Blame It On My Youth
Monheit Jane Lyrics
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Blame it on my youth.
If only just for you I did exist,
Blame it on my youth.
I believed in everything,
Like a child of three.
You meant more than anything,
All the world to me.
Blame it on my youth.
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray,
Blame it on my youth.
And if I cried a little bit when first I learned the truth,
Don't blame it on my heart,
Blame it on my youth.
In the song "Blame It On My Youth" by Monheit Jane, the singer is reflecting on a past relationship where she was naive and vulnerable, and how this affected her expectations and emotions towards this person. The song begins with the singer admitting that she was expecting love when they first kissed, which she later realizes was due to her youth and lack of experience in love. The line "If only just for you I did exist" suggests that the singer's world revolved around this person and she was completely consumed by him. She then acknowledges how blindly she believed in everything, likening herself to a child of three, which shows her childlike innocence and naivety.
As the song progresses, the singer reveals how much this person meant to her, even more than anything else in the world. She admits that she was so consumed with thoughts of him that she forgot to eat, sleep, or pray, conveying her complete obsession and infatuation. However, despite her deep attachment to him, she was hurt when she learned the truth about the relationship. The last line "Don't blame it on my heart, Blame it on my youth" suggests that the singer has come to terms with the fact that her youthful naivety and inexperience with love influenced her and caused her to behave in irrational ways.
Overall, this song highlights how intense our emotions and expectations can be when we are young and inexperienced in love. It also shows the impact that relationships can have on our identity and the way we see the world.
Line by Line Meaning
If I expected love when first we kissed,
I had high hopes for our relationship from the very beginning, and if those expectations were unrealistic, it's because I was young and inexperienced.
If only just for you I did exist,
You were my entire world, and if that devotion was one-sided, it's because I was naive and didn't know any better.
I believed in everything,
As a child, I had limitless faith in the world around me and everything in it.
Like a child of three.
My innocence and naivete were comparable to that of a very young child.
You meant more than anything,
In the early days of our relationship, you were the most important thing in my life.
All the world to me.
I loved you with incomparable intensity and passion.
If you were on my mind both night and day,
I thought about you constantly, even to the point of distraction and loss of sleep.
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray,
My thoughts and feelings for you consumed me so completely that I neglected basic needs such as hunger and rest, as well as spiritual devotion.
And if I cried a little bit when first I learned the truth,
When I first realized that my expectations of our relationship were unrealistic, I was deeply hurt and saddened.
Don't blame it on my heart,
I didn't intend to mislead or hurt anyone; all of my actions were motivated by pure, youthful emotions.
Blame it on my youth.
All of my naivete, inexperience, and lack of judgement can be attributed to my youth, and nothing more.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EDWARD HEYMAN, OSCAR LEVANT
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