NEVER TOO LATE
Now. Kylie Minogue, “Never Too Late”. A chirpy work of pop genius, obviously. One of our favourites, in fact. But something unsettling came to us as we were listening to it recently. Have you ever considered how utterly tragic this song is lyrically? It really does wade into some unexpectedly dark and heart-rending territory, this story of a young woman whose apparently limitless optimism about her awful relationship causes her to pretty much put up anything her lover dishes out. This song is possibly even more poignant in this regard than “Better The Devil You Know” which is already widely recognised as a tense juxtaposition of cheery pop and a description of a downright abusive relationship.
We offer the lyrics for your review. We have taken the liberty of placing the most disturbing aspects in bold.
"Never Too Late"
Why can't you see that I'm still mad about you?
Even though I've found out about you, I'll always stay forever true
And in my heart, I will forgive you - I've got so much love to give you
It's never too late, we've still got time
It's never too late, you can still be mine
It's never too late, to change your mind
Why can't you try, and be a man about it
And if you stop and think about it - you just can't keep walking out on me
And even if it takes forever, your love's better late than never
It's never too late, we've still got time
It's never too late, you can still be mine
It's never too late, to change your mind
It's never too late
It's never too late
It's never too late
To change your mind
Though I try, I can never put you from my mind
You just creep right back inside
And there's no place I can hide [This bit is perhaps the most distressing of all]
And in my heart, I will forgive you - I've got so much love to give you
It's never too late, we've still got time
It's never too late, you can still be mine
It's never too late, to change your mind
It's never too late, we've still got time
It's never too late, you can still be mine
It's never too late, to change your mind
1 Comments:
I completely agree! In fact, for this very reason I feel so wrong about loving her as I do; she's so regularly made out to be such a doormat in her tunes. There's something vaguely misogynistic about it; she ends up coming across as the embodiment of the "weak, helpless female", who cannot stand up for herself. The lyrics seem way more pathetic than comparable pop starlets.
Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi is another example.
Post a Comment
<< Home