What does “I've never been to me” mean?
Charlene's song titled "I've never been to me" goes, in part, like,
Ooh I've been to Georgia and California, oh, anywhere I could run
Took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
What does "I've never been to me" mean and is this a common expression?
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Charlene's song titled "I've never been to me" goes, in part, like,
Ooh I've been to Georgia and California, oh, anywhere I could run
Took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
What does "I've never been to me" mean and is this a common expression?
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asked Oct 29 '18 at 6:48
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Charlene's song titled "I've never been to me" goes, in part, like,
Ooh I've been to Georgia and California, oh, anywhere I could run
Took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
What does "I've never been to me" mean and is this a common expression?
meaning-in-context
asked Oct 29 '18 at 6:48
Fujibei
87072126
Charlene's song titled "I've never been to me" goes, in part, like,
Ooh I've been to Georgia and California, oh, anywhere I could run
Took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
What does "I've never been to me" mean and is this a common expression?
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In the context of the full set of lyrics it seems to me understandable, although maybe not immediately. However we have a Wikipedia article explaining the meaning of the song. The song:
...is addressed to a desperate wife and mother who would like to trade
her prosaic existence for the jet setting lifestyle the song's
narrator has led. The narrator alludes to various hedonistic episodes
in her life, concluding that while she's "been to paradise," she's
ultimately failed to find self-fulfillment expressing this with the
line, "I've never been to me."
I've Never Been to Me: Content
The "paradise" that is meant in the song is the supposed glamorous and dissipated lifestyle many ordinary people aspire to, ie., hanging out with important people, travelling to exotic places, etc.:
Oh I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece
While I sipped champagne
on a yacht ...
but I've never been to me.
This question probably belongs on another SE site. Are song lyrics literature?
is this a common expression?
No, it very much isn't. It makes no sense semantically to me, well other than metaphorically maybe, as used in this song. I understand what "I went to him" means, but I don't understand what "I went to me" means in a literal sense.
answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
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'Isle of Greece' singular? what happened to the other 5999? :D
– Spagirl
Oct 29 '18 at 11:06
@Spagirl Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing as the words were running in my mind. I thought surely the lyrics must be isles of Greece. I assumed it was an error from my source, LyricFind, but those are the actual lyrics, strange enough. Here's a video of the song and the lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q I don't know what happened to the other 5999 isles.
– Zebrafish
Oct 29 '18 at 11:21
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Obviously written by a couple of men.
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In the context of the full set of lyrics it seems to me understandable, although maybe not immediately. However we have a Wikipedia article explaining the meaning of the song. The song:
...is addressed to a desperate wife and mother who would like to trade
her prosaic existence for the jet setting lifestyle the song's
narrator has led. The narrator alludes to various hedonistic episodes
in her life, concluding that while she's "been to paradise," she's
ultimately failed to find self-fulfillment expressing this with the
line, "I've never been to me."
I've Never Been to Me: Content
The "paradise" that is meant in the song is the supposed glamorous and dissipated lifestyle many ordinary people aspire to, ie., hanging out with important people, travelling to exotic places, etc.:
Oh I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece
While I sipped champagne
on a yacht ...
but I've never been to me.
This question probably belongs on another SE site. Are song lyrics literature?
is this a common expression?
No, it very much isn't. It makes no sense semantically to me, well other than metaphorically maybe, as used in this song. I understand what "I went to him" means, but I don't understand what "I went to me" means in a literal sense.
answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
Zebrafish
8,92831332
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'Isle of Greece' singular? what happened to the other 5999? :D
– Spagirl
Oct 29 '18 at 11:06
@Spagirl Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing as the words were running in my mind. I thought surely the lyrics must be isles of Greece. I assumed it was an error from my source, LyricFind, but those are the actual lyrics, strange enough. Here's a video of the song and the lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q I don't know what happened to the other 5999 isles.
– Zebrafish
Oct 29 '18 at 11:21
add a comment |
In the context of the full set of lyrics it seems to me understandable, although maybe not immediately. However we have a Wikipedia article explaining the meaning of the song. The song:
...is addressed to a desperate wife and mother who would like to trade
her prosaic existence for the jet setting lifestyle the song's
narrator has led. The narrator alludes to various hedonistic episodes
in her life, concluding that while she's "been to paradise," she's
ultimately failed to find self-fulfillment expressing this with the
line, "I've never been to me."
I've Never Been to Me: Content
The "paradise" that is meant in the song is the supposed glamorous and dissipated lifestyle many ordinary people aspire to, ie., hanging out with important people, travelling to exotic places, etc.:
Oh I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece
While I sipped champagne
on a yacht ...
but I've never been to me.
This question probably belongs on another SE site. Are song lyrics literature?
is this a common expression?
