Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: power-pop
Song Meaning of “AAA” by Lane Steinberg
This song explores the idea of feeling stuck in one emotionally destructive cycle, and longing to break out of it. The narrator longs for something new and better, someone better, and a world that is free from pain.
The chorus muses, “How did we ever get here?/Oh, I don’t know what to do/I need something I can trust/Can I ever get back to AAA?” The narrator is asking how they ended up in this situation, where they don’t know how to fix it, something they can rely on to get back to “AAA” – something good, something stable, something more like a home.
The verses reflect the feelings of being stuck in the cycle and desperately wanting an escape. The desperation of the behavioral pattern of the lyrics suggests that the narrator has been unable to free themselves and find their peace.
The song is a plea for release from this serious problem. In the bridge, the narrator begs, “Oh Lord, hear my prayers/I want to find something more (Yeah)/Gotta break this spell/Oh, I can’t take it anymore.” Through this pleading plea, the narrator is expressing a deep longing for resolution and an end to this destructive pattern.