Paper Moon
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong Lyrics

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Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe

If you believed in me

Without your love
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade

It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade

It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

It's phony it's plain to see

How happy I would be
If you believed in me

Overall Meaning

The song "It's Only a Paper Moon" is a classic tune originally written in 1932 by Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, and Billy Rose. The song has been covered many times over the years, but the version by Ella Fitzgerald is one of the most famous. The song is essentially about the power of belief and how it can make even the most phony or unrealistic things seem real. The lyrics describe a paper moon and a cardboard sea, but the singer sings that it wouldn't be make-believe if the person listening to the song believed in her.

The first verse refers to a paper moon - the idea that the moon is made of paper, which is obviously not true. Similarly, the idea of a canvas sky or a muslin tree may seem phony or unrealistic, but the singer argues that if the listener believes in her or in their love, then those things can become real. The second verse describes how life is dull and without color without the love of the person the singer is addressing. The imagery of a honky-tonk parade or a penny arcade is bleak and lifeless, but once again, the singer insists that if the person believed in her, everything would be different.

The final verse repeats the sentiment of the first two, with the singer acknowledging that the world can be phony, but it wouldn't be make-believe if the person listening to the song believed in her. The final line, "How happy I would be if you believed in me" is a plea to the listener to accept the power of belief and to invest in the possibility of a happy ending.

Line by Line Meaning

Say, it's only a paper moon
Let’s acknowledge that what we’re looking at isn’t real, it’s just a paper moon

Sailing over a cardboard sea
This ‘moon’ is floating over a sea created from cardboard - not a real sea at all

But it wouldn't be make-believe
Despite this scenery being fake, it could be real if you just believe in it

If you believed in me
All you need to make something real is genuine belief, in this case, belief in me

Yes, it's only a canvas sky
This blue sky isn't real either, it's just a canvas creating a background

Hanging over a muslin tree
This tree also isn't real, it's just made from muslin material and decorated to look like a tree

Without your love
When I don't have your love in my life

It's a honky-tonk parade
Everything falls into chaos and it's all just noise like a carnival parade

It's a melody played in a penny arcade
Or, chaotic, cheap music played in a penny arcade

It's a Barnum and Bailey world
The world we live in can be compared to a circus show

Just as phony as it can be
Just as fake and insincere as it gets

But it wouldn't be make-believe
But again, it could be real if you believe

If you believed in me
All you need to make this circus world feel real is to have faith in me

It's phony it's plain to see
It's easy to see that everything is fake and pretend

How happy I would be
But if you believe in me, you'll make me incredibly happy

If you believed in me
All you need to do to make me happy and make our world real is have faith in me

Lyrics © S.A. MUSIC, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen

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@taminabetesdagtg

2y↑103

Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
It's phony it's plain to see
How happy I would be
If you believed in me

@donkeydpucci

3y↑6

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@haticelacin1155

4y↑42

Say, it's only a paper moon
Söyle bu sadece kağıt ay
Sailing over a cardboard sea
Karton yelken deniz üzerinde denize açılıyor
But it wouldn't be make-believe
Ama bu sahte değil
If you believed in me
Eğer bana inanırsan

Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Evet o sadece yelken gökyüzü
Hanging over a muslin tree
Müslin ağacığında asılı
But it wouldn't be make-believe
Ama bu sahte değil
If you believed in me
Eğer bana inanırsan

Without your love
Aşkın olmadan
It's a honky-tonk parade
O batakhane geçidi
Without your love
Aşkın olmadan
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
Melodiler kuruş çarşıda çalıyorlar

It's a barnum and bailey world
O bir barnum ve bailey dünyası
Just as phony as it can be
Sadece sahtekar kadar olabilir
But it wouldn't be make-believe
Bu sahte değil
If you believed in me
Eğer bana inanırsan

@Wolfhoundersful

3y↑18

You say it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Without your love
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade

It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

All comments from YouTube:

@mrsgiraffey

2y↑36

Read 1Q84 a few days ago, watched A Streetcar Named Desire tonight, and am a Jojo fan. I feel fulfilled.

@w0cluvr

9w↑1

what’s 1Q84?

@mrsgiraffey

9w↑1

@@w0cluvr It's a novel by Haruki Murakami

@w0cluvr

9w↑2

@@mrsgiraffey oh okay, thanks!

@jjdc4864

1y↑94

My mother used to sing this to me when I was a child but for the life of me I couldn’t find it anywhere and now that I have it feels like I’ve unlocked a core memory.

@conman_raddish

1y↑1

Legitness

@balle733

49w

you must be in your 70s

@alanasellery7158

49w

Mine too.

