PennyDaisy

Okay, I’m going to rant today…hope ya’ll don’t mind.

 

I keep hearing this song on the radio, and while it’s catchy enough that I now going around singing it, I recently listened to the lyrics (I mean really listened) and have concluded that some things need to be said.

 

Dido wrote White Flag to her fiancé apparently after she called off their engagement.  I guess that would make him her ex-fiancé.  Anyway, there’s your background, now here’s the lyrics, with my comments mixed in –

 

I know you think that I shouldn’t still love you or tell you that

depends…

 

But if I didn’t say it, well I’d still have felt it

so?

 

Where’s the sense in that.

okay, whoever said sharing all your feelings was a good thing was never on the receiving end of something like this.  There’s a lot of UNSELFISH sense in not blurting out everything.  The one guy I “fell in love with” never found out and today he is happily married and I’m none the worse for keeping my mouth shut.  Whatever happened to honor?

 

I promise I’m not trying to make your life harder or return to where we were.

Riiiight.  So the point of this song is….?

 

 

But I will go down with this ship

 

And I won’t put my hands up and surrender

 

There will be no white flag above my door.

 

I’m in love, and always will be.

Well, bully for you, but I don’t think you’re much of a hero.

 

 

I know I left too much mess and destruction to come back again

Hello, lady!  If you want forgiveness, ask.  But for heaven sake, why’d you leave in the first place if you just want to go back?!

 

And I cause nothing but trouble

 

I understand if you can’t talk to me again.

 

And if you live by the rules of it’s over then I’m sure that that makes sense

Ummm…somebody remind me, but isn’t that what breaking off and engagement means?

 

 

But I will go down with this ship

 

And I won’t put my hands up and surrender

 

There will be no white flag above my door.

 

I’m in love, and always will be.

She sounds like she thinks she’s so strong and brave for still loving him…as if HE were the one to leave HER.  If she had written this about trying to SAVE her marriage I could see it. 

 

 

 

Keep in mind folks, I know none of the details of the story behind that song (if that story is even true), and I’m not bashing Dido.  But if I EVER treat a guy with so little respect for his feelings, slap me up’side the head, will ya?!

 

Okay, I’m done ranting.  Enjoy your weekend!