chinatown
Bleachers feat. Bruce Springsteen Lyrics
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And I'll wear your sadness like it's mine
Because it's just good to feel what's been missing
Yeah, it's bad when it's good to always be missing
But a girl like you
Could rip me out of my head
Black tears on your cheek
I want them in my bed
I'll take you out of the city
Honey, right into the shadow
'Cause I wanna find tomorrow
Yeah, I wanna find tomorrow
With a girl like you
My Chinatown lady
Sittin' on the front stoop
Cryin' out the crazy
I'll take you out of the city
Honey, right into the shadow
'Cause, I wanna find tomorrow
Yeah, I wanna find tomorrow
With you, baby
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that big red light
And take the sadness out of Saturday night
'Cause that's just good
To have what was missing
We were bad to be bad
So always remember that
But a girl like you
Could rip me out of my head
Black tears on your cheek
I want them in my bed
I'll take you out of the city
Honey, right into the shadow
'Cause I wanna find tomorrow
Yeah, I wanna find tomorrow
With a girl like you
My Chinatown baby
Sittin' on your front stoop
Cryin' out the crazy
I'll take you out of the city
Honey, right into the shadow
'Cause I wanna find tomorrow
Yeah, I wanna find tomorrow with you, baby
I wanna run
I wanna run
I love to chase every feeling
I wanna run
I wanna run
I wanna run
'Cause I wanna find tomorrow with you, baby
Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The song "Chinatown" by Bleachers is a love song that conveys a sense of hope and despair, longing and fulfillment, all at the same time. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a protagonist who is willing to do anything to get the attention of the person he loves, intending to escape their mutual sadness by running away from the city and into the shadows of tomorrow.
The song is an invitation to join him in his backseat and for the singer to wear the other person's sadness as though it were their own. It's a way of saying that they want to share the other's pain and be there for them. The lyrics describe a deep sense of longing and a need to find the missing pieces in each other's lives.
The chorus talks about how he wants to travel with his lover through the city and into the shadow, as they search for tomorrow. The shadow could be interpreted as a metaphor for the unknown, perhaps implying a sense of danger where the two of them are exploring new horizons together.
Overall, the song delivers a sense of hope that if the two can run together on this journey, they will be able to find the fulfillment they are looking for.
Line by Line Meaning
Get in my backseat, honeypie
Hop in the back of my car with me, my dear
And I'll wear your sadness like it's mine
I'll take on your emotional struggles as if they were my own
Because it's just good to feel what's been missing
Experiencing emotions, even negative ones, can feel cathartic
Yeah, it's bad when it's good to always be missing
It can be unhealthy to constantly crave something that is absent
But a girl like you
Could rip me out of my head
Black tears on your cheek
I want them in my bed
You have the power to distract me from my thoughts and I desire to be intimate with you, even when you're crying
I'll take you out of the city
Honey, right into the shadow
'Cause I wanna find tomorrow
Yeah, I wanna find tomorrow
With a girl like you
My Chinatown lady
Sittin' on the front stoop
Cryin' out the crazy
I want to get away from the city and explore new experiences with you, my love, and enjoy the present moment with you. Watching you cry your heart out makes me want to run away with you
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that big red light
And take the sadness out of Saturday night
'Cause that's just good
To have what was missing
We were bad to be bad
So always remember that
I want to forget my sadness and be reckless with you, forget about all the things that could go wrong and focus on the excitement of the present moment. Let's not feel guilty for being wild together
I wanna run
I wanna run
I love to chase every feeling
I wanna run
I wanna run
I wanna run
'Cause I wanna find tomorrow with you, baby
Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's chase our emotions and live impulsively, because I believe that tomorrow will bring new, exciting opportunities for us to experience together
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, PLEASURE HILL PUBLISHING
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Evan Smith
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