candy

candy
Pop (Iggy) Lyrics


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It's a rainy afternoon
In ninteen-ninety
The big city
Geez, it's been twenty years
Candy, you were so fine

Beautiful, beautiful girl from the north
You burned my heart with a flickering torch
I had a dream that no one else could see
You gave me love for free

Candy, candy, candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me, I loved you so

Candy, candy, candy I can't let you go
Life is crazy
Candy, baby

Yeah, well it hurt me real bad when you left
Hey, I'm glad you got out, but, but I miss you
I've had a hole in my heart for so long
I've learned to fake it and just smile along

Down on the street
Those men are all the same
I need a love
Not games
Not games

Candy, candy, candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me, I loved you so
Candy, candy, candy I can't let you go
Life is crazy
I know, baby
Candy, baby

You-you-you, candy, candy, candy, I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me, I loved you so

Candy, candy, candy, life is crazy
Candy, baby

Candy baby
Candy, candy

Candy, candy, candy I can't let you go




All my life you're haunting me, I loved you so
Candy, candy, candy I can't let you go

Overall Meaning

The song Candy by Pop (Iggy) is a nostalgic tribute to a past love. The song is set in the present time of 1990, with the singer reminiscing about a lost love from his youth. The lyrics express his pain and longing, as well as his frustration with the emptiness and superficiality of his current life. Candy, the subject of the song, is described as a beautiful girl from the north who burned the singer's heart with a flickering torch. The lyrics also suggest that Candy was a meaningful and transformative presence in the singer's life, as she gave him love for free and showed him a side of himself that no one else could see.


Throughout the song, the singer's emotions are raw and unrestrained. He admits that Candy's departure hurt him deeply and that he has been faking happiness ever since. He longs for a love that is real and not just a game, suggesting that his past relationship with Candy was more authentic and meaningful than any of his current ones. Despite the passage of time and the distance between them, Candy still haunts him and he cannot let her go.


Overall, the song Candy is a heartfelt and emotional ode to lost love. It captures the pain and longing of a past relationship and suggests that true love is rare and precious.


Line by Line Meaning

It's a rainy afternoon
The current weather is gloomy and somber


In ninteen-ninety
This event took place in the year 1990


The big city
The setting of the story involves an urban area


Geez, it's been twenty years
The artist is amazed how quickly two decades have passed


Candy, you were so fine
The person addressed as 'Candy' was an attractive individual


Beautiful, beautiful girl from the north
Candy was an incredibly pretty woman who hailed from a northern region


You burned my heart with a flickering torch
Candy caused the singer intense emotional pain and turmoil


I had a dream that no one else could see
The artist harbored a fantasy that no other human knows or is aware of


You gave me love for free
Candy freely and unconditionally provided the artist with love


Candy, candy, candy I can't let you go
The artist is still hung up on Candy and cannot move on


All my life you're haunting me, I loved you so
Candy has significantly impacted the singer's life and the love they shared was significant


Life is crazy
The course of life is unpredictable and wild


Candy, baby
A term of endearment directed towards someone the singer feels love for


Yeah, well it hurt me real bad when you left
Candy's departure deeply wounded the singer


Hey, I'm glad you got out, but, but I miss you
The singer's emotions are conflicted as they are pleased for Candy's benefit but also miss them greatly


I've had a hole in my heart for so long
The artist has been emotionally scarred and has not fully healed despite a significant amount of time having passed


I've learned to fake it and just smile along
The artist has grown to accept their heartache and subsequently masks their true emotions


Down on the street
The conversation or thought process shifts to a palpable urban environment


Those men are all the same
The singer is disillusioned or jaded with men's romantic efforts


I need a love
The artist is still in search of a genuine romantic connection


Not games
The artist does not desire to play games in relationships


You-you-you, candy, candy, candy, I can't let you go
The artist struggles with moving on from their past love


Life is crazy
The course of life is unpredictable and wild


I know, baby
The artist possessively uses 'baby' as a term of endearment for Candy


Candy baby
The singer continues to express affection towards Candy


Candy, candy
The repetition of 'candy' implies Candy's presence continues to loom heavy in the singer's life




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Written by: IGGY POP

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Tiziana Alvarez

Umbrella at your side
It’s raining but you close it tight
“And how are you?” purred a cat just passing through
Those heels that you like are soaking
But is that alright?

Let out a sigh for another day the same as the last
Come on let’s try
Dye it blue and change it up from the past
Reflecting up from a puddle but then gone in a flash
Is that the most that you can dream or wanted to see?

But look around
Dance up and down
The world is now
Still going ‘round
Just feel it pound
We’re skyward bound
Move at the top – speed – of – sound

Running to another day
I wanna break away and take the leap
As you’re stuck on yesterday
No sun to rise would be okay with me
Every day
Every day is okay
Taking it step by step

We’ll always move ahead
Our love is growing red
Need me more
Need you more
You fall down seven more times
I’ll be there seven, eight, nine
As we keep trying
We’ll find we’re always singing the same tune

Now falling to her side
The drops of rain that mix with light
Stealing a glance

Hid a cat who turns his back
Their heads starting to sink
This boredom is too hard to fight

Just spinning lies with the only thread of kindness we saved
Or if we’re blind and the truth is just a painting in grey
Drowning us out, all the noisy drops the fall in the rain
But fingertips traced every line and opened my eyes

I’ll paint it blue
I’ll play a tune
I’m wishing too
For something new
It will come true
With me and you
And then we’ll finally break through

Swimming through the Milky Way
I wanna break away and take the leap
Since we’re falling anyway
No moon to rise would be okay with me
Every night
Every night is alright
Taking it step by step

We’ll always move ahead
Our love is growing red
Need me more, need you more
Cry to me, know that I care
Lean on me and I’ll be there
As we keep trying, we’ll find
You’re always gonna be there too

Shining down on me
You’re my blue moon
Dreaming forever to find to now I’m awake
I need to find tomorrow
Can you take me away
And go the top speed of sound?

Running to another day
I wanna break away and take the leap
As you’re stuck on yesterday
No sun to rise would be okay with me
Every day, every day is okay
Taking it step by step
We’ll always move ahead

Our love is growing red
Need me more
Need you more
You fall down seven more times
I’ll be there seven, eight, nine
As we keep trying, we’ll find
You’re always gonna be there too

We’re always singing the same tune

Every day from now on



Loonemist

Last year I timed this exactly so that when it was 12:00 it said the verse "running to another day, I wanna break away and take the leap" just as we got to 2021.

And it really worked. I started to take control of things in my life and I started to stand up. And be myself. I changed so much throughout this year and I'm so grateful for it. Even though it has been really really hard.

This year I'm gonna do the exact same thing. Happy new year guys ❀


Edit: did it :)


Heyo this is 2022 and this has been the worst year of my life so far. Still, I want to keep this tradition of listening to this song each new year. It's been three years in a row that I've done this. And I still love it! I'll update you guys when I do!

EDIT' I DID ITTT



All comments from YouTube:

Ethan Parker

My friend sent me a recording of her singing this when I was sad and now I listen to it every night

Joel Bedulla

Your friend is so cute for doing that fr

Ethan Parker

Joel Bedulla she’s amazing. And between me and you she’s my crush lol

Joel Bedulla

@Ethan Parker aww I ship it!!

FENN

SurerRain 20 hope you and your friend are doing well :)

euniverseee

Aw my heart❀❀

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vibin

Fun fact: I don't care how you found out about this song, as long as you like the song, we vibin :)

Jovelyn Bautista

Oh no-

Joshua Solorzano

Bro

{ Queen of Waifus }

Thank god someone finally said something about that UwU

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