From The Dining Table, Song Meaning and Lyrical Interpretation
This is another sad song from Harry's album.
Woke up alone in this hotel room
Played with myself, where were you?
Fell back to sleep, I got drunk by noon
I've never felt less coolWHAAAAT? When I heard this verse, I was shook. Harry Styles masturbates?!?!?!!? My boyband fangirl heart was SHOOK. (I have already reacted to this line here But I felt like I had to react again).
But to be honest, that line is pretty crass and out of the blue. I understand why Harry mentions it, he wants to portray himself as defeated and hopeless. He's alone, masturbating, day drinking - he knows he is a mess.
We haven't spoke since you went awayUnlike Ever Since New York, I think this sad song is about a relationship. Harry and his lover had a fight and Harry wishes so much that she would call him and make up. Harry is always the one who calls. It looks like Harry is the one who loves more in this scenario.
Comfortable silence is so overrated
Why won't you ever be the first one to break?
Even my phone misses your call, by the way
Harry's ex lover has moved onto a new man and he is jealous. This is similar to Woman.I saw your friend that you know from work
He said you feel just fine
I see you gave him my old t-shirt
More of what was once mine
I do wonder what boyfriend would wear his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's shirt? Maybe she just never mentioned it was her ex-boyfriend's shirt? Still, it's a little weird - just throw your ex-boyfriend's shirt away - don't gift it to your new boyfriend.
"More of what was once mine," means that she was once Harry's.
I see it's written, it's all over his faceMaybe the girl's new boyfriend doesn't mind her inability to communicate. Harry's ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend are both okay with comfortable silence which Harry think is overrated. He wants the girl to say what she really feels.
Comfortable silence is so overrated
Why won't you ever say what you want to say?
Even my phone misses your call, by the way
I like Harry imagining that the phone feels the same way. The phone also misses having her name light up on it's screen. Maybe it makes Harry feel better that something else feels the same way he does.
Maybe one day you'll call me and tell me that you're sorry too
Maybe one day you'll call me and tell me that you're sorry too
Maybe one day you'll call me and tell me that you're sorry too
But you, you never doI love these lines and how they repeat over and over again. These lyrics are filled with such passionate longing. Harry is hoping for the impossible.
Woke up the girl who looked just like youHarry does have a type when he dates - models. So it makes sense that one of his hookups looks very similar to the girl he is longing for. Here, it's like Harry is trying to distract himself with other women but they just remind him of her.
I almost said your name
We haven't spoke since you went awayHarry wishes so badly that she would just magically call. And then they would talk and work out their problems and get back together. The longing is intense with this one.
Comfortable silence is so overrated
Why won't you ever say what you want to say?
Even my phone misses your call
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Why do you assume he is singing about a girl
ReplyDeleteSAME LMAOOOOOO the fact tht he always uses gender neutral pronouns whn asked wht he looks for in a girl or whatever. says " not tht important " as well. his medicine song lmao
DeleteFor the fact that he says "...woke up the girl who looked just like you I almost said your name..."
DeleteIf he was singing about a girl he would have said woke up a girl who looks just like u. But tge fact that he says the girl, makes it seem like like theres only one girl or few girls tbat look like the person he is singing about Therefore i think he was singing about or to a guy.
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DeleteIt has been explained that the line "play with myself" was not about masturbationš¤
ReplyDeleteSo dear Directioner it is clearly about Mr zayn Malik.
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Harry said in an interview "played with myself meant that he played with his thoughts. I'm guessing Brits have some interesting expressions... for example, knock you up used to mean wake you up, not at you pregnant. And to the people saying Harry is talking about a guy, read the lyrics! He always uses female pronouns. That's allš
ReplyDeleteMaybe its just me but where do you see the female pronouns in this song?
DeleteI absolutely love this song. I love how you can get a sense of how crushed and empty and consumed with emotion all at once he's managed to make me feel.
ReplyDeleteThis song is about Tess Ward, a London food blogger. Hence the title "From the Dining Table. The link below and read the article about a Gucci red shirt Harry wore and was later seen on Tess Ward on two different occasions. The lyrics say ......
ReplyDelete"I saw your friend that you know from work
He said you feel just fine
I see you gave him my old T-shirt
More of what was once mine"
Two thoughts on the lyrics above:
1) Harry actually saw his Gucci shirt on her new mate, or
2) A play on the words "old T-shirt" to represent Tess Ward. Meaning the new man she is in a relationship got her (his old t-shirt) after he had her already. A bit of a dig.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3516100/harry-styles-new-girlfriend-tess-ward-spotted-wearing-the-stars-designer-shirt-as-pals-say-their-romance-is-heating-up/
I believe Harry saw the Gucci shirt on Tess Ward's new boyfriend because Harry says "More of what was once mine". Tess figured an expensive Gucci shirt should not be thrown away and should be worn. A Gucci shirt is expensive.
ReplyDeleteThis person who wrote this is delusional it is clearly about a man (Louis William Tomlinson)
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