hes been wanting to and can now that he’s older(I live in Illinois and have made this drive to and from a party to many times). I can relate so much to this lyrics over the past 3 years of my life it’s scary. This song is addressing something that is going on with my generation specifically in the Midwest. Keep in mind ratatat and MGMT are involved in this song.
This song is definitely not glorifying drunk driving and drug use. the nightmares, 5 AM cold sweats, and knowing that you haven't managed to find happiness. when you are so depressed and desperate to be happy, but they come at a big cost, i.e. But at least a part of him knows that's not very realistic, saying "I know everything that shines ain't always going to be gold." Drinking, drugs, and being reckless (refusing to slow your roll) can look shiny and appealing, esp. The person of this song is not fine, but wants desperately to cling to the idea that if he can just find that one thing to fill the void, he can truly be happy. I'll be good." This is a person in denial, trying to kid himself that if they can just find that one "good" thing, all their problems and unhappiness will go away.
"I'm in the pursuit of happiness and I know that everything that shines won't always be gold. The most important song is the chorus, however. Basically, the drugs and alcohol can only help him fake happiness for so long before he wakes up in dark place all over again. There are other clues to the dark place the person singing this song is in, specifically the whole verse referring to nightmares and waking up in cold sweats. Basically, the whole song is about a person feeling empty and doing self-destructive things to try to feel the void, hence the "driving drunk," and "crush a bit, roll a bit" referring to drugs, obviously. This is a fairly dark, depressing song despite the title. Have you seen the video? It's not an uplifting anthem. Song MeaningI feel like most people are missing the actual point of this song. Why did I drink so much and smoke so much? Ugh I know everything that shine ain't always gold Rather lay awake in the bed full of sorrow You don't really care about the trials of tomorrow Tell me what you know about night terrors, nothin' Tell me what you know about dreams, dreams Tell me what you know about them night terrors every nightįive AM cold sweats, waking up to the sky You don't really know about nothin', nothin' Tell me what you know about dreamin', dreamin' I'll be fine once I get it, yeah, I'll be good I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I knowĮverything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey
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