Vienna Lyrics, Analysis and my Personal Interpretation

It was important for us to look into the lyrics of the song to find where we could base a narrative around it and what the weaning conveyed. Some things were implied but others we had to take licenses with so it would be our interpretation of the song.

Slow down, you crazy child

You're so ambitious for a juvenile

But then if you're so smart,

tell me Why are you still so afraid?

Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?

You'd better cool it off before you burn it out

You've got so much to do and

Only so many hours in a day

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But you know that when the truth is told...

That you can get what you want or you get old

You're gonna kick off before you even

Get halfway through

When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

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Slow down, you're doing fine

You can't be everything you want to be

Before your time

Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight

Tonight,...

Too bad but it's the life you lead

you're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need

Though you can see when you're wrong, you know

You can't always see when you're right. you're right

You've got your passion, you've got your pride

but don't you know that only fools are satisfied?

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true

When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

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Slow down, you crazy child

and take the phone off the hook and disappear for awhile

it's all right, you can afford to lose a day or two

When will you realize,..Vienna waits for you?

And you know that when the truth is told

that you can get what you want or you can just get old

You're gonna kick off before you even get half through

Why don't you realize,. Vienna waits for you

When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?

One of the advantages of using a song like this is that it could have multiple meanings. I have researched the history behind the song but, in all honesty, all of that's irrelevant. What really matters is my (as a music fan) initial reaction to the song and what kind of images it conjured up in my mind by default. To me Vienna is metaphorical for a sanctuary where you can escape from the everyday stresses of life. I see a girl who's life has snowballed and she has taken on far too much that she can sope with, "Slow down you crazy child" or she is forced to grow up far quicker than anticipated due to circumstances beyond her control. The song is re-assuring and comforting with a dose of reality, "Dream on but don't imagine they'll all come true" and its not patronising. "Vienna" is suggested to always be there as something you can count on in an everychanging world and sometimes you need to abandon you're pride and escape to a place where you're allowed to be completely selfish.