@chiefwahoo6408

43w

There are older versions

@richarddavis8863

27w↑1

@@balle733or his mom just liked old music lol

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@pkducklett944

3y↑44

I read for Blanche Dubois from A Streetcar Named Desire so learning this song was a must. Coming back to it brings back many happy memories.

@garryarmstrong1500

2y↑9

Do you still depend on the kindness of strangers, Blanche?

@LoveAndKisses4Dannii

1y↑2

I’m currently studying A Streetcar Named Desire in college and I was the only person in my class who knew this song

@tickertapetimer

1y↑2

@@LoveAndKisses4Dannii bruhh same!! except i'm in high school

@albakluyverrodriguez8104

49w↑1

Im revising A Streetcar rn and i am so happy to find out its ella fitzgerald

@kashootmyself4

29w

Thats why im here! Currently studying it in college. Honestly one of my favourite analyses, its mad interesting

@magic4933

1y↑11

Came here after reading 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Listening to the tune makes me understand the dreamy vibe Blanche was giving off. Good song!

@UsagiHino

4y↑104

I'm glad Deep Space 9 brought me here. What a lovely song.

@nicholas_james

4y↑25

RIP Aaron Eisenberg

@Christina-ib3hy

3y↑1

Thank you much

@daddyleon

3y↑1

same same!

@OzlinLikesVideos

3y↑1

Same!

@logancap076

3y↑4

Vic brought me to alot of good songs

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@minhtuanluu2143

5y↑492

From 1Q84 to here

@venomtang

What is that

@AlanRojasM

4y↑11

@@venomtang A Haruki Murakami novel.

@basmabasma4070

4y↑6

Me too

@luispires9506

4y↑1

Minh Tuấn Lưu Simms,SMS,s

@someone-pc2mw

4y↑1

Me too

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@3rdstone1

3y↑75

I'm 55 and don't recall hearing this cool tune before. It was playing at breakfast yesterday at the hotel I'm staying at. I was just down at the reception today to get some ice, and it was playing again. Of course I had to search for "Paper Moon" on YT. Damn it, it's actually legendary Ella Fitzgerald singing !! Had no idea, shame on me. I love her little improvisations between the male backround choir repeating the verses. Anyhows, this is now one of my favourite songs.

@garryarmstrong1500

Ella Fitzgerald was/is (cause we have the recordings) a wonderful lyricist. She may have been Sinatra's favorite. Paper (Mache?) Moon over a cardboard sea. So apt for our times.

@Whaddayamean13

1y↑3

@@garryarmstrong1500 Yip Harburgh wrote this song, not Ella as great as she is. Yip wrote Over The Rainbow, Brother Can You Spare a Dime and several other memorable songs like this. Songs we all know like the back of our hand, even if we don't like it.

@garryarmstrong1500

@@Whaddayamean13 Mason, thanks for that tidbit. We lose some of this stuff with time. But no excuse for the error. Thanks, again, Garry.

@balle733

52w

It was recorded in the 40s.

@pizzapie2071

3y↑15

in the sky I see two moons. one large, the same one where Armstrong walked while the other is small and with a greenish color and follows the large one like a child follows his mother.

@vishu6990

I see we both came here for the same reason..!!

@istherjoy9967

6y↑483

listening because of A streetcar named desire.

@water9584

4y↑11

Same here.

@adanjirde4192

4y↑18

a level life

@gloworms3592

4y↑4

Same here, 3 months to go lol

@isabellawall3241

4y↑1

That's the easy end of the A Level English homework spectrum...

@ryandulaney509

4y↑3

Your name should be "Desire". 😘

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@taminabetesdagtg

2y↑103

@StephenDedalus74

2y↑6

Thank you for the cool lyrics of this wonderful song ! :)

@commess1

1y↑3

Thanks for the lyrics

@arcadiaberger9204

15w

Thank you very much.

@billyshears988

12w

In other words all the world 🌍 is a bunch of phoneys, it’s all an illusion. Unless you have Christ at the forefront amen 🙏

@billyshears988

12w↑1

It’s still a good song 😊

@stephenwalker850

3y↑19

“ it’s a Barnum and Bailey world “, too fckn true

@garryarmstrong1500

2y↑1

Stephen, we have too many Barnums masquerading as politicians.

