She Had the World
Panic! at the Disco Lyrics
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But she didn't ever hold me
Spun the stars on her fingernails
But it never made her happy
Cause she couldn't ever have me
She said she won the world at a carnival
But she could never win me
Cause she couldn't ever catch me
I, I know why
Because when I look in her eyes
I just see the sky
When I look in her eyes
Well I, just see the sky
I don't love you I'm just passing the time
You could love me if I knew how to lie
But who could love me?
I am out of my mind
Throwing a line out to sea
To see if I can catch a dream
The sun was always in her eyes
She didn't even see me
But that girl had so much love
She'd wanna kiss you all the time
Yeah, she'd wanna kiss you all the time
She said she won the world at a carnival
But I'm sure I didn't ruin her
Just made her more interesting
I'm sure I didn't ruin her
Just made her more interesting
I don't love you I'm just passing the time
You could love me if I knew how to lie
But who could love me?
I am out of my mind
Throwing a line out to sea
To see if I can catch a dream
The lyrics to Panic! at the Disco's song "She Had the World" are a complex exploration of love and longing, as well as a commentary on the superficial nature of success and happiness. The song's protagonist is obsessed with a girl who seems to have everything, from the world on a string to the stars on her fingernails, but is unable to find happiness or love, particularly from the singer.
The song's chorus captures this sense of impossibility and unrequited love, as the singer declares "I, I know why / Because when I look in her eyes / I just see the sky / When I look in her eyes / Well I, just see the sky." The singer is unable to connect with the girl on any level, and her lofty achievements seem to only make her feel more isolated and alone.
The second part of the song shifts to the singer's own struggles with love and self-worth. He admits that he doesn't love the girl, but is only "passing the time." He laments his inability to lie convincingly enough to earn love, and reflects on his own mental instability, throwing a line out to sea in the hopes of catching a dream.
Overall, the song is a poignant exploration of love and desire, as well as an indictment of the empty promises of material success.
Line by Line Meaning
She held the world upon a string
She had everything she could ask for
But she didn't ever hold me
Except for me, she couldn't have everything
Spun the stars on her fingernails
She had the power to captivate anyone
But it never made her happy
But it never made her feel fulfilled
Cause she couldn't ever have me
Because I'm the only one she wanted
She said she won the world at a carnival
She claimed her success was a product of luck
But she could never win me
But she could never have my love
Cause she couldn't ever catch me
Because I'm not interested in her
I, I know why
I understand the reason
Because when I look in her eyes
Because when I look at her
I just see the sky
I don't see anything special about her
When I look in her eyes
When I'm staring at her beauty
Well I, just see the sky
I don't see a connection between us
I don't love you I'm just passing the time
I don't have true feelings for her, I'm just killing time
You could love me if I knew how to lie
If I was dishonest, if I could lie to her, she might love me
But who could love me?
But who could love someone like me?
I am out of my mind
I'm crazy
Throwing a line out to sea
I'm looking for someone
To see if I can catch a dream
To see if I can find my true love
The sun was always in her eyes
She was always shining bright
She didn't even see me
She didn't even notice me
But that girl had so much love
But she had so much love to give
She'd wanna kiss you all the time
She wanted to show affection constantly
Yeah, she'd wanna kiss you all the time
Yes, she would kiss you frequently
But I'm sure I didn't ruin her
But I don't think I destroyed her
Just made her more interesting
I just made her more fascinating
I'm sure I didn't ruin her
I'm certain that I didn't damage her
Just made her more interesting
I only made her more captivating
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brendon Urie, George Ross, Jonathan Walker, Spencer Smith
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@loops6199
"But who could love me?
I am out of my mind;
Throwing a line out to sea
To see if I can catch a dream"
I feel you dude, I feel you. But uh, well, I'd love you 'cause with-or-without-lies-you-are-perfect!!!!!
@5Guinevere5
I know it's been months since you comented, but I just had to say that I think you're right.
In fact I don't get how all those Ryden obsessed fans, that are constantly bending over backwards to find the slightest sun or moon reference, haven't really picked up on this song. Sure, Northern Downpour, and WTDMTN have hints, but this one is quite literal O.O
My interpretation is even simpler that yours: there's no "she", when they say "she" they mean "he", they just couldn't say it like that because one or both of them were not ready to come out (mostly Ryan I think).
But they're just literally singing to each other...
-"But it never made her happy, cause she couldn't ever have me" - what they really wanted was to be together, but couldn't
-"But she could never win me, cause she could never catch me" - one of them (Ryan) wasn't as comfortable with his sexuality as the other (Brendon)
-"When I look in her eyes I just see the sky" - classic lovey dovey shit, not much to say
-"You could love me if I knew how to lie" - they could be together if they were able to hide it, but they didn't think they would be able to do it
-"But I'm sure I didn't ruin her, just made her more interesting" - There's a msn conversation where Ryan's ex tells Brendon's ex that "Brendon made Ryan gay" , here Brendon says he didn't ruin Ryan by making him confront his feelings, just made him more interesting (a person with a better knowlegde of who they are is certainly more interesting)
I could keep going and analyse every line, because the song is THAT explicit...
And of course, there's probably some stuff in there that only made sense to them, they're real people with private lifes, not musical theather charachters...
Well, this got suuuuper long xD
Maybe I should do a reddit post or somenthing, but I don't wanna encourage crazy shippers that still think they belong together and not with their current partners -.-'
Yes, I believe Ryden was real, that at some point they got involved (and also that it ultimately led to problems in the band). But it's been 10 years guys! They've moved on, Brendon is married, just let them be happy.
Bradon coming out as pansexual last year and admiting he has had experiences with guys only adds to the eviddence that Ryden was, at some point, real. But Brendon would never out Ryan without his consent, so unless Ryan Ross ends up coming out sometime in the future, I'm pretty sure he and Beebo will take this secret to the grave.
@bonksbonkbonk672
She held the world upon a string
But she didn't ever hold me
Spun the stars on her fingernails
But it never made her happy
'Cause she couldn't ever have me
She said she'd won the world at a carnival
But she could never win me
'Cause she couldn't ever catch me
I, I know why
Because when I look in her eyes
I just see the sky
When I look in her eyes
Well I, just see the sky
I don't love you I'm just passing the time
You could love me if I knew how to lie
But who could love me?
I am out of my mind
Throwing a line out to sea
To see if I can catch a dream
The sun was always in her eyes
She didn't even see me
But that girl had so much love
She'd wanna kiss you all the time
Yeah, she'd wanna kiss you all the time
She said she won the world at a carnival
But I'm sure I didn't ruin her
Just made her more interesting
I'm sure I didn't ruin her
Just made her more interesting
I, I know why
Because when I look in her eyes
I just see the sky
When I look in her eyes
Well I, I just see the sky
I don't love you I'm just passing the time
You could love me if I knew how to lie
But who could love me?
I am out of my mind
Throwing a line out to sea
To see if I can catch a dream
@Ray-fd5te
"You could love me if I knew how to lie"
I feel that line so much
@emoloser4417
Same
@rachelleroem6605
Same
@roroo
Same
@corpsevevo
ryan's voice is so calming omg
@catschofield5630
ryro ikr
@Gdbyspdwgn
ryro he turns me on. JK NOW I FEEL DIRTYHHHYY
@leannacollins5489
ryro I prefer brendons tho I like Ryan's but I think brendons better
@jo-yb3or
Oya oya oya
@do0jen
oya oya oya oya