The Way You Wear Your Head
Nada Surf Lyrics


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don't push me cause i'll fall in love
with whatever you just said
don't push me cause i'll fall in love
with the way you wear your head
out in the corner
you're glowing white
i want to want you
i need to need you
i'd love to love you
i want to want you
i need to need you
i'm begging to beg you
(chorus)
i'd like to say good-bye
to a complicated mind
but when i walk and wave
i'm stalked all day
by california lives
and things i didn't try




and the strangest colored eyes
(chorus)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nada Surf's song "The Way You Wear Your Head" convey the feeling of falling in love at first sight. The singer is drawn to someone in the corner who is "glowing white," attracted to the way they wear their head. The repetition of "don't push me cause I'll fall in love" emphasizes the intensity and immediacy of the attraction the singer is feeling. The desire to want, need, and love this person intensifies with each repetition in the lyrics.


However, this intense attraction is complicated by other factors. The singer wants to say goodbye to a "complicated mind" and move on from the past. Walking away is difficult because they are "stalked all day by California lives" and the regrets of "things I didn't try." The "strangest colored eyes" may represent the unknown, unpredictable aspects of life and love that make it so complex and challenging.


Overall, the song captures the exhilaration and fear of falling in love, the intensity of first impressions, and the desire to move on from past experiences that may complicate new relationships.


Line by Line Meaning

don't push me cause i'll fall in love
I am susceptible to falling in love easily


with whatever you just said
I am easily influenced by your words


with the way you wear your head
I am attracted to the way you carry yourself


out in the corner
You are standing alone, isolated from everyone


you're glowing white
You are radiating with a positive energy


i want to want you
I desire to be emotionally invested in you


i need to need you
I require an emotional connection with you


i'd love to love you
I am open to falling in love with you


i'm begging to beg you
I am desperate for your attention and affection


i'd like to say good-bye
I want to move on from my complicated thoughts


to a complicated mind
I want to leave behind my mental complexity


but when i walk and wave
Even when I try to move on


i'm stalked all day
I am haunted by memories and thoughts of you all day


by california lives
By the people and lifestyle of California


and things i didn't try
Things I regret not doing in the past


and the strangest colored eyes
Reminiscing about the unique qualities of someone's eyes




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Comments from YouTube:

heylamma2

Holy shit I love this. Sorry about the swearing, but fuck! I fucking love this

Lance Ashdown

I like how they incorporate the Cheap Trick lyrics into the verse.

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Dennis De St Jeor

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Xbox Game exhibición

Glyne Lewis

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