No, it very much isn't. It makes no sense semantically to me, well other than metaphorically maybe, as used in this song. I understand what "I went to him" means, but I don't understand what "I went to me" means in a literal sense.
answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
Zebrafish
8,92831332
2
'Isle of Greece' singular? what happened to the other 5999? :D
– Spagirl
Oct 29 '18 at 11:06
@Spagirl Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing as the words were running in my mind. I thought surely the lyrics must be isles of Greece. I assumed it was an error from my source, LyricFind, but those are the actual lyrics, strange enough. Here's a video of the song and the lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q I don't know what happened to the other 5999 isles.
– Zebrafish
Oct 29 '18 at 11:21
add a comment |
In the context of the full set of lyrics it seems to me understandable, although maybe not immediately. However we have a Wikipedia article explaining the meaning of the song. The song:
...is addressed to a desperate wife and mother who would like to trade
her prosaic existence for the jet setting lifestyle the song's
narrator has led. The narrator alludes to various hedonistic episodes
in her life, concluding that while she's "been to paradise," she's
ultimately failed to find self-fulfillment expressing this with the
line, "I've never been to me."
I've Never Been to Me: Content
The "paradise" that is meant in the song is the supposed glamorous and dissipated lifestyle many ordinary people aspire to, ie., hanging out with important people, travelling to exotic places, etc.:
Oh I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece
While I sipped champagne
on a yacht ...
but I've never been to me.
This question probably belongs on another SE site. Are song lyrics literature?
is this a common expression?
No, it very much isn't. It makes no sense semantically to me, well other than metaphorically maybe, as used in this song. I understand what "I went to him" means, but I don't understand what "I went to me" means in a literal sense.
answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
Zebrafish
8,92831332
In the context of the full set of lyrics it seems to me understandable, although maybe not immediately. However we have a Wikipedia article explaining the meaning of the song. The song:
...is addressed to a desperate wife and mother who would like to trade
her prosaic existence for the jet setting lifestyle the song's
narrator has led. The narrator alludes to various hedonistic episodes
in her life, concluding that while she's "been to paradise," she's
ultimately failed to find self-fulfillment expressing this with the
line, "I've never been to me."
I've Never Been to Me: Content
The "paradise" that is meant in the song is the supposed glamorous and dissipated lifestyle many ordinary people aspire to, ie., hanging out with important people, travelling to exotic places, etc.:
Oh I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece
While I sipped champagne
on a yacht ...
but I've never been to me.
This question probably belongs on another SE site. Are song lyrics literature?
is this a common expression?
No, it very much isn't. It makes no sense semantically to me, well other than metaphorically maybe, as used in this song. I understand what "I went to him" means, but I don't understand what "I went to me" means in a literal sense.
answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
Zebrafish
8,92831332
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answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
Zebrafish
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answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
Zebrafish
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answered Oct 29 '18 at 7:14
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'Isle of Greece' singular? what happened to the other 5999? :D
– Spagirl
Oct 29 '18 at 11:06
@Spagirl Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing as the words were running in my mind. I thought surely the lyrics must be isles of Greece. I assumed it was an error from my source, LyricFind, but those are the actual lyrics, strange enough. Here's a video of the song and the lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q I don't know what happened to the other 5999 isles.
– Zebrafish
Oct 29 '18 at 11:21
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2
'Isle of Greece' singular? what happened to the other 5999? :D
– Spagirl
Oct 29 '18 at 11:06
@Spagirl Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing as the words were running in my mind. I thought surely the lyrics must be isles of Greece. I assumed it was an error from my source, LyricFind, but those are the actual lyrics, strange enough. Here's a video of the song and the lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q I don't know what happened to the other 5999 isles.
– Zebrafish
Oct 29 '18 at 11:21
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'Isle of Greece' singular? what happened to the other 5999? :D
– Spagirl
Oct 29 '18 at 11:06
'Isle of Greece' singular? what happened to the other 5999? :D
– Spagirl
Oct 29 '18 at 11:06
@Spagirl Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing as the words were running in my mind. I thought surely the lyrics must be isles of Greece. I assumed it was an error from my source, LyricFind, but those are the actual lyrics, strange enough. Here's a video of the song and the lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q I don't know what happened to the other 5999 isles.
– Zebrafish
Oct 29 '18 at 11:21
@Spagirl Haha. I was thinking the exact same thing as the words were running in my mind. I thought surely the lyrics must be isles of Greece. I assumed it was an error from my source, LyricFind, but those are the actual lyrics, strange enough. Here's a video of the song and the lyrics. youtube.com/watch?v=CM-okx_yE2Q I don't know what happened to the other 5999 isles.
– Zebrafish
Oct 29 '18 at 11:21
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