Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: psych-rock
Song Meaning of “Allergies” by Pond
The song ‘Allergies’ by Pond is an introspective journey into one’s often tumultuous inner world. With its distorted guitar riffs and driving drum beats, the song acts as a backdrop as the artist grapples with the chaotic feelings of love and fear within.
On the surface is the artist’s emotional allergy to feeling these intense emotions, and the apparent struggle to control and contain them. But beneath that, this song speaks to a larger idea of the tug-of-war between logic and intuition, and how logic can often be consumed by the overbearing symptoms of an emotional allergy. This clash of emotions can leave the artist confused, feeling both strong and weak at once.
The song speaks to how hard love can be, with its fear and uncertainty, as well as its potential to keep us safe and whole. It speaks to the reality that in life, nothing comes easy; up and down feelings will come and go, sometimes unexpectedly. Above all, ‘Allergies’ speaks to a shared human experience of battling our emotional allergies and growing stronger with every battle.