Feel
Big Star Lyrics


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Wondering, what are you doing?
You're driving me to ruin
The love that you've been stealing
Has given me the feeling

I feel like I'm dying
I'm never gonna live again
You just ain't been trying
It's getting very near the end

I feel like I'm dying
I'm never gonna live again
You just ain't been trying
It's getting very near the end

Wondering, what are you doing?
You're driving me to ruin
The love that you've been stealing
Has given me a feeling

I feel like I'm dying
I'm never gonna live again
You just ain't been trying
It's getting very near the end





I feel like I'm dying
I feel like I'm dying

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Big Star's song "Feel" seem to be about a person who is feeling defeated and hopeless in a romantic relationship. The opening line "Wondering, what are you doing?" indicates that the person is questioning the actions of their partner and feeling uncertain about the direction of the relationship. The second line "You're driving me to ruin" suggests that the person's feelings are being negatively impacted by their partner's behavior, which is ultimately causing them to feel like they are "dying."


The lines "The love that you've been stealing" and "It's getting very near the end" suggest that the relationship has been one-sided, with one person taking more than they are giving. The feeling of dying could be referring to a sense of loss of oneself and the relationship. The repetition of the lines "I'm never gonna live again" and "It's getting very near the end" give a sense of finality, as if the relationship is coming to a close.


Overall, the lyrics to "Feel" convey a sense of despair and hopelessness in a relationship that seems to be on the brink of ending. The repetition of the feelings of dying and the end coming suggest a sense of finality and defeat.


Line by Line Meaning

Wondering, what are you doing?
Questioning what actions the other person is taking.


You're driving me to ruin
The other person's actions are causing the singer to suffer greatly.


The love that you've been stealing
The other person has been taking and not reciprocating the love in the relationship.


Has given me the feeling
This has caused the artist to experience a certain emotion.


I feel like I'm dying
The emotion experienced is extreme pain and suffering.


I'm never gonna live again
The singer believes that the pain will never go away and they will never feel alive again.


You just ain't been trying
The other person is not putting in effort to make the relationship work.


It's getting very near the end
The relationship is reaching an inevitable end.


I feel like I'm dying
The intense pain and suffering is repeating.


I feel like I'm dying
The intense pain and suffering is repeating.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alex Chilton, Christopher Bell

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Comments from YouTube:

Brian Keith

High quality song that BOTH immediately brings back a feel of the 1970's (when I was a kid) AND demonstrates timelessness of great rock/pop music.

/// Mᴏᴅ Bᴏᴘ Bᴇᴀᴛ

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Joe Doran

The soundtrack of the 70's most of us never heard except in our everyday experience, and then found at some point, like a perfect time capsule.

Rick Miller

The fact that Big Star was not one of, if not, the biggest band of the '70s borders on the criminal.

Hardfolk

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