SALES - Pope is a Rockstar

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"Pope is a Rockstar" from SALES LP.

Footage is from the lovely 1957 short "Les Mistons" by François Truffaut. The film follows a group of young boys who are infatuated with a beautiful woman. Jealous of her passionate affair, they conspire to make mischief for her and her boyfriend.

[shaym]

It’s killing me how beautiful this song is. Made me feel so many things

[renee]

NEED friends who listen to this kind of music

[Mynameisdarkxxo]

It’s a beautiful thing to witness a song that use to feel like a secret to you, receive the recognition it deserves

[christopherhoffman]

This song reminds me to treasure the people around you; you really don’t know how lucky and great you have it until later in life when those you love aren’t here anymore but their memories and teachings still kindle within your heart.

[bricetonwest]

My great uncle died in 1978 and I always listen to this song while I’m fixing his motorcycle it reminds me of the old days

[ivey-i]

LYRICS:

Now he wants to start talking.
"Go ahead, " when I'm walking.
Face the lie that I'm hawking.
"No, don't wanna, won't happen."
Pope is a rockstar.
You take your clothes off.
Heading for the last fight,
Before our worlds part.
We can wait forever for the world to untrack
We can wait forever for the worthwhile track
And oh you want to start talking
Fall together, I'm walking.
Face the lie that I'm hawking.
We can always fight.
You can be the highlight.
Pope is a rockstar.
Hoping on a late night.
How you wanna start talking?
How you wanna start walking?
We can make a landslide, dive-in.
We can let it all go, cave-in.
You wanna start talking
(EL)
You know what I'm walking
Hoping and a hoping that I won't cry.
Hoping and a hoping that I won't try.

[crashgroovy]

Love this song. Her voice is so interesting

[CarlosEduardo-izqg]

This song makes me miss moments I've never lived and places I've never been or know

[tacochuy]

Knowing this song is 5 years old is just crazy how beautiful it is 💫💫🌠🌌 *(just sitting outside looking at the stars)*

[jayprajapati]

It's been a 7 years still I'm here 😌💜

[victoriacastillo]

Christmas 2021 is the only thing this reminds me

[matthewgales]

Imagine a nostalgic place from your childhood (maybe a neighborhood, the local amusement park, that baseball field where kids used to hang out on the bleachers, etc.), now imagine this during a sunset in the summertime. Now open your eyes and let your memory flow down the stream; happy, but forgotten.

[siahenderson]

My older brother used to listen to this on repeat. Years ago..and now everyone is listening to it...
And saying the lyrics wrong 😩

[dave_pro]

Now he wants to start talking.
"Go ahead, " when I'm walking.
Face the lie that I'm hawking.
"No, don't wanna, won't happen."

Pope is a rockstar.
You take your clothes off.
Heading for the last fight,
Before our worlds part.

We can wait forever for the world to untrack
We can wait forever for the worthwhile track

And oh you want to start talking
Fall together-- I'm walking.
Face the lie that I'm hawking.
We can always fight.

You can be the highlight.
Pope is a rockstar.
Hoping on a late night.

How you wanna start talking?
How you wanna start walking?
We can make a landslide, dive-in.
We can let it all go, cave-in.

(EL)
You wanna start talking
(EL)
You know what I'm walking

Hoping and a hoping that I won't cry.
Hoping and a hoping that I won't try.

[augustayazzie]

Makes me think of my ex. I still miss him. I hope he is doing amazing because he is one hell of a guy.

[vintxqe]

This song really has a dreamy vibe
And iam here for it.

[sunbearre]

Crazy how something can just get popular out of nowhere, I remember this song from a while ago.

[chimpforu]

To me, this song is about the actions of both parties in an abusive relationship. The beginning lyrics, 'Now he wants to start talking, Go ahead when I'm walking', relates to an argument. Like, the narrator's partner is begging for forgiveness, or is trying to apologize or correct themselves to appease the narrator in a way. By the tone of the narrator and the song, this has been happening for a while, and is becoming a day to day thing. A red flag.



The next lyric, "Face the lie that I'm hawking, ' is very IMPORTANT. This verse is talking about the fault of the narrator. (I will get to this later on). Moving forward, the next verses, 'You take your clothes off, ' and 'heading for the last fight' relate to how the abuse of the relationship has sadly moved from verbal or mental to physical and s*xual. As you might know, heading for the last fight relates to the narrator wanting to end the relationship. As the song continues, the narrator mentions waiting for the world to 'untrack' and also about the 'worthwhile track'. This is also HUGE. The narrator is talking about how they will continue to sustain the abuse and discomfort for as long as it takes for them to experience a twisted version of love. As the song starts to end, we get the lines, 'you can be the highlight' and the mention of creating a cave-in and dive-in situation. This relates to the final fight. When the narrator says that their partner can be the highlight, they're talking about being the reason, the action, the purpose. When talking about 'dive-in', their saying, be the final step I need to end this.



When the narrator inputs, 'Hoping on a late night, ' this could mean, hoping for all the pain to go away, waiting for the daily argument, for hoping for a savior to show them the right side of love.
Now, this is where the story starts to make sense. LISTEN CAREFULLY!
The narrator AND the partner are BOTH victims of abuse. Hear me out!
The narrator AND the partner are BOTH at fault in SOME way!



The narrator is most likely someone who suffered from abuse at an early age and grew up with a twisted version of love. 'Hoping' to seek out acceptance, they put themselves into situations like this. When the narrator meets the partner, they have no feeling for them. They most likely feel empty and uninterested. By taking them as their partner and swearing 'love', they put both the partner and themselves into this situation. This is their ONE FAULT. (I DO NOT CONDOME VICTIM SHAMING, OR BLAIMING!!!!)


The partner is also someone looking for love, and probably a victim of some kind of abuse. When the narrator announces 'love', they try to reciprocate it, but it turns tarry and toxic, endangering both of the parties.

Finally, the lines, 'hoping that I won't cry and try, ' relate to the narrator craving the urge to be loved in the right way and wanting to find someone else, or reunite with the ex-partner in question.


(*Bonus- the line, 'Pope is a Rockstar' might imply that either the narrator met someone who showed them REAL love in the past, or maybe the partner was OK to begin with, but became toxic later on.)
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[rainai]

a cute girl shared this song with me.
i have a crush on her.

[velouriafiction]

it's all an illusion and we all love it to fall into it hundred times