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Your Favorite "Drag Me Down" Lyric Is Very Telling

by Kristie Rohwedder

Here I thought this Friday morning was going to be a garden variety Friday morning: I’d wake up, pour myself a bowl of Golden Grahams, scroll through Twitter as I guzzled multiple cups of coffee, and look forward to the impending weekend. Well, Friday morning was not a garden variety Friday morning. The reason: “Drag Me Down” by One Direction happened. Late Thursday night, the quintet, er, quartet (ugh, please forgive me. I’m still adjusting), hopped online to bless the universe with a new song. A new, beautiful song. What “Drag Me Down” lacks in The Zayn Malik High Note department, it makes up for in infectious pop hook, an undeniable chorus, and gorgeous lyrics. Poetic lyrics. Meaningful lyrics.

Because I am me, I wasted no time in analyzing the song's words. But rather than break down the meaning of each lyric, I broke down what it means to be drawn to a specific lyric. Ready to find out what your favorite line from "Drag Me Down" says about you? Let's get weird with it.

If your favorite lyric is: "I've got fire for a heart, I’m not scared of the dark"

Here's what that says about you: You woke up at 3 a.m. because the chili cheese fries you ordered at dinner were doing a number on your heart. When you went to the kitchen to grab a bottle of Tums, you didn't waste time turning on the light. You weren't worried you'd run into the corner of the kitchen counter or stub your toe on the refrigerator. You're too familiar with the layout of your kitchen to fret over such things.

If your favorite lyric is: “You’ve never seen it look so easy”

Here's what that says about you: You rarely miss an opportunity to show off your parallel parking skills.

If your favorite lyric is: “I’ve got a river for a soul, and baby you’re a boat”

Here's what that says about you: You took a philosophy of mind course in college, and you’re certain this lyric is a reference to Cartesian dualism: the soul/mind is a river, the body is a boat. They are two separate and distinct substances that interact with each other.

If your favorite lyric is: “Baby, you’re my only reason”

Here's what that says about you: You love a nice glass of hyperbole on a hot summer day.

If your favorite lyric is: “If I didn’t have you, there would be nothing left”

Here's what that says about you: You feel very strongly about pizza.

If your favorite lyric is: “The shell of a man, it could never be his best”

Here's what that says about you: You saw an empty turtle shell one time and you couldn't stop wondering what happened to its former inhabitant. You immediately jumped to the conclusion that something bad happened. The empty turtle shell really bummed you out.

If your favorite lyric is: “If I didn’t have you, I’d never see the sun”

Here's what that says about you: You’re an indoor cat who appreciates every time your human opens up the curtains. Basking in sunbeams is your jam.

If your favorite lyric is: “You taught me how to be someone, yeah”

Here's what that says about you: You are Demi Lovato’s character in Disney Channel Original Movie Princess Protection Program.

If your favorite lyric is: “All my life, you stood by me when no one else was ever behind me”

Here's what that says about you: You were the last person in a crazy long checkout line at Target the other afternoon. You were tired. You were bored. You considered abandoning your shopping basket and going home. But then, your friend texted you a pipin' hot scoop of gossip. You couldn't reply fast enough. Before you knew it, it was your turn to set your merchandise on the conveyer belt. Time flies when you're talkin' trash with a buddy!

If your favorite lyric is: “All of these lights, they can’t blind me”

Here's what that says about you: Your eyes are not sensitive to light. You've never owned a pair of sunglasses. You laugh at the thought at using your car's sun visors.

If your favorite lyric is: “With your love, nobody can drag me down”

Here's what that says about you: You are Peter Pan. As long as you think a wonderful thought and that wonderful thought doesn't hate you, you can fly.

If your favorite lyric is: “Nobody, nobody”

Here's what that says about you: You're a diehard Jared Leto fan.

My favorite lyric: "If I didn't have you, I'd never see the sun." Surprise! I'm literally a cat.