Lyrics Meaning #33: Lullaby - Shawn Mullins
The second half of the 1990s has so much gems in music, yet many of them turned out to be one-hit wonders. Shawn Mullins is a no exception who became known at late 1998 with this alternative pop rock song called Lullaby.
In this song talks about this girl being comforted by this guy, perhaps the artist himself. Another sample story of a girl who has everything yet she is not fully happy.
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She grew up with
The children of the stars
In the Hollywood hills and the boulevard
Lyrics
The story starts about this girl who's parents are very popular and lives in the Hollywood. Surely, everything she needs was given by her parents. Extravagant parties, so much material things received. You might think living with celebrity parents will give you everything you will need, including happiness. However, it's a different case with the girl in the story.
If she smiled once in a while
`cause even her smile
Looks like a frown
Lyrics
It seems despite having the extravagant lifestyle does not bring happiness towards the girl. She can't really smile in happiness, that even when she smiles, it's like she is frowning. The girl may be depressed that she even cries. She needs comfort. She wants to get out of the life her parents raised her with.
Everything's gonna be all right
Rockabye, rockabye
Lyrics
There comes this simple guy who's there to comfort her by means of his music. He's going to serenade him with his lullaby that can touch her heart, that treats her like rockabye. At least for some moment, she'll forget about her sadness and spend some time happy.
Shawn Mullins turned out to be a one-hit wonder with Lullaby, but it doesn't matter. At least he had this masterpiece way up to the charts. In the US, it became his only top 40 and top 10 hit when it took a number 7 position, and even a Grammy nomination. In United Kingdom, he also scored a top 10 when it peaked at number 9. YouTube views are slowly growing which is currently at more than 5 million.
Credits:
Songwriters: Shawn Mullins
Lullaby lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
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