Lyric Analysis; The Kooks, She Moves In Her Own Way

"She Moves In Her Own Way"



So at my show on Monday
I was hoping someday
You'd be on your way to better things
It's not about your make-up
Or how you try to shape up
To these tiresome paper dreams
Paper dreams, honey



So now you pour your heart out
You're telling me you're far out
You're not about to lie down for your cause
But you don't pull my strings
'Cos I'm a better man
Moving on to better things


Well uh oh, oh I love her because she moves in her own way
Well uh oh, oh she came to my show just to hear about my day


And at the show on Tuesday
She was in her mindset
Tempered furs and spangled boots
Looks are deceiving
Make me believe it
And these tiresome paper dreams
Paper dreams, honey

Yeah

So wont you go far
Tell me you're a keeper
Not about to lie down for your cause
And you don't pull my strings
'Cos I'm a better man
Moving on to better things


Well oh oh, oh I love her because she moves in her own way
Well oh oh, oh she came to my show just to hear about my day


Yes I wish that we never made it
Through all the summers
They're keeping us instead of
Kicking us back
Down through the suburbs
Yes I wish that we never made it
Through all the summers
They're keeping us instead of
Kicking us back
Down through the suburbs


But uh oh, I love her because she moves in her own way
But uh oh, she came to my show just to hear about my day
But uh oh, oh I love her because she moves in her own way
But uh oh, oh she came to my show just to hear about my day


The song is primarily about a a teenage break up involving two lovers who are unsure on how they now feel about each other. The song has contradicting lyrics, "I'm a better man, moving on to better things." compared to "I love her because she moves in her own way." These lyrics can be related to by the impressionable audience because teenage romance is usually portrayed as non-serious, non-committal and full of heart ache and ultimately fun. The catchy words make the song light hearted and easy to familiarise with, this has to be displayed in our music video so people can relate to the lyrics and the storyline.





Unfortunately the orignal music video can't be embeded because of legality  and copyright reasons, however this is a link of the original video from Youtube.

She Moves In Her Own Way Music Video