What does Beautiful Things mean?

Andain: Beautiful Things Meaning

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Beautiful Things Lyrics

Got up early, found something's missing
my only name.
No one else sees but I got stuck,
and soon forever came.
Stopped pushing on for just a second,
then nothing's changed.
Who am I this time, where's my name
I guess it crept away.

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  1. 1TOP RATED

    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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     Sep 29th 2007 !⃝

    This is a song about regretting having committed suicide, having forgotten that life is full of so many beautiful things to make it worthwhile, like having someone "calling for me at the door" and other "unpredictable" outcomes. It begins with saying you wake up to find out you no longer have a name, because "it crept away." And then you wonder "did I think things through," because "it was once my life." And you cannot take it back, because "what's done is done." Sadly, you could not see before you did it that you might need "to find out what life could bring."

    It's really a beautiful song that reminds you not to take life for granted, without being overly morbid. It has sad undertones, but it's due to the seriousness of the topic.

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    #2 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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     Jan 22nd 2009 !⃝

    My take on the song is about getting older and taking time to stop and evaluate your life.

    To me... It's about:

    Waking up one day to find yourself not the person you wanted to be at this time in life. Realizing you were stuck in a routine, then you got older, married, settled- soon forever came.
    - You quit pushing yourself and nothing changes about your life.
    - You realize you're not the person you used to be or wanted to be.

    - You face that no one is begging you to be with you anymore, no one's bothering you- your life is predictable, but you can't ignore that you've changed.
    - You realize your life has become a stagnant routine and now you're old- you've missed out on your youth and what you wanted life to be.

    - You realize all the beauty around you that's been there all along and you've missed it, like a rose bush that you walk past every day.
    - Then you look at your "happy ending" and realize it's empty- you've settled for a life that's not what you want.
    - And you think God wants you to be truly happy- not just possibly happy.
    - So you want to wake up from the mundane and change your whole life
    - You think you can get rid of the desire you feel for more, but in doing so you've lost yourself.

    - You face that no one is begging you to be with you anymore, no one's bothering you- your life is predictable, but you can't ignore that you've changed.
    - You realize your life has become a stagnant routine and now you're old- you've missed out on what you wanted.

    - You understand you've made your choices and you must stick to them, what's done is done
    - And you give up realizing the life you wanted you can never have.
    - So you think, what do I do now? Can I change the life I have, did I think it through?

    - You realize all the beauty around you that's been there all along and you've missed it


    Well... That's just my interpretation. :)

  3. anonymous
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     Oct 27th 2021 !⃝

    I was in a five year relationship. In the beginning it was everything that I wanted in a relationship. Did a long distance relationship and then decided that we will live together. I moved from Florida to be with him. Also to be closer to family. The relationship was intense and seriously thought about marriage. We lived together for the following two years. The relationship stayed the same. Both very happy. Then after the fourth year it started calming down. I understand things like this happened and it is normal. But slowly the love was getting cold. We went from making love from once a week to twice a month. I tried talking to him see how we can make things better but he kept saying that everything was fine. I would try to spice things up here and there but the coldness was still there. One time for his bday I was making a sexy surprise for him and told him. It has been a week since we made love. I told him I had something sexy for him that night but he responded that we should do that in another week. Idk if he was cheating since he was always spending time at home. The relationship was so cold. I am a very affectionate person and one day he asked why am I so affectionate. Why I give him so much love. He would come home and I won’t get a hug or kiss hello. It felt like we were roommates. I started feeling awkward about showing my love to the point I would wonder if it would be alright to show him affection or fulfill any fantasy a man has like being woken up with a blowjob. I felt cold and kept getting thoughts if I have or am wasting my time. These thoughts started getting impossible to ignore. I am 40 and missing on beautiful things out there like someone who actually wants my love. I was contemplating if I wanted out. It was once everything I wanted but along the way it turned cold. I thought things threw and decided that I was and needed to find my beautiful things. I am still young and came to a realization that I was in love with the past of who this man was but things have gotten cold. So I made my plans to get myself together and leave. What happened happened and life has things that happened and you can’t regret but look forward to find what you need. I now feel better. With him was sadness and loneliness but it would be the same if I was single since we did not act like a couple anymore. No one calling for me , loving me back. I wanted a future but life has its own course. I needed to let it go. Might as well be alone. Now to be honest I am much happier and enjoying the beautiful things life has to offer. Many of us stay in broken relationships and lose track of ourselves and life just passes you by. Life is precious and we need to appreciate it better with a person that is loving you back. But not only does this apply to relationships but everything in life. Don’t let life pass you by with things you are unhappy with. Life is too short and must be cherished. You can change your mind.

  4. anonymous
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     Oct 14th 2011 !⃝

    Quote from Dave Dresden:

    "beautiful things" is a real-life stoy about one of mavie's friend who got married at a young age to a successful man and they had kids. mavie interpreted her situation into a song. it's a song about regret. a song about a someone who is not ready to settle down and be a housewife in the suburbs. it originally had very different lyrics and was called "annie"

    when mavie and david perform acoustic shows, she sometimes sings the original words as they are even more depressing and paint the picture of her friend's situation even better.


    - dave

  5. anonymous
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     Jan 22nd 2009 !⃝

    My take on the song is about getting older and taking time to stop and evaluate your life.

    To me... It's about:

    Waking up one day to find yourself not the person you wanted to be at this time in life. Realizing you were stuck in a routine, then you got older, married, settled- soon forever came.
    - You quit pushing yourself and nothing changes about your life.
    - You realize you're not the person you used to be or wanted to be.

    - You face that no one is begging you to be with you anymore, no one's bothering you- your life is predictable, but you can't ignore that you've changed.
    - You realize your life has become a stagnant routine and now you're old- you've missed out on your youth and what you wanted life to be.

    - You realize all the beauty around you that's been there all along and you've missed it, like a rose bush that you walk past every day.
    - Then you look at your "happy ending" and realize it's empty- you've settled for a life that's not what you want.
    - And you think God wants you to be truly happy- not just possibly happy.
    - So you want to wake up from the mundane and change your whole life
    - You think you can get rid of the desire you feel for more, but in doing so you've lost yourself.

    - You face that no one is begging you to be with you anymore, no one's bothering you- your life is predictable, but you can't ignore that you've changed.
    - You realize your life has become a stagnant routine and now you're old- you've missed out on what you wanted.

    - You understand you've made your choices and you must stick to them, what's done is done
    - And you give up realizing the life you wanted you can never have.
    - So you think, what do I do now? Can I change the life I have, did I think it through?

    - You realize all the beauty around you that's been there all along and you've missed it


    Well... That's just my interpretation. :)

  6. anonymous
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     Aug 14th 2008 !⃝

    This song is about breaking away from a controlling relationship, either a significant other or a parent who had enveloped their entire life, and now they're along for the first time. For the first time, no one is calling for her at the door, there is no unpredictable bother anymore... and the silence is too hard to ignore. For the first time, she's not running away from anything, but looking straight ahead... but there's nothing to see. What is it like to walk towards something rather than away from things? What is it like to walk towards beautiful things? She holds on to her bothers out of habit... just let them go.


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