Song for Gatsby

It's the good life, full of fun, seems to be the ideal,
Yes, the good life, lest you hide all the sadness you feel,
You won't really fall in love 'cause you can't take the chance,
So be honest with yourself, don't try to fake romance.
Yes, the good life, to be free and explore the unknown,
Like the heartache when you learn you must face them alone,
Please remember I still want you and in case you wonder why,
Well, just wake up, kiss that good life goodbye.

[musical interlude]

Please remember I still want you and in case you wonder why,
Well, just wake up, kiss that good life goodbye.

So this song discusses "the good life," and what this life should look like (ex. full of fun). Then, in the second line, it shifts from what it should be to what it is, a place to hide all your sadness. Falling in love means sometimes getting hurt; love is a risk and in the good life there is no room for hurt and therefore no room for love. And since you cannot love, romance is the next substitute but romance that does not grow is a romance that will not last. Be honest with yourself. Then I feel it makes a jump, in line 5, back to the theoretical where you can be free and explore. The heartache is like the newly adventured lands, they must be explored in solitude. But in spite of the freedom, the fun, and the adventure, the author wants you instead of the solidarity of "the good life."

I thought of this song when we talked about The Great Gatsby because we decided Gatsby found The American Dream, but not his dream. This song is about choosing the path of Freedom and Fun, or rather choosing the path less traveld by of risk, romance, and Love.

It's a love story