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Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Bingo — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:03:41 -0000

“The morals” of Glee that you speak of are non existent.
Please see Madonna episode in which teens spend the whole show trying to get
their teacher laid. Please don’t like in any way it is 1% a wholesome show.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Mdluder53 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:31:01 -0000

That should say *drink so much you feel like you could die. So "the angels never arrived but I could hear the choir" would make sense in that context

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Mdluder53 — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:32 -0000

I will give this a try. I think the story he is coming up with is what to tell his girlfriend or ex what he is doing there." My seat " may simply mean the place he would normally be sitting when they came to this place together. Not that they came there together that night. They more than likely had a big fight months before that caused a scar. We don't know if he struck her literally or if he was being an idiot and threw something that accidentally injured her. Then we have him offering new ways to fall apart. This would say to me that they often break up over different reasons and get back together. He's basically asking for another chance. But then his friends return so he acts as though he is fine and having them and not her is ok " I found someone to carry me home." the world is On my side. I have no reason to run." and then talk about angels. There's a point where you drink so much you feel like u might Durand I think hes then saying if she feels as bad as he does and drinks as much he still loves her and will be there to carry her home

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Larry Rach — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:21 -0000

How are you looking at a YouTube video and judging a song. the official music video for "We Are Young" is a slow motion bar fight not a girl peeling an apple and shaking her head.

I did listen to the words of the song and there are usually more than one way to preserve what the artist is trying to say. To me I think he is asking her to forgive him for hurting her (emotional or physical we don't know). He is poring his heart out in a song. People desirve a second chance. That is what he is asking for.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Liz — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:12:55 -0000

I know that this is a rather old post, but I'd still like to give my two cents on this topic. The thing about interpreting poetry or lyrics is that we cannot take certain words or phrases out of context and then attempt to dissect them in a vacuum. There is a need to respect the connections between one line and another.

Here's my interpretation of the song:

The persona is asking for a few moments to come up with a coherent explanation that can cover the asses of both him and his pot-smoking friends, in the event that he is approached by the authorities. As he tries to collect his thoughts, he becomes aware that his girlfriend is waiting for him across the bar, and his seat next to her has been taken by some hot shot wearing a pair of sunglasses. Said hot shot is trying to start a conversation with the persona's girlfriend by asking the latter about a scar she has, which is revealed to have been given to her by the persona. Given that it is actually visible, we can infer that the persona did, indeed, hit his girlfriend, and the song does, indeed, deal with domestic abuse.

Now he is acknowledging that his girlfriend is trying hard to forget that he hit her, and although he is sincere in his attempts to take back what he has done, he knows that his apologies are filled with gaps, because it is impossible to rationalize hitting your partner.

As a final effort to make things up to her, he is promising that he will take care of her and take her home, if she becomes too drunk to do so, herself. Here it becomes a little iffy, because yes, "home" may refer to his, not hers, and he does have the intention to have sex with her, thus recementing their relationship and therefore keeping her as his girlfriend despite having hit her and making her uncomfortable about continuing being with him.

Does it make sense? I hope it does.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Lisa — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:24:04 -0000

Thanks for posting this! This is a very important discussion. I am troubled by this (catchy and likable) song, and I'm also troubled by others dismissing your interpretation as "thinking too hard about it" or "reading way into it." Meanings exist in people.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Katie Cunningham — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:38:11 -0000

Yes! I'm not alone in being completely creeped out by this song!

The first few times I heard it, I heard it starting at the middle, and liked it well enough. Then, after a week or so, I finally heard the opening, and I went code.

"Scar? He gave her a scar? That someone else can see, so it's not, like, an emotional scar? What the ever loving--"

I kept waiting for someone in the media to say, hey, wait, maybe we shouldn't be playing a song about a guy who beats up his girlfriend! But no... it's drifted to the freaking family rock stations!

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Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

weareyoung4eva — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:09:56 -0000

I think its about him like abusing her beacuse he says "asking about a scar" "i know i gave it to u months ago (scar?)"

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Joy Hockensmith — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:50:01 -0000

"sunglasses" I interpreted as a cop

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Veeonagirl21 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:03:22 -0000

Did anyone notice the blood?

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Simon — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:28:24 -0000

Ah. Nevermind! Reread the lyrics. Haha. Can't delete my comment, now I look like a dumbass for under looking the lyrics. Anyways, I now think the sunglassed man is in reference to the second verse and how the boyfriend stresses that she has other men to fall back on because other men are trying to pick her up at the bar. I guess the new man can see that she suffers in her relationship, and assuming that she's dealing with a break up, the new man hopes to comfort her.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Simonauby — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:20:40 -0000

I'm seriously bothered that everyone thinks that the "pair of sunglasses" is in reference to the man covering up his bloodshot eyes from being high or from some other man, period. I always had the impression that it's the ex-girlfriend waiting for him to come back to his seat, kind of like in those melodramatic movies where a woman is wearing sunglasses to hide the "scars" behind her eyes. And something I just realized is that the whole first verse could be in reference to him being paranoid (not only 'cause he's high) because he needs to find a way to explain why he is conversing with his ex. There's just a huge mess of conflicted situations all going on at once and he needs to recollect himself by having a few more drinks and settling things with his past love.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Ejm1975 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:56:28 -0000

I agree that this song is lyrically very disturbing, much like Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks. Musically I love both songs; lyrically I despise them. Even if the lyrics of We are Young are not referencing rape, they are most definitely referencing drug use--in a bathroom. Like Pumped Up Kicks, this song contributes to the ongoing degradation of culture by sending out some very dark messages masked behind an extremely catchy facade. The narrator of this song seems regretful about whatever he did, but that doesn't change the fact that he did it. To me this song is about domestic violence, but it could also be about rape.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Differdaze — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:29:50 -0000

OMG.... your interpretation is hysterical!!!... I absolutely loved it!! Jennifer

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

guest — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:24:16 -0000

no its not its asking 'bout a scar

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Elyse Grant — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:07:42 -0000

Thats the wrong music video.

Re: “We Are Young” by Fun. (Does “It” Mean Sex, Rape or None of the Above?)

Allory Bors — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:30:22 -0000

I think the scar is emotional, because he says "I'm trying hard to take it back," and you really can't "take back" a physical scar.