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Owl City’s All Things Bright and Beautiful generally has an optimistic, forward-thinking attitude. (Most of his music does, but this album in particular.)
In “Deer in the Headlights”, he’s satirizing typical pop love songs by the likes of Justin Bieber and Usher. In the song, he portrays himself as...
[Verse 1]
Met a girl in the parking lot
And all I did was say "Hello"
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
For me to walk her home
[Pre-Chorus]
But I guess that's the way it goes
[Chorus]
Tell me again, was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye?
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
Well, smile because you're a deer in the headlights
[Verse 2]
Met a girl with a graceful charm
But when beauty met the beast, he froze
Got the sense I was not her type
By a black eye and bloody nose
[Pre-Chorus]
But I guess that's the way it goes
[Chorus]
Tell me again, was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye?
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
Well, smile because you're a deer in the headlights
[Bridge]
It's suffocating to say
But the female mystique takes my breath away
So give me a smile or give me a sneer
Because I'm trying to guess here
[Chorus]
Tell me again, was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye?
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
I'm sorry I ever tried (deer in the headlights)
[Chorus 2]
Tell me again, was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye?
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
If life was a game, you would never play nice
If love was a beam, you'd be blind in both eyes
Put your sunglasses on 'cause you're a deer in the headlights
[Outro]
You're the deer in the headlights
You're the deer in the headlights
Deer in the Headlights was written by Adam Young.
Deer in the Headlights was produced by Adam Young.
Owl City released Deer in the Headlights on Mon May 23 2011.
In an interview with Songfacts, Adam Young (a.k.a. Owl City) said of the relationship described in the song:
It was a huge bummer and it ended up ruining both lives that were involved. One of those “never make the same mistake twice” kind of things. It’s funny how people think of it as a happy so...
According to Songfacts , Adam Young explained to the magazine Christianity Today:
I enjoy writing largely from the imagination, and usually that produces rather abstract imagery. But with ‘Deer in the Headlights,’ I wrote a personal song that plays close to the chest in a way that no other song I’v...