Before the age of nineteen thi… Read Full Bio ↴A singer-songwriter from New Zealand.
Before the age of nineteen this Southland girl had already been mentored by many of New Zealand's top producers, opened for Kelly Clarkson and The Script before eighteen, at seventeen honed her songwriting skills on a U.S. scholarship that took her to Nashville and the South By South West festival in Texas, and won the Smokefree Rockquest Female Musician Award and Play It Strange competition at sixteen and fifteen respectively.
Born and raised on a sheep farm in Tokanui - 60 kilometres south east of Invercargill, Annah has fond memories of singing with her two younger sisters at local jam-nights supported by the tight-knit township. Annah's childhood was also filled with countless family jams on road-trips and Australasian-wide adventures, including annual visits to the Tamworth Country Music Festival in New South Wales. By nine she had already won her first of three Gore Gold Guitar Awards.
Annah says that her songs are a mix of personal experiences and stories told from the perspectives of close friends - a sentiment that is clearly reflected in the lyrics of her debut album, 'Little Stranger'. Annah recorded the majority of the album at Roundhead studios with internationally renowned American producer Brady Blade, working with Josh Fountain from Kidz In Space at Woodcut Studios, and Wayne Bell and Ben King at The Lab to finish other tracks.
Same Cartoons
Annah Mac Lyrics
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I called you
We were young and
In to the same cartoons
I guess time left
And I missed you
Talking like brothers
With cars and the moon
It's strange to see you grown
Not trying to pretend with me
And I guess we're both alone
And I
I don't mind being friendly
It's been so long since I've seen you
It's been so long since I've seen you
Have I changed?
'Coz you've changed
From the boy that I once knew
And it's been so long since I've
Seen you
(X2)
Now we worry
About money
Loans
High interest rent
Don't remember
Time Better
Than material things that we've spent
Think things over
Through and through
Now we all smoke and drink and fight
I know what the younger in me would choose
But we grow up and we get misused
Oh it's been so long since I've seen you
It's been so long since I've seen you
Have I changed?
Coz you've changed
From the boy that I once knew
And it's been
It's been so long since I've seen you
Seen you
Seen you
Seen you
Same cartoons
The song "Same Cartoons" by Annah Mac is a nostalgic and bittersweet reflection on the passage of time and growing up. The song starts off with a melancholic tone as the singer reminisces about talking with someone they used to be close to when they were younger and shared a love of the same cartoons. However, as they got older, they grew apart and lost touch.
Through the chorus, the singer expresses their feelings of sadness and confusion at how much time has passed and how much they and their former friend have changed. They wonder if they themselves have changed as much as the other person and if they can still connect despite growing up and going through different experiences. The last verse reflects on the current state of things; now they are both worried about money, loans, and high rent, and the focus has shifted away from the simple pleasures of childhood and towards more materialistic concerns. The song concludes with a repetition of the phrase "seen you," emphasizing the longing for a connection that may or may not be possible.
Line by Line Meaning
The last time
The previous time
I called you
I spoke to you on the phone
We were young and
We were both kids and
In to the same cartoons
We both enjoyed watching the same animated TV shows
I guess time left
Time has passed and
And I missed you
I feel sad for not seeing you
Talking like brothers
We communicated like siblings
In winter
During the winter season
With cars and the moon
Talking under the moonlight while sitting in cars
It's strange to see you grown
It's odd to see you as an adult now
Not trying to pretend with me
Not pretending to be someone else in front of me
And I guess we're both alone
I assume neither of us has somebody special in our lives
And I
Also, I
I don't mind being friendly
I'm okay with staying on friendly terms
It's been so long since I've seen you
It's been quite some time since we last met
Have I changed?
Have I become different?
'Coz you've changed
Because you have changed
From the boy that I once knew
From the young man I used to know
Now we worry
Currently, we are anxious
About money
Concerned about finances
Loans
Debts
High interest rent
Expensive rent
Don't remember
Cannot recall
Time Better
The past times
Than material things that we've spent
Than the physical objects we've used money on
Think things over
Consider the situation carefully
Through and through
Thoroughly and completely
Now we all smoke and drink and fight
Currently, we consume cigarettes and alcoholic beverages and get into arguments
I know what the younger in me would choose
I am aware of what I, as a young person, would have preferred
But we grow up and we get misused
However, as we age, we encounter mistreatment
Oh it's been so long since I've seen you
Oh, it's been such a long time since we last met
Seen you
Observed you
Same cartoons
Watching the identical animated TV shows
Contributed by Hudson M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.