Electric Light Orchestra: Living Thing Meaning

Living Thing Lyrics

Sailin away on the crest of a wave
Its like magic
Rollin and ridin and slippin & slidin
Its magic

Chorus
And you, and your sweet pussay,
Don't ya do it. Don't ya do it.
You took me, higher and higher
Its a livin thing,
Its a terrible...

1. anonymous

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   Dec 22nd 2012 !⃝

   Its about the concept of real life and the actual bond between two individuals, your mind, hence your heart, LOVE, is a terrible thing to lose. When they state, im taking a dive they mean like love, its a challenge, not giving up, how it requires two to complete anything, its a living thing, your mind, heart, its a given thing, its so simple, love is natural and to deny something as such would be a gruesomely devastating concept
2. HipsterForLife

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   Apr 5th 2012 !⃝

   Everyone it's about whales, how whaling should be banned.
3. anonymous

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   Apr 3rd 2012 !⃝

   The song is too upbeat to be about anything dark...Obviously it is about the thrill of falling in love and the fear of losing it.
4. anonymous

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   Dec 12th 2011 !⃝

   Anybody who states this is an anti-abortion/anti-choice song is an idiot. Jeff himself explained this was written about love.
5. anonymous

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   Nov 28th 2011 !⃝

   In Australia in the early 2000's the song was use as part of a government campaign for environmental awareness to help save Australia's ecosystems. It fits very well to "A terrible thing to lose". I always think of the fragile planet we live on and what we are doing to it when i hear this song.
6. anonymous

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   Sep 22nd 2011 !⃝

   He's in love with a married woman.
7. anonymous

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   Jun 13th 2011 !⃝

   It is telling you not to do abortion hence "what a terrible thing to lose" (a baby) ...... "It's a given thing" (a baby) ...."believe this is what you've conceived from your worst day" (suggesting the person is thinking about abortion)
   
   This song, like every person with a brain, says to not do abortion. Abortion is killing babies. Every human has the right to life.
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   Apr 5th 2011 !⃝

   Sounds like addiction to me.
9. anonymous

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   Mar 4th 2011 !⃝

   It is about abortion and the loss of a life
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    Feb 28th 2011 !⃝

    I remember at the time thinking it was a song about The Beatles breaking up. Nobody told me, I was just a teenager still reeling from the realization that the Fab 4 were no more. Then John's death...
11. notbutterfly

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    Dec 27th 2010 !⃝

    dissociation thats what it sounds like to me....going far from this world in a different realm...to escape from something...dont you do dont you do it...
12. anonymous

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    May 26th 2006 !⃝

    This song is about Jeff Lynn and a girlfriend of his that had an abortion when she was pregnant with him.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway

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