Crazy
Aerosmith Lyrics


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Come here, baby
You know you drive me up the wall
The way you make good for all the nasty tricks you pull
Seems like we're makin' up more than we're makin' love
And it always seems you got somethin' on your mind other than me
Girl, you got to change your crazy ways
You hear me?
Say you're leavin' on a seven thirty train
And that you're headin' out to Hollywood
Girl, you been givin' me that line so many times
It kinda gets like feelin' bad looks good, yeah

That kinda lovin' turns a man to a slave
That kinda lovin' sends a man right to his grave
I go crazy, crazy, baby, I go crazy
You turn it on then you're gone
Yeah, you drive me crazy, crazy, crazy for you baby
What can I do, honey? I feel like the color blue

You're packin' up your stuff
And talkin' like it's tough
And tryin' to tell me that it's time to go, yeah
But I know you ain't wearin' nothin' underneath that over coat
And it's all a show, yeah

That kinda lovin' makes me wanna pull down the shade, yeah
That kinda lovin', yeah, now I'm never, never, never, never gonna be the same
I go crazy, crazy, baby, I go crazy
You turn it on then you're gone
Yeah, you drive me crazy, crazy, crazy for you baby
What can I do, honey? I feel like the color blue
I'm losin' my mind girl, 'cause I'm goin' cra-

I need your love, honey, yeah
I need your love
Crazy, crazy, crazy for you baby
I'm losin' my mind girl, 'cause I'm goin' crazy
Crazy, crazy, crazy for you baby
You turn it on then you're gone
Yeah, you drive me

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah




Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Aerosmith's song Crazy are about the tumultuous relationship between two people. The song seems to be addressing a woman who is erratic and unpredictable in her behavior towards the singer. He is expressing his frustration with her, saying she drives him up the wall with the way she makes up for the nasty tricks she pulls. It seems like they are making up more than they are making love, and she always has something else on her mind besides him. He implores her to change her crazy ways.


The song goes on to describe how the woman is leaving on a seven thirty train, heading out to Hollywood, but the singer has heard this so many times before that it feels like feeling bad looks good. He feels like this kind of love turns a man into a slave and sends him to his grave. He goes crazy for her, but when she turns it on, she's gone. He doesn't know what to do - he feels like the color blue.


Despite the lyrics' frustration with this woman's behavior, the song still maintains an element of desire for her. The singer knows that she's just putting on a show when she packs up her stuff and tries to tell him it's time to go. He knows there's nothing underneath that overcoat, and he finds this alluring. Ultimately, he gives in to his desire for her, saying he needs her love and that he's going crazy for her.


Line by Line Meaning

Come here, baby
Addressing the lover to come closer


You know you drive me up the wall
The lover's behavior is causing stress and frustration


The way you make good for all the nasty tricks you pull
Although the lover makes up for mistakes, it does not make up for the behavior


Seems like we're makin' up more than we're makin' love
The relationship is more about apologies than actual love and affection


And it always seems you got somethin' on your mind other than me
The lover is not fully present in the relationship and has other thoughts occupying their mind


Girl, you got to change your crazy ways
The lover needs to change their behavior to improve the relationship


You hear me?
Asking for acknowledgement of the request for change


Say you're leavin' on a seven thirty train
The lover claims to be leaving


And that you're headin' out to Hollywood
The stated destination the lover is going to


Girl, you been givin' me that line so many times
The lover has made similar claims before without following through


It kinda gets like feelin' bad looks good, yeah
The situation becomes comfortable and familiar despite the negative effects


That kinda lovin' turns a man to a slave
The intensity and negative behavior of the lover creates an unhealhy dynamic


That kinda lovin' sends a man right to his grave
The negative effects of the relationship can be grave to the mental or emotional health of the man


I go crazy, crazy, baby, I go crazy
The lover's behavior drives the man to feel insane and out of control


You turn it on then you're gone
The lover's behavior is inconstant and unpredictable


Yeah, you drive me crazy, crazy, crazy for you baby
The lover's behavior creates intense mixed feelings in the man


What can I do, honey? I feel like the color blue
The man feels helpless and depressed


You're packin' up your stuff
The lover is preparing to leave


And talkin' like it's tough
The lover is trying to be assertive and show strength


And tryin' to tell me that it's time to go, yeah
The lover is stating that it is time for the relationship to end


But I know you ain't wearin' nothin' underneath that over coat
The man sees through the lover's attempts to be dramatic and alluring


And it's all a show, yeah
The man sees the lover's behavior as performative and fake


That kinda lovin' makes me wanna pull down the shade, yeah
The negative behavior of the lover makes the man want to hide away


That kinda lovin', yeah, now I'm never, never, never, never gonna be the same
The intense negative aspects of the relationship have permanently affected the man


I'm losin' my mind girl, 'cause I'm goin' cra-
The intense emotions are causing the man to feel like he is losing control


I need your love, honey, yeah
Despite the negative aspects, the man still desires the lover's love and affection


Crazy, crazy, crazy for you baby
The man continues to feel intense mixed emotions towards the lover


I'm losin' my mind girl, 'cause I'm goin' crazy
The intense emotions are overwhelming the man


You turn it on then you're gone
The lover's behavior is still inconsistent and unpredictable


Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Vocalizations expressing strong emotion


Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing strong emotion


Yeah
Expressing agreement or acknowledgement


Yeah, yeah
Expressing strong emotion or emphasis


Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing strong emotion or emphasis


Yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing strong emotion or emphasis




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Desmond Child, Steven Tallarico, Anthony Perry

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DISNEY WORLD ON ICE 1990S
LION KING 1994 POCAHONTAS 1995 THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME HERCULES 1996 1997 MULAN 1998

1994 - 1998
SQUARE GARDEN

STAGE SHOWS
FURTURE SESAME STREET SESAON 26 ELMO AND ZOE AND CARLO [1994 - 1995]
SESAME STREEET SESAON 27 ROSITA AND CELINA [1995 - 1996]
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@Geiermeier

@@YouKayTen And that is just not true in that case. That job was done by the song and by radio already. Everybody knew the tune(similar to 'The Scorpions' Wind of Change') already and THEN the visualization(of the band and Silverstone for the most part) due to the videos happened.
Exactly in that order.
Aerosmith were heavy duty in Rock already, in fact lots of people say that they had peaked already.
What's true is that most of the 'MTV generation' got to know the band by the videos, but even most of those knew the songs already, better: they knew the tune without knowing what the title and the band name were.
The mission to burn those into that generations' heads was accomplished by the videos.

But that was in those days 'just' the MTV generation.
MTV was still rising and NOT all around.
MTV peaked a few years later.

It's as if everybody knew 'Thriller' and MJ would've decided to aggressively 'overpush' the popularity of the song by producing the video one year later.
But in fact 'Thriller' would've never been 'the same' without the video(which resulted in the very first music home video cassette including the making of).



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@laurenfernandez1163

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LION KING 1994 POCAHONTAS 1995 THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME HERCULES 1996 1997 MULAN 1998

1994 - 1998
SQUARE GARDEN

STAGE SHOWS
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SESAME STREEET SESAON 27 ROSITA AND CELINA [1995 - 1996]
SESAME STREET SESAON 28 LINDA AND KAYLA [ 1996 - 1997]
SESAME STREET SESAON 29 RTHLIE AND FRAZZLE [1997 - 1998]

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