James Gibson 3,472 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hm, there are things you don't need to explicitly say. The context tells it itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy 6,918 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 People aside, I feel like Million Reasons could also be a song to the fame and the media. We can see through her career where on some days the fame becomes so destructive and debilitating that it literally gives her a million reasons to leave. But her fans, the one good reason to stay, is why she doesn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Honestly, Million Reasons was about me. I know this is shocking, but...you’re welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miel 15,009 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I thinks it’s explicitly about Taylor, and the men in her life, but also implictly about her fans and fame and family, and subtextually about mental health. 3 points in and ready for more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoful 13,304 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 How awkward dp you think it is for her to sing Gypsy now!!! Will she ever sing it again? "My name is Dita, I'll be your Mistress tonight..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tan Fei 1,324 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 its touching if its abt fans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 One reason why it's not about Kinney: in a live performance to LGBT youth, she sang the bridge as "Every heartbreak makes it hard to keep the faith... But you gotta keep the faith." She wouldn't encourage people to keep faith in an abusive relationship that the lyrics suggest. Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 18 minutes ago, shoful said: How awkward dp you think it is for her to sing Gypsy now!!! Will she ever sing it again? I really don't think it's about Taylor. She's talking to us and to her life as a performer. The countries are all the places she wants to tour. The man without a home is not just her (because she literally didn't own a house but only had a NY rental) but also fans because fans are transient. They come and go. But she said that even though this whole process feels so lonely, with us she could spend her life. The only Taylor reference I think is "Cause I left everyone I love at home" but that's also "family and friends". Performers do find ways to disconnect with songs and change their meanings to be able to perform. She still does You And I even though she broke it up with Luc and Taylor who are both connected to the song. Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEnigma 11,313 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I’ve made my own interpretation for it that really calms me but it’s basically about how I sometimes wish i could just give up and be done because my mental illness causes all these reasons for me to - but there’s always one reason to stay around. Ive kind of interpreted as a way of talking to your former self and saying I want to be done BUT I have you. But yes it’s about Taylor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEnigma 11,313 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 37 minutes ago, derpmonster said: One reason why it's not about Kinney: in a live performance to LGBT youth, she sang the bridge as "Every heartbreak makes it hard to keep the faith... But you gotta keep the faith." She wouldn't encourage people to keep faith in an abusive relationship that the lyrics suggest. The lyrics do not EVER suggest an abusive relationship..... It’s about a NORMAL relationship. There are millions of flaws in people but you have to recognize that human beings are never going to treat you 100% perfect. We have all hurt the people closest to us whether we want to admit it or not but they stay with us because of unconditional love. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEnigma 11,313 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Miel said: I thinks it’s explicitly about Taylor, and the men in her life, but also implictly about her fans and fame and family, and subtextually about mental health. I have always thought about this interpretation and have started to hear the song in a whole new light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miel 15,009 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 19 minutes ago, Alexander Levi said: I have always thought about this interpretation and have started to hear the song in a whole new light. I remember reading somebody's interpretation about how it subtly connects to Joanne, and the retroactive poem For a Moment by Joanne Germanotta, around the concept of "leaving" or "knowing where you are going" as a metaphor for dying and passing on. The lyric "I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away" is essentially a statement of leaving- either somebody, or a career, or even life. A bit of a stretch, but it still has me shook. And also her explicitly speaking about how the lyric "head stuck in a cycle, I look off and I stare / it's like that I've stopped breathing, but completely aware" is essentially a call to her personal experiences with dissociation and the effects of physical, mental, and emotional trauma. 3 points in and ready for more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEnigma 11,313 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Miel said: I remember reading somebody's interpretation about how it subtly connects to Joanne, and the retroactive poem For a Moment by Joanne Germanotta, around the concept of "leaving" or "knowing where you are going" as a metaphor for dying and passing on. The lyric "I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away" is essentially a statement of leaving- either somebody, or a career, or even life. A bit of a stretch, but it still has me shook. And also her explicitly speaking about how the lyric "head stuck in a cycle, I look off and I stare / it's like that I've stopped breathing, but completely aware" is essentially a call to her personal experiences with dissociation and the effects of physical, mental, and emotional trauma. Yep! That head stuck in a cycle lyric has really shook me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Alexander Levi said: The lyrics do not EVER suggest an abusive relationship..... It’s about a NORMAL relationship. There are millions of flaws in people but you have to recognize that human beings are never going to treat you 100% perfect. We have all hurt the people closest to us whether we want to admit it or not but they stay with us because of unconditional love. Abusive may have been too much but it is definitely a not a normal relationship. Yes, people have flaws and you love them despite that and we all hurt each other and take responsibility and still love one another. But this song's hurtfulness is a lot more one sided. It's how I hear it. The voice, the tone, the choice of words... "All his worn out leather" - worn out suggests you're getting tired of it and are thinking of moving on. "Stopped breathing but completely aware" - this is way too strong of an image to be about a regular up and down in a relationship. I agree with your mental health interpretation though. That's what I have thought of this song since the moment I heard it. Like me talking to my life or myself. And that's partly what Gaga thinks too because of how she titled her PTSD letter that. Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggsy 8,280 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Blahwhatever22 said: I always thought Million Reasons was about us(her fans). We gave her that one good reason to stay when everyone else was giving her a million reasons to "let you go" "quit the show" Or we the fans are giving her a million reasons.. You know its true, sometimes we can be so mean. But the music she loves to write is that one reason she stays.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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