CazGirl Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Hey guys! So, I was on YouTube listening to a Hong Kong interview and they asked him about Happy Ending, and Mika stated that it wasn't really a break up song because he wasn't going through a break up at the time, and that whenever he was around Los Angeles (i think) he always saw homeless people, and that it was about that. But for me, the lyrics don't connect in that way....I feel that Over My Shoulder can relate to it more. Not saying that it DOES, but lyrically...I can envisualise it. Happy Ending lyrics: This is the way you left me I'm not pretending No hope, no love, no glory, No happy ending This is the way that we love like it's forever and live the rest of our lives But not together Wake up in the morning, stumble on my life Can't get no love without sacrifice If anything should happen, I guess I wish you well A little bit of heaven, and a little bit of hell This is the hardest story that I've ever told No hope, no love, no glory Happy Ending's gone forevermore I feel as if I'm wasting And I wasted everyday This is the way you left me I'm not pretending No hope, no love, no glory No happy ending This is the way that we love like it's forever And live the rest of our lives But not together Two o'clock in the morning, something's on my mind Can't get no rest, keep walking around If I pretend that nothing ever went wrong I can get to my sleep, I can think that we just carried on This is the hardest story that I've ever told No hope, no love, no glory Happy ending's gone forevermore I feel as I'm wasted And I wasted everyday Oh I This is the way you left me, I'm not pretending Feel as if I'm wasted No hope, no love, no glory No happy ending And I This is the way that we love, like it's forever Wasted everyday And live the rest of our life, but not together Little bit of love Little bit of love Little bit of love, little bit of love, little bit of love.... I feel as if I'm wasted And I wasted everyday Hey, hey, hey, hey This is the way you left me I'm not pretending No hope, no love, no glory No happy ending This is the way that we love Like it's forever And live the rest of our life But not together anyone got their own interpretation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Um I heard once that again, it wasn't a break up song, but Mika said that it was about losing things in general..... yeah i think he said that in the making of it. *goes YouTube hunting* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 while searching i found this amazing video!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I think that originally it may have been meant to be a sort of breakup song, even if he wasn't personally going through that while writing it. Consider the lyrics: and live the rest of our lives But not together...If anything should happen, I guess I wish you well... At least for part of the song, the words are clearly from one person to another specific person. My baseless guess is that maybe Mika had the line "no hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending" running through his mind while seeing these homeless people in LA, because I can see how it applies to that. But I would be skeptical that the whole thing was written about that topic. Mika also said in that same interview that he'd like to make the Happy Ending video about homelessness - and if he's telling me that the video he came up with is indeed about the topic - well, that's one hell of a stretch, even for Mr. Mika. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 I think that originally it may have been meant to be a sort of breakup song, even if he wasn't personally going through that while writing it. Consider the lyrics: and live the rest of our lives But not together...If anything should happen, I guess I wish you well... At least for part of the song, the words are clearly from one person to another specific person. My baseless guess is that maybe Mika had the line "no hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending" running through his mind while seeing these homeless people in LA, because I can see how it applies to that. But I would be skeptical that the whole thing was written about that topic. Mika also said in that same interview that he'd like to make the Happy Ending video about homelessness - and if he's telling me that the video he came up with is indeed about the topic - well, that's one hell of a stretch, even for Mr. Mika. yeah i can understand why some parts can relate to it, but others parts seem quite personal. i cant find the "making of" video, it must have been taken off, but i found the hong kong interview: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 The making of ... http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29764301 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantapantsprice Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 ya i'm a bit confused by the whole thing too, and i have a presentation due on the video for wed but yet again HERE I AM not studying:( darn u guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 The making of ...http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=29764301 i love it when he explains the gloves and goes "and they all come together and sing 'little bit of love, little bit of love'.." and he giggles as he says "and that's..." then he stops giggling, goes all serious, and says "that's the chorus." :roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 i love it when he explains the gloves and goes "and they all come together and sing 'little bit of love, little bit of love'.." and he giggles as he says "and that's..." then he stops giggling, goes all serious, and says "that's the chorus." :roftl: I love it when he explains the toy theatre.. "How amazing is that, hihihi" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miro Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 i love it when he explains the gloves and goes "and they all come together and sing 'little bit of love, little bit of love'.." and he giggles as he says "and that's..." then he stops giggling, goes all serious, and says "that's the chorus." :roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miro Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I love it when he explains the toy theatre.. "How amazing is that, hihihi" I