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3 years ago

It is clear from Zayn’s choices to call the album “Nobody is listening" and to start it with a spoken word that Zayn wants people to analyze his lyrics and find out some sort of truth about him. Though not everything he is saying is clear to me, there are some definite conclusions that can be drawn using supporting lyrics from other songs of his as well. Regarding: “There are rumours WE have to face, I prefer sooner than after late, I’ve seen actors after BAFTAs be more straight" Some people are confused by the analogy Z uses, but essentially what he is saying is that he and another person (or persons) are not being honest, straightforward or convincing. See also: • “I’ve been lying to the liars, lying with the liars, every night" • “Got to keep it on the d-low" • Depictions of hiding and sneaking around in DTD, Entertainer, Let me MVs. Zayn says he wants to acknowledge rumours about him and one or multiple others – now what rumours do we know surround him? I’ll leave that for you to consider. “Which life should I choose to take?” He has a choice to take one of two paths • “What will I leave behind me, where will I choose to go?” • Another link between calamity and river road: “there’s no light if my view is at stake” & “I know I will see the sun again”. RR is confusing but I feel it is partly a song Zayn wrote to comfort himself with regards to taking a big leap, it talks about not being able to control all the outcomes. He’s telling himself to follow the river’s road i.e., let go, follow the current, see where it takes you. Regarding: “I want to bed you but sleep is death’s cousin" Zayn clearly states what it’s all about in this lyric. He wants to be with someone but can’t, because he’s scared of taking a risk for even a moment. He then says as a result of this fear, two weeks away from this person became two dozen, nearly a year. I conclude that the choice he is considering and the rumours he wants to face involve a lover who he is estranged from and it’s this estrangement that is driving the decision • “Are you ready because I’m ready to let go" “any minute we might fall" – the distance is killing the relationship. • “A digital physical connection” “Baby won’t you give it up, don’t wanna stop at words" i.e. I want to be with you physically. • Satisfaction: “life is always in the way" “we can’t get no satisfaction alone" • “The last time that I touched you, you could save it" clearly Zayn’s lover cheated because of the struggle of being long distance • Fingers, which was written in London in August 2018 (note he was there with Gigi): “I know you’re finding it hard to keep restrained" “tell me where you are b, I can come and love ya" “years that pass by can’t press no rewind” • Zayn has been in this situation for years, he feels he’s wasted time. The lover is someone he has had a long history with • He references I Won't Mind, talks about coming from nothing and now looking at the perfect view, sneaking out from a parent's house. • Fingers: “you’ve got different things replacing OLD feelings that you felt" So, this all begs the question - why is Zayn so scared to go live his life with this person and reveal all? In my view it’s because his lover is a male. I won’t add much to substantiate this, I think it’s quite a logical inference. • Re-listen to IWM, think about it. Think about why Zayn chose to call back to it in tightrope and why after the lyrics “sitting with my legs across your torso". I Could probably add a lot more but I think this is enough – just wanted to help Zayn out. He wants people to get it. However, he need to realize most fans do not want to come across as conspiracy theorists. Fans want to believe what they are being presented with and since Zayn plays into the lies, and admits that, he can’t blame fans for buying into them.

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