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Any Place I've Lived
Lilys Lyrics
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Where are you going today?
Hey hey my friend,
Why are you going away?
And it's not that you're slime
You just get easy bored in time
And if you're still hangin round
You think you can bring me up
Hey hey my friend
Where are you going today?
Hey hey my friend
Don't you have something to say?
And it's not quite the crime
You lead your own life. That waste's fine.
And if you're still hangin round
Do you think you can bring me up like you bring me down
Like you bring me down
Shoo bop
Down down shoo bop (x7)
Down down
Hey hey, my friend,
Where are you going today?
Hey hey, my friend,
Why are you looking that way?
Hey hey, left behind you find that you have slivering thing
MOVE IT
"Any Place I've Lived" is a song by American indie rock band Lilys, led by Kurt Heasley. The song seems to be addressed to a friend who is constantly on the move, and may be leaving again soon. The singer is curious as to why the friend is always on the go, and wonders if they are leaving because they are unhappy. The friend is not a bad person, they just get bored easily and move on. The singer reflects on how the friend's departures affect them - sometimes the friend is able to lift them up, other times they bring them down.
The chorus repeats the questions the singer has for their friend, imploring them to stay and wondering if they can bring the singer up like they sometimes bring them down. The song ends with a directive to the friend to move it - to keep on their journey and not look back.
The overall meaning of the song seems to be about the transient nature of relationships, and how people can come in and out of our lives so quickly. It is also about the way that each person leads their own life and makes their own choices, something that can be hard to understand or accept when we are attached to someone.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey hey my friend,
Where are you going today?
I'm curious about where you're headed today, my friend.
Hey hey my friend,
Why are you going away?
I'm wondering why you're leaving, friend.
And it's not that you're slime
You just get easy bored in time
You're not a bad person, you just tend to get bored quickly.
And if you're still hangin round
You think you can bring me up
Like you bring me down?
Do you believe that you can lift me up after constantly bringing me down?
Hey hey my friend
Don't you have something to say?
Do you have anything to share with me, my friend?
And it's not quite the crime
You lead your own life. That waste's fine.
It's not a crime to live your life the way you want to. That's totally okay.
Do you think you can bring me up like you bring me down
Like you bring me down
Can you really help me grow instead of pulling me down all the time?
Hey hey, my friend,
Why are you looking that way?
What's the reason behind you staring in that direction, friend?
Hey hey, left behind you find that you have slivering thing
MOVE IT
You have this lingering feeling when you've left something behind, and you need to move past it.
Shoo bop
Down down shoo bop (x7)
Down down
This is a catchy chorus with no real meaning.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KURT KARGAR HEASLEY
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