Analysis of Song Lyrics

The chosen song is

Saint Raymond – ‘As We Are Now’ Lyrics 

We've all been waiting for this, Could be referring to the 'wait' we have as children for everything we want for example - We want a new toy car - Mum says we must 'wait' until Christmas.

But it always comes too quick. Linking to the first line of how the wait is usually quick because time fly by's when we are children.  He could also be indirectly talking about how teenage/adult life comes 'too quick'. Childhood is short lived and when we only realise that life is greater when we were children when we are too old. 

Spend our days in the playground, Saint Raymond now talks about how he spends his days in the playground; probably a metaphor for a child like mind set. Life is complicated as an adult and therefore he now spends his days in the playground (Child like mind set).

Pretending not to be kids. an indirect lyric perhaps about how he is an adult and therefore needs to pretend to act like an adult and not a kid, even though he is in the playground (childlike mindset) 

The girls are in the corner, Reminds you of when in primary school, girls hung out together in groups - again linking to the coming of age lyrics.

Already had too much to drink. He is now coming back to reality in today's age and time period. The girls he refers to have had too much alcohol to drink - perhaps drowning their sorrows of teenage/adult life.

Boys hide behind their laughter, Talking about males as 'Boys' again makes you think of primary school/childhood effect.

Like they don't care what girls think. Talking about females as 'girls' - primary school/childhood effect 

CHORUS 

We will never be as young as we are now, He now realizes and glorifies the fact that we will never be as young as we are now. It sounds almost like a self realization; the older you get the harder life gets. So in this lyric he's reminding the audience; that we are only growing older - don't take life too seriously

The faces in the crowd are thinning out. Saint Raymond reminds the audience he is an artist by including a lyric about performing live - not many people can relate to. However the lyric could be interpreted as after realizing that 'We will never be as young as we are now' he is finally removing the non-important people out of his life - 'thinning out'

And I'm not saying stick around,  But stick around. He now seems to be talking directly to someone close to him or an important person in his life. Who he is telling to stick around.

Oh, we may never have another like today, Tomorrow is brand new start away. The lyric once again linking to the first line of the chorus- he now finally says it how it is. We will never have a day like the present, tomorrow is a brand new day - make the most of the present.

And we'll never be as young as are now,  As we are now Emphasizing the importance of not taking life too seriously (Also the name of the song)

2ND VERSE

We'll all been getting tired,  Of the streets that we've outgrown. Perhaps talking about the streets he grew up on. Playing with friends he has now outgrown in adulthood. However he is not happy with being outgrown....He wants the streets back as if it is a possession - again linking to the first verse of his 'Child like mindset' 

We sit indoors for hours, He finds adulthood boring

Now King George has lost his throne. Could be a metaphor for - When we are children we can't wait to be adults. Now he is an adult, he uses King George loosing his throne as a metaphor for the excitement of adulthood being washed away after realizing what it is really like

But something out there's calling, A whisper we call home. Referring to his childhood as 'home' - somewhere he feels safe and happy. He says that home is now calling for him to return (wants to return to childhood) 

The nights that I stayed with you, Cos' you didn't want to be alone. Saint Raymond yet again has a lyric which is personal and to someone special in his life. Someone who he has spent nights with because they didn't want to be alone.


Clearly after analyzing the lyrics we can see how powerful the song really is. The hidden metaphors, slow tempo and referring to gender's as 'Boys and Girls'. Makes the perfect song which many audience members can relate to. Most if not all teenagers and adulthood's wish they were children again - childhood memories.

The song makes a perfect tool for people to listen to but at the same time relate to.