Anna Begins lyrics

Jan 28th 2012 8:36 pm

It's most definitely about a man who want's to be with this woman anna, but he doesn't want to settle down! Doesn't want to get too serious w/her. And she tells him "think about the consequences" in other words, she won't be with him forever if he's not going to commit. She's slowly pulling away because she knows he's not ready to settle down and as she pulls away slowly he starts to fall in love with her slowly. (women- isn't that always the way!! The men never want to settle down till it's too late) so he starts to realize he's in love with her. Every time she sneezes he believes it's love! He realizes how sweet & kind she is... "when kindness falls like rain" but i think he still tries to lie to himself and he just thinks to himself "i'm not gonna break and i'm not going to worry about it anymore". Then toward the end of the song he's saying "her kindness bangs a gong" her love is sooo loud and obvious that he can't help but love her. Then at the end "anna begins to fade away... She disappears"... She finally leaves him and now he realizes "oh lord, i'm not ready for this sort of thing" i'm not ready to live without her. But it's tooo late!

cupcake13 · Feb 8th 2011 1:40 pm

Holy crap you people sure do have alot to say.. Shit i cnt match up to that... Yeah i always thought that this song was talking bout sexual issues.. I was never really sure and i sure as hell ddnt want to talk about it with my mom so i kept it to myself.

WhatTheHeckDoIKnow · Nov 15th 2010 3:58 am

I always thought it was about a man who is involved with a woman that has serious sexual issues, and he's trying to stay with her, but she can't stay with him. At first, she's a conquest, a sample for his album. Then he starts falling for her, and she finally relents and they do it, but "these seconds when i'm shaking leave me shuddering for days". Then he starts to fall for her, and she can't commit.

But what the heck do i know?

Kimber · Jan 23rd 2010 9:56 pm

His friend warns him of the dangers of an affair. But he's not worried about falling in love. He tells anna what she wants to hear, lies to her, romances her. It's no big deal to him because he doesn't love her. He's had many affairs. She's just another in his butterfly collection. If it was love they'd have to think about the consequences because they're married and wouldn't be able to be together or rip their families apart. But it's just a harmless affair so there are no worries. But then anna's starts to fall in love and she admits she's not ready for the consequences. He is overcome by her and by the time he realizes how in love he is with her... She is gone. He realizes the one thing he wasn't ready for was loosing her love.

Jetpoweredfrog · Nov 23rd 2009 6:22 pm

You know, if you get hurt by love, often the next time, your less likely to let the other person in too deeply and hold back. Perhaps this is the end result: denial. People harden their hearts. What a shame because the next time could be so great!

Jetpoweredfrog · Nov 23rd 2009 6:17 pm

I disagree. I think he falls in love with her but is in denial. He doesnt want the responsibility. At first, he denies it completely then starts to realize he is falling in love. Anna does the same thing but because of his refusal to comitt, she leaves him in the end. The key is, shes keeping me awake, every word she says is nonsense, but i understand it all. Thats love. He just denies it. As far as wrap her up in a pacage of lies means, he is talking about sending her away because he senses the possibility of love or else she acts like shes in love already but hes not! He wants to nip that bud in the begining but... Doesnt. This is sad because im sure this happens alot. People dont express themselves enough and others dont understand that and so as a result they put their own meanings into what others feel. She was wrong i think. He did love her. But she took his refusal to act as not love and split!

JustAThought · Jun 25th 2008 10:54 pm

I no longer believe this song means he is in love and she is not. I believe that this is the classic scenario where she has feelings for him, but he’s not reciprocation that. But then the tables turn. She tries to get him to fully commit himself to the relationship but he doesn't want to take that step but uses her for either the company, the... Whatever. "wrap her up in a package of lies, send her off to a coconut island" to me means that he's telling her what she wants to hear in order to make her content and keep her around. "my friend assures me, "it's all or nothing. " him not being 'overly concerned' to me means that he's not worried because he knows she's not going anywhere. “i am notworried, i am not overly concerned with the status of my emotions. "oh," she says, "you're changing. " the lies are working. Until finally she realizes that he's not coming around completely: "these seconds when i'm shaking leave me shuddering for days," she says. And i'm not ready for this sort of thing. " she wants more than what he's showing her so she thinks about getting out. She's free after all because they haven't made a commit. "it seems like i should say, "as long as this is love... " he can tell her that and make it better but he prefers to "snap her up in a butterfly net, pin her down in a photograph album" he realizes that she's slowing getting out and that's when he realizes that he fell in love with her. So then he starts to realize the consequences (emotions) and it keeps him up at night because he didn't want to have feelings. "... And anna begins to change my mind. " he's fallen for her. ((hehe suckerr)) "and every word is nonsense but i understand and.. " i interpret this as being one of those things that are just familiar. It doesn't say how long they've been 'together' but i think that line shows that it's been long enough to know her. He's not ready to love anyone or at least accept that he has feelings. "she disappears, and oh lord, i'm not ready for this sort of thing. " enough said.

Anna Begins lyrics

Counting Crows Anna Begins lyrics