Hide Your Love Away
Oasis/beatles Lyrics
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I turn my face to the wall
If she's gone I can't go on
Feeling two foot small
Everywhere people stare
Each and every day
I can hear them laugh at me
And I hear them say
Hey you've got to hide your love away !
Hey you've got to hide your love away !
How can I even try ?
'cause I can never win
Seeing them hearing them
In the state I'm in
How could she say to me "Love will find a way" ?
Gather 'round all you clowns
Let me hear you say
Hey you've got to hide your love away !
Hey you've got to hide your love away !
The lyrics of "Hide Your Love Away" by Oasis/Beatles are written in the form of a lamentation by the singer/narrator who stands with head in hand, staring at the wall, feeling small and helpless, after losing the love of his life. He cannot bear the thought of going on without her and feels the stares and laughs of people around him, who seem to mock him for his loss. The lyrics indicate a sense of shame and secrecy that surrounds the singer's love, as he is told to hide it away. Despite the assertion that “Love will find a way,” the singer seems to express doubts about this and asks, how can he try when he can never win?
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase, "Hey you've got to hide your love away!" This line can be interpreted in different ways, but one of the most common is that it suggests that the singer's love is taboo, something to be kept secret or hidden because it goes against social norms or expectations.
Overall, the lyrics of the song convey a sense of loss, loneliness, and the difficulty of reconciling one's desires with the expectations of others.
Line by Line Meaning
Here I stand with head in hand
I am standing here with my head in my hand, lost in thought and feeling dejected.
I turn my face to the wall
I feel like turning my face to the wall because I can't bear to look at the world and its people.
If she's gone I can't go on
If my beloved is no more with me, I feel like my life has no purpose and I can't continue anymore.
Feeling two foot small
I feel small and insignificant in front of others, especially since I don't have the love of my life anymore.
Everywhere people stare
I feel like people are staring and judging me wherever I go, adding to my already existing insecurities.
Each and every day
This feeling of insecurity and loneliness follows me every day, making it hard for me to find solace.
I can hear them laugh at me
I can hear the sound of people laughing at me and mocking me for my state of misery.
And I hear them say
I can hear them saying things like 'Hey, you've got to hide your love away' which only makes my situation worse.
How can I even try ?
I feel defeated and wonder how I can even make an effort to find love again when everything around me is so bleak.
'cause I can never win
I feel like giving up before even trying because I believe that I can never win in love.
Seeing them hearing them
I feel like I am surrounded by people in love and I can see and hear them expressing their feelings for each other, making me feel more alone.
In the state I'm in
Given my current emotional state, I feel like I am incapable of finding love again.
How could she say to me "Love will find a way" ?
How could my beloved, who has now left me, say to me that love will find a way when I feel like there's no hope for me?
Gather 'round all you clowns
I feel like I am surrounded by clowns, people who don't understand how I feel and are just mocking me.
Let me hear you say
I can hear them saying things like 'Hey, you've got to hide your love away' which only adds salt to my wounds and makes me feel more hopeless.
Hey you've got to hide your love away !
The constant advice I receive from people is to hide my love away, instead of expressing it and finding someone who truly understands me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, JOHN WINSTON LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, PAUL JAMES MCCARTNEY
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