@johnthrelfall5

51w↑1

"You can fool all the people some of the time, you can can fool some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" - P. T. Barnum

@jomyd6903

Just read a streetcar named desire in school and decided the best way to experience that scene was while listening to this

@carlneoh5843

3y↑5

Thank you, JoJo

@kozumakenme3838

2y↑7

Came here after reading A Streetcar Named Desire(great play btw I definitely recommend it in whichever media form you prefer) in class thinking I'd finally unlocked the secret to discovering fandoms outside anime- imagine my surprise coming here to find the comments already infested with more of my kind lol

@botbuster8841

19w↑8

WE BRINGING ORIGAMI CREATIONS TO LIFE WITH THIS ONE 🔥 🔥 🔥

@arcadiaberger9204

15w↑2

Yes.
Have you read Ken Liu story, "The Paper Menagerie"? A boy's mother makes toys for him out of scrap paper, little origami animals...that come to life when she inflates them with her breath.
A lovely story.

@cola2778

11w

I think he was making a jojo reference @@arcadiaberger9204

@holitipu

3y↑26

Here ...not because of anything except that this is my parents era s music and now, at 61, it reminds me of them and a fabulous period in time when listening to.music and singing lyrics gave shared joy

@3rdstone1

3y↑6

I am 55, and my now 81yo parents share a favourite music experience memory together from way back: When Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald did a Scandinavian tour, and came to our then quite small town in northern Sweden. It was around ~1960 I think. Back then this was a pretty big event here. And yeah, my parents have been together since late 50s.

@nandocordeiro5853

3y↑1

No, you guys are here for the jojo reference

@adrian9837

2y↑1

@@3rdstone1 Alltid lika kul att hitta svenskar så här i kommentarer

@3rdstone1

2y↑1

@@adrian9837 Haha, ja det är ju inte så ofta.

@garryarmstrong1500

2y↑1

Holitipu, it's the music of my youth and life leading up to now - age 80 - and still finding magic in the music.

@This.is.Bryce.Morton

3y↑4

Listening because of, “Paper Moon.” 😍

@Biophilie96

3y↑6

اللي جايين من رواية 1Q84 😍 أيها الببلومانيون🙂

@tudominic1974

2y↑3

Murakami's 1Q84 brought me here.

"It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me"

@Daniel-js2dk

5y↑86

Blanche: Damn you, Stanley.

@garryarmstrong1500

2y↑1

Oh, STELLA!

@mp-lz4he

1y↑6

Such a beautiful era ♥️💜💙

@KW-ro5ow

4y↑64

My favorite Ella song. Wish I had her voice. I sound like a cat with its bits jammed in a door.

@weirdmindedmonkey

Atleast you Sound like anything...

@johnbarry1965

You must sound like Caruso compared to me, i sound like a tone deaf Billy Bragg with laryngitis!!!

@KW-ro5ow

@@johnbarry1965 you win :-) :-)

@baronoflivonia.3512

3y↑1

This is her early voice, so heavenly.

@KW-ro5ow

3y↑1

@@baronoflivonia.3512 ♡♡♡

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@claussaunte2303

52w↑7

There is just one Ella, and her voice just earned her a place in heaven!

@albrielh

13w↑2

Thanks jojo for this ❤

@spaghettieatflakes

one of my favourites

@x-celsius5905

1y↑7

I'm playing this in my jazz band right now! It's such a great piece; I have a lot of fun with it!!

@Tim_ra

1y↑4

She sings so smooth.

@meegana7352

3y↑6

Who else came here from a street car named desire :) Also I think that blanche deserves much better:(

@holyspacemonkey

1y↑1

The Delta Rhythm Boys are in top form here backing Queen Ella!

@quinnbrown6615

4y↑38

I love her voice! 😍

@erniebarker9369

2y↑2

the movie paper moon ,starring ryan oneil came out in 1973

@clauseclauseandclause1698

4y↑5

Ironically enough, I'm here because I wanted this song was listed at the end of the play I'm doing for my school. Fits really well for the story of Orson Welles and his War of the Worlds broadcast.

@daeya3874

4y↑28

rode a streetcar and it brought me here

@raeannaroylance5401

3y↑4

came because I found a “Paper Moon by Yvette” dress at a thrift store

stayed because it’s Ella❤️

@stellas9787

6y↑35

I’m so glad I got the chance to do a duet on this song with one of my friends. It’s a beautiful song 💕💕💕

@arcadiaberger9204

15w

Very well-suited to serve as a duet, obviously.

@marisolaraiza8963

3y↑6

voice of an angel

@DenelsiaWalker

1y↑1

2/4/23, My God this is pure awesomeness. 💕

@robsieger1886

5y↑62

Fitzgerald's voice is so beautiful and the different images of her at different times in her career are wonderful to view. Much preferable to "scat", in my opinion.

