Some Say...

[FakeNinja]

Some say, What's that song about for real?
Yes im asking what the song is about, And i think someone should know.

[fergal41]

Didn't Whibbo say it was about growing up and your parents thinking they know what's best for you? Or something along those lines

[sumfan4]

"This next song is about your very, very confused parents"

[marcus10]

"This next song is about your very, very confused parents"

+1

[silverdolphin]

"This next song is about your very, very confused parents"

[Jake-41]

I've never seen how the lyrics fit that description, but alright.

[fenderrocks]

The interpretation I get is whats basically been said, growing up and becoming your own person, realizing the reality of the world and accepting the responsibility of your choices "and if I fall, I'll take it all". I always felt "its so easy after all" was used sarcastically, since when you're young you think you're always right and you can do anything. I think it also points out the world's uncontrollable, corrupt aspects and the reality of it all only hits in the bridge where it changes from "you must be dreaming" to "I must be dreaming" its like being an outsider then becoming a part of the "Some".

There are a few Sum41 songs I've really thought about conceptually, and thats one of them, so I could keep going, but I think you get the just of it..lol

[Winton89]

I always thought it was about peer pressure. I can't remember where I got that from, either it was me reading it somewhere or deciding that after really listening to the song.

[Mike]

its like a son/daughter to parent song i think. parent is worried about the kid going into the real world, but the kid explains that he or she will face troubles but will face them on their own and learn from them, blah blah blah

you dont seem to realize, i can do this on my own, and if i fall, ill take it all, its so easy after all

[FakeNinja]

The interpretation I get is whats basically been said, growing up and becoming your own person, realizing the reality of the world and accepting the responsibility of your choices "and if I fall, I'll take it all". I always felt "its so easy after all" was used sarcastically, since when you're young you think you're always right and you can do anything. I think it also points out the world's uncontrollable, corrupt aspects and the reality of it all only hits in the bridge where it changes from "you must be dreaming" to "I must be dreaming" its like being an outsider then becoming a part of the "Some".

There are a few Sum41 songs I've really thought about conceptually, and thats one of them, so I could keep going, but I think you get the just of it..lol

You summed it up really, yeah i get the song now.
It's weird how much i like it when i dont really have an idea of what it is about.
Now i like it even more, cause i can relate to it.

[Jeremy Kill]

Yeah, Heather's explanation is really good. I never looked at the last line of the chorus to be sarcastic before, but now that I do, the song makes a lot more sense!

[ThanksForTheVenom]

The interpretation I get is whats basically been said, growing up and becoming your own person, realizing the reality of the world and accepting the responsibility of your choices "and if I fall, I'll take it all". I always felt "its so easy after all" was used sarcastically, since when you're young you think you're always right and you can do anything. I think it also points out the world's uncontrollable, corrupt aspects and the reality of it all only hits in the bridge where it changes from "you must be dreaming" to "I must be dreaming" its like being an outsider then becoming a part of the "Some".

There are a few Sum41 songs I've really thought about conceptually, and thats one of them, so I could keep going, but I think you get the just of it..lol

If you look at it the first verse looks like a neutral view shared by the parents and their offspring perhaps meant to be shared by the world, the worlds view. the second looks like the parents view, encouraging their kids to try their hardest or things wont pan out and the last verse, what i get from it is its the kids view after he "met reality" of sorts. Being as they were so pumped for going out into the world and taking it head on, being a mature grown person and they see "wow, this isn't how i thought it would be".


or it could be my hangover.