1. Lost Boy Lyric Analysis
Lost Boy is a song written by artist Ruth B. The song is about going back to the feeling of
childhood and living carefree in your ‘neverland’. In the song Peter Pan represents the hope
and this idea of going back to a time of joy and innocence as in the story of Peter Pan he
never grows up.
There was a time when I was alone
Nowhere to go and no place to call home
My only friend was the man in the moon
And even sometimes he would go away, too
Then one night, as I closed my eyes
I saw a shadow flying high
He came to me with the sweetest smile
Told me he wanted to talk for awhile
He said, "Peter Pan, that's what they call me
I promise that you'll never be lonely," and ever since that day
I am a lost boy from Neverland
Usually hanging out with Peter Pan
And when we're bored we play in the woods
Always on the run from Captain Hook
"Run, run, lost boy," they say to me
Away from all of reality
Neverland is home to lost boys like me
And lost boys like me are free
Neverland is home to lost boys like me
And lost boys like me are free
He sprinkled me in pixie dust and told me to believe
Believe in him and believe in me
Together we will fly away in a cloud of green
To your beautiful destiny
As we soared above the town that never loved me
I realized I finally had a family
Soon enough we reached Neverland
Peacefully my feet hit the sand
And ever since that day
I am a lost boy from Neverland
This first verse sets the tone for the song. They feel
lonely and isolated from society – they don’t even
have their imaginary friend anymore. This could
represent their struggle and how they fell lost in
the world without a home, family or friends.
This could connotate that they have seen hope. They can see
a place where they are not alone and that they can be
happy.
‘Peter Pan’ – This could be
representing what he was using to
feel less alone. Peter Pan is their
hope.
‘Pixie Dust’ – the pixie dust is like a drug that
enables them to escape from their loneliness
and find happiness.
Ever since finding ‘peter pan’, this hope, they
aren’t lost anymore. They have found
happiness.
‘Captain Hook’ – with Captain
Hook being a villain, this could
represent their enemy, what’s
bringing them down. It’s this
‘captain hook’ that’s making
them feel isolated and taking
them away from reality.
‘lost boy’s like me are free’ – could connotate
his new reality. He isn’t lonely any more.
They have left behind this world that caused
them so much unhappiness and pain. They
have a new family that loves them.
2. Usually hanging out with Peter Pan
And when we're bored we play in the woods
Always on the run from Captain Hook
"Run, run, lost boy," they say to me
Away from all of reality
Neverland is home to lost boys like me
And lost boys like me are free
Neverland is home to lost boys like me
And lost boys like me are free
Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Wendy Darling
Even Captain Hook, you are my perfect story book
Neverland, I love you so
You are now my home sweet home
Forever a lost boy at last
Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Wendy Darling
Even Captain Hook, you are my perfect story book
Neverland, I love you so
You are now my home sweet home
Forever a lost boy at last
And for always I will say
I am a lost boy from Neverland
Usually hanging out with Peter Pan
And when we're bored we play in the woods
Always on the run from Captain Hook
"Run, run, lost boy," they say to me
Away from all of reality
Neverland is home to lost boys like me
And lost boys like me are free
Neverland is home to lost boys like me
And lost boys like me are free
‘Neverland’ – this is their new
reality. Neverland takes them
back to when they were a child
where they were innocent and
care free. They have found
happiness in neverland.
These are the things that make them
happy, even through these troubling
times. They have also hound peace
with captain hook. This connotates
that they are thankful for their past
for getting them where they are
today.