@dixonpinfold2582

41w↑2

?🤨 She scats in this recording.

@fiannababez

6y↑16

I’m singing this with my choir in two days 😄

@ZaneGan

6y↑1

got a video? :D

@fiannababez

6y↑1

Zane Gan No, except I’ve already sung it and it went super well!

@sheregenerated13

2y↑3

Listening because of Arin Langdon / Lovestruck 💘

@davidanthonystone5165

35w

The Empress Goddess of Singers

@usctrojans001

1y↑1

I Remember this Song from the Movie with Tatum O'Neal. She was about My Age back in the 70's. I had the Biggest Crush on Her back then. Good Times.

@torbjornbrunzell5060

2y↑4

I love that smooth voice!

@cifer8070

2y↑2

This is the real world there's no doubt about it
It is 1Q84

@talkwjaz

6w↑2

BEABADOOBEE SANG THIS 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@kiiroi_z

YEAHHH

@mrzac115

4y↑10

a favorite of mine. I learned of this song from a radio mod in fallout New vages. she had a wonderful voice

@dilipv7979

2y↑1

I heard the same way too

@moonlightcocktail

2y↑2

Very tempted to play this in front of my country's Congress

@intricatelytangled

4y↑14

Delta rhythm and ella voices are so dreamy 💕

@kylemaccloud8565

38w

Imagination isn't truth, but its better than ignorance.

@johngore7744

20w

I first heard this when I was 12 when the Movie Paper came out and I saw it. Since then I’ve discovered so many versions of this timeless song. Especially love Ellas. Love everything by Ella.

@Rex_Rose2704

3y↑10

I haven't heard this in a year or so, last time I heard it was during a performance at the port theater that my school's band helped play at, the girl who was singing that night was someone I partially knew but I loved her voice

@modrenwarefare

Here cause I am a 26 year old fan of Ella Fitzgerald. Easily my favorite version of the song.

@moutazmattar2307

3y↑3

I’m here because I’m n love with magic voice of jazz queen Ella

@wayneshaw6693

5y↑4

Was a programme on few week ago about a blood moon and played this song can't stop listening to it so beautiful just love it

@garryarmstrong1500

2y↑1

I agree with you about Dogma. Praise the Lord and pass the communion wine!

@sandrasalfronz404

6y↑8

BLESS THIS IS GORGEOUS

@vijaynair2403

1y↑3

What lyrics eh?
Timeless!
So romantic.

@veronicadesanchez5797

4y↑7

This song is art💖💆🏻‍♀️

@grandemauro344

5y↑7

My favorite voice!

@shortsilike

51w↑2

Blanche DuBois ✨

@Hatsuu20110

1y↑1

I came here because a character Ai Jade Leech said that when he was in his younger days and he felt really down, this song cheered him up.

@abramnotabraham2253

2y↑3

Listening because of Star Trek: DS9, Nog, and Vic Fontaine

@hafnadullhafnadul4200

6y↑4

Nothing compares!

@dsch0

3y↑4

The lovely Wave Radio mod for Fallout: New Vegas brought me here.

@paulsedgwick1975

2y↑3

Beautiful!

@Wormwoodification

1y↑3

One of my favorite songs. I like this arrangement, she has other arrangements of this song with more scatting and riffing, but this is classic.

@nick8402

5y↑78

Small Child
Paper Frog
B U S

@araara-baelz2ndapostleshol83

4y↑1

Finally, a beautiful Jojo Reference here, Chew

@erone7908

3y↑1

We came for the same reason

@djelouneahmedbedja7836

5y↑123

I'm here thanks to HARUKI MURAKAMI...
He talked about this song in his novel

@ge691

5y↑1

Me too

@djelouneahmedbedja7836

5y↑1

Did you read all the Tomes ?

@Torquemada71.

5y↑1

Djeloune Ahmed bedja 1q84?

@sihamsaddik6682

me too

@sarthakghosh9239

Me too!

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@andesarcher7559

29w↑3

who's here from Streetcar Named Desire

@theiceman6941

24w↑1

WOW!!!!! ♥

@xtrememusic1732

4y↑77

listened because of a streetcar named desire, found out it is a jojo reference, my worlds have collided

@alexandracaballero3252

Wait really?????

@xtrememusic1732

3y↑3

@@alexandracaballero3252 there's a stand in jojo named paper moon

@tozuiyon5857

Woahhh thats cool hearing that. I have to learn this song for a singing lesson and I didn’t know this lmao

@jaygizler2277

3y↑3

That's when music with music

@garryarmstrong1500

Jay, AMEN, to that. Lyrics and melodies you could understand. Music that soothed your soul.

