Discography:
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP) (2002)
• Fever to Tell (2003)
• Show Your Bones (2006)
• It's Blitz! (2009)
• Mosquito (2013)
• Cool It Down (2022)
Turn Into
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Lyrics
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On the car ride down
I hear it in my head real low
Turn into
The only thing I ever--
Turn into
Hope I do
Turn into you
I know, what I know, I know
That girl you found
Keeps that kind of window closed
She'll turn into
The only thing you ever--
Turn into
Hope I do
Turn into you
Can't say why I kept this from you
My those quiet eyes become you
Leave it where it can't remind us
Turn this all around behind us
Oh! Well I know!
I'll fall right in to keep you out
I'd like to tell you all about it
I know, what I know, I know
This last time around
I'll hear it in my head real low
Turn into
The only thing you ever know
I know, what I know, I know
Ah yes.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs's song "Turn Into" seems to be about the desire to become someone else or to merge with another person. The lyrics express a longing to transform into the person that the singer is addressing, saying "Turn into the only thing I ever hope I do/Turn into you". This desire to "turn into" the other person is repeated throughout the song and creates a sense of intensity and urgency in the lyrics.
The second verse shifts the focus to the person that the singer is addressing, with the lyrics "That girl you found/Keeps that kind of window closed/She'll turn into/The only thing you ever--/Turn into/Hope I do/Turn into you". Here, the singer seems to be acknowledging that the person they are addressing also has a desire to transform or merge with another person, and they hope that they can be that person.
In the final verse, there is a sense of resignation and acceptance, with the lyrics "This last time around/I'll hear it in my head real low/Turn into/The only thing you ever know". The repetition of "I know, what I know, I know" throughout the song also seems to express a sense of certainty and inevitability about the desire to turn into someone else.
Overall, the song "Turn Into" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a powerful expression of the desire for transformation and connection with another person. It creates a sense of urgency and intensity through repetition and a sense of resignation at the end.
Line by Line Meaning
I know, what I know, I know
The singer is sure of what they know.
On the car ride down
The singer is on a car ride.
I hear it in my head real low
The singer hears something softly in their head.
Turn into
The singer begins to talk about transformation.
The only thing I ever--
The singer wants to become something specific.
Turn into
The singer continues to talk about transformation.
Hope I do
The singer hopes to achieve their transformation goal.
Turn into you
The singer wants to transform into someone else, possibly a loved one.
That girl you found
The singer has switched perspectives and is now talking to someone else.
Keeps that kind of window closed
The girl is not open and forthcoming with information.
She'll turn into
The girl has also experienced a transformation in the past.
The only thing you ever--
That transformation was also specific and goal-oriented.
Turn into
The girl is a point of comparison for the singer's own transformation.
Hope I do
The singer still hopes to achieve their own transformation goal.
Turn into you
The singer still wants to transform into someone else, possibly the person they're talking to.
Can't say why I kept this from you
The singer has been holding something back from their conversation partner.
My those quiet eyes become you
The singer compliments their conversation partner on their eyes and perhaps hints at their true feelings.
Leave it where it can't remind us
The singer wants to avoid being reminded of something specific.
Turn this all around behind us
The singer wants to move on from the past and put it behind them.
Oh! Well I know!
The singer is feeling confident and perhaps a bit bold.
I'll fall right in to keep you out
The singer will put themselves in harm's way to protect their conversation partner.
I'd like to tell you all about it
The singer wants to be more open and share their thoughts and feelings.
This last time around
The singer may be referencing a previous relationship or experience.
I'll hear it in my head real low
The same thing that they heard earlier softly is still present in their mind.
Turn into
The theme of transformation returns.
The only thing you ever know
The singer wants that transformation to be the one thing that their conversation partner knows about them.
I know, what I know, I know
The song ends as it began, with the singer reaffirming their own knowledge and thoughts.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BRIAN CHASE, KAREN ORZOLEK, NICK ZINNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@pinn78
I know, what I know, I know
On the car ride down
I hear it in my head real low
Turn into
The only thing I ever--
Turn into
Hope I do
Turn into you
I know, what I know, I know
That girl you found
Keeps that kind of window closed
She'll turn into
The only thing you ever--
Turn into
Hope I do
Turn into you
Can't say why I kept this from you
My those quiet eyes become you
Leave it where it can't remind us
Turn this all around behind us
Oh! Well I know!
@ahousefellonme
You skipped the last part?
I'll fall right in to keep you out
I'd like to tell you all about it
I know, what I know, I know
This last time around
I'll hear it in my head real low
Turn into
The only thing you ever know
I know, what I know, I know
Ah yes.
@CarlosMelgozaOrtiz
2024 anyone? I'm still loving it like the old days! ❤
@twinklybubblybits
All of us every year🫶🏽🤙🏽
@terrywilliams7827
Great album
@tvbant
Its absolutely necessary to keep coming back to this song. Its so perfect
@verminj
I’ve loved everything they’ve ever done, but this one gives me such crazy nostalgia that it makes me cry. It brings me back to being a teenage girl in my bedroom. I used to listen to Show Your Bones on repeat after it came out. Crazy to think it was 13 years ago
@devenlawrence6211
I just told my friends the same thing. Crazy nostalgia. The YYYs make timeless music.
@lindseydejesus1877
i grew up listening to this music with my dad. now i'm a teenage girl in my bedroom listening to it on repeat. :)
@christinasolano4847
Exactly!! They came out just as I was entering high school I was just thinking of them & now they're gonna be at lolla! Going back down memory lane, I'll absolutely lose it if they play this!!🥺😭😆🤩🤩
@heynownow
Same
@justinhall914
Yes it makes takes me to a point where my daughter mother and I were deeply in love and I made all kinds of mistakes and ruined it. And this music just makes me want those times back again. All I can do now is be thankful I felt love like that and never take it for granted again