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TammyBaby Posted 20 years ago
Song Writing & Lyrics

Meaning of words in a song, help me!

In the song "Forever and one", there is a sentence: "Too proud to fight" What does it mean?

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- Tammy
  

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That he feels too proud to fight. Do you wanna know what proud means? , proud·er , proud·est .

— YoHf

  • That he feels too proud to fight.
  • Do you wanna know what proud means?
  • , proud·er , proud·est .
  • Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth: proud of one's child; proud to serve one's country.
  • Occasioning or being a reason for pride: “On January 1, 1900, Americans and Europeans greeted the twentieth century in the proud and certain belief that the next hundred years would make all things possible” (W.
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That he feels too proud to fight. Emotion: big smile

Do you wanna know what proud means?

proud
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Thanks YoHf! I know the meaning of all words in this sentence! But I don't understand the meaning of this sentence clearly!
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Hello, Tammy!

The person's pride does not allow him to fight.

Is it cleared up?
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RuslanaHello, Tammy!

The person's pride does not allow him to fight.

Is it cleared up?
Hi Ruslana,
Thanks for your answer! I also think like you said. But is it unreasonable? How can the pride not allow him to fight???!!! Uhm...
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Well, Tammy, let me try to express it with other words... Emotion: thinking

The person's self-respect rises superior to fight, h
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Or try this:

A king would never clean the restrooms. He is too proud. He thinks he is too good for it. People just don't do things sometimes, because they are in a conflict with themselves. They are too proud. Their proud doesn't let them do it.

Same in you sentence.

Jake
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Hi Swiss Jake,

Thanks for your very clear explanation! Emotion: wink I understand now!
Many thanks Ruslana for
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