love that little laugh:wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miro Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 It's also so funny when he's explaining how the characters on the wall kinda notice him and he does that thing with his hands It does look that he's enjoying his time & loving what he's doing.. and thats what i love about him:wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantapantsprice Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 it's my favourite Mika song-and video:) it's beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I love it when he explains the toy theatre.. "How amazing is that, hihihi" i love it when he talks about the toy theatre too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 "Happy Ending" gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaeryana Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 it's my favourite Mika song-and video:) it's beautiful yeah,mine too! in fact,that's how i was hooked on him the first place,when i saw his video and started searching for it on youtube.then i found him cute,so i searched for his photos and found this awesome place! i'm thinking,i guess happy ending's about someone being left behind.you see,this line: This is the way you left me,i'm not pretending no hope,no love,no glory,no happy ending.. could be the unfortunate children with their parents killed,or abandoned children perhaps.it could be the children of the countries at war. and you can also notice this in the video.it's symbolic really.begins with Mika in bed,and then a balloon ties itself on his wrist and flies him away.(hopes for a better world) then you'll see the lil bit of love part,which i think represents the donating hands that help the homeless ones. js my oppinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceKelly96 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Ohhyaa, Happy ending! And this video, remember it,it was sooo cute!! Maybe,you can make somewhere a cover from the Lyrics ??! I made one... but it sounds stupid... when you sing it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mici Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I love it when he explains the toy theatre.. "How amazing is that, hihihi" Look how enthusiastic he is explaining on what this toy theatre is, so sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyGodiva Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 If i'm looking for it in the lyrics, i can see it. I can't find any contradictions, i like the message of it. So it seems he wanted to write it as if from a homeless persons perspective. The thing i wonder about more is the music video. I reeeallly love the Happy Ending music video, but if it was about central issues or ideas stemming from the homeless people he sees, wouldn't if have some sort of nod towards that in the video? And maybe it does, or maybe he just didn't want it to. who knows. Good question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helle's Belle Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I think this is going to be one of those songs that reguardless of what it was written about, it'll take on the life we want it to. Examples, homeless, loss of love, survival of love....or what ever the personal interpretation is for yourself, it just works. And on that note, i would just like to say this is my favourite song, and good work Mika for writting it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyGodiva Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I think this is going to be one of those songs that reguardless of what it was written about' date=' it'll take on the life we want it to. Examples, homeless, loss of love, survival of love....or what ever the personal interpretation is for yourself, it just works. And on that note, i would just like to say this is my favourite song, and good work Mika for writting it!!!![/quote'] sorry to get off topic but... from your siggy i see your a hanson fan =] schveeeet! you should check out the hanson thread http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14059&highlight=hanson me and my sister just went to one of their shows in Royal Oak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I think this is going to be one of those songs that reguardless of what it was written about' date=' it'll take on the life we want it to. Examples, homeless, loss of love, survival of love....or what ever the personal interpretation is for yourself, it just works. And on that note, i would just like to say this is my favourite song, and good work Mika for writting it!!!![/quote'] Yup...very true:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satya82 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The thing i wonder about more is the music video. I reeeallly love the Happy Ending music video, but if it was about central issues or ideas stemming from the homeless people he sees, wouldn't if have some sort of nod towards that in the video? I bet he realizes that songs mean so many different things to different people who hear them, depending on their lives and experiences. I bet he wanted to leave the video more open-ended, and open to various interpretations. He has his own reasons for writing it, but we all get different things out of the song and the lyrics. sorry to get off topic but... from your siggy i see your a hanson fan =] schveeeet! you should check out the hanson thread http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14059&highlight=hanson me and my sister just went to one of their shows in Royal Oak! Another Hanson fan! Yesss!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoodleZ Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 yeah i heard him saying that he wanted to make the video about the homeless but he didn't mention that he meant writing about them i think it was a good idea though, too bad he didn't do it .. the lyrics kinda fit with that subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helle's Belle Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 First, last and only show i saw hanson at was the one at the Docks in toronto. I'm waiting for their next visit though!!!!!! Funny story behind that show actually, i'll share it later maybe. Very long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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