Analysis of Lyrics

Overboard - Harry Preen

Analysis in RED

Chorus in BLUE

Don’t, you leave us in the cold

Cus’ we have nothing left to hope

Cus’ Im sick of playing bars

Fifty pounds and nothing else

This describes how a person has been left by his friends, and is sick of playing his guitar, not earning much money.

You’re my friend and my surprise

But I will leave you behind

Cus’ you’re not getting,

No you’re not getting anywhere

The main character here is exaggerating how he will leave his friend behind as the friend is not doing anything with their life, and is dragging the main character down.

And when I look for guidance

All I see is a shadow of you

We don’t work for nothing

So what’s the point in working at all?

I will make it happen

With or without you

The first two lines relate to how the main individual does not receive any help or guidance from their friend, but only a shadow. Not only this, but the main character goes on about how they will be successful with their life, with or without their friend. 

So if you’re not in it then,

You can jump overboard

These two lines are more aggressive than previous lines, as they put out that the main character is feeling upset because their friend is not helping them at all. 

Don’t let things slide down

Cus’ we’ve got a good thing going on

And I will try my best, but sometimes it’s not enough

Here, the main character is showing remorse for their friend, saying that they will try their best to make it work between them, but the friend has to put an equal amount of effort in as well, which sometimes is not enough. 

And I can feel your passion fade

 The flicker’s simmer and dies down

But your not worthy, no your not worthy anymore

In these lines, the main character is edging more towards leaving the friend entirely, as within the line 'I can feel your passion fade', it connotes how the friend is not putting any effort in to their relationship, with the main character giving up on it.

And when I look for guidance

All I see is a shadow of you

We don’t work for nothing

So what’s the point in working at all?

I will make it happen

With or without you

So if you’re not in it then,

You can jump overboard

Cus’ success is a fickle thing

You need to taste it to want it more

And redemption is all you want

And only you can settle the score

This verse explains how the main character really wants to succeed in life, more so than their friend, which hints at how they want to make their friend jealous as their way of getting redemption. 

And when I look for guidance

All I see is a shadow of you

We don’t work for nothing

So what’s the point in working at all?

I will make it happen

With or without you

So if you’re not in it then,

You can jump overboard

So if you’re not in it then,

You can jump overboard

And if you’re not in it then,

You can jump overboard