Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: garage
Song Meaning of “Candy” by The Men
Candy by The Men is a reflective ballad about romantic relationships. The narrator is looking back on a past relationship, perhaps one that has just ended, and reflecting on all the good times they had.
The chorus of the song promotes nostalgia, with the singer repeating the phrase “take me back to, take me back to” in reference to the good times that have now gone. He reflects on the past and mentions candy – a sugar-coated reminder of nostalgia – to describe the sweetness of the relationship. The narrator’s loneliness is also apparent in the song, describing how “I lay in bed, toss and turn”, indicating both physical and emotional discomfort.
The narrator feels no longer has the “sugar” or love in his life, and compares his loneliness to the desert, which is “just as dry as you have gone”. In the last verse of the song, the narrator conveys his will to revive the relationship, or failing that, to have a more rewarding relationship in the future. He makes a promise to “talk about it should we ever meet again”. The song “candy” can be interpreted as a reflection on a past relationship with a longing for something better.