Life's A Gas
Rikki Rockett Lyrics


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I could have loved you girl
Like a planet
I could have chained your heart
To a star

But it really doesn't matter at all
But it really doesn't matter at all
Life's a gas. I hope it's gonna last.

I could have built a house
On the ocean
I could placed your love
In the sky

I could have turned you
into a priestess




I could have burned
Your fate in the sand.

Overall Meaning

The first line of the song, "I could have loved you girl like a planet," sets the premise that the singer could have given a grand and immense love to someone. The second line, "I could have chained your heart to a star," reinforces this idea of the singer's potential to provide a love that is out of this world. However, the following lines - "But it really doesn't matter at all / But it really doesn't matter at all" - subvert the expected narrative of a lost love or failed relationship. The singer is saying that even though they could have loved someone with an otherworldly love, it doesn't matter because "life's a gas" and they hope it lasts.


The phrase "life's a gas" suggests an optimistic and maybe even carefree attitude towards life. It refers to life as a source of pleasure or enjoyment, similar to how a gas can fill a room with an enjoyable scent. This interpretation is reinforced by the hopefulness of the phrase "I hope it's gonna last." In essence, the singer is saying that they could have given a great love, but even if they didn't, life is still worth enjoying.


In summary, the song's lyrics evoke a sense of grandeur and lost potential in love, but ultimately convey a message of enjoying life regardless of what could have been. The phrase "life's a gas" becomes the anthem of the song, encouraging listeners to revel in the goodness of life.


Line by Line Meaning

I could have loved you girl
Expressing regret about not being able to love someone with the same intensity as a whole planet


Like a planet
Comparing the intensity of love to the grandeur and vastness of a planet


I could have chained your heart
Describing the possibility of having complete control over someone's emotions and feelings


To a star
Describing the possibility of holding someone to a higher standard or ideal, like a star


But it really doesn't matter at all
Concluding that none of these possibilities matter in the grand scheme of things


But it really doesn't matter at all
Reiterating the point that the previous statements were just hypothetical situations


Life's a gas.
Making a statement about the joy and unpredictability of life


I hope it's gonna last.
Expressing hope for the continuation of happiness and excitement in life


I could have built a house
Exploring another hypothetical situation where the artist could have built a grand structure for their loved one


On the ocean
Describing an adventurous and unique location for a house


I could placed your love
Another possibility of holding someone's love to a higher standard or ideal


In the sky
Describing a beautiful and unreachable location for someone's love


I could have turned you
Hypothetically taking control over someone's identity and transforming them into something they're not


into a priestess
Giving an example of a possible transformation that may be considered positive


I could have burned
Suggesting the possibility of destroying someone's fate


Your fate in the sand.
Describing a finality and inevitability of fate being lost or destroyed




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, NORTH HUDSON MUSIC
Written by: MARC BOLAN

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