The song reached number one on both the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number eight on the Hot 100 chart in 1998-1999.
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Goo Goo Dolls Lyrics
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The things you wanna feel
I'll give you anything
To feel it coming
Do you wake up on your own
And wonder where you are?
You live with all your faults
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide?
Yeah, I'm gonna let it slide
Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma disowned you
Don't supposed I'll ever know
What it means to be a man
It's something I can't change
I'll live around it
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide
Ooh, slide
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married or run away?
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married or run away?
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything
(Yeah, slide)
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete (yeah, slide)
Little pieces of the nothing that fall (yeah, slide)
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete (yeah, slide)
Little pieces of the nothing that fall (oh, oh slide)
Yeah, slide between the sheets of all them beds you never knew (yeah, slide)
Why don't you slide into my room
Just slide into my room
Oh, we'll run away, run away, run away
The Goo Goo Dolls' "Slide" tells the story of a person who is infatuated with another person and is willing to do anything to make them happy. The song's opening lines, "Could you whisper in my ear?/The things you wanna feel/I'll give you anything/To feel it coming" suggest the singer's willingness to fulfill the desires of the person they are singing to. This suggests not only a romantic interest but also a sense of desperation.
The chorus of the song, "I wanna wake up where you are/I won't say anything at all/So why don't you slide?" further emphasizes the singer's desire to be close to the other person, regardless of the consequences. The line "Don't you love the life you killed?" suggests regret for past actions, which may have contributed to why the singer feels so desperate for connection.
The lines "What you feel is what you are/And what you are is beautiful," suggests an acceptance of the other person's flaws and insecurities, and a message of self-love. The final lines, "Do you wanna get married or run away?" indicate uncertainty and fear of making commitments and taking big leaps.
Overall, "Slide" is a passionate and intense song about the need for human connection and the feeling of being incomplete without it.
Line by Line Meaning
Could you whisper in my ear?
Asking the partner to share their innermost feelings with him in order to deepen the intimacy of their relationship
The things you wanna feel
Asking partner to explore their desires and withholds nothing from him
I'll give you anything
Promising to fulfill all the partner's desires unconditionally
To feel it coming
Wanting to experience sexual climax
Do you wake up on your own
Asking if without him the partner feels lost and without direction
And wonder where you are?
Questioning if the partner feels they have their life under control and headed in the right direction
You live with all your faults
Acknowledging the partner's shortcomings and accepting them as they are
I wanna wake up where you are
Desiring to be next to the partner every morning
I won't say anything at all
He won't judge or criticize the partner, but simply be present
So why don't you slide?
Asking the partner to come closer physically
Yeah, I'm gonna let it slide
Willing to be physically intimate without expecting anything in return
Don't you love the life you killed?
Questioning if the partner enjoys the life they've created for themselves or if they feel stuck
The priest is on the phone
Suggesting the partner is experiencing a crisis of faith
Your father hit the wall
Suggesting the partner has unresolved issues with their family
Your ma disowned you
Suggesting the partner has unresolved issues with their family
Don't supposed I'll ever know
He recognizes he will never fully understand the partner's past
What it means to be a man
Acknowledging societal expectations and stereotypes about masculinity
It's something I can't change
Acknowledging that he can't alter societal expectations but can only try to be himself
I'll live around it
Accepting the difficulties posed by societal expectations
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
Promising to support the partner in realizing their full potential
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
Suggesting feelings of emptiness and loneliness that the partner may experience
Oh, May
Using the name May as a term of endearment for his partner
Put your arms around me
Asking for comfort and emotional support
What you feel is what you are
Encouraging the partner to express their true feelings, regardless of societal expectations
And what you are is beautiful
Affirming the partner's worth, regardless of their flaws
Do you wanna get married or run away?
Asking the partner if they are ready to fully commit or if they want to continue running from their problems
Yeah, slide between the sheets of all them beds you never knew
Suggesting a newfound intimacy, a deeper and more intense connection in bed that the partner has never experienced before
Why don't you slide into my room
Encouraging the partner to come closer physically
Just slide into my room
Offering physical intimacy and emotional closeness
Oh, we'll run away, run away, run away
Suggesting a desire to escape from the difficulties of everyday life with the partner and start a new life together
I wanna wake up where you are
Repeating the desire to be next to the partner every morning, suggesting a strong need for companionship
I won't say anything
Repeating the promise to not judge or criticize the partner, suggest an ability to keep secrets and trust between them
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: John Rzeznik
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@iseehowitis9382
Could you whisper in my ear
The things you wanna feel?
I'd give you anything
To feel it comin'
Do you wake up on your own
And wonder where you are?
You live with all your faults
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide?
Yeah, I'm gonna let it slide
Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you
Don't suppose I'll ever know
What it means to be a man
It's something I can't change
I'll live around it
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide?
Ooh, slide
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married?
Or run away?
And I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothing that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married?
Or run away?
I wanna wake up where you are
And I won't say anything
And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete (yeah, slide)
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete (yeah slide)
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
(Oh, oh, May)
Yeah, slide between the sheets of all them beds you never knew (yeah, slide)
Why don't you slide into my room?
Just slide into my room
Oh, we'll run away, run away, run away
@surfinbird71
LYRICS:
Could you whisper in my ear
The things you wanna feel
I'd give you anythin'
To feel it comin'
Do you wake up on your own
And wonder where you are?
You live with all your faults
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide
Yeah, I'm gonna let it slide
Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma disowned you
Don't supposed I'll ever know
What it means to be a man
It's somethin' I can't change
I'll live around it
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide
Ooh, slide
And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married Or run away?
And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married
Or run away?
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything
And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
(Yeah, slide)
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
(yeah slide)
And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete
(Yeah slide)
Little pieces of the nothin' that fall
(Oh, oh slide)
Yeah, slide between the sheets of all them beds you never knew
(Yeah slide)
Why don't you slide into my room
Just slide into my room
Oh, we'll run away, run away, run away
@jessedaub6482
If I could stay stuck in a decade, I would forever live in the 90s. I’m so nostalgic it hurts and this song just transforms me back to those simpler times!. What a great time to be alive.
@cherieavery7797
Yep there was just enough technology and the Television music was awesome
@kat.5927
I feel the exact same way you know, when you listen to a 90s song and feel all the feels down to your bones, and relive moments from that decade and just wish you could live them over and over again forever...
@coltonstrain584
I know being a 90s kid ppl just don't understand how good it really was
@TexasGreed
Yeah I know that feeling. certain bands and songs really get me. Smashing Pumpkins in particular.
@whathasbeentakenwillberest6137
😉
@Mr360cuda
I married my high school sweetheart in the early 80’s ! She was pregnant with our first child. My future in-laws didn’t think we would make it. Just like everyone else. 38 years later , I’m still with my sweetheart and wouldn’t change anything. 2 children and 4 grandchildren later. Life is awesome!!!
@whitewalker608
This is dreams.
@dean9203
Congratulations, my sweetheart and I were marred in 1984 and she too was pregnant and we’re still married with kids that gave us grandkids . Life is good because God is good.
@lilafeldman8630
Gee, that was back in the day when the world still believed in marriage. Wish they still did.