SEVENTEEN
Unaloon Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Be submissive, be strong,
Things suddenly seem to try take him away from me,
It′s faster than I can remember,
The more I try to scream,
The quieter I seemed,
Try my best to forget,
You should never hurt, it was something to learn from,
At age seventeen,
I gave up my dream,
Gave up my life to one with you,
We twist and turn, we became one, we became wound,
You and me forever,
We put the pieces together,
For every thread that stands,
There's one who holds us back,
The more I′m with you,
The more I notice something new,
Like the way that you cry,
Or that look deep down in your eye,
When you say you love me,
Well, I guess I must be mean for thinking wrong,
'Cos at age seventeen,
I gave up my dream,
Gave up my life to one with you,
We twist and turn, we became one, we became wound,
(Backwards distorted audio)
(Twist and turn, we became one, we became wound)
The song SEVENTEEN by Unaloon is a reflective piece that explores the emotions of a person who had given up their dreams and life for someone they loved at the age of seventeen. The singer initially resents the feelings that the person they loved had made them feel. Despite trying to scream, they felt quieter, and they made a conscious effort to forget by being optimistic. In hindsight, they realize that they should have never been hurt by the experience, and it was something they had to learn from.
The singer sings about giving up on their dreams and their life to be with someone at seventeen. They had become connected to the point where they had become one, but there was always someone holding them back. The more they were with their partner, the more they noticed something new, from the way that they cried to the look deep down in their partner's eye when they said they love them. The line "Well, I guess I must be mean for thinking wrong" suggests that the singer may have had doubts about the relationship.
The distorted backward audio suggests that the singer is looking back on the past with a sense of nostalgia and possibly regret. The song SEVENTEEN speaks to the idea of sacrificing one’s own dreams and life for someone else and how the experience can shape an individual.
Line by Line Meaning
I resented what the feelings you made me feel,
I felt anger towards the emotions that you brought out in me.
Be submissive, be strong,
I tried to be passive while also standing up for myself.
Things suddenly seem to try take him away from me,
I felt like everything was trying to pull us apart.
It′s faster than I can remember,
Things moved quicker than I could keep up with.
The more I try to scream,
Even when I wanted to speak out, I couldn't.
The quieter I seemed,
I became more and more silent.
Try my best to forget,
I attempted to push everything to the back of my mind.
Be optimistic at best,
I tried to stay positive.
You should never hurt, it was something to learn from,
You shouldn't cause pain, but it can be a learning experience.
At age seventeen,
Being only seventeen years old,
I gave up my dream,
I abandoned my aspirations,
Gave up my life to one with you,
I devoted my life to being with you,
We twist and turn, we became one, we became wound,
Our lives became intertwined in a complicated manner.
You and me forever,
We were in it for the long haul,
We put the pieces together,
We worked together to solve our problems,
For every thread that stands,
For every positive thing,
There's one who holds us back,
There was always something holding us down.
The more I'm with you,
The longer I spent by your side,
The more I notice something new,
I discovered something new about you,
Like the way that you cry,
Such as the way you express your sadness,
Or that look deep down in your eye,
Or the deep feeling I saw in your eyes,
When you say you love me,
When you express your love for me,
Well, I guess I must be mean for thinking wrong,
I felt guilty for thinking poorly of you.
Backwards distorted audio
Unintelligible, distorted sound played backwards.
Twist and turn, we became one, we became wound,
Our lives became intertwined in a complicated manner.
Writer(s): Unaloon
Contributed by Skyler W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.