@johndonahue3509

20w

Good movie....RIP RYAN ONEAL.. VERY VERY SAD NOW

@fritztm9261

14w↑1

Listening to this after Streetcar is even more crushing. It’s all about indulging in Blanche’s delusions. Now I’m sad. 😞

@alanoneill3065

10w

hmmm

@EvilDavis

1y↑2

BioShock 🤧❤️

@OblomoVII

5y↑4

Nel cielo ci sono due lune... Un mondo esiste ed un altro è pura finzione! Non so in quale mondo io mi trovi adesso! Mi manca il mio sogno... Mi manca tantissimo, mi manchi.

@christopherwhittaker3768

6y↑9

Pure joy... 🌛💜✌️😜🍀

@sonaligharat8258

4y↑5

This song is soo peaceful

@arcadiaberger9204

15w

Well...yes and no.
It confesses that the world is full of disappointment and hollowness, that it can feel empty of meaning...but love between people makes it real.
That's how I feel about life: only love makes it worthwhile.

@sugar-pill

chef's kiss

@brookhall8957

4y↑116

Y'all ever just lose the ability to differentiate objects and get hit by a bus?

Nice.

@frallbobroggins4005

3y↑6

I feel like this is a JoJo reference... I don’t know what Paper Moon King actually does though...

@brookhall8957

3y↑5

@@frallbobroggins4005 it's just an ability that makes you lose the ability to differentiate objects...
I can't explain it's form without minor spoilers but I'd recommend reading Jojolion as it appears the climax is being written... so it's near done

@donkeydpucci

3y↑6

@sharon3057

3y↑8

@@donkeydpucci please shutup

@a_mc1569

I was just reading that chapter while listening to the song lmao

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@nealrose8653

3y↑1

Recorded March 27, 1945.
(My birthday is 27 March, but several decades after this was recorded.)

@TheProhetess

3y↑2

the world is a very fake place without love...

@TangledUpInBlue631

19w

Thanks, Ryan ONeal. Rest in peace.

@stevebetker829

5y↑3

Beautiful

@skylinesounds2446

Who else is studying for their A Streetcar Named Desire A level paper? To all of you that are, good luck. For myself, I better get back to studying. I recommend the course on Senneca learning!

@samikun8515

4y↑14

رواية 1Q84 هي التي جعلتني أستمع لهذه الأغنية❤😂
Thank u Haruki murakami🥺❤

@thelanguagenerd620

4y↑3

وأنا ❤

@lm5mixer499

4y↑4

@taaaar

4y↑4

أحب هاروكي 🤍

@ava85898

47w↑2

Anyone else here studying A Streetcar Named Desire?

@mantistoboggan2676

16w

This is about magic.

@haticelacin1155

4y↑42

@intricatelytangled

3y↑3

So cool. Thanks!

@ArcYT

3y↑7

You're listening to Wave Radio. Not much in the news today, apparently someone killed some geckos in Goodsprings.

@atsekaleb7

3y↑1

This one goes out to you Mr. Nekoba

@ReverseHeart03

3y↑2

I know a few song inspired by this magnificent piece of historical music.

@crimcrim1987

5y↑15

I miss ella....I'm named after her bc my dad is a huge fan and he knows all the texts! I have a beautiful voice too but I'm too shy 😔

@user-of5ll7iz3c

5y↑1

Sure you can do great!! ❤

@crimcrim1987

@@user-of5ll7iz3c thanks c:

@aMerced

Sing!

I will subscribe your channel and wait for it.

@zelkarr7016

2y↑2

Star Trek brought me here, this is fucking wild.

@cle1nk45

1y↑3

Amo esta canción

@ronaldortiz4080

5y↑8

"Sin tu amor, esto no es más que una burda comedia" :v

@JojovonKoopa

5y↑77

When Paper Moon hits you with a Bus.

@ryjitarose5590

4y↑6

is this a jojo reference?!

@ChthoniaTheInhuman

4y↑1

@@ryjitarose5590 no

@ryjitarose5590

4y↑4

@@ChthoniaTheInhuman nani?!

@panda-vy9ii

4y↑2

IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE

@intensivereroreroing7172

4y↑5

Thanks to 1Q84 to bring me there

@beversharkgames3967

1y↑2

I'm here because we watched A Steetcar Named Desire in English class

@Wolfhoundersful

3y↑18

@oldhatcinema

3y↑1

Absolutely fantastic lyrics. This song brings back memories.

@kjohnson954

3y↑1

I’m here because I like good music

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