Radio Garbage

So, I was listening to a stupid "hit music" station on the way home, last Monday, and I heard what is easily the most nauseating abomination to assault my ears this year... I've seen it mentioned in various places, but I had never listened to it before. The assailant was Taylor Swift, and the song was the misleadingly titled "Love Story." Here are the lyrics, more for my reference than yours, I'm sure...


We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony of summer air

See the lights,
See the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
You say hello
Little did I know

That you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said:

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they know
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

Cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said:

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real,
Don't be afraid
We'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes, oh,

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town I said:

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said:

Marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Cause we were both young when I first saw you


Okay, first of all, I'd like to applaud Swift for having the guts to rip off a classic play that she's obviously never read... or even watched... Seriously, Romeo and Juliet? Everyone knows what happens at the end, right? Spoiler for those who don't: They kill themselves. Or, to be more in-depth, they kill themselves as a result of rash decisions made in the name of lust and teen angst. How touching.

Now, let's look at more specific things...

"We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony of summer air"

A balcony of summer air? What the fuck does that even mean? Okay, so obviously it means that she was standing on a balcony in the summer, but there has to be a better way to word it. As is, it literally means that she's standing on air, which is quite impossible. Even Jesus never did that. :o

"That you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said:"

Throwing pebbles at what? At her window? Her? Her dad's Porsche? I mean, that's critical information if we're to understand her dad's motivation here... Oh, wait... We aren't supposed to understand that, because that would offer a voice of reason, and that would distract us from the angst... maybe even turn us against it... Also, forgetting the pebbles, since that was probably a meaningless filler line, (and one of many, at that) what could her dad have against this guy, if she didn't even know him before? Was there a family feud, like in the play? This song is infuriatingly shallow.

"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes"

Okay... how old are they? If they're old enough for this to be a good plan, then her dad has no say. I hereby declare Ms. Swift to be a moron.

"Cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said:"

This is my favorite part... She's obviously never read The Scarlet Letter, either. For those of you who don't know, the "scarlet letter" was to let everyone know that the main character was an adulterer. Apparently, her dad is warning "Romeo," not hating on him...

"I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town I said:"

Ah, the longevity of teen love. Such a sweet thing...

"Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said:

Marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes"

Wow... How wonderful... Is he saying that she'll be alone if she doesn't go with him? It doesn't really make a difference, I guess, but it amuses me to wonder... So, what's the timespan, here? Also, why are they getting married if he was able to talk to her dad? I mean, they were only going to get married so they could run away, right? Another thing: since the relationship isn't forbidden anymore, doesn't that mean that they aren't "Romeo and Juliet" anymore? The whole plan is shot to hell, now. The thrill is gone.

"Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Cause we were both young when I first saw you"

I liked this part. (in comparison to the rest, anyway) It made the most sense.


In conclusion, this song is ridiculous and only entertaining if you're mocking it. I hope I never hear it again, but at least I'll have this to look back on should I be unable to escape it. Now, I think I'll go listen to Rise Against with hope in my heart and bricks in my hands...

I Blog... For No Man

I'm not feeling too confident about blogging, right now. I mean, my very first blog has a bad Monty Python reference for a title, and, as if that wasn't bad enough, it has absolutely no purpose... I'm not even telling my friends about it... For some reason, I'm just blogging into the great void and wondering if anyone will see it.

Here's a list of things I'm looking forward to... just because:

- Spring Break (next week)

- Getting my car repaired

- The new Eminem Album

- Being in a band again (no definite timetable, there)

There, now you still know next to nothing about me. Isn't that fun?