MEANING OF THE SONG “MEAN – TAYLOR SWIFT”

By :
Elsa Fadhila & Sarah Adilah

Mean - Taylor Swift

You, with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that you use against me
You, have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feeling like a nothing

You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
calling me out when I'm wounded
You, picking on the weaker man
You can take me down
with just one single blow


PRE-CHORUS
But you don't know
What you don't know


CHORUS
Someday I'll be
Living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be
Big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

You, with your switching sides
And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
You, have pointed out my flaws again
As if I don't already see them


I walk with my head down
Trying to block you out
'cause I never impress you
I just want to feel okay again

I bet you got pushed around
Somebody made you cold
But the cycle ends right now
'Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know What you don't know

PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS

And I can see you years from now in a bar
Talking over a football game
With that same big loud opinion
But nobody's listening


Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
Drunken and rumbling on about
How I can't sing
But all you are is mean
All you are is mean
And a liar
And pathetic
And alone in life

And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean!

CHORUS
Someday I'll be
Living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be
Big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean

This song is addressed for those who are being bullyed. This song tells about those people who are being dismissived by the mean people around them. The mean people always act arbitrary towards them.   The mean  people do not dignify them and they feel like they are being enslaved. The bullyers always exaggerating their fault even though they did a little mistake and also they always exacerbate every condition so it seems hard to them to survive.They seems being exile from their society. Everyone seems query their ability. No one grasp them. Their forcible bluff seems to ask them to forsake this world. It always hard for them to pretend not to scrutinize their giggle or whisper in front of their face. Grudge or what, but their harsh  humilitation. It’s a nuisance for them. The mean people degrade their dignity and diminish their self confident. Their introvert act seems to hinder all those weak people to attain success in their life. Those people slowly retreat and almost gave up. They make them rigid and without any deliberation, they dismantle all their flaws, they accuse them many things. It became a collapse of their dreams, the most lethal thing in their lifes.

 Because the mean people have repulse them. And it’s a such holocaust for them because they dont give them consent to thrive. But, before they gave up, they are still believe in the power of their dreams. They believe that promptly everything will change. People’s scorn  make a tremendous effect to them. They became more stronger to face this life. They realized that what the mean people said was only a hogwash. They believe that they are the one who made their self-determination, not those mean people. They can become a mammoth person, all what they need is persistence and strive. Vigorously and with their eagerness they study and study to become a success people. To prove to all people and also to the world about the notion that they don’t have any ability is wrong. No one can make them feel uncomfortable if they don’t concessive. Without their accord, no one can make them feel oppressed . They believe that someday they will be big enough so the mean people can’t hit them. They will be an utmost outstanding person. They will elevate their dignity. Because they keep cling to their contention. The point is, trial can make you become more better person. There’s no rainbow without rain. And that word prevail to those who believe.