It feels so scary growing old

That is the lyric from Lorde's album titled Ribs. And I'm currently hooked on that song because well, it's really a song about growing up and how much scary it can be. I love the lyrics and the melody and everything. And I really think Lorde did a great job on the lyrics. Love how she repeats the verses in the chorus really wonderfully.

Here's a video of the song:



Anyway watching another video of her playing live on the Letterman show, she says that she wrote this song about a party she had when her parents were away. But well I really love this song because it's about growing up, and I am really "feeling" the song. How growing up doesn't feel that sweet, as we imagine it to be. How it doesn't feel so fun like we thought when we we're young. In fact it's quite an opposite actually. Like the lyrics which go:

"It feels so scary growing old" and" It drives you crazy growing old"

Well growing old does feel scary and drive you crazy. I realise the amount of responsibilities we have to bear, the lesser time we have for ourselves, the things we have to do and so on. They're definitely scary! How we have to differentiate right and wrong, and also in a way have your own mindset and path which can be quite scary to create in the first place. Yes, so growing old feels scary. And if you can't handle it, it will definitely drive you crazy.

"This dream isn't feeling sweet"

I think we're all a victim of the sweet trap. A thought where we think that growing up feels so sweet. Where we can do anything, party and so on. Where we think that being an adult is such an awesome thing to do, because perhaps when we're young, there are a gazillion things we cannot do. We can't drink, stay up late, go out till night time and so on. But well although we can do all these as we grow old, we realise more ugly things that we have to deal with as we grow too. And when we realise all these, well the dream we once had isn't feeling sweet at all.

"We're reeling through the midnight streets, and I've never felt more alone"

Yup we realise although we may have friends as we are growing old, whom some stay and some left, ultimately we're all left alone in this world. I'm pretty sure in our teenage years, or even now, there are those days where you feel so troubled and worried about something. Yet you realise there is no one to turn to. Not even your best friends nor your parents. And as we grow up we'll have more of such scenarios. So yeah, I've never felt more alone now either.

"I want them back, the minds we had, how all our thoughts, move round our heads"

To sum these lines it's the thought of how when we're young we can't wait to grow up, but when we grow up we wish we can be kids again. You know.

"And laugh till our ribs get tough, but that will never be enough"

I think this line is the most difficult to interpret? But in my interpretation, I feel that you know, I think as we grow up we should just laugh off all these bad thoughts about growing up until our ribs get tough (like a shield protecting us? Our heart maybe). But at the end of the day, that will never be enough. We have to be stronger that what we are now, that what we are today, from where we have come from. Which is kind of a sad thing to think about.

Ah well, we're not in the age of growing up. And of course life feels more confusing. But well, everyone has to grow up and we can never remain young forever. So don't feel alone, we're all here for you. Though you might feel more alone than ever, just remember we're all growing up together. So no worries! This too shall pass. And our ribs will get tough.