| Audioslave – The Curse Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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easily one of the best on the album(it's MY favourite for sure), even if it's a little different than what you usually expect from chris cornell. and it's about a breakup. he's telling her that regardless of how their relationship ended, he doesn't regret it, neither should she, and they're lucky to have had the experience. what they had shouldn't ruin what she could have in the future; she shouldn't let it be her curse. he doesn't hold anything against her, he still loves her, and he just wants the best for her. that's what makes this song so good. |
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| Radiohead – Videotape Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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No. I think it's a lot simpler than that. Thom is basically saying.... "I'm not gonna tell you what happened that night, but one thing I WILL say, is that if heaven had a video tape of what happened, it could very well be the deal-breaker for me getting in... but I don't regret anything about it, as it was the best day of my life." I just love the mystery of it, wondering what happened, because he does such a good job of conveying the magnitude of the events.... |
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| Soundgarden – 4th of July Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I don't really see it as anything about religion or drugs or a nuclear holocaust, but about war and the irony of American pride. Now follow me on this, but if you think of a war veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, what do you think they feel on the 4th of July? Fireworks are a little cliched of being reminiscent of gunfire. The noise will often take a soldier right back to those awful days: "And I heard it in the wind And I saw it in the sky" this would make this veteran consider the similarities between the sound of gunfire and the sound of fireworks. But is the relationship just physical? Fireworks are THE symbol of American pride. They stand for all American values. i.e. freedom and justice. On the other hand, guns are a symbol of war, which is seen as having the qualities of oppresion and unjust killing. These two symbols are contrasted against eachother. Back to the veteran, when he's hearing the fireworks, he's thinkinng of war "And I thought it was the end, I thought it was the 4th of July" He's thinking: "I thought I heard war, but I really just heard American Pride." And that's where the irony comes from. America, and all its core values are built on the exact opposite OF those values. America derives its peace from unnecessary bloodshed, and its justice from its unjustified violence. So from the perspective of the veteran(and who should understand Amercan pride better?), these two symbols have a remarkable resemblance both aurally, AND in their meaning. that's why I like this song. because the symbols are both aural, they lend themselves well to some intense imagery. but anyway, that's what I get from the lyrics. If Chris Cornell says it's about an acid trip then that's what it is. |
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| Soundgarden – 4th of July Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I don't really see it as anything about religion or drugs or a nuclear holocaust, but about war and the irony of American pride. Now follow me on this, but if you think of a war veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, what do you think they feel on the 4th of July? Fireworks are a little cliched of being reminiscent of gunfire. The noise will often take a soldier right back to those awful days: "And I heard it in the wind And I saw it in the sky" this would make this veteran consider the similarities between the sound of gunfire and the sound of fireworks. But is the relationship just physical? Fireworks are THE symbol of American pride. They stand for all American values. i.e. freedom and justice. On the other hand, guns are a symbol of war, which is seen as having the qualities of oppresion and unjust killing. These two symbols are contrasted against eachother. Back to the veteran, when he's hearing the fireworks, he's thinkinng of war "And I thought it was the end, I thought it was the 4th of July" He's thinking: "I thought I heard war, but I really just heard American Pride." And that's where the irony comes from. America, and all its core values are built on the exact opposite OF those values. America derives its peace from unnecessary bloodshed, and its justice from its unjustified violence. So from the perspective of the veteran(and who should understand Amercan pride better?), these two symbols have a remarkable resemblance both aurally, AND in their meaning. that's why I like this song. because the symbols are both aural, they lend themselves well to some intense imagery. but anyway, that's what I get from the lyrics. If Chris Cornell says it's about an acid trip then that's what it is. |
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