Lyrics Analysis A Day To Remember – If It Means A Lot To You

Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21YJcWdiNfI Lyrics Meaning

[Verse 1]

And hey darling,

I hope you're good tonight.

And I know you don't feel right when I'm

leaving.

Yeah, I want it but no, I don't need it.

Tell me something sweet to get me by,

'Cause I can't come back home till they're

singing

These lyrics set the scene for the song, as if it were the point of view of the man in a Long Distance relationship that is going through trouble.

[Pre-Chorus]

La, la la la, la la la,

Till everyone is singing

[Chorus]

If you can wait till I get home,

Then I swear to you that we can make this

last.

(La la la)

If you can wait till I get home,

Then I swear come tomorrow, this will all be

in our past.

Well it might be for the best.

The man is all but begging the woman to wait before breaking up with him. Saying ‘just wait until I get home, and we can try this again’

[Verse 2]

And hey sweetie, Well I need you here tonight,

And I know that you don't wanna be leaving me

Yeah, you want it, but I can't help it. I just feel complete when you're by my

side,

But I know you can't come home till they're

singing

This switches to the woman’s point of view, and she is telling him how much she needs him, but that she knows he can’t come home.

[Pre-Chorus] La, la la la, la la la,

Till everyone is singing. La, la la la, la la la.

[Chorus] If you can wait till I get home,

Then I swear to you that we can make this last.

(La la la) If you can wait till I get home,

Then I swear come tomorrow, this will all be in our past.

Well it might be for the best.

[Bridge] You know you can't give me what I need. And even though you mean so much to

me, I can't wait through everything,

Is this really happening? I swear I'll never be happy again.

And don't you dare say we can just be friends.

I'm not some boy that you can sway. We knew it'd happen eventually.

This is essentially the end of the relationship. The man and woman are telling each other that they love each other, and they both mean a lot to each other, but she can’t keep going on in the relationship like that. At the same time, the man is almost begging her not to end it, and is in seeming disbelief.

La, la la la, la la la, Now everybody's singing.

La, la la la, la la la, Now everybody's singing.

La, la la la, la la la, (If you can wait till I get home)

Now everybody's singing. La, la la la, la la la,

(Then I swear we can make this last) Now everybody's singing.

This is supposed to symbolize the man’s heartbreak.

La, la la la, la la la, (If you can wait till I get home)

Now everybody's singing. La, la la la, la la la,

(Then I swear we can make this last) Now everybody's singing.

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